For the month of February's Throwback Thursday, I thought I would go way back to the beginning of my quilting life.
When I started 1st grade my mother went to work in town; so during vacations and after school, my grandmothers stepped in doing child care.
The question was always what are we going to do to keep Sally busy. We tried crocheting, tatting, embroidery, cooking; but nothing really took until they got out the sewing machine. Sewing and quilting was the answer.
Below is my first project doing patchwork -- not really a quilt, because it was tied and not quilted. I made it for my favorite doll, Jerry. There are some pretty wonky four-patches and a few tucks in the sashing, but not bad for the first try of an 11-year old!
I remember I was not happy embroidering my name, age, and date on it; but my grandmother insisted that I label my quilt.
When I started 1st grade my mother went to work in town; so during vacations and after school, my grandmothers stepped in doing child care.
The question was always what are we going to do to keep Sally busy. We tried crocheting, tatting, embroidery, cooking; but nothing really took until they got out the sewing machine. Sewing and quilting was the answer.
Below is my first project doing patchwork -- not really a quilt, because it was tied and not quilted. I made it for my favorite doll, Jerry. There are some pretty wonky four-patches and a few tucks in the sashing, but not bad for the first try of an 11-year old!
I remember I was not happy embroidering my name, age, and date on it; but my grandmother insisted that I label my quilt.
I'm so happy she made me do it, because I now know when I first fell in love with quilting.
When I wrote my first book, "Keepsake Signature Quilts"; I dedicated it to my grandmothers -- they taught me so much.
When I wrote my first book, "Keepsake Signature Quilts"; I dedicated it to my grandmothers -- they taught me so much.
The child's rocking chair was a Christmas gift to my grandmother Billingslea when she was 2 years old in 1901. She gave it to me in the 1980s -- a treasure I love along with my first quilt.
I'm joining the following:
Sew Fresh Quilts for Let's Bee Social Wednesday
Quarter Inch from the Edge for Throwback Thursday
Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish it up Friday
Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Can I Get a Whoop Whoop Friday
A Quilted Passion for Whoomp There It is! Saturday
Love Laugh Quilt for Monday Making
Cooking Up Quilts for Main Crush Monday
Quilt Story for Fabric Tuesday
