I finally finished the first quilt I ever made. After a year and 4 days of sporadic quilting, binding and snipping of stray threads, I finally finished this quilt that was intended for my mother-in-law's Christmas present last Christmas!! She was very excited to finally get her quilt. I was so glad to be done with it. It gave me a new sense of accomplishment once I was done. Since finishing this one, I have completely finished a baby quilt and cut out 3/4 of a full size top for my niece! I was very please with my quilting accomplishments this year. I look forward to learning about and completing many more in 2011! :)
To see more views of this quilt, click on the title of the post.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Sunday, October 3, 2010
A blanket for Carter by Susie
This blanket was made by my mother, Susie, for Carter. The pattern is little sports cards with each Sesame Street character in a specific type of sporting apparel. My brother is a coach. So, naturally everything for Carter has just about been sports related.
A Quilt for Carter by Mary Lee
This quilt was made by my grandmother, Mary Lee. She is the person who taught me how to hand quilt. I love this quilt! Although it is a pre-printed pattern, my grandmother does a beautiful job of quilting around every little detail in the pattern. It is absolutely gorgeous!
Carter's Diaper Bag
This is a diaper bag that I made for my new nephew, Carter James. It was my first experience with machine quilting. I struggled with the quilting part, but I really like the way the bag turned out. Also, it was my first time using fusible interfacing, too! I loved it! It makes hemming so much easier!
Baby Elkin's Quilt
I made this quilt over the past two weeks for a friend/co-worker's baby! It was a pre-printed pattern that I hand quilted over the lines on. I absolutely love the little animals in the pattern!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Carter and Champ's Quilt
I recently finished my first fully pieced quilt. I made it for my new nephew Carter and his puppy Champ. I love the way the quilt top looks, but I do not like the backing or machine quilting. I tried to free-motion quilt, but it did not turn out very well. It will probably be awhile before I try to machine quilt again. I've got to research the method more.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
JoAnn's Fabric and Crafts
Today, I went to JoAnn's Fabric and Crafts for the first time. While there I bought some fabric to start a quilt top for my good friend, Christy Thompson's, little boy that she is expecting in December. I won't post any pictures on here because I want it to be a surprise. However, I also bought some 5" x 5" pre-cut squares in a floral pattern that I am going to use to make a quilt for my mom. I am very excited about my fabulous finds today! I really like JoAnn's. Personally, I think it was much better than Hancocks for novelty cotton prints. I would have preferred to go to Hobby Lobby, but seeing as how it was Sunday they were not open. Here are some pictures of the pre-cut squares I found.
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