My husband’s great grandmother hand pieced this quilt using scrap material left over from house dresses, work clothes and play clothes. His Dad can point out pieces of fabric he remembers his Mom or the kids wearing.
My husband received this as a Christmas present when he was a child. We don’t use this quilt. It’s irreplaceable and a family heirloom that we love.
Have you ever wanted to make a super easy baby quilt but didn’t know where to start? With some basic sewing skills and less than $30.00 you can create a baby quilt that will last a lifetime. This post includes affiliate links. Easy $30.00 Baby Quilt When my ‘baby’ turned 13, I finally had time…
Every quilt has a story. I grew up using handmade quilts from my grandma and other family members, and I have even made a few quilts of my own. I remember the day I asked my Grandma to teach me to quilt. She laughed and reminded me that it takes all winter to create a…
What do you do when you stumble upon an estate sale with an entire room full of fabric, quilting supplies, vintage buttons and zippers? If you’re me, you pack as much as you can in a box and hope the 50% signs apply to everything! This past weekend, we found an amazing stash of Christmas…
Sometimes a quilt memory is made by one generation teaching the next. But sometimes a teacher in a high school classroom is the one to share the art of quilting with a high school senior. Kerrie Goggin at Boyle County High School teaches her Fashion and Interior Design students to quilt a modified Log Cabin…
This is Jacey’s baby quilt made by her grandmother. The alphabet is quilted into the yellow sides, with her name Jacey along the top and hearts along the bottom yellow. There are quilted hearts along the white border, Plus all the other white border and in the squares. All hand quilted!! Just Gorgeous! Online Quilt…
Ever since the kids were little, I have been collecting t-shirts that have special memories in the hopes that someday I would be able to make a memory quilt! That day has finally arrived. My oldest son is graduating from high school so I’m ready to create a memory quilt using the special t-shirts that…
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I started a Grandma’s flower garden quilt over 30 years ago, having fallen in love with a picture in a magazine. I have made many flowers upto 19 hexas together, I pinned them to a queen size sheet, but have a very long way to go. I seem to bring it out every 5 years and do a bit more. Suddenly I am nearly 75, and would like to finish it. But. Probably should have started something smaller, perhaps with the machine.