Here's a quick little story from my childhood while I try to finish writing up some projects.
When I first started to learn about sewing, quilting seemed like the best way to practice stitching and colour arrangement. I had one quilt book, The New Sampler Quilt, but I do not recall making more than a block or two. The colour scheme of this photographed block leaves a bit to be desired. A reminder that the only good thing to come out of the 1980s was some of the music!
At the time, quilting seemed like a lot of precise work that I did not have the patience for during my single digit years. Plus it would have taken a lot of allowance money to get the fabric I wanted...and there were better things to do with my time.
At one point in my semi-burgeoning quilting career, I had the crazy idea that I would run away to Europe, preferably in the warmer months, and piece together a quilt to keep me warm in the winter months. In my nine year old head I could do this with just my little Dorothy basket, cheap thread spools/needles and scraps of fabric, specifically the swatch packets my Mother got from Keepsake Quilting. Did mention I was going to do this all by hand and with just the money in my piggy bank?!
While I still want to stop hoarding and travel to Europe, preferably before I am 40, I like to think that I know myself well enough that I will probably remain just an admirer of quilts until I loose interest in garment construction.
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| Previously folded block sample straight from the storage box. |
When I first started to learn about sewing, quilting seemed like the best way to practice stitching and colour arrangement. I had one quilt book, The New Sampler Quilt, but I do not recall making more than a block or two. The colour scheme of this photographed block leaves a bit to be desired. A reminder that the only good thing to come out of the 1980s was some of the music!
At the time, quilting seemed like a lot of precise work that I did not have the patience for during my single digit years. Plus it would have taken a lot of allowance money to get the fabric I wanted...and there were better things to do with my time.
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| Even with machine sewing, not getting these notches to match up is probably a reason why I did not continue with quilting. |
At one point in my semi-burgeoning quilting career, I had the crazy idea that I would run away to Europe, preferably in the warmer months, and piece together a quilt to keep me warm in the winter months. In my nine year old head I could do this with just my little Dorothy basket, cheap thread spools/needles and scraps of fabric, specifically the swatch packets my Mother got from Keepsake Quilting. Did mention I was going to do this all by hand and with just the money in my piggy bank?!
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| Keepsake Quilting Swatch Bags 1 bag has 300 swatches of 1.5" sq blocks So, the three bags have 900 squares |
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| This is as far as I got...and not even outside the country! 14 X 8 squares hand stitched together |
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| Probably the only decent and even stitches within the whole block! |
While I still want to stop hoarding and travel to Europe, preferably before I am 40, I like to think that I know myself well enough that I will probably remain just an admirer of quilts until I loose interest in garment construction.
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