What a great group of folks this is!
To introduce myself, I retired from teaching in May and gave myself permission to be a quilter as a retirement gift. I have sewed all my life and made small projects that could be considered quilting, but I didn't want to take the full plunge until I had more time. I'm here now and thoroughly enjoying myself, but I'm having trouble focusing on one thing at a time. I want to do machine applique, machine quilting, piecing, landscape quilting, ..... Boy is this fun!!

Hello and welcome from the UK! I took up quilting when I retired too. Don't know why I waited so long. :lol: :lol:

happy to met ya

Welcome from Alabama. I used to live at Ft Wainwright in the late 70's. I sure loved it up there. DH and I want to go back up for a long visit when her retires.

Hi, and welcome from Colorado. I get up to Alaska every chance I get. It's a beautiful, beautiful part of the world.

I spent a week in Fairbanks last year, you have a couple of great quilting shops. Welcome

Hello! welcome from Minnesota! It's on my someday list to take an Alaskan cruise.

Welcome from coastal central Florida! Enjoy!

Hello and welcome from Central Vermont from a quilter who owns land in Soldotna on the Kenai peninsula!! We LOVE our adopted second state and plan to spend a month next summer touring around with our lot and an RV as home base. Haven't been to Fairbanks yet, so may have to contact you later for a meet up at a local quilt shop!!

Welcome to the Board. I'll be in your neck of the woods in mid September but just for a day. We'll be on the tail end of a cruise then to Denali for a couple of days, then flying out of Fairbanks. I can't wait to visit Alaska.