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Louise,
I re-read my post...and realized I need spell check in the worst way... I set aside projects for a long time, or keep them in the 'project in mind stage' for a long time, but I usually get back to them and finish them. Last year I finished two quilts I started in 1996. It is not a matter of losing interest, but of finding things that are more interesting, such as climbing...On my last climbing trip, I did take some handwork with me. lisae The Nielands wrote: 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 |
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I grew up on "A Child's Garden of Verses" I can recite most of them from
memory. I had three copies, all illustrated differently and beautifully. Look at some of the other poems. They're wonderful! Betty in CT "The Nielands" wrote in message news:aIR2b.268498$o%2.122215@sccrnsc02... I just looked up the poem -- hate to admit I'd never heard of it before. I can see why you love it! Louise in Iowa "Clooniff" wrote in message ... The first quilt I remember was a crazy quilt. I still have it. My mother found some foundation squares that had been started by a great-aunt (I think) and finished making the top. It has pieces from my GGM's wedding dress, GGFs wedding vest and lots of other bits of clothing over three generations. The only embroidery on it is herringbone stitches around the pieces. The back is green satin quilted with a feather pattern onto a 2" thick wool batt, and the top appliqued onto that. When we were sick and had to stay in bed Mother would get it out for us to sleep under. That's probably why I love the Robert Louis Stevenson poem "The Land of Counterpane". Betty in CT "The Nielands" wrote in message news:i3x2b.258043$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 |
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I wish I could say that it was the only mistake I have made
but I'm way to old to claim that! It wasn't until the quilt was finished, I kept looking at it and thinking something is wrong. I followed the pattern with my finger and it jumped out! Bonnie The Nielands wrote: 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 |
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My favorite was "The Swing" but "The land of counterpane"
was a good one also. Bonnie NJ Pat in Virginia wrote: Betty: In my case the opposite is probably true. I did not have quilts growing up, but my first knowledge of poetry was from my book, RL Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses' and I was fascinated by his poem "Land of Counterpane." So the idea of patch work was planted early on. Even so, I am not the first quilter in the family. My maternal GM made lots of quilts and my fraternal GM was an excellent seamstress who 'may' have made quilts. Unfortunately both died young and I never knew them, nor their quilts. But hey, I am continuing the tradition! PAT in VA/USA ... who still reads RLS Clooniff wrote: 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". |
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Yes, I love "The Swing", too. I find myself chanting it whenever I take my
DGDs to the playground. And "The Cherry Tree" because we had a huge flowering cherry that I could climb in. Betty in CT "Bonnie" wrote in message ... My favorite was "The Swing" but "The land of counterpane" was a good one also. Bonnie NJ Pat in Virginia wrote: Betty: In my case the opposite is probably true. I did not have quilts growing up, but my first knowledge of poetry was from my book, RL Stevenson's 'A Child's Garden of Verses' and I was fascinated by his poem "Land of Counterpane." So the idea of patch work was planted early on. Even so, I am not the first quilter in the family. My maternal GM made lots of quilts and my fraternal GM was an excellent seamstress who 'may' have made quilts. Unfortunately both died young and I never knew them, nor their quilts. But hey, I am continuing the tradition! PAT in VA/USA ... who still reads RLS Clooniff wrote: 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". |
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The double wedding ring quilt that was on my Grandma's bed. It was, as
I learned later, made by my great-grandmother. Maureen 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 |
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On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 23:35:42 GMT, "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 The first quilt I really remember was a Grandmother's fan my mum made for my brother. It was appliqued down to solid green squares (this was the 70s and there wasn't a lot of cotton around) with black embroidery thread, and the sashings were white with green posts. I was jealous as hell. There were other quilts in the house, but they were simple squares tied with yarn (I think Craig's Grandmother's Fan was tied as well) or they were scrappy quilts made from fake fur remnants sewn onto old blankets (very warm!). Anyway, none were as nice as Craig's quilt - she always did like him best! I wonder what happened to that quilt? I still have my fake fur crazy-patch lap quilt, and Tracie has hers (queen sized) and our sister Brenda's for some strange reason. My mum made our winter coats from fake fur, and we all had long robes from fake fur (very cold in the house in the winter) as well as numerous stuffed animals from the same material. So there were a lot of scraps to use up! And around Christmas when my mum was stitching up a storm, the air would be filled with brightly colored fluff. (Just don't breathe in). -- Jo in Scotland |
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