I've been quilting for a long time now.  When my husband of 64 years passed away, I was totally lost.  It took my a little while but I started quilting again.  Then I found a quilt group of wonderful ladies near my home and that made all the difference.  It's still hard to be alone but I'm doing much better now.
I enjoyed your show today as I always do.  It's like having a friend sewing along with me.  I have a suggestion for you.  When you have finished pressing all of your blocks and before you start sewing them together, square up the blocks.  Trim off any excess. Sometimes it's only a tiny bit but it is worth it.

Happy Birthday when it rolls around. I turned 63 in August. You’re catching up 😀.
Watching you makes me want to make some blocks again. I need to stop being wishy washy and just do something. Thank for the chat and inspiration.
John

You aren't cheap, you're *frugal*; you're not making promises you can't/won't keep, you're creating a bucket list. I love listening to you quilt and tell dad jokes, and I am so glad you find joy in such an amazing hobby/craft. Keep up the amazing work!

Hi Barry,  65 y.o. retired Firefighter here.  I love quilting and making wall hangings. I make sports themed ‘game day grill aprons’ and give them to friends. I also make little stuffed animal pillows and give them to our friends young grand kids. It’s a fantastic hobby. Best wishes,
Alan

I don't think I'm by myself when I say this is my favorite type of video from you because I can sew while you sew. Sometimes I even answer you when you pose a question. 😅

I can't believe I have been hanging out with you for two years. Glad your later life occupation has been good for you, I don't know how I would make it through the evenings without quilting.  I watch you, Marion's World and The Last Homely House, great company.

Enjoyed hearing your personal details about your life.  I really enjoy your channel. Stitch on!😊

Wow,exactly what I was like.depression is awful, and quilting helped me soo much

I love your quilt blocks and always like watching your videos. I retired in 2012 and I’m 78 and started learning quilting the last five years,I  have been sewing for50+ and I love embroidery and crafting with my cricut machines so I love staying busy with something. I tell people I’m enjoying life regardless to what I do.

Barry, All of your accomplishments are because you have demonstrated self-control. FRIENDS: You have 18k ! I'm thankful to be one in that number. Congratulations on two years. Beautiful quilt top. Looking forward to the panel quilt top.

Spending my Sunday afternoon cutting scraps on my Accuquilt while Barry is sewing

I've been finishing a cross-stitch project  while watching/listening. I didn't learn how to use a sewing machine until I was 55. Which is quite a while ago now. I'm retired too. I really enjoy all my crafts. Quilting, cross-stitch,  beadwork of all kinds, plus gardening, lots of walking. It's fall  here in AK. Unfortunately raining. At this time I wish I had the $ to travel to all the quilt stores, retreats & meet-ups in the lower 48. AK real lacks in those areas. However, there is a quilt guild here. A couple of things don't let someone else's lack of joy at a quilt event or anywhere mess with yours. I knew as soon as you were talking about word pronunciation that it was a regional thing. I hear a friend say warsh instead of wash. I lived on the east coast for a while & say cawffee instead of coffee. LOL.  I don't know but I don't think Sun Bonnet Sue is as popular as it once was. In my retirement I bought a Janome and love it. It has a thread cutter & I haven't had any problem with nesting using it. After you demonstrating the disappearing 9 patch I want to try it. I'm working on a string quilt. It's not my favorite but I'm going to see it to completion.
I'm also beading a small 3D 5 pointed star. It's taking me forever. I enjoyed your chat & stitch. It was just the right length. I sit with Quilting, cross-stitch or beading running in the background while I'm working on something. It's good company. 😊

Barry, when i retired 3 yrs ago at 72 yrs old as a RN, i was so distraught. had moved to South texas not knowing anyone except my son and husband who both lived there and came home 1 week out of month.  i was crying all the time, with really no hobbies because i worked so much.  i started raising chickens there and it really helped me  get thru everyday of Texas.  i stayed 3 yrs and moved back home to south louisiana, wasn’t able to bring my chickens with me. now i cried everyday back home because my chickens became my friends and family.  so one day in October 2024; i was looking at you tube and fabric cafe video came up on my feed , as i watched video, they showed a fat quarter of beautiful honey bees. oh my god, that did it. my dad was a bee keeper, i took this as a message from him. not knowing a thing of quilting and very little of sewing( which i took lesson to sew because i adopted my 14 month great grandson and wanted to make sheets and pillow cases for his daycare mattress). so i ordered fabric of bees and book with pattern.  i watched every video i could to learn because no quilt shops here with no one giving quilting lessons. so until march 2025, i made my first quilt. it was a row quilt with of course chickens as my first quilt. i always have it on my sewing chair when i sew my squares. they with me.  yes i’m still depressed but quilting helps me go thru the day. opposite from you, i don’t go to any quilting retreats or shows. nothing close by. so i’ve become housebound.  there’s only one project i was making that i quilting for my mother in law when she decided to be a witch. so i put all that fabric and half rows in box not to be completed.  i just started number 17th quilt for my  youngest brothers birthday.   i like blocks you’re making. i’m saving these videos so i can make one.  i get charm packs and layer cakes off  missouri star as specials of day.  quilt kits from fabric cafe but most of my fabric before came from hobby lobby.  which is what i use to give to my family. i’m saving my layer cakes and quilt kits for me to play with once i’m finished for family.  i get tired of quilt  fabric when i’m finished. i want to start on new fabric. but this quilt i’m making is just like my last one for my brother. i cut each piece of fabric for both quilts , so i finished first one last week and now on my 2nd one today. so you know i’ll be finished with fabric.  
Barry i would smile and talk to anyone when i worked or shopped. but i saw seem thing so many angry and sad people. i’m the depressed one and i go out of my way to smile.  yes i’ve bought things twice or if i couldn’t find and bought to replace only to find what i thought i lost. so you not by yourself.  i only can laugh. i bought new reading glasses last week at eye dr especially for quilting. well after 3 days i couldn’t find, so i figured i must have thrown away with scraps too small, went buy another pair. well this afternoon i noticed something under a box-of  fabric by my sewing machine , i grabbed my grabber and pulled out my new glasses.  it gets to be funny because i know i have something and know where i put then go for it and just not there.  so until your next video have a good week from your friend from down the bayou in south louisiana.

Just right for a Sunday morning.  I've been listening and sorting some scraps.   Thank you for the company.

I really love this block, great video.

I want to see the finished project of this quilt. The colors and pattern look really good. I have been retired for 2-3/4 years, trying to get motivated to sew and learn quilting. Hearing your story is encouraging. Your road trip sounds great. I bet there are a lot of quilters would love to join you.

Thank you,  Barry,  for another enjoyable video  ❤❤❤

I am a Kentucky gal who just found your channel recently on YouTube and my husband and I both enjoy your videos very much! I started teaching myself to sew through YouTube videos about 5.5 years ago when my daughter told me she was pregnant with my first grandchild. Today, I am quilting my first king sized scrappy quilt so this video was the perfect length for me! 😊

I started watching your videos and the one thing I noticed is that you take your time. That is the best lesson I have learned from you. (Don’t get in a hurry)

I’ve been quilting since 1984 but I love the churn dash block 🤗 I love your channel and I’m retired also, a quilter 😉🥰