Hello all!

I've been lurking here for a few months and have finally desided to take the plunge. I have to many questions building up. I seen how wonderful supportive this group is and that is exactly what I need. I have a long way to go but willing to learn everything I can.

A bit about me. I live in central Iowa with a full house. BF, 2 sons (12 & 13), psudo-step-daughter (14), 3 dogs, 2 cats, and a ferret. I only started quilting a couple months ago by complete accident. I never thought I would ever be quilting!

I look forward to picking all your brains and learning from each one of you.

Shelly

Welcome Shelly :) my goodness, you do have a houseful! glad you are here with us!

Hi Shelly, big WELCOME from North Carolina, you will absolutely love it.

Welcome from Ohio ...you found the right place...

Welcome from a fellow Iowan, I am at the north most area of Iowa in the central part. Hope you enjoy it here. You should find the tutorial section helpful if you are new to quilting.

Hello Shelly

Welcome from Nottingham, UK. Your love it here I know I do. :lol:

Any questions please don't hesitate to ask there are plenty of ladies & gents here to help.

Tisha

Welcome, you can absorb a lot of info and great quilts from this site. Glad you are here...

Welcome from Oklahoma!

Thanks everyone! I feel very welcome. I feel like I already know you all. I've been looking at pics of your handy work and most I say 'WOW! Maybe someday I can do that'.

Hi from Mass. It's good to see another that the quilt bug has bitten.

Woo Hoo - we are indoctrinating another one!!! Welcome from MN! :lol:

Hi from Québec! Yes, you will enjoy it here, the members are real sweet people, never discouraging beginners, always giving very good ideas and helpful hints, always on the bright side of things.

Welcome to you!!

Hello Shelly welcome to QB. You are my northern neighbor...howdy. 8)

Welcome Shelly

I am also fairly new to the message board, I joined in July. You will find that you love quilting. I tried many different types of crafts, but quilting is what I have stayed with. You will find everyone here to be very helpful.

Janie

http://www.appliquequiltdesigns.com

Welcome from Missouri--you'll find lots of inspiration on this board

"Hey" and welcome from GA.

Welcome aboard....You just found the right place to be.... :lol: :lol:

Sure glad you joined us. Welcome from Washington.....

Thank you one and all. I am so happy to have found you!

Hello Shelly. My what a houseful. When do you get the time to quilt? Welcome from a quilter in England

Welcome, Shelly from Pittsburgh, PA!!!

Another welcome from Iowa, but from the Western side! :-)

Hi Shelly and welcome from Texas. Glad you joined the board with us.

Can I ask where in sw Iowa you are? I lived in Farragut from 92-99. Then moved to Omaha for a while before moving back 'home' in south central Iowa.

a big friendly g'day from Australia!

Welcome from another quilter with a houseful. I have 4 kids, 3 dogs, 2 bunnies and a corn snake. :lol:

I'm in Council Bluffs, Shelly :-) Although I am doing my best to plan a road trip to Winterset next weekend for the Fons and Porter warehouse sale :wink: I lived and worked in Omaha/Bellevue/Elkhorn for many years and usually make a trip in each weekend. I keep hearing about the shop in Creston; one of the local Viking dealers and I are making a trip over there soon to check it out.

I live about 20 miles from Winterset. I seen on another thread that someone had gotten fabric at a Ben Franklin store. I had thought I seen one in Winterset. So Friday I went over. They had more stuff in there than I figured they would. Then when I was backing out of my parking space, Fons and Porter! I had parked almost right in front of the store and not even seen it!!! :shock: I had no idea their store was in Winterset.

I don't know about the Creston shop. What's the name of it? Maybe I'll get over there sometime. I don't go that way often.

Shelly, welcome! I used to keep ferrets- they are wonderful (when not stealing).

Welcome! I too am from Iowa, upper Northeast Iowa near the Mississippi River and across from Prairie du Chien WI. I too am new the board and am find a lot of inspiration and helpful support.

Looks like I joined up with some Iowans!
d bries I'm in the Decorah area. Where are your favorite quilt spots?

[quote] dbries and dbeck are my sisters and I think you and I have already had some conversations.