Last week, I showed you the quilt I made for my oldest son whose birthday is today! He just turned 9!! He is a happy kid today - beach yesterday, pancakes and presents this morning, pizza for lunch, friends this afternoon. Who wouldn't want that kind of birthday as a 9 year old?
Today, I'd like to show you the first quilt I ever finished. I made this quilt to make sure that I could actually quilt it together! It was a lot of work to do this zig zag as it is made entirely out of triangles! Next time, I will follow an easier zig zag pattern like this one. The quilt I made is bright and the back is red flannel. It's super soft and also really small (36" x 20" or so). I did the zig zag pattern to quilt it on the middle part and around the outside I did a loop (just to try it out). It was good to practice quilting before tackling a big project like my son's quilt.
I like how it turned out but it was a lot to take on as a beginner quilter! I'm glad it was so small. I think it will end up being my daughter's baby doll quilt!
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Nice, beautiful, good job. Happy Birthday to your boy
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Thanks! He had a pretty fantastic birthday by 9 year old standards. :)
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You did a really great job. Zig Zag quilts are great for beginners because they take a little more effort than just squares or rectangles. I can see around the edges where you sewed little loops to add a little something extra to the threading. It looks great.
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Thanks! It was an interesting piece to work on. I like how it turned out! :)
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This is totally new to me - I enjoyed reading it, thanks!
Are you able to send them to Switzerland? 😀
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I've never sold one before. It takes so many hours! I have donated one or two for fundraising efforts and given quite a few as gifts.
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amazing talent of yours! keep crafting 😉
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Thanks!
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great job.. pretty colors too.. so nice to make something for gifts instead of just going to the store @samstonehill did a post about that . Happy Birthday to your son :) btw I like crafts too.. I have never quilted.. my aunt did until a few years back.
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I like quilting. It is a lot of fun. I have made quite a few and plan to share them every Monday. They take a lot of time, so I usually do a quilt for Christmas. :) Thanks!
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It would look perfectly at home in a cabin/cottage or beside a camp fire. This skill is a resource during times of hardship, should they ever find their way to or near you. Any spare piece of fit and clean material can be reused for your needs, "waste not, want not"...
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Thanks! Yeah, I really enjoy doing it and it is true that one can be made out of scrap fabric! I plan to make one out of old jeans someday!
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My parents made quilts way back when I was growing up. There was a big quilting fad back then, too. It's a lot of work. Congratulations on getting the job done!
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Thanks! :)
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It's a beautiful quilt!
I've been around quilting my entire life. Both of my grandmothers and my mother love to quilt. During the winter, they almost always have a quilt in the frame that they make to give to someone. I've been the recipient of many of these quilts, so I have many beautiful quilts from over the years.
Unfortunately, I realized I don't have many pictures of them, so if I do find some, I'll be sure to share them with you. Otherwise, keep up the good work. I know how much work it is for one of them.
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Thanks! Yep it is a lot of work. I used to do some of it by hand which took way longer but now I do everything on the machine - piecing, quilting, binding. If theirs are on the frame, they must be doing at least some part (if not all of it) by hand. That is a big job! I'd love to see some pics of the ones you have. I've done about 30 over the years and am slowly sharing them here. :)
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Oh yes. All of the quilting is done by hand. One grandma pieces the tops usually with her machine, and then both grandmas and my mom will quilt them.
They occasionally invite over some "guest quilters" to speed up the process, but they've got it down to a science. I'm always impressed at how quickly they churn them out.
I'm sure all of yours are lovely. I'll try to scavenge through my photos and find some of the pictures of the quilts from over the years.
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That is pretty impressive and definitely a lot of work. I have never tried hand piecing but hand quilting is really not the most fun! Maybe being with other quilters would make it a lot of fun though! :) So cool that it was passed down from one generation to the next. My mom likes to sew and make things but didn't ever teach me (I taught myself to sew and took a class to quilt). I hope to teach my daughter how to sew/quilt. And maybe my sons! My grandfather used to be a quilter. He made beautiful quilts but I didn't get one from him before he died.
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I am attempting my first quilt now. I don't think I'm very good at it yet, but we'll see!
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My first few quilts were really difficult! Just got to keep practicing! :)
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