I have never had any luck with my african violets ever blooming again once I get them home.?

Question

I always water them from the bottom and use appropriate fertilizer. Am I doomed to just staring at fuzzy leaves?

Answer 1

These two simple things should have your African Violet flowering pretty soon. Sounds like you are doing most things right already.
Put your plant in an east (or north) facing window. Remember: if your plant doesn't flower, it's not getting enough light. If the leaves start to get brown edges or brown spots on them, it's getting too much light.
Never water from above (You are already doing that right)
Never water with cold water straight from the tap. Let it set until it reaches room temperature.
After watering, let it sit for about an hour. After an hour, if there is still water above the level of the bottom of the pot, take the pot out of the saucer, pour the water out of the saucer, and return the pot to the saucer.

Answer 2

Some things to check:
1.Too much sun? I've seen people really fry their plants (especially bonsai and plants with thin leaves) by letting them sit all day exposed to hours of southern exposure sunlight. They can barely survive, much less, flower.
2. Too little sun? Same with flowering plants in northern exposed windows - they just won't flower. Half day, eastern/morning or western/afternoon sunlight seems to work the best. If you must have the plants only in a southern facing window try keeping a shear curtain or liner that allows filtered bright light, and/or try keeping the violet a little to the left or the right of the window to give the plant a break from the sun.
3. Is there a smoker in the house or some other pollutant (too much dust, incense, etc...) ? I could never get my african violet to flower either until the dust, pollution, etc... was removed.
4. when and if you transplant to another or bigger pot, use african violet soil (this is usually sold in the store where you purchased the violet).
5. Too much water? If you can, let the violet get a little dry in between waterings, but not enough to cause the leaves to droop.
Try these things, hope it works for you too!