First quilt update

Update on our first quilts that was posted way back in January. Amy M. finished her quilt and it looks amazing. I absolutely love it. This was a layer cake from Moda.

First Quilt Finished

My first quilt! I have finally completed my very first quilt. And boy was the finishing harder then I thought. Even though this quilt is not perfect I learned a ton from it.

I loved picking out the fabric and designing the pattern (even though it was simple). Even sewing the blocks was fun. I enjoyed seeing the different colors come together.

Then it was like coming to a railroad crossing. I was terrified to take the next step, basting, and for good reason. I waited and waited and stared at my finished top hoping it would finish itself. But no such luck. So finally yesterday at 10:30am I decided it’s live or die and this quilt was going to live. Three hours and two attempts later my quilt was basted. (and finding otu that my back was smaller then my top).

I just didn’t see any reason to quit then. I grabbed my quilt and off to the sewing machine we went. My first line down was as crooked as the Hamburglar. I soon discovered what those chalky pencils are for. I used my ruler and drew some guide lines for me to follow.

Oh I forgot to mention that I basted my quilt upside down so my pins were on the bottom. Not on purpose. So this caused a huge problem. My big ole basting pins kept getting caught on my table while I was sewing and that in turn caused my stitches to get tight here and there.

As I look at my very first quilt I realize it is all worth it. Now time to start on another one.

WIP it. WIP it real good!

WIP – Work In Process. The Lord knows I love to collect those WIPs. I get so excited about making something, buy the fabric and half the time even cut the material and for some crazy reason that is as far as I get. I think I have a short attention span.

I have decided I am going to complete all my WIPs before I continue on with my quilt; which by the way is going awesomely. I have my top completed and the next step is basting.

I completed one yesterday. Back in like October I made five pot holders and did everything except the binding. (I hate binding) I’m just really no good at it. So this is my finished product. I love them and I got some good binding practice.

Here is a list of the rest of my WIPs I have to complete.

• Two jackets
• Owl PJs
• Christmas Apron for me (little late on that one – good for next year)
• Summer shirt from last summer

Tonight I will be working on my PJs.

Quilting…..and loving it.

I have decided to make a quilt along with Vicki and my dear friend Amy M. We decided to go by several different tutorials on the internet. So far it seems really easy to me.

First you have to pick out your fabric. I choose 4 different mellow prints. Amy M. bought a layered cake pack (42 pieces of 10 inch by 10 inch fabric all different) off the internet and Vicki selected 1 large bold print with 3 coordinating colors.  

Next is the design. I personally designed my own and Vicki is kinda following my design. Amy M is following a design from here.

The hardest part to me was cutting the fabric. You use a rotary cutter and a self healing mat. (This blew Hayden’s mind). And this part takes quite a long time to do.

I have started sewing my blocks together and that’s where we are today. I will keep you updated.