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Mirima 09-26-2011 09:20 AM

I live SE of San Antonio in a very small town. I have almost completed my first quilt. (will post pictures soon) The most interesting thing about quilting is i don't often find any my age who quilt. I'm 22 :). I've always been into making costumes for LOTR, Star Wars etc but i'm a book nerd at heart XD. When I first decided to quilt I was just overwhelmed with all the "rules" and have since learned to be flexible. I love love love quilts!

The looks you get when you say "I am quilting this new" ... no life? I am a staunch defender of my families tradition. Everyone receives a blanket (afghan or quilt) on the important occasions (birth, marriage, graduation etc.) No, i did not make any of these but the women in my family have. After my grandmother passed away in '07 and me off to college, I am now working on building my skills as a quilter. TYG that my Godmother learned from my grandmother about quilting!I hope to learn all I can to keep my grandmothers and her mother's traditions alive!

The pic i posted is from my WIP, I haven't updated the pick but i am just now finishing up the last binding edge on a twin size, pinwheel quilt. :D Can't wait to have to completed today!(sorry the pics were to big, but my avatar has the quilt i'm working on, I have to edit in Photoshop to pull down the size! You wouldn't think a little camera phone would take huge pics but it does.)

erstan947 09-26-2011 09:24 AM

Welcome from Louisiana. I Love it when I see someone with a quilt passion so young. What a wonderful legacy you have and can pass on:)

Lori B. 09-26-2011 09:32 AM

Welcome from Michigan.:)

hannajo 09-26-2011 10:23 AM

Welcome from Brooklyn! Can't wait to see your pictures :lol:

Painiacs 09-26-2011 10:27 AM

Welcome! No pics! Keep showing us your stuff! Good for you wanting to keep family traditions alive!!

Jim's Gem 09-26-2011 10:28 AM

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

Cherylsea 09-26-2011 11:37 AM

Welcome from central Florida!

TiltedEars 09-26-2011 12:01 PM

It's awesome! I like to think I'm a young quilter, but I am almost 35. I think it's great that you're working on such a lovely project!

Cheri_J 09-26-2011 12:18 PM

Welcome from Minnesota!

MegsAnn 09-26-2011 12:40 PM

Yay! Another young quilter. Love it. I'm 27.

Unlike you, my grandma hated quilting. My mom inherited the one quilt that grandma had started and never finished.... and asked if I wanted to take a class with her to learn how to quilt! So Mom and I learned together when I was 12 and I'm hooked.

Welcome, welcome.


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