Hi Sherri! I am so darn tickled that you would delurk for this thread!
You are already a quilter, sit a spell and lets get you going in this
wonderful obsession. Questions will be answered cheerfully. I am just so
pleased youre with us!! Thank you!!
Ya.. I'm Chuffed! (is that the right word cas and sharon?)
Diana :-)
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I came to post at RCTQ because a lady recovering from surgery asked a
question... BG That's you, Diana. Yes, this is my first post here.
I've been reading and lurking for about 3 months, I guess. I've read
RCTN for years because I'm a needleworker, not a quilter. I mostly just
skim the headers there now. I've always wanted to quilt, but I worked
hard all day as a programmer, and already had many hobbies (cross
stitch, hardanger, reading mysteries, internetting, and eating
chocolate..). So quilting became the thing I would learn when I
retired. I've collected quite a few quilting books over the years. Now
at the ripe old age of 42, I'm there! It's been 2 weeks since my
official retirement, and I'm loving it. Knowing my free time was about
to expand, I started lurking here to get a feel for it and to pick up
some tips. You all have been great so far, I've learned a lot already.
Now all I have to do is put it into practice. 
So far, I've bought lots of quilting books and fabric. I just hope my
quilting stash doesn't get to rival my needlework stash or I'll need a
much bigger house! LOL I've made one practice square with some really
cheap fat quarters I bought at Wal-Mart about 20 years ago. I've pieced
it but haven't quilted it yet. I think I'll make it into a pillow.
I've signed up for two quilting classes at two different LNS's. The
first one is machine piecing a quilt top. It's 6" squares stitched
together then put on point with setting triangles around the edge, and 2
borders. I hope I've used the right terminology there... It's tomorrow
night, so I'll probably be asking questions here VERY soon. The other
class starts at the end of the month. It's an Amish wallhanging and
will be hand pieced and hand quilted. Yikes! So I hope my quilting
future is to learn to quilt!
I've enjoyed reading everyone's stories. Oh, since this is an
introductory post... I have 2 QI's. Both feline.. known as Bonnie and
Clyde, or collectively as The Dickens'. I love most all kinds of
chocolate, but I'm a purist. I like mine without nuts, fruits, etc.
But since everyone keeps insisting it's too hot for chocolate, the
welcome wagon can send FQ's (Fat Quarters or Finished Quilts). VBEG
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Sherri G in Kentucky
http://community.webshots.com/user/sdgodfrey
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