Hi,
I'm Debbie J. from Hartselle, AL (well, in the process of moving back there from WI). I just started learning to quilt. My stash grew just because I machine embroider, and all my clothes were decorated by now, so I needed to put all my embroidery on "something"! Now I need to do something with all my embroidered pieces, and I've always wanted to quilt, so that will be just great! I've made a lap quilt, and a twin-sized quilt for a great-niece. I think I like the quilt-as-you-go method best. I'm on a yahoo group where we're doing a snowman window-pane lap quilt, and that's how I'm finishing that one. I know that I need a lot of practice, and my seam ripper is getting used quite a bit!
My hubby is also a Vietnam vet. These veterans are so under-appreciated.
More later, and hopefully I can add some pics when I have time. I hope to learn lots from all of you.
Debbie J.

Welcome from Pipe Creek Texas!

And a warm welcome from Ireland. :P

Below are 2 pictures of my first 2 projects. The 1st one is of the quilt for my great-niece with a pillowcase I made and the back of the quilt showing. I cheated and used printed flannel for the top of the quilt, and I didn't use any batting because she stays so warm all the time. The second one is of the log-cabin lap quilt I made just to see if I could do it. My hubby said he's keeping that one!
Yesterday I tried to do a card trick block, but I don't like how it turned out. Maybe today I can do another one I'll like better.

Hello and welcome from Ontario. Your projects are very nice

Welcome, from Indiana, USA

Hi and welcome from Oklahoma.

Welcome to the board from Southern California!
Beautiful quilts you have there!!!

Hi Debbie and welcome from Kentucky.

Welcome from MIchigan!

Hi and welcome from a fellow Newbie.

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!! Nice quilts too!!

Thank you all! I'm trying to teach myself to quilt by reading and watching videos, and by ripping out and redoing! LOTS of seam-ripping going on here! :roll:

But I'm LOVING the learning!

Hi, DebbieJJ and welcome aboard. I'm new here too and spend way too much time on this forum. Your quilts are beautiful. We live in Ohio but winter in Texas. My bro is a Vietnam Vet, too. His comment "Once a Marine, Always a MArine!" So we do not say that he was a Marine. We're informed, now.

Thanks sandyl and everybody. Thanks also for the warm welcome. I'm spending a lot of time on this forum, and I want to learn all I can, so if you have any hints or suggestions, I'm more than ready to read them.

Welcome from Huntsville, Al. If you like to embroidery you may want to try crazy quilting. I am a Vietnam vet also. Glenn

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here.

Welcome to the board from snowy Colorado! Tell your husband thank you from my family.

Hello and welcome from Maryland!

I told my husband what you said, and he teared up! He's always said that they only did what they were asked to do, and the country just turned their backs on the vets ( not his exact words, but mine). So he really appreciated your words.
Anyway, he is very supporting of my present obsession--quilting. He MADE me go to Joann's fabrics yesterday to get some more fabrics! We were in the same shopping area, and he went into another store to return something, and sent me into JoAnn's. He's the best, and I'm keeping him!