Is that your daughter in your avatar pic? She's ADORABLE! :D

I was in a really cool quilt shop in Austin. The woman running the place has lots of sewing/quilting tattoos. The fabric was wonderful and great priced AND that woman was a sweetheart. :)

No way. Couldn't give blood then.

You know, the more I look at the tattoo on the first page, the more I like it. I just might print the picture out and take it to a tattoo parlor to see what they would charge me to get it done. I have a feeling $200 or more might be the price...

No tats for me.

I've been thinking of getting tatoo of one of my vintage Singers. I have three tats, so the needle part doesn't bother me at all.

at 65 who cares?? everything is saggy/baggy/wrinkly, etc...

at 50 I have tats that look brand new...and my sister who is 48 and laid out all her life has NO tats and her skin looks like gator bags....

NOT true....I have 20 of them and give blood all the time....

I have a tatoo on my right ankle, everyone says that is one of the most painful places to get one, but I didn't think it was too bad. My girls and I all have the same purple rose with the symbol for love behind it, it holds special meaning for us.
As long as it is small and tasteful i don't see a reason not to.

I belong to another online quilting group and we have a logo that looks like a vintage sailors tattoo...some are actually going to get it, but it is NOT my style, so not sure I would get a quilty one or not..I know many famous quilter's have them!

nope dont think I'd want a tatoo of anything

This from that wise old sage Maxine:

"Do you realize that in about forty years, we'll have millions of old ladies running around with tattoos and pierced navels?" (Now that's scary!)[/quote]

I got my first tattoo when I was 32. My father was fine with it but my BFF's father had a fit. He asked me "What are you going to do when you are 80 and in a nursing home?" My reply was that I would be an 80 yo woman in a nursing home with a tattoo!

I too have worked as a nurse in a nursing home and no, tattoos don't age well. I don't really think having a tattoo is about how it will look when you are old. It is an expression of the individual and what does it really matter what a tattoo looks like when you are old. Some people don't age well either!!!

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I want a turtle(s) tatoo.

No, they can look cute when they are new but as you age and gain weight cute things can stretch out of shape.

One of my girlfriends threatened to hurt someone in delivery when they commented on her cute whale she had on her stomach. It was started out as a dolphin.

No way! If I ever considered one it would be of the quilting variety.

I just checked the red cross site about blood donations after tattoos, looks like it's state by state:

Wait 12 months after a tattoo if the tattoo was applied in a state that does not regulate tattoo facilities. This requirement is related to concerns about hepatitis. Learn more about hepatitis and blood donation.

Acceptable if the tattoo was applied by a state-regulated entity using sterile needles and ink that is not reused. There are 32 states that currently regulate tattoo facilities. You should discuss your particular situation with the health historian at the time of donation.

http://www.redcrossblood.org/donatin...etical-listing

at 50 I have tats that look brand new...and my sister who is 48 and laid out all her life has NO tats and her skin looks like gator bags....[/quote]

ROFL Thanks for the laugh.

I just teasingly asked my husband if I should get the tattoo of the sewing machine on my boob even though it would stretch as I get older. He said, "Well, you did want a long arm quilter." HAHAHAHA!!!!!!

didn't know that! Well, that's it... no tattoo for me. :-(

After reading so many comments about the aging process, I remember seeing a funny birthday card once where two old geezers were examining and trying to remember what their tattoos were...

No, not for me. I've had a kind of secret urge to get one occasionally and enjoy thinking how shocking it would be to my friends and family! But, just knowing myself, I'd be regretting my choice in a few years and would be stuck with it. I also just don't think I could finish it after I felt pain! I'm a wimp.

Tatoos are not for older people.

Absolutely!

Didn't know there was an age limit!!!!

:D

I have three tattoos and each is symbolic of a event in my life, except for my tinkerbell tattoo :) that is just fun, I have a breast cancer ribbon on my left foot that says "Faith, Hope, and Love" done a week post lumpectomy last year, and two dragonflys on an ankle symbolizing my two daughters. I have been looking for something to symbolize my grandson, and I really like the idea of a small quilt block to symbolize each one as they come along....just wonder if I did it if I would get a full quilt :)...and if I did where would I put it...lol

I would never get a tattoo of any kind. That's not a judgment against anyone who has one . . . just my personal preference. Your skin will eventually sag. Even sharp ink eventually blurs. I knew someone who turned out to be allergic to the ink and his tattoo itched all the time. Tattoos are permanent. Yes, there are removal techniques, but they leave scars. Do you really want to look at the same thing for the rest of your life? No thanks.

I have a small hummingbird on my shoulder and that's it for me, getting to old to get any more...

I have 4 (54 yr old) and don't even think about "wow, I wonder what they will look like when I get old". It is what it is!! I don't want my face to look like a road map and I see first hand the age related problems my elderly parents have. Most people's tats have a special and personal meaning to them...."Tattoos are not just skin deep". I got one when I was 18 and the rest when I was 43, had a life changing event. Also in NJ they are not an issue for donating blood. My favorite saying is "that's why they make vanilla and chocolate".....to each their own.

Just wondering, If all are proud of their tattoos why are most placed where they can't be seen?

No. never. The Bible talks about not doing such things to our bodies. So it would be wrong and a sin for me.

Sometimes they are personal, just for yourself not a show piece.

Definitely no as in never! :thumbdown:

Nope! Too permanent! Had a henna one once - lasted 3 1/2 weeks. Was tired of it after 2 weeks! :-)

I do not have a tat, but don't care if others do.

Two of my daughters and their husbands have several. The girls work in professional positions and their work clothes cover them. They show when they wear casual dress.

The only ones that I disapprove of are those young people that put them on necks and faces. I want them to hold responsible jobs in the future and not sure they would pass the HR interview.

I do want people in MI to get tats from my son-in-law and feed his family. LOL He is a very Christian man, but loves his art of tattoos. He runs a very clean shop with no flash, all custom art.

Jean

I have a tattoo. My daughter and I got matching ones when she graduated high school. Mine is on the inside of my ankle. Hers in more under her ankle. They are small and tasteful and have a special meaning for us. I am actually contemplating getting another one. Never thought about a quilt tat but it could be very cool.

Ditto here.

I have a tat - never again. It hurt way too much. I'm a big baby too.

You go girl!

If I were to get a Quilting Tattoo, the pattern would have to be very artistic and the colours would need to be very vibrant.

Unfortunately, due to my skin tone (I have olive skin) colours do not seem to last well in my tatoos hence, the later two of my tatoos were done strickly in blue/black ink.

That being said, I think a Quilting Tattoo without colour would not look very appealing so I'll likely not get one.

I have four tattoos now and only 1 of the 4 was somewhat painful (it is a celtic knot band around my upper arm - the area on the inside of the upper arm is quite sensitive) but only when the work was being done in that area.
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Secretly between you and me..I would love to have one. But, I was devastated when my grandmother became frail and needed a little help with bathing and dressing. She had alot of them, lol...all in conspicuous places, lolol...Wow! The things we DON'T know about our family members... Too afraid to go get one now. I'm gonna be a granny one day, lolololol.......