I also have never been on a forum in my life until now. This is the only one one for me. It has everything a quilter like me would need, being new to to quilting! wish had been doing it for years like others on here who are now so skilled and so willing to share their hard earned knowledge with the rest of us. Colette

you are one of them so give yourself a pat on the back. :P

I've been reading the newsletter daily for several weeks. Look forward to getting it in my in box about 5 pm each day, even tho I normally don't get on-line and read the posts, look at pictures, etc. until after dishes are done and hubby has gone to bed. Since I am a night owl works out perfectly waiting until later to treat myself to "The Board". You all are so much fun and the posts are interesting. I am looking forward to learning how all the goodies on this Board work. Big thanks to whoever sends out that newsletter and/or posting update everyday. Didn't get an update the other day, but that was the only time I didn't get an one.

What struck me is how patient and kind this board is to newbies. I have been to some boards that treat newbies with a certain amount of impatience, and I was thrilled that this board didn't have that attitude.

Thank you all for setting such an inviting tone and for helping us newbies make our dreams come true. A lot of us couldn't do it without you!

I have a funny story about ducks!
During my highschool years we lived on a farm in Indiana.
At Easter time my mom would go to the local dime store and bring home the little purple and green dyed baby ducks left over after Easter.
The first year she got 3 hens...the second year there was a drake among them! Now my dad loved duck eggs for breakfast, but he could not always find all the hidden nests.
One, day we noticed there were a lot of baby ducks around.
There were about 40 of them clustered around the dog's dish! They loved dogfood!
To feed them, my dad had to bring home big sacks of dogfood, far more than the collie dog we had then ate.
They were all pretty mallards, so we liked them, and they
would sometimes follow us kids around. One day in the fall, my sister Mary climbed up and sat on the top of our barn roof. We liked to do that for the breeze and the view. So all of the ducks flew up there too and sat around companionably with her for a while, then suddenly they all flew into the air, circled the barn a few times and flew off in a flock to the south.
They didn't come back, ever, My mom was so glad not to be feeding them any more.
Imagine how surprised some of the farmers and hunters down south were, when these wild ducks walked right up to them, and pulled on their pantlegs and quacked!
J.

Agreed it is a brilliant group - I don't spend much time any where else now. I still look in on stashbusters just in case I miss something!

Welcome from Oklahoma. Your ducks are adorable.

Yes this is a great group. It is the only one now that I belong to. There is so much to do & read on here that I wouldn't have time for another one anyways! LOL

I love this group due to the congeniality of the members. I do belong to another and it is constantly "policed". On this "other" board I know quilters/sewers who tell me they won't contribute because they are afraid they won't answer or write in correctly so they just stay out to avoid getting their hands slapped. But this group is such a breath of fresh air and is set up beautifully for everyone to pitch in and participate in a very user friendly way.

I agree wholeheartedly. Sticking to the subject is more interesting than reading about ther people's problems.
We all have our own. Love this board. Thanks