Who would have thought it was possible: sewing a quilt from start to finish in one weekend. Sure, some people do it all the time, but me? I barely knew how to use my sewing machine!
Our teacher was great. A veritable stitching drill sergeant, she instructed us to choose fabric, slice it, press it, stitch it, sandwich it, and ultimately quilt it. Even my sig. other, who could care less about fabric crafts, was duly impressed by the result.
I learned so much in that class, and since then. In this blog I hope to share my current projects, classwork, and generally crafty musings.
About my first quilt: it's a lap-size quilt that uses a Heather Bailey fabric as the main print. I chose two colors directly from the print, orange and brown, for binding, borders, and background. The design is a modified 9-patch block. It's great for beginners because it's all straight lines, uses only two main fabrics for the front (plus a small amount of the accent color binding), has no tricky triangle corners, and yet looks like you know what you're doing!
One of the first things I learned about quilting was how traditional quilters think about the design elements on a quilt. Borders, background, binding, contrasting colors and values -- all these elements and more are considered in a design.
The second thing I learned is how overwhelming it is to choose two fabrics from a store filled with HUNDREDS of choices! Good thing my soon-to-be new friend was in the class and knew what to look for. Amy chose the Heather Bailey fabric, and I knew it was "it" as soon as I saw it. She definitely picked the cutest thing in the store and I shamelessly copied. Until then, I had no idea that fabrics had designers, not to mention seasons!
I hope to post more soon, as I've done so much more since this first quilt!
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Your quilt is beautiful!!! My Grandmother quilts and she is very modest but I am always telling her that it is her art!! Very cool!!
ReplyDeleteThat Heather Bailey print is SO hard to resist! I still have yards of it in my stash, just waiting for the perfect projects. Well done, my sewing friend. :)
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