If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#21
|
|||
|
|||
Okay, Jalynne, repeat after me: "The next quilt I make will be for my bed."
I was really selfish, and the first one I made was a keeper (although it was for the guest bed rather than our bed). I went for a long time before I made another one for us, but now I have several that will stay in the family. We don't have children, but each of the step-grandchildren have a baby quilt and now that they're a little older, I think it's time to start work on a grown-up version for them. If I start their graduation quilts now, I might have them done in time (six years for the first one!). Louise in Iowa "Jalynne" wrote in message ink.net... Even though i had quilters in my family, I never had one until I started making them. In fact, I still don't have one for my bed, either. But that will change...i'm working on it! And...my DD will always have one of my quilts to grace her bed...always. -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "LN (remove NOSPAM)" wrote in message ... Never had one til I started making them. Actually, that's why I started making them. I still don't have one for my bed (cept an old store bought...it's falling apart, of course). I envy people who had quilters in their family. -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "The Nielands" wrote in message news:i3x2b.258043$o%2.117708@sccrnsc02... In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it being on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and trace each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just loved that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my first project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern. So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last year)? Louise in Iowa |
Ads |
#22
|
|||
|
|||
DeAnna,
Memories are great, aren't they? That's really cool that your grandmother sent you the quilt your dad has slept under as a boy. I didn't ever have a quilt that Dad had used, but I do remember having an old "army blanket" that had been his, and it had that same comforting feeling to it. I hope wherever that whoever has the DWR today appreciates it. Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a way to track it down? Louise in Iowa "N7dland" wrote in message ... The first quilt I can remember is one that belonged to my Dad. Shortly after my parents divorced when I was about 8 years old, his mother sent a quilt to me and said that it had been my Dad's when he had been a boy in Scotland, South Dakota. It was 6 inch squares of wool with a heavy batting and a wool backing. I don't remember it being too hot, but I do remember the weight of it and how comforted I was by its weight and knowing it had been my Dad's. The second quilt was a double wedding ring design also made by my Dad's mother and given to me. My Mom put it in her cedar chest for safe keeping and when she disassociated herself with both sides of the entire family it went with her. But I remember how beautiful it was: small calico rings on a white background, a thin batting, a light blue background with a scalloped edge. Ahh, memories. DeAnna |
#23
|
|||
|
|||
I just looked up the poem -- hate to admit I'd never heard of it before. I
can see why you love it! Louise in Iowa "Clooniff" wrote in message ... The first quilt I remember was a crazy quilt. I still have it. My mother found some foundation squares that had been started by a great-aunt (I think) and finished making the top. It has pieces from my GGM's wedding dress, GGFs wedding vest and lots of other bits of clothing over three generations. The only embroidery on it is herringbone stitches around the pieces. The back is green satin quilted with a feather pattern onto a 2" thick wool batt, and the top appliqued onto that. When we were sick and had to stay in bed Mother would get it out for us to sleep under. That's probably why I love the Robert Louis Stevenson poem "The Land of Counterpane". Betty in CT "The Nielands" wrote in message news:i3x2b.258043$o%2.117708@sccrnsc02... In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it being on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and trace each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just loved that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my first project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern. So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last year)? Louise in Iowa |
#24
|
|||
|
|||
I would have done the same thing at 18! I've always had an "eyes are bigger
than my stomach" mentality when it came to creative projects -- I have great plans for doing something, but I then find out I really don't have the interest I thought I would or I totally lack the skill to pull it off. It's a good thing I didn't try quilting back then or I probably would have lost interest in a hurry! Louise in Iowa "Lisa Ellis" wrote in message ... The Nielands wrote: In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? No one in my family sews, except for me. The first quilt I remember in my life is a top I purchased (for our dollars), when I was 18 or so. It was sort of a log cabin, made of ribbons, and I thought it was interseting. I wound up giving it to a friend after I realized that I would never do anything with it. The second quilt was a more of a comforter. It was just squares that I sewed together to make the top, which was tied. I used corderoy for the backing. so it was warm. I used it for years. lisae |
#25
|
|||
|
|||
Julia,
Have you decided on the pattern and colors for Grandchild #2 yet? Louise in Iowa "juliasb(nospam)" wrote in message ... I'm sitting here thinking about the beginnings of quilts in my life and when I actually received my first quilt. I remember watching when I grew up, my sister cutting and stitching away on quilts. Her memories are the clearest any way. (my sister it 21 years older than I am). I was in my late teens when I received a quilt top from her for Christmas one year. I was in love with it. However because of my lack of experience I thought it best to put it aside for a couple years. Well I finally put it together down the line and wish that I could have done a better job at it. Anyway the quilt was used hard and furious for a number of years and mending after mending, it finally could not be fixed again (sigh). My sister and that quilt were the biggest inspiration to my search to learn quilting. I tried more times than imaginable to re-create the pattern she used but to no avail. Now I am sure that everyone special in my life has a quilt that can be used and/or passed down to another generation. My second grandchild will be here in a few months and this child too will come into this world with a quilt from Nana. juliasb The Nielands wrote: In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it being on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and trace each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just loved that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my first project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern. So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last year)? Louise in Iowa -- come and journey with me... from darkness into New Life http:\\www.nwlife.com |
#26
|
|||
|
|||
Believe it or not, I used templates for the TATW I made! Back then, we
didn't have rotary cutters, so even the simplest pattern was made using templates. I think I made mine from sandpaper, though, not the plastic-y thing in the bacon package! Louise in Iowa wrote in message .net... The first quilt that I actually have memories of is the one that my Dad owned. My great grandmother, my grandmother and my aunt had made it for him. It is red and white and I have never seen another like it and I have never come across a pattern for it. I am going to reproduce it for him. My parents used it on their bed for a while, but then it was relegated to use as a floor covering for babies and toddlers since the linoleum was so cold. My brother and sister and all of my cousins used it in that way. It still exists but it is worn and is not used. (Of course there have been no gbabies to use it yet and we all now have carpeting.) My first quilt was a red and white print and white bacground quilt I think it was a flywheel block with white sashing (It is packed away carefully). The one I use all the time is a print of small flowers on black with a white background and white sashing. (I wanted black and white but my grandmother would have been bored to tears making it) It has a green back and binding that matches the green in the print. My grandmother was the only quilter in my family that I knew - but she never taught me. When we were around she put her sewing aside unless she needed our measurements. She was a great seamstress and used to work for London Fog. We had flannel pjs every year for christmas, and we had school clothes made for us when we were in elementary school. Just a little thing- we never threw away the plastic-y board in the bacon packages because my grandmother used those to make templates. She would mark the fabric with pencil and then cut the shapes out by hand with scissors. She did end up with a cutting mat but I don't remember her using a rotary cutter (I think she tried it but didn't like it). I am now the only quilter in my family. I am in the process of making quilts for members of my family starting with the grandparents. I am making one for my maternal grandmother (the other grandmother) now. I am making lap quilts mainly because that is what they will use. When I get to my parents and my siblings and cousins I will be making bed quilts. Julie Richmond, VA said... In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it being on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and trace each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just loved that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my first project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern. So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last year)? Louise in Iowa |
#27
|
|||
|
|||
But those holes are filled with love, and that's what really important,
isn't it? Louise in Iowa "Emilia" wrote in message ... "The Nielands" wrote in news:i3x2b.258043$o%2.117708@sccrnsc02: In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it being on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and trace each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just loved that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my first project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern. So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last year)? Louise in Iowa I also still have my "first" quilt. It was from my grandmother's house. It's a log cabin. It is so old and worn that it is almost all white now... and full of holes... |
#28
|
|||
|
|||
Love the story about the garage sale!
You'll decide (or the quilt will decide for you) when it's time to keep one. Something in it will touch your heart, and you'll know you can't let it go. They have a way of talking to you, you know. Louise in Iowa "Charlotte Henson" wrote in message ... My first quilt has a sorta funny story. Many women in my family are incredible seamstresses but none quilt. My then boyfriend and I were out looking at garage sales on a Sunday morning. We followed the signs to one and started looking around. I found a nice, simple twin-sized grandmother's fan done in blue and whites and hand-quilted in somewhat large, loose stitches. It has a poly-cotton sheet backing brought round to the front. Nothing extraordinary but still pretty. I wasn't sure exactly who the other man at the sale was. He was the only one there but he looked like he was going through the things for sale too. He wasn't the cleanest person I've ever seen. He noticed me looking around and said somewhat spontaneously "Scott's upstairs, but I can sell that for him, do you want to buy it?" I said yes and readily agreed to buy it for the asking price of $5. He looked sorry he hadn't asked for more but continued to pick stuff up. As we were driving away we saw him loading "his" things into his shopping cart. The man was homeless. He'd found these garage sale items left out overnight and must have pocketed my $5. I felt guilty about that for a while but then I realized whoever was selling this stuff didn't care much about it if he couldn't be bothered to bring it in overnight. The quilt is in far better care in my hands and the homeless guy probably needed my $5. So I think everything turned out for the best. The amusing thing in all of this is that I gave this quilt to my current boyfriend and have given all the others I've made myself to various people. So I'm a stealth quilter at my home. It takes a quilter to know one. You'd see my stash of cottons organized by color and my rotary cutter and mat. Other than that there isn't a quilt in the place. And it may be blasphemy but I'm not sure I want one. Maybe it's only the mother of all quilts for me... Maybe I just haven't found *my* quilting voice. -Charlotte |
#29
|
|||
|
|||
If that's the worst mistake you ever make, you can be proud of yourself! At
what point did you realize that you'd reversed the colors? I made a block the other night and just as I got ready to mail it to a friend, I noticed the fabric in the center of the square was wrong-side out! I really debated about pulling it all apart and resewing it, but it's not a really noticeable difference between the right and wrong sides, and I think the friend will appreciate the "error of my ways." Louise in Iowa "Bonnie" wrote in message ... Charlotte Henson wrote: The amusing thing in all of this is that I gave this quilt to my current boyfriend and have given all the others I've made myself to various people. So I'm a stealth quilter at my home. It takes a quilter to know one. You'd see my stash of cottons organized by color and my rotary cutter and mat. Other than that there isn't a quilt in the place. And it may be blasphemy but I'm not sure I want one. Maybe it's only the mother of all quilts for me... Maybe I just haven't found *my* quilting voice. -Charlotte The first quilt that I made that I kept was a drunkard's path that I got the colors reversed on one square. The pattern was lost because of that mistake. Afterwards, I made another one with the correct pattern - I kept that one also! -- Bonnie NJ |
#30
|
|||
|
|||
Oh, believe me, i am working on a quilt for our bed. I'm hand piecing it and hand
quilting it, so it'll be a while yet. The top is about 1/10th done so far...LOL. I might make something by machine in the meantime, we'll see. I have a few other UFO's to get through before I even can think about that. -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "The Nielands" wrote in message news:MxR2b.269036$YN5.183481@sccrnsc01... Okay, Jalynne, repeat after me: "The next quilt I make will be for my bed." I was really selfish, and the first one I made was a keeper (although it was for the guest bed rather than our bed). I went for a long time before I made another one for us, but now I have several that will stay in the family. We don't have children, but each of the step-grandchildren have a baby quilt and now that they're a little older, I think it's time to start work on a grown-up version for them. If I start their graduation quilts now, I might have them done in time (six years for the first one!). Louise in Iowa "Jalynne" wrote in message ink.net... Even though i had quilters in my family, I never had one until I started making them. In fact, I still don't have one for my bed, either. But that will change...i'm working on it! And...my DD will always have one of my quilts to grace her bed...always. -- Jalynne Queen Gypsy (snail mail available upon request) see what i've been up to at www.100megsfree4.com/jalynne "LN (remove NOSPAM)" wrote in message ... Never had one til I started making them. Actually, that's why I started making them. I still don't have one for my bed (cept an old store bought...it's falling apart, of course). I envy people who had quilters in their family. -- LN in NH a crazy quilter * hand quilter * & hand appliquér all in all --- a very slow quilter.... So send quilts! http://photos.yahoo.com/lns_obsessed "The Nielands" wrote in message news:i3x2b.258043$o%2.117708@sccrnsc02... In an e-mail replying to Diana's thread about getting started in quilting, Julie said she always had a quilt in her life thanks to her Grandmother. That got me to thinking (a dangerous thing at this time of day when I'm tired from work!). What's the first quilt you remember in your life? Like Julie, mine was one from Grandma. It was a Trip Around The World in fabric from the 30s and 40s (I'm guessing on that part). I remember it being on my bed upstairs in the old farmhouse we lived in, and I'd sit and trace each "trip" with my finger. I'm sure it was hand quilted, and I just loved that quilt! When I finally learned to quilt in the 80s, TATW was my first project, and I think it might still be my favorite pattern. So what's the first quilt you remember (even if it was from just last year)? Louise in Iowa |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Auction: C. Jean Horst "Heart of Roses" Quilt - SIGNED! | Brian Bernardini | Marketplace | 0 | September 1st 04 07:08 PM |
Why would needleworkers attend quilt shows | Debra | Needlework | 32 | April 1st 04 04:08 PM |
Returned Quilt -- What to do with it?? | Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply | Quilting | 20 | March 8th 04 06:55 PM |
My first "real" Quilt -- LOL | Kathy in CA | Quilting | 2 | August 12th 03 10:28 PM |