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Introduction
Hi everyone! I've been following along on Quiltingboard for several months and decided it was time to join and introduce myself! I have been quilting for 35 years and am working diligently to use up a stash that accumulated over all those years. I love scrap quilts more than any other, so the work is a pleasure. I also belong to a group that does charity quilting, and love the encouragement I receive there. I recently began glue basting my quilts and wow, so much easier than crawling around on the floor with ageing knees, trying to thread baste! I look forward to sharing with you all and learning from you.
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Welcome, from South TX.
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Welcome waving from NE Ohio.
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Welcome from Idaho! Join us over at the Fabric Moratorium thread so we can cheer you on as you use up your stash!!
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Welcome from North Texas.
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Hello and Welcome!
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Welcome from Ontario, Canada.👋
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Hello there and Welcome from Arizona
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Welcome! I'll wave from a safe personal space near Seattle.
I am also a mostly stash and donation quilter at this stage. I remember the feeling last time I was on the floor when I realized that I could no longer just stand up -- I needed an exit plan! Still haven't tried glue basting, mostly because I haven't been getting my tops quilted down and am still using left over spray for those I do. I have moved my work to table top height, and I cover my queen sized bed with brown kraft paper and use that as my largest work surface... |
Welcome from Southern Missouri!
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Welcome from Illinois. This is a great group. I would also tell you to check out “Scrap Quilt Enthusiasts “ on Facebook..
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Welcome from Delaware! Happy quilting!
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Welcome & happy quilting!
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Welcome from Northern California! Quilt on!
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Welcome from Mississippi, Synnove!
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Welcome from Arkansas
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a warm welcome from Ky. happy quilting!
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Hello from WYOMING!!
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Glad to see another from Virginia.
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Welcome from Arizona. Hope you enjoy!
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Welcome from Missouri.
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Hello and welcome from North Wales!
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Welcome to the QB from SE Michigan! You are a quilter after my own heart. I too love scrappy quilting and have a huge stash of fabrics that I have collected over more than 30 years. I am working from my stash for most of my quilting now. It is amazing how many fabrics I find that I have no clue why I bought them. This is a fun and educational place to be. I look forward to seeing a whole lot of you here. Jump right in. Again welcome to the QB!
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Moving right along here . . . just began FMQ on my Star Struck quilt yesterday afternoon. I dug through the scrap bin as much as possible to find anything that would fit in this top. I found -- sadly -- what is the very last tiny little piece of one of my favorite fabrics. It only appears in two small HSTs in the quilt but hey, at least it's there and it contributes beautifully to the whole.
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It used to be really hard for me to use up some of those last bits. I felt I had to find the perfect use for them. After collecting many many little bits, I now say "the perfect project is whatever they will work with". I think for a moment about whatever memories I have attached to that fabric and then let it go into the project and out of the stash and into the world (more or less, still a long time from being pieced to quilted). Some pieces of fabric have a lot that go with them, others practically nothing.
I love fabric and textiles of all sorts. I still want more but I'm trying to concentrate on using more than collecting. And sometimes, it really is the last piece. And that's ok...and there they are, contributing to the whole :) |
Welcome...you certainly have come to the right place for learning and sharing. We can’t wait to see some of your scrappy projects.
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Welcome from sunny Southern California. So glad you're joining us!
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Welcome from NE Ohio.🙋♀️
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