Archive for 2013

Holiday Tragedy!

Well I killed my sewing machine :( I tried to fix the timing by myself and ended up dropping a nut down into the machine and now I can't find it! Oh well....The husband let me buy a new one for Christmas so all is not lost! More soon :)

Also apparently I need to add this link in here to claim my blog on bloglovin? Wish me luck that this works!!

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My First Quilt

I found the pattern for my first quilt at one of my very favorite local(ish) quilt shops. Sisters Fabric in Chehalis,WA. They have a HUGE selection and often order entire fabric lines!

They had a sample on the wall that I loved but they didn't have a pattern. They wrote me a little how to at the counter and showed me the confetti kit that they had used to make it. There was a ton of fabric in it too so my best friend and I decided to split it!

Next it was time to start cutting. Turns out...I hate cutting. Probably because you need to be kind of careful and precise and I hate that!

The white pile is mine and I added some pinks, the purple is my friend's.

We set it all out on the floor to get our lay out ready.

Isn't her kitty a big help?!

Here's my first two blocks!

And my first stitch ripping

My little helpers.

I taped my quilting lines to follow then used my walking foot for straight line quilting.

For my binding I just used my extra backing fabric and folded it over.

Then I stitched it down to the front of the quilt.

And here she is! I love it!

And the back of my quilt

What was your first quilt like? Did you have as much fun as I did?!

Getting Started

I Didn't forget about my first quilt! I just decided that I should start the story before that! So for posterity's sake here's my little story about how I got into quilting!

Growing up my mom and I went on the Western Washington Quilt Shop Hop every year. For more information you can check them out Here. But basically a bunch of quilt shops get together and each of them designs a block. Then they put together packages with either all or most of the fabric you would need for that block and directions to make it. You go from shop to shop (there are TONS of shops to get to!) and you get a free block at each stop! Super fun! You get to see all kinds of quilt shops that you might not otherwise have gotten to see. They almost always have fabric sales on too!

We learned about this one year when my Nama was visiting from Kansas. She is a quilter and so we would always take her to the quilt shop when she visited. They told us all about it and one year mom and I decided to go. I was in awe of all the beautiful fabrics and so I would bring along whatever money I had and buy fabric while we were out. I ended up with quite a stash before I even knew how to sew!

There's me, my two little sisters, mom and Gran on the shop hop one year.

So that's how I started collecting fabric and where I first got interested in the idea of quilting. More on my First Quilt to come!

Hello World

Hello world! My name is Meg and I've decided to start a blog!

Mostly I'll blog about life as me and the quilts that I'm working on. Here's a picture of My husband and I along with My sister in law and our two fur babies.

I fell in love with the HUGE online community of quilters and decided the best way to get my foot in the door was to start up my own blog! I'm excited to share my journey learning to quilt and the things that have worked and that haven't worked for me along the way. Next up will be a post on my very first quilt!