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01-24-2010, 01:50 AM

#11

Valerie Scherr

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: Saskatchewan, Canada

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welcome to the group ..if you have the web try these sites for inspiration and information ...youtube.com type in beginners quilting and http://www.quilterstv.com/

01-24-2010, 04:39 AM

#12

lisalovesquilting

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Ohio

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Hi and Welcome from Ohio. This is probably a dumb question but do you sew while the 5th wheel is moving? I'm asking because my DH and I want to buy a motor home and I want to be able to quilt on the road. Thanks

01-24-2010, 05:17 AM

#13

liblueeyes

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Join Date: Sep 2009

Location: Delaware

Posts: 155

Welcome and I envy your traveling around in a motor home- I would love to just take off and go ! Though I have to work for another 25+ years before I can retire :-D
Can't wait to see your quilts and some places you travel if you wouldn't mind!

01-24-2010, 09:28 AM

#14

ebony

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Join Date: Jan 2010

Location: settled for now in Idaho

Posts: 53

Quote:

Originally Posted by annieshane

I am also basically self taught. Can't imagine making such large quilts while travelling down the road. Did you have sewing experience before quilting.

remember 'home ec' in high school? that first skirt was a disaster and i had to wear it! i did some some of my children's clothes when they were little. beyond that no sewing.

01-24-2010, 09:31 AM

#15

ebony

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Location: settled for now in Idaho

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Originally Posted by lisalovesquilting

Hello,
in a fifth wheel you are not allowed to be inside (in most states) while it is in motion. also, there is no room when the sides are closed up--we have 3 of them. most likely in a motor home you won't be sewing (machine) as you are going down the road. i do hand sewing while my dh is driving.

01-25-2010, 02:05 PM

#16

Oklahoma Suzie

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Location: Home town: Rehoboth, MA Now living in OK

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Hi and welcome, from Oklahoma.

01-25-2010, 09:33 PM

#17

ebony

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Location: settled for now in Idaho

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thanks to all for the big welcome. i feel at home now.

01-26-2010, 01:49 PM

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01-26-2010, 02:06 PM

#19

skjquiltnut

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Join Date: Dec 2009

Location: Oklahoma

Posts: 776

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Originally Posted by ebony

hi, i am a self taught NEW quilter. can you believe i am doing this in a 33 ft fifth wheel! and the first thing i did was make 4 queen size tops! tops only the sandwiching and quilting is slowly coming to fruit.
what a learning experience, i wasted my time using wal-mart fabric only to find out i can't get what i need everywhere.
tried machine quilting on my Janome Memory Craft 4900 and found out it's tough to do.
my husband and i are retired and traveling around the country so i never have time to stop and take a class anywhere :( this would probably help a lot
i pick up a lot of books at the library and use the web.
are there any other 62 year old newbies out there?

01-26-2010, 02:09 PM

#20

skjquiltnut

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Location: Oklahoma

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ebony

It's called retirement for a reason, you no longer have to rush around to anywhere! check out classes along the route you are traveling, see if husband can find something to interest him for a couple of hours.....you will really enjoy the classes.