When and how did you start quilting? Tell us your stories!
#11
The first quilt I remember was a scrappy bow-tie we inherited from my dad's grandmother. It was pretty utilitarian but as a young child I was fascinated with all those different patches of fabric! No one in my family quilted, although my mom is an excellent seamstress and she taught me sewing at a very young age. I sewed clothing, crocheted, painted...did almost everything except quilt.
When I got married, my mother-in-law and I didn't seem to have much in common, but one time she was talking about playing under her mother's quilting frame as a child and regretting that although she sewed, she never learned to quilt. She then showed me two quilts her mother had made, one was a scrappy bow-tie, very much like the one I studied as a child! We bonded over our love of quilts...a short time later she bought me my first quilt book!
That was over 15 years ago, and we've been quilting ever since!
When I got married, my mother-in-law and I didn't seem to have much in common, but one time she was talking about playing under her mother's quilting frame as a child and regretting that although she sewed, she never learned to quilt. She then showed me two quilts her mother had made, one was a scrappy bow-tie, very much like the one I studied as a child! We bonded over our love of quilts...a short time later she bought me my first quilt book!
That was over 15 years ago, and we've been quilting ever since!
#12
My first attempt at quilting was in 1981 when I started a "Hexagonal Wreath" quilt. I got one wreath completed and pinned to the 18" square to be appliquéd. I still have all the 1" hexagons that I cut out.
Then in 1992, my dh encouraged me to take a beginner quilting class where I made my butterfly sampler king size quilt. I'm still trying to hand quilt it.
Then in 1992, my dh encouraged me to take a beginner quilting class where I made my butterfly sampler king size quilt. I'm still trying to hand quilt it.
#13
It was 1990 and my DH was deployed in Desert Storm. A girlfriend and I went to the Ham Festival in Cadiz, Ky. Part of the festival was a quilt show. We admired all the quilts, both of us were experenced sewers. I commented to one of the white glove ladies that I would love to learn to quilt. The rest is history. I was invited to join in the quilt club. Turns out it was local for me. We lived in TN. They invited my 4 year old son to come with me. And later my newborn twins. Most of the ladies are gone now, but they taught me so much. I will be forever gratefull for their help and guidance in my quilt journey. A lifelong quilt journey.
#14
We bought a nice new bedroom suite 6-7 years ago and I wanted a king size Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt to put on it. No way I was going to pay $500+ for someone to make it for me so being my usual stubborn self, I set out to make it myself. After cutting what seemed like a bazillion hexagons on paper & fabric and getting maybe 8 "flowers" complete, I became hooked on the tv show, Simply Quilts which showed me so many other patterns & possibilities that I realized hand piecing a king size quilt one 2" hexagon at a time was not going fast enough. I had grandbabies starting to pop out that needed quilts and kids still at home that needed quilts whether they knew it or not! I wonder if hubby can sue HGTV for loss of companionship?--LOL! He's got his own quilt to snuggle with anyway!
#15
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Coventry UK
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I saw a cot panel Peter Rabbit(Beatrix Potter) in a sewing shop just after my 1st grandaughter was born 15yrs ago, also bought wadding n backing without knowing what to do with it!!Joined a sewing course at night school and the teacher was a fantastic quilter!! Most of the class were dressmaking but she was so enthusiatic and taught me how to put it all together and hand quilt! I had finished it by the next class and was hooked!! Took lots of courses and classes and have made 70+ quilts!!
#16
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Location: Coventry UK
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I enjoy producing tops, but due to lack of space I take them to a friend who has a long arm machine!! She does a fab. job and has quilted 20+ for me! I am working on Quilts 4 injured soldiers at the moment from recycled mens shirts and have 4 tops to take to her.I have used the disappearing 9 patch and 4into 9 patterns found on the web and they look great!! when I learn how to post pics will do so!!I am only just learning to use a computer but am enjoying finding all these goodies!!!
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