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Long Long ago...it begins I joined our local 4-H group and made items and clothing which I modeled. I remember a tweedy suit jacket that won and went to the State fair. When I graduated from high school my present to myself was to buy my own sewing machine. I still have that machine and use it even though it is about 34 years old now. I did find time to sew at college now and then and later when I had my own apartment. I made bridesmaid dresses and a few wedding dresses including my own. In our first apartment of married life I sat on the floor at a coffee table and put together my first baby quilt (not for me) to try out a pattern. My mother has done hand quilting to quilt her quilts forever. I wanted to connect with her and sort of do a collaboration where I pieced (to improve) and she quilted. My first big quilt started in 8th grade all cut out by drawing onto fabric and cutting with scissors.

I found we had a charity in my town called Project Linus and I wanted to see if we could do some quilts together for that cause.  That started out great until I realized my mother was getting older and the amount of quilting projects she was going to be able to do was going to end. I started saving the pieces we did together. I hope to pass these down someday to someone in my family to keep her work alive. Early in the spring of 2012, I went to visit my mother then 93 years old. I asked if she wanted to help me with a QOV that I wanted to do for my local quilt guild bi-annual Quilt show. We were able to take turns sewing and ironing and we were able to complete 5 of the blocks for the above quilt Bournoigne Surrounded.  When I got back home I saw that we each sewed slightly different quarter inch seams so I put her two on the back because they were smaller than mine. :) This was our last collaboration while she was alive. She got sick and was in the hospital and then a nursing home all summer and passed away at the end of September and we buried her the day before her 94th birthday.
It has been really hard since her death. I started this blog because I felt I had to carry on. There is so much to learn and do and I love the art of quilt-making and the feeling I get when I can drop off a charity quilt or two.

I am hooked. Just signing up for a Quilt-a-long or posting your work for others to see has made me come out of my shell. I love the trends in quilting now and the modern fresh feel. I hope I can carry on the legacy in my family and that my mom is proud I didn't quit sewing after she passed. My first taste of really nice fabric. I was sent some lovely scraps last year from +Pat Bravo over at Art Gallery Fabrics.
Who knew there was so much variety and quality in fabrics. I have come a long way from cutting squares out of used clothing to make into quilts.

Linky up to Sew Linky Thursday Art Gallery Fabrics QOV scrap quilting





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