Hello from Cold MN!
01-26-2019, 07:39 AM
#11
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Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Greater Peoria, IL -- just moved!
Posts: 6,141
Hello Mom. Greetings from Seattle.
Isn't the internet a marvelous thing? Here we can all be quilters together regardless of age, location, or children at home. I started quilting as a senior in high school and was a solo quilter for a long time because I found the "little old quilting ladies" a bit intimidating. Since I've become one I can say that we are nothing to fear. Quilting people in general tend to be lovely, sure a lot of us have a lot of quirks but you have that in any group. I will admit, that at 58 even though I've been quilting for 40 years, I'm still the young one in my small group.
I don't do much applique either. I'm often tempted, I love that flower and vine sort of border... but then I come to my senses!
Isn't the internet a marvelous thing? Here we can all be quilters together regardless of age, location, or children at home. I started quilting as a senior in high school and was a solo quilter for a long time because I found the "little old quilting ladies" a bit intimidating. Since I've become one I can say that we are nothing to fear. Quilting people in general tend to be lovely, sure a lot of us have a lot of quirks but you have that in any group. I will admit, that at 58 even though I've been quilting for 40 years, I'm still the young one in my small group.
I don't do much applique either. I'm often tempted, I love that flower and vine sort of border... but then I come to my senses!
01-26-2019, 09:27 AM
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 8,147
Hi from SD - were it's almost as cold!
Were you a fan of the Fabric warehouse that went out of business last year? I made two trips to Wilmar to stock up and this year I'm on a fabric buying diet because of it! We had a sister store near where I live, so I bought from both.
Were you a fan of the Fabric warehouse that went out of business last year? I made two trips to Wilmar to stock up and this year I'm on a fabric buying diet because of it! We had a sister store near where I live, so I bought from both.
01-26-2019, 10:35 AM
#13
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Central MN
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Hi from SD - were it's almost as cold!
Were you a fan of the Fabric warehouse that went out of business last year? I made two trips to Wilmar to stock up and this year I'm on a fabric buying diet because of it! We had a sister store near where I live, so I bought from both.
Were you a fan of the Fabric warehouse that went out of business last year? I made two trips to Wilmar to stock up and this year I'm on a fabric buying diet because of it! We had a sister store near where I live, so I bought from both.
01-26-2019, 02:42 PM
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Maine
Posts: 1,280
Welcome from Maine. I'm a "youngish" quilter myself. I can totally relate to your evening and weekend quilt binges
. It's to bad that work gets in the way right now, I tell my husband all the time.... I'm just practicing for retirement, just got alot years to go to get there.
. It's to bad that work gets in the way right now, I tell my husband all the time.... I'm just practicing for retirement, just got alot years to go to get there.
01-28-2019, 06:49 AM
#17
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Minnesota
Posts: 1,131
Welcome from another Central Minnesotan. Quilters are of all ages. I witnessed a teenager touching fabric, at a quilt show. My granddaughter is 3, she does the same, when at a quilt shop. When at Millie P's, she had to show me all the quilts and fabric. : )
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