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09-03-2011, 10:16 AM

Fixedgearhead

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Join Date: Sep 2011

Location: Over the hill

Posts: 220

This is to introduce myself. I am a 70 yr. old, married, retired, guy, who loves to quilt. I have been quilting for a few years now, and it just keeps getting better. My latest engagement in the quilting passion, is making various types of Bags. Shoulder bags, hand bags, shopping bags, computer/messenger bags, whatever type of bag I can think of, that will lend itself to quilting as the medium of construction. So far, they are starting to accumulate to an amazing degree, but I keep coming up with new ideas to pursue. Yes, I do make quilts, of a traditional nature for all of the relatives on the gift list, but these bags do consume more of my time that the more traditional quilting pieces. I love the 3 dimensional nature of the bags, I guess. It is more akin to one of my other hobbies which is furniture making/woodworking. I have made all of the furniture in our house, and I think of quilting as a companion to that sort of thing as they both lend themselves to detail orientation, and precision hand work. I used to sew clothes for both myself and my wife, but that has fallen off now that the quilting has taken over. I still do the occasion shirt, or skirt for my wife, but not as much as before. That about covers the basics for now. I am in the process of reloading a bunch of pictures from my old computer to my new Apple so I will be able to post some of my handy work when that is finished. I hope to become an active participant in this forum. So long for now.
John

09-03-2011, 10:19 AM

Rebecca VLQ

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: North Carolina

Posts: 2,375

Welcome to the board, John! You'll find we have several male quilters here. I hope some come out to say hi!

09-03-2011, 10:21 AM

Maggiesmom

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Join Date: Jan 2009

Location: Middle Tennessee

Posts: 1,746

This is a great place to be. Welcome from Middle Tennessee.

09-03-2011, 10:21 AM

GreatStarter

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Join Date: Apr 2011

Posts: 3,812

Welcome John! I love to hear from guys who sew/quilt. It's a wonderful hobby and you are so right. The same precision that lets you make beautiful furniture translates to creating beautiful bags and quilts. Please share picture when you can.
I hope you enjoy this site.
Kat

09-03-2011, 10:23 AM

Brenda M

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Southern Ontario, Canada

Posts: 525

Hello and welcome John from Ontario Canada! You will love this forum and all the wonderful quilts and ideas here! Welcome again and look forward to seeing some of your work!