Sunday, July 12, 2009

my first quilt

Camille and Carrie are hosting a parade of quilts, and I thought I would join in. You have to be nice--my first quilt was made when I was about 10 years old. I got into it until I got to the finishing part--it took me forever to put the binding on (I am still not as good about finishing quilts as I am at starting them....). It is hand quilted on the first border, and it was tied (long ago). It's in rough shape now, but I have a sentimental attachment to it. I know, it's kind of ugly.
My most recent quilt is this one:



Since my first quilt (19 years ago) I have changed a lot! My color choices are drastically different, my hand quilting is much better, my machine quilting (which didn't exist then) is coming along. I have also gotten more accurate in my piecing, and I've become a lot more willing to step outside the box in terms of colors and patterns. When I first started quilting, I made all my quilts with cream as a background color (maybe not all, just a lot). I also often would see a picture and decide to make the quilt in the same color scheme. Now I am much more willing to try out lots of color combinations that would have scared me in the past. So that's it! I can't wait to poke around and see everyone else's quilting journeys.
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  1. CarrieJuly 12, 2009 at 11:24 PM

    10??? You made a quilt when you were 10? I was still trying to figure out how to plug in the sewing machine! :)

    And it's not ugly at all, it's quite wonderful, as are all first quilts. Your most recent quilt is also pretty wonderful, it's definitely a "happy" quilt.

    Thank you for sharing your quilts and your lessons!

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  2. LucyJuly 13, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    10 years old.. my goodness. I would have been asking mom to make me one @ that age. ha ha.. So congratulations to you -- that is incredible.

    I hear you on stepping outside the box on colors takes some time and courage, but somehow after a quilt is finished it comes together no matter what colors are used.

    Thanks for sharing.

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  3. LollydoJuly 13, 2009 at 10:35 AM

    Wow! quilting at 10, I ran in the other direction when my mom was at the sewing machine! Way too detailed for me. Thanks to a good friend and a lot of encouragement I was able to find quilting! I also remember the first time I did not copy the colors I saw in a pattern - terrifying! So happy I did! I really like both your quilts, it's fun to see the changes in quilting trends. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. NicoleJuly 13, 2009 at 12:55 PM

    You should be so proud that you made that at the age of 10! It is simply wonderful.

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  5. dotti whiteJuly 13, 2009 at 10:52 PM

    Thanks for sharing your quilts. Your first one is very sweet--and I love the colors in your most recent. Great quilters are always changing--that's an awesome thing about us!

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  6. MamaTJuly 14, 2009 at 11:10 PM

    Is the last one an x-block? I've been teaching that method recently. Great colors!

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  7. JaneJuly 15, 2009 at 3:42 AM

    I love your first quilt and think it's wonderful that you still love it, too. Fabulous colors on your latest project.

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