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Derbyshire gal here

Butterfly

Derbyshire gal here
« on: September 22, 2020, 08:50:04 AM »
Good morning everyone!  So happy to be here amongst you clever and experienced sewers. I've done a little sewing in the past and managed to gather material and all sorts of sewing aids. Having spent lockdown viewing youtube videos about all types of sewing, my mind is a muddle of what to do and where to start, and at the moment I feel like an artist afraid of a  blank canvas.  I'm interested in having a go at applique and quilting, and I know I should start with something small (though that's never stopped me from biting off more than I could chew in the past :)) Please bear with me as I have sooooo many questions.
Creativity is contagious, pass it on

Acorn

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #1 on: September 22, 2020, 09:03:58 AM »
Hello and welcome!  We love questions.   :)   
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2020, 09:05:25 AM »
Hello from an ex (South) Derbyshire girl (near Swadlincote)  0_0

I know nothing about quilting, I make garments, but there's lots of very knowledgeable peeps on here.

It is mandatory to show us pics of your makes  0_0

Acorn

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2020, 09:08:52 AM »
Oh yes, I forgot to add that I grew up very close to Derbyshire - across the water from @Bodgeitandscarper, in the neighbouring county.  I'm not aware that we knew one another, but who knows?  We may have met at some point!
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

Efemera

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2020, 09:09:01 AM »
Hello there...

Bodgeitandscarper

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2020, 09:13:01 AM »
Oh yes, I forgot to add that I grew up very close to Derbyshire - across the water from @Bodgeitandscarper, in the neighbouring county.  I'm not aware that we knew one another, but who knows?  We may have met at some point!
Oh my gosh, @Acorn , across the water?  You mean Burton?  You poor thing  :laughing:

Acorn

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #6 on: September 22, 2020, 09:18:36 AM »
Nah, it was a great place to grow up!  :P  Swad, though...  :rolleyes:
I might look as though I'm talking to you, but inside my head I'm sewing.

SewRuthieSews

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #7 on: September 22, 2020, 09:23:17 AM »
Welcome, I'm in NE Derbyshire just outside outside Chesterfield. I grew up in Manchester but love the Derbyshire countryside very much.

Greybird

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2020, 09:41:50 AM »
Hello and welcome.

Lilian

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #9 on: September 22, 2020, 10:06:55 AM »
Welcome @Butterfly from another Derbyshire gal. I am in the heart of the shire.  :drink: :)
Willing but not always able :)

Silver Rose

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #10 on: September 22, 2020, 10:27:37 AM »
Welcome to TSP @Butterfly
Still learning

UttaRetch

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #11 on: September 22, 2020, 14:01:33 PM »
Welcome @Butterfly.  No question is too stupid to ask, so don't be shy.

Kenora

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #12 on: September 22, 2020, 14:07:10 PM »
A warm welcome from me too.  :)
Minding my P's & Q's in Portreath

Puzzler

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #13 on: September 22, 2020, 14:15:21 PM »
Welcome. You will be warmly embraced, encouraged and enabled on this forum.

fajita

Re: Derbyshire gal here
« Reply #14 on: September 22, 2020, 15:09:57 PM »
Welcome @Butterfly  :flower: :drink: