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Location
Coventryville (in Chenango County) NYS
About Me
I've been quilting since 1975 and I am a "hand quilt only" person. I have a small business and do custom hand quilting, among other things. Besides that my husband and I have a small "chemical free" farm where we raise just everything we eat - including veggies and meat. I am also a Certified Lay Speaker in our church denomination and my husband is a Pastor. We love camping (when we can get someone to baby-sit the farm), are into Civil War history, and are both musicians - I am a singer and he plays the viola.
Hobbies and Interests
quilting, hand quilting, general sewing, knitting, gardening
My Pets
Molly (dog); June, Ruby, Blackbeard and Pepper (cats)

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At 9:53am on October 8, 2009, Amy said…
thank you for the welcome. :) I will have to check out the NYS group. I'm almost done quilting my southern stars quilt. I'm doing the border now, I hope to get it done before next weekend, my grandmother is coming to visit and I want to show her the finished product since I bought my kit with her christmas $$ to me this january.
At 6:13am on October 1, 2009, Nina Peters said…
Joyce, thank your for the welcome. It is amazing to find so many people who hand quilt. They sure aren't where am. Our State fair was just a few weeks ago (Kansas) and there wasn't very many hand quilted quilts entered. Course I didn't enter any either. I quilt for pleasure not criticism. I am glad to here and see that the hand quilts are an active group. So many places that I have been they aren't which is frustrating. I want to chat with people who know what I'm talking about or looking for. Hand Quilting.
At 9:06am on September 29, 2009, Myrna said…
Thanks, Joyce. I am certainly addicted to quilting. I have so many things on the go I find it hard to decide which one to finish first.
At 3:30pm on September 22, 2009, nellie diaz said…
hi joyce thank you for your kind words,yep i,ll hang in their and keep on hand quilting ,you have a nice day joyce ,nellie
At 1:00pm on September 22, 2009, nellie diaz said…
thank you joyce
At 1:00pm on September 22, 2009, nellie diaz said…
hi joyce thank you for the wecome ,yes i love to quilt ,but hand quilting is new to me ,im working on a whole cloth quilt now but having trouble with thimble control looks like im all thumps,i put thimble in finger to push down and then with out realizing use another finger to push down go figuare lol but im still in there ,also machine quilt when i get tired of hand quilting .thank you for welcome joyce
At 4:29pm on September 18, 2009, angie quinn said…
Thank you for the welcome, it's nice to interact with other quilters. My 13 yr old daughter did some of the embroidery on the baby quilt you saw. She also helped me tie it. She's not really all that interested in quilting. I've heard it skips a generation, so maybe I'll be teaching my grandkids one day.

It's nice to meet another pastor's wife. Quilting has really been a blessing--it's great therapy for the stress that comes with a pastor's life.
At 6:49am on September 16, 2009, Navy Wife said…
Thanks for the welcome. I just jumped in last night and haven't really introduced myself. I was not a quilter when we were overseas. I did a lot of sewing and needlework in those days...the sewing of necessity to keep us all covered on a navy salary. The needlework was to keep my sanity raising 3 little ones. I learned counted cross stitch in England and had found my passion for many years. Of course I couldn't find any supplies when we got home. It was several years before that became so popular.
I started quilting in the mid 70's and have continued off and on ever since. I love to cuddle up with a quilt in progress on cold nights and rainy days. That's why I love hand quilting. Of course, we spend our winters south now where it doesn't get very cold. I'm learning to machine quilt of necessity because my hands don't work as well as they used to!
At 8:34am on September 13, 2009, Susan B / Central Alberta said…
Hi Joyce and thank you for your message. If you can't move to Canada maybe you and your DH can take an extended cross Canada road trip...and stop and visit with some of the Canadian quilters you have met on QWU. If you get to Alberta there are a few of us who would love to take you on tours around and about.
At 7:43am on September 10, 2009, Sarah said…
Hi Joyce. The block I have as my profile picture is called Fifty-Four Forty or Fight. I got the pattern off QuiltersCache.com. I really liked the block too and ended up making a full quilt out of it. I have some larger pictures of the finished quilt on my blog at this post.

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