Welcome to The Quilter's Last Resort

Hello and welcome to our 'Quilt Resort',

Please introduce yourself, we love meeting new friends and having the opportunity to say "Hello". There is a lot on here, if you need any help dont hesitate to ask or feel free to contact any of the moderators here who will cheerfully assist you.

We are a community of friends and quilters but you certainly dont have to be a quilter to be welcome. You wont find any quilt police here either ;) and, being quilters, well, some of our posts go 'off topic'. Ok so lots of our posts go off topic but thats what happens when friends sit around and chat, share and exchange ideas and thoughts :D

We are a diverse bunch of people with a diverse range of interests to match. You will find boards covering topics such as gardening, books, cooking, travel and even pets. We love to share what we are doing and members have created & posted tutorials, online classes and other reference materials. So, sit down, join us and 'Welcome to the Resort' :D

Well first of all i must say that i carn't sew to save myself :sigh:

But i do love to garden,cook,and meet nice people.

I have two sons 20 and 18 (next month)

I live in a small town just outside Wagga Wagga.

I enjoy riding my moterbike any chance i have free time.

looking forward to getting to know you all.

AJ

Welcome AJ....maybe we will interest you in quilting :)

Hello AmandaJayne..welcome! Many of us here garden and like to cook too.We have a garden section and a recipe section. Sometimes we need a little clarification on ingredients because they're known by other names in different countries.LOL We chat about all sorts of topics. Join in!

welcome amada, maybe when you see all we do here you will be challenged or intreged to try quilting, I use to do cross stitch till one day I seen a quilt on tv, on simply quilts, and it was so awesome it gave me the interest to try and quilt so I sat down, determined to finish the quilt my mom and my grandma and my great grandma had started and I did finish it and then I was hooked,, so sit back and enjoy,,, great people and conversation is right here.

Welcome Amanda Jane! Two boys...you must have your hands full, 18 and 20 are interesting years indeed (a mom of 21 yr old son here, 26 and 22 girls) Not sure the girls were any easier come to htink of it!! It is my greatest hope that my sanity lies somewhere bettween the layers of these quilts i'm making :joker:

Welcome AJ, you hang around here , they will have you doing all kinds of things before you know it!! We have three daughters 50,49 and 46 and believe me it doesn't get any easier as they get older, there is alwys something to worry about with one of them!! It's been interesting to say the least.

Please tell us a little more about you, are you a working mom?? What's it like where you live etc. Norma

Thanks, Helen (Gimpy) for telling me about this forum. I will probably read more than I post, but will post some. Learning my way around. Hope I'm in the right spot.

Working (slowly) on a baby quilt - 16 squares with cross-stitching designs in each square. Still cross-stitching on the first square, but almost finished with that one - and it will be nice to move on to the next design.

Good to see some familiar faces (names) from the past.

Thanks again.

Sorry, my signature did not work for the above message.

Gerry

Welcome Gerry, love your Avatar and looking forward to seeing pictures of your quilt.. cross stitching can certainly be fun.. I like to do small cs patterns, I am not sure I would ever finished a big project.. My love is quilting...

Hello Gerry..welcome! Your baby quilt sounds cute. What designs are you using for the cross stitching? That's one needle work thing I don't do. I tried once and somehow got my rows mixed up. I didn't want to take it apart and redo..so I tossed it! LOL

Hi Gerry

So glad you got the email and made it here, its so nice to see all the familar names gathering round. Make yourself at home and have fun, sounds like you are busy, what kind of designs are the cross stitch?

Gerry, I'm so glad to see you here. You will love this site.

I love that avatar too.

Thank you Ladies for the warm welcome.

I haven't done too much quilting except for "cheaters" which was good practice for making stitches. Did a small quilt as a sample out of DH's neckties so eventually I will make a big quilt of the same.

Baby quilt I am doing are small cross-stitching patterns, supposed to be simple, but the first one is not which is "Noah's Ark" and I doubt if I will use that pattern again. The rest are easier patterns of trains, tin soldier, jack-n-the-box, and teddy bears. I am very new at sewing/quilting and am learning by my mistakes. I had sewn the 16 squares together, now I am putting designs on them. Next one I do will do the designs first, then sew the squares together. Live and learn as they say.

Thanks again for the welcome.

Your quilt sounds really cute! I think I would do the stitching first too..just because it would be easier to work on them without the excess bulk and seams. Oh well..look at it this way..they are sewn so they won't fray. If doing the X stitch first I think I'd make the background a little bigger so it could be trimmed some it it frays at all? Keep stitching! :D

I see we have some new members, Fabriholic, Suziejac, Mouse, JoanRaggs, Packrat, Craftyfox2002, Kat, Christi and Wattiepoo. Just wanted to extend a warm welcome to you all, hope that you find friends here and join us in our chatting and converstations around the board. Dont feel shy, please, introduce yourself, we just love meeting new friends. :welcome005a:

A big hello to our new members! Please tell us a bit about yourselves? How long have you been quilting..do you prefer piecing or applique? Any pets..etc? :welcome005a:

QIO, your crossstitching baby quilts are sounding cute.... looking forward to seeing a picture of it... tell us more of your progress...

welcome all,, I missed you coming in, hope you enjoy as much as we do, this is a great place to be..

:welcome005a: to ashlswnfarms, hope you like it here and when you are feeling comfy will tell us a bit about yourself, we are such curious quilters and love meeting new friends. Im curious about your name, is that like the coffee company? I remember buying ashlawn farm coffee when I lived in america :)

Welcome, Welcome, Welcome........ we are Crazy, Zaney, Goofy, Addicted Fabric Fondlers and you are most welcome to be a part of our group :welcome005a:

Welcome Ashlswnfarms! We love new members, so don't be shy. How long have you been quilting? Do you prefer piecing or applique? Any pets?

Welcome to all the newbies. Hope you join in and tell us about yourselves and your quilts.