Hi all, I just joined this group yesterday and want to introduce myself. I'm a long time quilter living in the mountains of E TN, north of Knoxville, with my hubby, 3 dogs, and about a dozen or so chickens. I'm a retired RN and Howard will be retiring in January. This is a second marriage for both of us as we both lost our spouses very unexpectedly and tragically. I have 12 grandkids of my own and he has 19 and 4 greats. That's a lot of quilts to get made. I love to teach and share quilting with others and love to get beginners hooked on my passion, quilting.

Hello Barb it is lovely to see you join our group This is the warmest group around they will laugh and cry with you, they will answer questions.. or in your case ask for help from you roflol........ watch out for me.. I need all the help I can get... these wonderful ladies have always been there for me.Please enjoy yourself here. the BOMS on the home page are lovely.. and there are no end of swaps etc going on
Look forward to seeing you post.... oh and by the way..... you ladies thought I had forgotten lol. no chance.....
We love pics here

Jacqui

That's 31 grandchildren! No fair! Stop hogging them all! I don't even have 1! I have two grand-rats, though. Seriously! My DIL is a vet tech and she fosters rats. They don't even have opposible thumbs. Now I ask you, how am I supposed to teach them to quilt? But that's a another story and I digress.

Welcome to the forum, Barb. We are a lively bunch here, lots of talent and a willingness to share. Jump right in.

Barb
Welcome and you will definately enjoy your time here there are some wonderful caring ladies here.

I think I have learned a lot about you just in those few lines, I try to read along on your Serial Blog too.

I am having a blast over there.

Hi Barb, and welcome to the forum - just join right in and have fun How far north of Knoxville are you? - I have a friend in the mountains but she's nearer to Johnson City and just over the border into NC. The mountains are beautiful - saw them in the fall and couldn't stop taking photos.

Mary

Hi, welcome from another of the UK contingency. Of course I'm only here by marriage, I'm from California and N. Carolina!
Sit back, let your self go and enjoy the company.
Glad you could join us.
KimUK

Hello and welcome from sunny California. Hope you enjoy it here, the Ladies are all so wonderful I'm fairly new myself and I am having a great time.

Dorian

Barb
Maybe when I come up to Nashville to met Mary you could work something out to meet up too?

There are several other TN ladies and a couple from the AL area also that it might work out so we could all meet.

Mary, I'm about 35 to 40 miles directly north of Knoxville, just off I-75. We're about 2 hours west of Johnson City. That's a pretty area too.

Barb Mcf

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Originally posted by Quiltbuddie:
Hi Barb, and welcome to the forum - just join right in and have fun How far north of Knoxville are you? - I have a friend in the mountains but she's nearer to Johnson City and just over the border into NC. The mountains are beautiful - saw them in the fall and couldn't stop taking photos.

Mary

Deb, Meeting in Nashville might work. I'm about 4 hours away but my mom and brother both live very close to Nashville and I go to visit them often. Also, my DH's sister just moved there from Huntsville, AL. They are in Mount Juliet. Mom is in Gallatin, and brother is in Lebanon. That's the area we are planning on moving to whenever our house sells.
Barb Mcf

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Originally posted by Debo:
Barb
Maybe when I come up to Nashville to met Mary you could work something out to meet up too?

There are several other TN ladies and a couple from the AL area also that it might work out so we could all meet.