I've been making quilts for quite a few years now. My mother and I made a king size one about 15 years ago, but that was from scratch. Cutting all those squares took forever and then pinning, sewing and then having to tie the whole thing. It took a few months to finish. I love it to this day, but I knew there had to be an easier way. Well, I found it. A couple years ago I wanted to try quilting again, but I didn't want it to take so much time. I went to the cloth store and started looking around. Then I found cotton that was already in a quilted pattern. LIGHT BULB!! I bought:
* 2 and 1/2 yards of the quilted pattern
* 2 and 1/2 yards of a matching fleece color
* a bag of batting
* matching DMC floss (to tie with)
I came home and in 3 hours I finished my quilt! The one pictured above is the latest one I've done. It's in the nursery waiting for our new baby that we are adopting.
3 comments:
I love quilts, Tracey....I have never tried making one myself, but when I was a little girl, my mother made a patchwork quilt for me. It was made of all the different materials that she had used to make clothes for me as a little girl.:)
Yours is beautiful!
God Bless,
Amy:)
Tracey,
This quilt is gorgeous! Thanks for the info that you can buy "pre-quilted" fabric. I'll have to keep my eyes open.
Regarding the shoebox swap, keep an eye on Monica or Carrie's blogs (the links are back in my post) as they host them a few times a year. They'll announce when they're coming up and then you send them an e-mail and they match you up with someone. They're open to the first 50 to sign up and normally fill up within 10 to 24 hours. I'll try to remember to let you know when the next one is.
Your quilt is beautiful! How wonderful that you have such a special talent that you can use for keepsakes to give your future children. I received your comment on my blog, and we definitely should chat more! Where are you in the adoption process? We are working on entry to "the pool" of waiting parents now. It's a long road sometimes, but also exciting. I do think, though, that the pain of waiting is only something that can be understood by those who have experienced it. Best of luck to you...feel free to drop me a line any time!
Mela (Melanie)
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