Prepare to Drive Yourself Crazy!

If you've just discovered the world of quilting, there's something that you should know. You will never look at a fabric scrap in the same way ever again! (I'm laughing wickedly as I say this.) Every quilter I know has endless sacks, boxes, and even cupboards full of scraps. Why? Because you just never know when you will NEED one of those tiny scraps. I can't tell you how many times I've stood agonizing over a tiny nickel-sized piece of one of my favorite fabrics, wondering if I should toss it or not. I'm attaching a photo of a crazy quilt block that I made one day when I was bored. I wanted to see how it would look if I used some of my tiny 30's reproduction scraps to make a crazy quilt. This block is a 3-1/2" square. I think it turned out pretty cute, and I have lots of 30's reproduction scraps because they're one of my favorites. Maybe that will be my next project--after the baby quilt, of course. Now--good luck throwing away those infinitesimal scraps!

The Babydoll Quilt

After I finished the quilt for my daughter's second baby girl, I decided that maybe it would be fun to do something with all of the scraps that I had left over. Soooo...I made a babydoll quilt for big sister! I made 4 quick log cabin blocks and framed them with several borders. The binding was made from all of the left over scraps joined together. Instead of taking the time to hand quilt it, I did it the quick way (on the sewing machine). Guess what--three-year-olds don't care HOW you quilt their blankets and it will probably hold up better in the washing machine anyway!

Another Quilt To Make--Hooray!

Hooray! Another baby coming in April and, with that baby (a girl), there's another quilt to make (of course)! I took my daughter to one of the local quilt shops and we found the CUTEST quilt pattern and fabric. I like to try something different with each quilt that I make and this one will be no exception. My daughter wants me to applique a flower along the edge of the quilt which will mean doing a little free-hand pattern making. We'll see how that goes and, when I'm finished, I promise to post a picture!

The Beginning...

I made my FIRST quilt the year that my FIRST grandchild was born. The rest is history!! (It's hard to believe she's eight years old!)

Eight Grandkids Later...

Okay, so most of these aren't professional photographs, but who cares, right? I have one rule when it comes to the grandkids' quilts--use them!! (Just make sure and wash them on the gentle cycle, ha ha.)