When I was just a little over a year old, my Mom drove from Missouri to Kentucky to introduce me to my Great-Grandmother Pearl Brown. Grandmother had been piecing together scraps of fabric in preparation to make a quilt. Using some of the leftover pieces, she made this small pillow with ruffled edges for her…
My friend Anne has made some amazing quilts over the past few years! Earlier this week, she shared this newest quilting square that she has been working on. From Anne: I thought I would share with my quilting friends the hardest square I have ever attempted.It is beautiful and I am determined to conquer it….
My friend Christa has a wedding ring quilt that her sister had embroidered with her name and wedding date. She plans to add each of the kiddos wedding info as it happens. Then as a surprise for her 30th bday, her hubbie had a man make a quilt case for it. Online Quilt Show [table…
My great-grandmother, Pearl Brown (April 28, 1908 – January 4, 1975) was an industrious woman. She was always busy caring for the needs of her family. Like so many mothers’s across time, sewing quilts was a matter of necessity to keep the family warm. Putting together pieces of scrap cloth was not only practical but…
Here is another quilt by my friend Anne in western Kentucky. Last year she bought a Bernina 750 QE. The quilt is her first attempt at machine quilting & also her first attempt at appliqué. She took a class taught by an experienced teacher and highly recommend taking classes. A newby will learn so much…
My friend Anne has made some amazing quilts over the past few years. She has shared some of her other quilt creations over the years! Here are a few more of her beautiful creations using the paper piecing technique. Fun trivia: This one won a blue ribbon at the fair! Not familiar with paper piecing?…
Have you ever made a rag quilt? A few years ago I made a very small lap size rag quilt. I learned 2 things from my rag quilt experience: I want to try another rag quilt, but I’m going to make sure I have the right scissors like these – Spring Action Rag Quilter Snips…
Today Amy from Tennessee shares her most recent quilt creation using old t-shirts. Thanks, Amy! You’ve inspired me to get out the kids outgrown t-shirts that I’ve been collecting for several years and get started on something for them! I have been sewing for as long as I can remember. As a stay at home…