Hi Everyone,
I log on to this board just about every day and I have a confession to make ---I have been a lurker for about three years and it is time to come out of hiding!
I have been quilting for about 10 years and since I retired a couple of years ago I have more time to spend on my favorite activity. This board is the most friendly and helpful place imaginable. It makes my heart sing to see that we have so many 'man quilters' among us. I have a very supportive husband who will go to fabric stores with me, suggest projects as well as be very interested in the final outcome - be it good or not so good.
Velvor,
from Calgary, Alberta. :thumbup:

Hello and welcome from california Happy to see you joined the board. People are great here, with lots of info from all over the world.

hey, welcome i was a lurker for almost a year before I joined. lol. I love the quilt you have for you avatar. blues are my favorite this year.

I only lurked for a few minutes....I couldn't wait to sign up. There is SOOO much valuable information here. AND friendly people too!!! I LOVE THE QUILTING BOARD~

A big welcome from Ireland - I wonder if you hold the record for lurking before joining?

Hi and welcome from the Los Angeles area. Did you make the quilt in your avatar?

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

Hello and welcome from Ontario

hi from maine, i was a lurker also for about two tears , and couldnt stand it any longer so had to join, awesome people here.

Welcome from Colorado. It's funny, because usually I lurk before joining groups. I joined this the first day I found it.

I absolutely love the quilt in your avatar. Could you show a larger picture of it? Just gorgeous.

Hi and welcome from Oklahoma.

Thankyou,
We have visited California on many occasions.

Thanks for the compliments on the blue quilt, it took a while to complete.

Thankyou for the welcome. I went to school in Holyhead, Anglesey. They say the world is a small place.

A fellow Canadian, thanks for the welcome.

it is a really friendly place, I'm just slow at making myself known!

Thankyou for the welcome. Yes i made the blue quilt. It started as a block of the month then it took on a whole life of its own

Thanks, I agree.

Thankyou for the compliments. I think I have more pics of the "Blue Monster". I will post them in the pics section when I find them.

Oh dear, I'm sorry for posting all those replies without the appropriate references, I am still in learning mode. Anyway, thanks to everyone for the welcome, I am looking forward to being part of "Board".

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here. Your hubby sounds like a keeper.

Hello from Perth, Western Australia....love your avatar and so glad you joined us (took a while though!).

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!!!

Welcome from Texas. You will LOVE this board.

I am happy you came out of hiding. This is my # 1 site on the board! Lots of nice ladies and guys that quilts on this board from all over the world.

Welcome to the board! I just lurked for a few weeks too, and yesterday I decided to write. I'm sure I'll just lurk for a lot of the time, but I will enjoy seeing all the new ideas and quilts that people post. By the way, I love your blue and white quilt! Great job.

Welcome to the board from snowy Colorado!

Welcome from Southern California. Once I found this site, I could not just lurk, I had to be there. I love all the information I have acquired from everyone here. I have learned as much from newcomers as from the oldtimers. When someone asks a question, the answers just flow from everywhere and there are so many wonderful people out there.

I love your avatar! What a beautiful quilt. Welcome, from Colorado.

Hello and welcome from Maryland.

Hi and welcome from Australia. Glad you decided to come in out of the cold.

Welcome. Look forward to see your quilts.

Welcome from Oklahoma with a Massachusetts accent. So happy you could be here. There is always room for one more quilter.

Welcome, fellow lurker. I just came out from the cold myself after about a year of lurking. Feels good to breathe the air, doesn't it?

Welcome from Arizona also! I also love your quilt and the close ups you have on your other post. welcome aboard!

Hi Velvor,
Welcome from Southeastern Washington State. I, too, have a husband who shares in my interests of quilting and is supportive in all ways. It adds so much to the quilting that I enjoy. So glad you came out of 'lurking' and introduced yourself.

Actually, I am not sure I have introduced myself??

:-) :roll: I better take care of that before 3 years, huh? Linda