Hello everyone!
My name is Douglas and I am so excited to have the opportunity to join the bloggy quilty community! I hope you are interested in: (1) peeking over the shoulder of a new quilter, and (2) sharing your thoughts, comments, suggestions, and encouragement.
I started feeding my quilty curiosities in November 2011. No one was all that surprised; a year earlier it was photography, a year before that was cross-stitching and painting. You could say I have diverse interests! After borrowing my so-sweet-mom's Bernina Nova, taking a quick trip to the library, and searching high and low for a new hobby teammate, I convinced myself I was going to do it. Finding another curious mind to join me was a little more difficult than expected; my 30-something guy friends weren't interested at all, go figure.
Feeling a little lonely at the prospect of tackling a new art all by myself, I casually mentioned the endeavor to my uncle. Surprisingly, he was all too eager to learn with me! (
He's also a Douglas; sometimes we call him "U.Doug" to minimize confusion. I'll do my best to work him into the blog rotation, but I'm not holding my breath. Did I mention we also call him "Gruncle Doug?" It has a zesty European ring to it, and it is a lot nicer than "Uncle Grumpy.")
I purchased all the supplies I needed to get started with quite a bit of help from my sew-friendly A.Cheryl. Who knew it would cost so much to get started! (
if I knew at the time how expensive this new love would cost me over the long haul, I may have given up then and there!!) For those who are interested in getting started, in a subsequent post I plan on sharing the list of supplies I acquired first.
I'll share a few firsts, with more details to follow later:
~first set of pieced half square triangles~
~first completed quilt, er...technically a comforter I've been told
Chatterbox pattern from "Dare to Be Square" by Boo Davis~
~first machine quilting~
I hope this has given you enough information about me and the purpose of this site to get us started on the right foot :-) In the coming posts, I plan to share more stories about my first projects and spotlight some blogs that have provided the most instruction/inspiration for me.
I look forward to sharing with you, learning from you, and who knows, maybe even provide encouragement to someone who has yet to take their first stitch!
Douglas
