Are you ready for Part 2??
Quilting Origin: As I alluded to ... my Grandmother and her church group quilted before I was born. When I was old enough to be interested, my grandmother's eyes were bad, but she still hemmed diapers for the Red Cross and told me the stories!
AND I was too much of a tom-boy to sit and learn quilting. I started 'quilting' when we moved to Minnesota in the energy crisis!! First quilt was because I wanted a new bedspread for our new bedroom in our new house.
While I was waiting for that to get finished, (top in time out or at my MIL's to be hand quilted) I bought sheets at the Mpls Outlets; built my own frame, bought batting and tied those sheets together for warmth!
Let me tell you - they wore like iron!! My niece had one at the cabin that lasted much longer than it ever should have!!! - Decades longer!!
Lesson Learned: Way too many to even remember!
- Remember to keep all fabric, directions and pieces and parts together until it is done-done!
- Give yourself time before the deadline to figure out anything
- Prewash your fabric!!
- Anything that can go wrong will go wrong if you're in a hurry!
Scrappy Finish: Scrappy start, scrappy middle, scrappy finish - it all goes!! I love scrappy. If 2 fabrics don't blend - add 50 more!! If you have extra units when the top is finished - add them to the back! Makes me smile every time I make my bed!
Coveted Quilt: The comments I've seen usually involve a quilt they made and gave away. I've made quite a few for my Mom that dispersed to family after she was through with them. A small lighthouse quilt that I gave to a coworker that I 'infected' with the quilt bug.
I enjoyed making my DS's wedding quilt. Rainbow scrap log cabins. Recreated the "LOVE" stamp and put 3 of them in the top. Looked great - unfortunately it was destroyed in the Almeda Fire.
There was one other wedding quilt - free pattern by P&B Textiles "Classical Elements and Illustrations" Fun to put together, very graphic. Mailed it to them, never got a thank you! (Kids these days!!!) But I knew they had gotten it - saw it in a FB post once (no mention of the quilt maker ...) They divorced and I'm sure it got donated to Goodwill or was burned in a barrel!! I'm kind-of afraid to make another one for a wedding quilt?? Bad karma??
Upcycling: I love using old jeans and plaid shirts in quilts. And who doesn't love old buttons and clothing tags? Being a scrap quilter - I couldn't even guess how many old clothes have been cut up and incorporated into a project!!
That's it for the day. Been busy here making Ukraine blocks and trying to get caught up in general.
See you all next time!
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