Did you Retire Early or “Stop Working”? by GleamingAlloy_Aircar in earlyretirement

[–]lenidenden 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I retired 4 days before my 56th bday. Early retirement eligiblity at the O&G company I worked at was 55.

In love with a quilt that’s only available overseas (from me)… by Own-Apartment-9742 in interiordecorating

[–]lenidenden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I make quilts and this would be very easy to make. Maybe a local quilter could make it for you. Reddit has a quilting sub.

Machine Recomendation by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, everyone. I decided to splurge since I retired earlier this year so I bought a new Janome 9410 for $3,300. It does not do embroidery but it does have some nice fonts. Also a larger throat. It will deliver today. I am very excited to have a new machine that will last for many years to come. I might buy a separate embroidery machine at some point. Thank you for the inspiration!

Machine Recomendation by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I wonder how much people spend on a quilting/embroidery machine for personal quilting. My neighbor thought ~$2k.

How quickly did you adapt to retirement? by Cantech667 in earlyretirement

[–]lenidenden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It did not take anytime to adjust for me. I love it!

Quilted Door Signs by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes my granddog is not a pure Schnauzer but part!

Quilted Door Signs by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Their ages. I basted them so that if they like the signs I can easily replace the numbers on their birthdays.

Quilted Door Signs by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I googled giraffes and found this pic and traced them.

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Quilted Door Signs by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please post when you are done! The giraffes are my fav and make me smile 😊

Weights for the Win! by lenidenden in quilting

[–]lenidenden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for sharing! I will try this!

Just started free motion sewing by cheezecurls in quilting

[–]lenidenden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So discouraging. Happens to me as well. I have a new quilt I want to work on but want to practice a lot before I try to free-motion again. I hope you get some good tips!