I'm New!
05-04-2024, 11:27 AM
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Join Date: May 2024
Location: Erie, PA
Posts: 11
I'm New!
Hi All! Honestly, I didn't even realize there were quilt forums out there that were still active. So thankful to find this one. I've been quilting 30 years and I do both art quilting and traditional quilting. I'm one of the few people that you'll find that both enjoys Free Motion and Hand Quilting depending on what is going on in my life. Mostly I do my own patterns and designs but once in a while I'll tackle an interesting pattern if it catches my fancy. I live up in the NW tip of Pennsylvania - between Cleveland and Erie where the weather is amazing 3 seasons a year! We live in an old Victorian that we bought when we were young and stupid! So now we are 30 years into our 5 year plan. I attached pictures of my studio and my stash is housed up in the dressing room (formerly known as the attic!)
I'm still working full time but my husband is retired so he started an artisan woodworking business. He does mostly cool interesting furniture. While I was learning quilting - he was learning woodworking. We have one grown daughter who is a publish author - so we are a creative family.
I was just looking for somewhere to connect with quilters that isn't caught up in any of the social issues that are plaguing us right now. Thanks for still being here!!
Nina
I'm still working full time but my husband is retired so he started an artisan woodworking business. He does mostly cool interesting furniture. While I was learning quilting - he was learning woodworking. We have one grown daughter who is a publish author - so we are a creative family.
I was just looking for somewhere to connect with quilters that isn't caught up in any of the social issues that are plaguing us right now. Thanks for still being here!!
Nina
Last edited by PiecefullyNina; 05-04-2024 at 11:30 AM.
05-04-2024, 02:59 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
Posts: 6,094
Glad you found us, hope you stay awhile 
Doesn't look like it is going to happen this year, but I'm hoping to visit friends in central PA next year, both are more central (Dallas and Carlisle).
All sorts of people are caught up in all sorts of things but we try to keep things mostly about quilting.
Doesn't look like it is going to happen this year, but I'm hoping to visit friends in central PA next year, both are more central (Dallas and Carlisle).All sorts of people are caught up in all sorts of things but we try to keep things mostly about quilting.
05-05-2024, 04:07 AM
#8
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,253
Welcome from Central Maine. We too have 3 wonderful seasons, so quilting is a great thing to do that "other" season.😁 Lovely quilt studio work area. Love the woodwork that I'm sure is all through your Victorian home. The picture of your home, is that patinaed copper around the roofline on your wrap around porch. Lovely home too, your scroll, trim work is lovely.
We are a great community here, lots of great advice, pictures, and pattern ideas. There is an off subject area for discussing other worldly issues, but my opinion is, the discussions are kept light, and respectful. There is also the cooking section, recipe area that I rather enjoy reading.
So glad you found us, hope you stick around for a while and share your quilts, art with us.
We are a great community here, lots of great advice, pictures, and pattern ideas. There is an off subject area for discussing other worldly issues, but my opinion is, the discussions are kept light, and respectful. There is also the cooking section, recipe area that I rather enjoy reading.
So glad you found us, hope you stick around for a while and share your quilts, art with us.
05-05-2024, 04:20 AM
#9
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Portage, Michigan
Posts: 7,430
Welcome from Michigan, aka the Mitten state. You are a stunning example of a massively creative person who is also organized. The stash room is amazing and you studio is oozing with creativity. Happy to have a new "creative" join us and to share your projects, finishes and comments with all of us. .
