Hi Everyone,

I'm a horrible "lurker" -- I prowl around reading these beautiful quilting blogs that folks have, never saying a word. Then I found this place and spent nearly all day this past Sunday enjoying the pictures of everyone's BOM squares. So very, very lovely!

Well, I decided to come out of "lurk" mode and actually SAY something -- and I figured you folks were the ones I wanted to talk to...

I've been quilting for about 8 years, all baby quilts or wall hangings. My most recent (big) project was a quilt for my oldest grandson. It has 120 different "I spy" blocks in the center, surrounded by 7 rows of star points. His name is (paper-pieced) across the top (alphabet from Paper Panache), with the complete alphabet down the sides, and 1-10 across the bottom. It took me about 6 months to get it all done.

The most recent "small" thing I've finished is a wall quilt for my dining room. I decided to make the flowers 3-dimensional, so they're made with that super-stiff interfacing you use for bowls, with a button in the center. They're attached with large snaps, so I can wash it if I need to. I'm pretty pleased with it.

I've got at least six other projects at some stage of completion; I think I must have "quilter's short attention span" or something!

Anyway, thanks for being here. I'm looking forward to "meeting" you! :D

Peg

Welcome from NC. I too "lurked" for a while before joining this week. Have enjoyed every minute since then with my new quilting family. Glad to see you posted pics. I still need to do that! Your quilts are beautiful! Can't wait to see more.

Piedmont Quilter
(Rebecca)

Awesome quilts, well done!

And nice to meet you too :-)

Hi Peg and welcome to the board from Georgia. Glad to have you here.

Thank you for posting some pictures of your quilts. Both are wonderful. I am determined to make an I Spy quilt for my grands and I love the way you set yours. Thanks for the inspiration.

I love your wallhanging too--the flowers are wonderful with dimension.

Welcome from NE CA. Glad you decided to speak up and join us.LOL Thanks for sharing your pictures, very nice!!

Hello Lurker...tee hee.....:-).....I done the same thing mostly because I had dial-up and man was it slow.....I just love your wall hanging and would love to see it clearer...if and when you get the chance be sure to post it in pictures....and we will get a good look ....Oh by the way where are you from......?????.......:-)

Oh Welcome from Ohio and enjoy.....:-)

Welcome to the site, from another newby from Tennessee.

Welcome from Roscoe, IL!

Sorry, gcathie, I forgot to include where I was from -- Oakland, CA.

Thanks for the kind words about my wall quilt (thanks, too, to everyone else!). :D

I've enclosed a close-up shot of the flowers. Both the leaves and the lowest flower petals are backed by thick, stiff interfacing. Then I found large buttons to match for the centers. The "stitching" around the leaves and petals is actually just a fine-point black marker: - - - - -

Except for the interfacing, it was made entirely from stash.

Fantastic....that is just to pretty!!!.....:-)....and thank you kindly......now I want you to mail it to me so I can feel it......:-)

nose glued to screen....:-)