4th Quilt - Snowman

This is the first quilt I made that really did not have a pattern. I found this adorable Snowman panel and I wanted to use it. I added a border and then some squares which I found a free pattern for here. Then I added a final border around the blocks and panel. I really liked the way the blocks turned out!

3rd Quilt

I'm on a roll now! :) This is a picture of my 3rd quilt - a red, white, and blue rail fence quilt. The blocks are 9" with a 4 1/2" baseball border. There are small Chicago Cubs squares in the corner of this quilt. The quilt is for my brother-in-law for Christmas and I am a Sox Fan...so I liked the quilt until I sewed the Cubs blocks on. In all honesty, I really love this pattern and I think this quilt is going to look amazing with the Marine Corps logo backing.

2nd Quilt

So this is actually the first quilt I made but I only finished the top and didn't have it quilted yet. The baby quilt was the first quilt I had quilted and gave as a gift.

I love this quilt because of the panels - Northern Solitude by Moda. I purchased the complimenting fabric from Quilter's Destination in Arlington Heights, IL. The pattern I used for this quilt is one I found free online at Robert Kaufman.

Back to the beginning...

I realized that if I am going to blog about my quilting, I should have started with how I was introduced to quilting in the first place. My mother-in-law worked with me and my 4th grade class in creating a classroom quilt. Each student received a white square and used crayons to draw their favorite memory of 4th grade. My mother-in-law sewed on black borders and yellow school-themed squares. I absolutely love the border on this quilt - a black border with a colorful alphabet. The quilt was quilted with a swirl pattern and backed with a heavy fabric that was "go green" themed. While the quilt was being assembled the students researched topics associated with quilting - terms, the process, hidden codes in underground railroad quilts, and more. Please read the newspaper article about our class quilt!

After that, I guess I was bit by the quilting bug. I have the fabric for many projects chosen and have the tops of a few more finished. I will be posting pictures and descriptions in the coming weeks!

My first completely finished quilt!

I finished and had quilted my first official quilt a few weeks ago. It was a gift for my long-time childhood friend for her baby shower. The quilt was made from a panel and some borders and I chose a flannel duck fabric for the back. It was quilted with a swirly pattern called "popcorn".