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Hope I do not freak anyone out by joining the board. I have been admiring the handy work for a few weeks. I was going to wait until I had something to show but...I ain't done yet!
I started wanting to quilt as a way to relax and as some odd method for me to relate to simpler times. Got some 5" squares on ebay, did a border, did the backing and pinned the whole thing together this evening. I did this all by hand so I hope it holds as I never sewed before. I did do a running stitch. Anyway...hi! |
Welcome Rob,
You going to love it here everyone is great. Suprise you are not even the only man. Have fun quilting and can't wait to see your first quilt. |
Welcome!
You can ask some of our resident men-folk, but they'll tell you we won't bite (hard, anyway) Just don't believe anything Tim tells you about toes. |
Welcome from Oklahoma!! Glad you joined us!!
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Welcome from Northern Michigan. This is a great site full of inspiration!
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Welcome and Hafa Adai from Guam!
Look ladies! Another specimin for us to admire!! lol Honest, we won't bite, much, that is. You HAVE to show us pictures. WE LOVE PICTURES!!! |
Welcome Rob from Sunny Spain......if you have been watching for a while you will know the score....gotta post pictures of ALL work in progress for us to admire!! :D We have some VERY talented male quilters here :D
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Yeah we have a few guys already. They're just as addicted as the rest of us. And show us pictures of whatever you got even if it's not finished!! We love 'em is right! Oh and welcome Rob!! You'll find we're more like family here :)!
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Welcome from North East Ohio. Pictures, pictures, pictures that's what we want!
Just watch your toes!!! Jo |
Welcome to our quilting family!
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Welcome from PA!
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Howdy and welcome from Texas. Glad to have you with us. I think quilting should be just the trick for relaxing. Before I started quilting, I did a lot of needlepoint. My dh started needlepointing to relax. He even made a wall hanging for his office. He was quite proud to tell all the secretaries he'd made it himself. Of course, being Texas Tech grads, it was a TTU picture. Be sure and let us have a peek at your project(s).
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yes, please, Rob. PHOTOS ... NOW!!! :wink:
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Oh another man to tease...we LOVE the men here, cus they always seem to have the nicest fabrics...we're on a stash stealing mission on all the men here lol lol lol, yes, show pictures please, and welcome :)
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Hi from Mass .I too sew by hand sometimes the first quilt I made was done by hand and Igave to my grandsonwho will be 7 in Sep. and still has the quilt and is holding up. So your will too.
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Welcome from VA. Glad you've joined us. Can't wait to see a picture of your quilt!
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Hello from Sunny Florida! Glad to see we've pulled another lurker to our ranks!
A finished quilt is always stronger than a single hand sewn block. Each layer lends it's own strength and of course it gets quilted all together. I am most protective of my finished tops because it's all that work without the "protective binding and the backing to seal it all in there! |
Welcome from Wa ... So glad you joined us. You'll love it here
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Hello and welcome, Rob. Glad you decided to join us. Please show us pictures of your work in progress. :D :D :D
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Welcome from Texas!
Judith |
Welcome to the Board from SoCal Rob! Sounds like you're off to a great start. My first blocks were all hand-sewn too....but they didn't make it into a quilt. lol A few became pillows tho'. Looking forward to seeing some pictures...we LOVE pictures! :D
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Welcome Rob from (also) southern California. Used to live in Denver Area, miss the beautiful mountains.
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Welcome from very hot, melting in fact Spain. Glad you have joined us. There is a wealth of knowledge on this board. enjoy and donīt be afraid to ask questions. We all help each other here they are such a great bunch.
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Hi and welcome from Alberta, Canada!
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Hi Rob and welcome,
Please tell us about yourself and that handsome dog in your avatar. that is a dog,right, not the block you made? Happy sewing, judee |
Welcome from GA. I think you will like it here. Cannot wait to see your first quilt!
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Welcome from Central Illinois!!! Don't be scared...we LOVE men LOL. and pics...lots and lots of pics!! Quilts in progress are wonderful we really enjoy watching a quilt come to life as you go, subtle enough hint for ya? LOL Have fun, come join us in chat sometime too! Sometimes we even discuss quilting!
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WELCOME!!!!! Glad you decided to join us!
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Hi from Iowa, I know some men quilters, one gave me his opinion on fabric for my border. too bad the fabric i had laying there was the blocks of my quilt and i wanted something to go with them. You will really like us here.
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Hi,
Don't let these wimmin get to ya. We menfolk have already shown we can quilt with, if not the best of them, the next rank down. Look up some of my posts and you will see. Henry does some nice work, Steve does some intensely technical stuff. My stuff seems to be whimsical and technical at the same time. I have five tops finished and two totally completed, another 8 or 9 in the works. And yes, we have nice stashes. Flutters eyelashes at wimmin quilters, tim in san jose |
Does anyone think we may have scared the poor man away??
He hasn't posted and I haven't seen him online. Think we scared him? |
Hi Rob and a big warm welcome from Newfoundland, Canada!!! As for my avatar I am the one on the right, sitting next to George Burns' sister!!! LOL
Terri I too wonder if we scared him away already??? geez.. what a bunch we are!! LOL Rob we love to see photos! There are all levels of quilters here and everyone is equal here!!! The quilt police and snobs are left at the door here!!! I look forward to hearing more from you about your new quilting experiences!!!! Cheers! |
Gosh...thank you all for the kind and warm welcome. I will be back shortly to tell you a bit more...and to post some pics. My camera is acting funky so I need someone to at work to take a look at it for me as I am really not techie.
Thank you again. I feel very happy! Rob |
Welcome! I'm new here but wanted to say that it's nice to hear from a man who quilts. Wish more guys would get interested.
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Hiya from Ontario... another man! Yay! love the male viewpoint on quilting...
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Welcome from Quebec. This is a fantastic place! Hope to read you and see the wonders that you will present to us!
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Welcome Bob,
I am not sure how many of us males are on the site. Would be interesting to work it out. My wife of 46 years has sewed on and off all her life. She got interested in quilting after we retired. She prefers to quilt than to sew clothing like she used to. My interest began thru embroidery and designing patterns to use as quilting. I resently did my first quilt thinking that straight stitching on a machine would be easy. Wheeeeew, it was more work than I realized. But it is a lot of fun. Designing quilts is probasbly more enjoyable. You have a lot to look forward to. Again welcome. |
Welcome Rob and Cissy. There is a lot of valuable information and support to be found on this board. Enjoy!
Linda |
Rob- We all know about camera trouble, so keep in mind you can also talk about what you're working on. :D
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Welcome Rob!!from Longmont Colorado
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