So my first quilt top was a hexagon quilt made with a handmade template that was drawn unevenly and given to my mother (who also did not quilt and had no idea what she was doing!). Not being able to sew on seam lines and have the patches fit, we decided to fold under 3 edges and a running stitch to connect the pieces together. The finished top was eventually hand tied and placed on a bed. I loved that quilt...I still do! That top is now 46 years old...I haven't known my husband that long!
So, I'm very new to blogging and I'm on a learning curve, but I love technology as much as I love quilting. This first post is primarily to figure out how this blog works and can I get a picture of that quilt on that blog...let's see what I can do.
I did it!!
You know, after all these years, I still love these colors. Red is my favorite and green follows second. I'm hoping to make repairs to this quilt in the relatively near future. I would still place it across the end of my bed and curl up under it to nap. I do realize that this could be considered one of my ugly quilts. :-)
Moving on...
I still love red and green.
This quilt is more recent. As you can see, my skill has improved. This quilt was actually juried into IMAGES (Lowell Quilt Festival, MA). It didn't win any prizes, but I'm still very proud of this quilt. I designed it in a class at IMAGES in 2003 and finished quilting in 2013. My hands gave out and I had to put it away. By the time I picked it up again in 2013, I had learned to quilt with my thumb and my forefinger. I can now quilt for long periods of time. Hand quilting is so relaxing to me.
Well, I've spent a long time on the learning curve today. Not too bad for "not a kid anymore!" I have one of my old quilts on the standing hoop that I'm trying to add quilting to it in order to to help preserve it and pass it on to my oldest son and his wife. I think after this long day it is time to quilt.
Enjoying my blessings!
dianne
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