With the release of our new pattern "Trellis", we are hosting a pattern giveaway. Now through September 13th leave a comment below on how you caught the quilting bug. We will be giving away five (5) Trellis patterns! All winners will be randomly picked the close of September 13th. Thanks and good luck.
Have a creative day,Tracy & Girls
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4 comments:
I caught the quilting bug when I 'inherited' a bunch of stamped cross stitch quilt squares that needed to be finished and made into a quilt. I'm not an avid cross stitcher, but have many friends who are, and they volunteered to finish the squares for me. Then, a friend taught me how to make 9 patches to alternate with the c-stitched squares, and we all together hand quilted on a floor frame once a week til it was finished. Thus began my journey into the world of textile arts. The moral of the story? Our greatest endeavors begin with FRIENDS!
I have been crafty for as long as I can remember time so making things with my hands have always been a part of my life. I think I have a quilting virus! It has been with me since I was a little girl and would come to the surface and show symptoms every now and then. I finally learned to quilt from a co-worker when I was 24 years old. I have just turned 40 and my love for quilting continues to grow.
Sewing is not new to me - I decided when my 4 yr old niece turned a year old that for her first birthday I would make her a teddy bear with 4 outfits and a little tiny quilt. Then I decided it was fun making baby doll clothes and I was going to start making them and make a lot of money. WRONG!!! I got lots of compliments but very few purchases. Anyway, I woke up this past February and decided I wanted to make a quilt - after all, how difficult could it be, right? And that little quilting bug bit me HARD! I live in a one bedroom apt, and I bring my fabric to cut at work during lunch on their wonderful 8 foot long table. So far I've made 5 quilts - mostly baby size, but one was a full size quilt. I'm working on 2 queen size patchwork ones, as well as a stadium throw sized paper piece quilt - can't WAIT to see how that one turns out!
I fell in love with quilts as a child studying the beautiful quilts in my grandmother's house. Later I just liked the idea of taking something useless, and making something beautiful and useful with it. I love scrap quilts using fabric that is recycled, and or reused. Not to say I don't also buy fabric for quilts. The quilting bug is a legacy from my grandmother. ~Nita
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