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?!
This is a gorgeous first quilt! I made so many tops and wips before I made my first actually quilted and bound quilt. Turns out baby showers of friends are good incentives. :D
ReplyDeleteI had so much fun! It is the only one I've managed to actually finish so far though....I just keep buying more fabric and forgetting to get batting!!
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