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!
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My Grandmother is 91 and has quilted and croched many afghans and quilts. Several years ago she started to teach me. I love listening to her tell stories about her many creations – the inspiration for the colors, where she got the fabric, and how she decided on the pattern. I was afraid all this…
A few years ago I decided to make a quilt for my son. I didn’t really have any resources to buy material but I did have a whole stack of plaid boxers that had outlived their days of use and a great quilt idea. I started looking through the scrap pieces and realized I had…
If you have been around Hobbies on a Budget very long, you know that I love quilts. For the past 6 years, I have hosted an online quilt show each February featuring some of the favorite quilts in my home and from my friends and family members. What is it about quilts that just makes…
One of my favorite parts of the Online Quilt Show is the opportunity to connect with other quilters who are creating amazing quilts! One reader, Brenda, sent these pictures to me to share in our 2017 Online Quilt Show #onlinequiltshow. She is using the Cathedral window quilt pattern which is so far beyond my skill…
For the past few weeks, I’ve been searching thrift stores, yard sales, antique stores, and Goodwill, looking for a quilt topper or old quilt that had no emotional significance so I could cut it up and make Christmas stockings. I was so excited when I finally found one for nine dollars at a thrift store….
I love decorating with quilts in my home. I have our family quilts saved and displayed in my vintage pie safe. Each of these has special memories and gets rotated around on our beds and couch. Quilts are meant to be enjoyed, not just stored in totes in the basement, don’t you think? This post…