Hi and welcome to my first Blog. I've been thinking about having one for such a long time and finally I got around to it. I have been working shift work for over 15 years. What does that mean? It means I worked a 12 hour shift job (days and nights) and well it was difficult to find time to do much of anything with such a demanding job that had no regard for holidays, birthdays or any other important family event. With that being said I was grateful to have had it and it did indeed bring me to where I am today. I met my wonderful husband there. He retired almost 5 years ago and he now contracts himself out and travels a great deal. I began longarm quilting November 2005 when my APQS Milli arrived. I had considered this large purchase for about 5 years and finally took the step. I have never been happier that I did. I began right away quilting for others and getting better with each quilt. I continue to educate myself on longarm quilting and improving on my skills as a quilter. I am no longer taking customer quilts and will complete all my obligations by the end of April. A big thanks to my supportive customer base as I am truly blessed to have known all of you and to have quilted for you. I will be quilting up a storm but my own projects. I love designing and piecing and will be doing more of that as well. Quilting for others although profitable and fullfilling left no time for me to quilt or design for myself. I love making a quilt from the very beginning when I purchase the fabric to the final end when put my last stitch in the binding. So many techniques I am looking forward to trying. I have designed some wonderful designs too that I am digitizing and hoping others will want to purchase them. Either way I will enjoy the process and the learning with each design. I have had this creative monster inside me for a while and I am so anxious to see some of my creativity come to life. I will be sharing the process with you and by all means please offer your suggestions and any lessons you encountered in your own experiece. We can learn with each other. Art Quilts totally facinate me from the very tiny ones to the beautiful wall hangings. Such creativity and lack of rules to follow. Such freedom.
I quilt in my home Studio which is being remodeled slowly but surely as well as my home. Taking more time than I had hoped. Living in the country presents a problem as Contractors have so much more work in town and getting the best to do the work can be challenging and it requires patience to say the least. I hope that soon Studio photos can be posted. My husband has been away so much this past year that many of the tasks have been delayed as he can do them better than someone else so I patiently wait for him to get a break and be home a while. I trust that whatever will be will be. Thank you for visiting and I do have some fun stories to share in the future so please drop in from time to time. God Bless, Grammie Tammie
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