Elizabeth's book is true to the title. It is a practical guide to the basics of quilting. Elizabeth includes information on color, cutting, piecing, applique, quilting and finishing. There are 12 quilt projects classified for beginners, confident beginners and intermediate level quilters.I think it's great that she shows throughout the book how the 12 quilts might look made with alternate sets of fabrics.
Take a look at some of the quilts you could make.
I had the opportunity to ask Elizabeth a few questions about herself and her book. It's so fun that she took the time to help us get to know her a little bit better. Here's what she shared with me.
So, why quilting? I'd love to know what drew you to quilting.
"I'm not really sure, actually! I think it started because I decided I wanted to make a quilt as a gift. I enjoyed the design and planning aspect of it so much that I just kept making more and more of them."
What's the number one thing you'd like to see folks get from reading your book?
Make a quilt is fun and achieveable! Construction fundamental are important, but quilting is, in the end, a creative endeavor. You don't have to do it the same way as everyone else. You don't need a fancy machine. And better still, you end up with a fabulous and useful object!"
How are you manifested in the book? In other words, how would you characterize your design style?
"I really like bold, graphic designs with abrupt corners and angles. I love repeating patterns, color and prints. I like to use a lot of contrast, sometimes in value and sometimes in color. I also have a soft spot for kitsch, so I often end up integrating things like animal prints, gingham, and fussy-cutting into my work."
Be sure to continue on the tour with the following stops:
Take a look at some of the quilts you could make.
I had the opportunity to ask Elizabeth a few questions about herself and her book. It's so fun that she took the time to help us get to know her a little bit better. Here's what she shared with me.So, why quilting? I'd love to know what drew you to quilting.
"I'm not really sure, actually! I think it started because I decided I wanted to make a quilt as a gift. I enjoyed the design and planning aspect of it so much that I just kept making more and more of them."
What's the number one thing you'd like to see folks get from reading your book?
Make a quilt is fun and achieveable! Construction fundamental are important, but quilting is, in the end, a creative endeavor. You don't have to do it the same way as everyone else. You don't need a fancy machine. And better still, you end up with a fabulous and useful object!"
How are you manifested in the book? In other words, how would you characterize your design style?
"I really like bold, graphic designs with abrupt corners and angles. I love repeating patterns, color and prints. I like to use a lot of contrast, sometimes in value and sometimes in color. I also have a soft spot for kitsch, so I often end up integrating things like animal prints, gingham, and fussy-cutting into my work."
Thanks for sharing with us, Elizabeth!
Now for the fun part. Elizabeth and Stash Books have offered a copy of The Practical Guide to Patchwork to one of my readers and Elizabeth has also put together this beautiful set of fat eighths to accompany the book.
To enter, leave a comment telling me about a quilt you love or are proud of. It could be one you've made or one you've received. Comments will close Monday 8 a.m. Central time. I'll announce the winner on Monday. Good luck everyone!
Be sure to continue on the tour with the following stops:Sunday, October 31 Alissa at Handmade by Alissa
Monday, November 1 Melissa at Connecting Threads
Tuesday, November 2 Rossie Hutchinson
Wednesday, November 3 Amber at One Shabby Chick
Thursday, November 4 Kim at True Up
Friday, November 5 Kathy at Pink Chalk Studio
Saturday, November 6 Kathreen at Whipup
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 616 Newer› Newest»I'm quite proud of my 1st ever quilt - I started it in October 2009 and will probably still be doing it in October 2011!!! I keep getting side tracked as now I've discovered I love quilting there are so many other things I want to try.
I just finished my first quilt and am very proud of it. It was for my 2 yr old son.
I'm proud of my most recent quilt called Twinkle, using about 175 different fabrics, mainly Kaffe. Thank you for such an inspiring blog. Love both yours and Elizabeths' work!
One of the first quilts I made was a small, hand quilted one, a house warming present for my brother in his first post-college apartment. Several years and many apartments/houses later, it is still on the back of his couch and frequently used for naps!
Please check your use of capitalization and spelling before posting on your blog. Your last post was obvioulsy not edited. While I enjoyed the content, it was difficult to get past the errors in capitalization, spelling, and word choice.
My favorite quilts are the ones I am making right now for my kids. They are my first quilts and both are very different. I'm learning so much and am now totally hooked!
Being a beginning quilter I don't have too much of a history, but my fond memory would be of the first quilt I did. I made a doll quilt for our daughters birthday and she absolutely adored it and said "I want one for my bed!" Who wouldn't? :-)
I'm most proud of a cathedral window quilt that I have not yet finished. Every little bit that gets added to that quilt is just so stunning; although exhausting:)
My family has a quilt that has been passed down from generation to generation. It started off as a relatively lightweight quilt, sewn from remnants of clothes (lots of plaid shirts in there!). When it became worn, future generations just pieced together a new quilt with the old one inside. It is now heavier-weight and smells exactly like I'd imagine an old farmhouse would smell. I love it!
I love the first quilt I ever made, one for my new granddaughter. Saw it in American PW&Q, bought the fabric and just did it.
My favorite quilt...oh my goodness, there are so many to chose from. But if I was forced to pick it would be my 32 year old fraying, flannel-backed quilt that my great grandmother made me when I was a little girl. We have quilts all over this house, but whenever my husband and I want to snuggle up under a quilt, we always reach for great grandma's first. All the love she put into must have increased with usage over the years : )
I guess I am proud of each and every quilt I have made as it has a little piece of me and I know that I have learned something new in its process of becoming a quilt. But hey, one of the quilts I made raised $3600 for Juvenile Diabetes research and so that is something to be proud of :-)
Happy weekend Jacquie!
I have a basic 9 patch quilt my mom made for me over 20 years ago. (It was her first quilt.) I have used it heavily and it is falling apart. It's been repaired so many times even the repairs are worn. Even though it's falling apart I'm still using it. I could make my own "fancier" quilt and this ratty old one is still on the bed. That's how much I love it!
My favorite quilt is the one I made my son. It's the most used as he plays on it every day, but also the most visually bold.
The quilt I am most proud of is one I call the Principal's Quilt. Our beloved principal retired in June, so I had all the kids in my daughter's class draw on fabric squares. They wrote messages, said their goodbyes and well wishes and drew lots of pictures. The squares made a great quilt and the principal was so touched to have something so personal. That one is my favorite!
Once again some good questions! Elizabeth is practical for everyone!
My two favorite quilts: the ones my mother made for our two children when they were a baby. She is not really a quilter, but made a quilt for all her 13 grandchildren!
This book looks like a perfect quilting companion!
I have one quilt that were made for me that are very special to me. My Grandma made it for me when I was about 5. Each square was a different image of animals, or maidens, or gardens. And the fabric she used was scraps from clothes she had made for me or my Mum. So each piece was familiar and special. I still have it and love it so much.
thank you for sharing!
One of my most loved quilts is one that I made for my parents' 40th anniversary. I appliqued a massive tree with 3 branches (one for each daughter-and-son-in-law) and each of the leaves was traced from a hand-print from each grandchild. I started it 3 years before their special day, and finished 2 years after!!! But it hangs on their wall (all 4 x 5 feet of it) and brings them great pleasure.
I'm hoping to win this book, or that someone will buy me one for Christmas. I love all I've read about the book so far and know it will help me in my quest to learn quilting.
I have a quilt in a cedar chest that my Mom started using all types of fabrics, all knits from the 60's and 70's which were each used to make clothing for me as a child. She loved to sew and this was her first quilt. Sadly she died before she could finish it so one day I hope to finish it myself and pass it on to one of my boys.
I'm glad to see you are one of Elizabeth's stops on her blog tour - I've been admiring her book online and would love to win a copy!
I'm most proud of a quilt I finished up this past August which is dedicated to our baby that we lost last year due to a miscarriage and for our baby to be born next month. It's bright, playful and sweet - and it brings a smile to my face when I look at it...very cathartic in finishing it and knowing it will be loved by our little one!
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The quilt I am most proud of is my turtle quilt. I used a pattern as my inspiration and then let my creative juices take over, so it's different then the original. The turtles are so cute and colorful and I learned how to paper piece so I would make the waves that the turtles are playing on. The main part of the quilt is done, I need to decide on a border and a background.
It sounds lame, but I am really liking the one I am working on right now. Used up lots of my scraps and didn't have to buy anything for the top or back. kelly
I love all of the quilts I have made, but am particularly fond of the first one I made for another person - a wedding quilt for my dear friends for their wedding. I followed no pattern, so it's a bit wonky and off kilter, but it was made with so much love. I had to do the final stitching and quilting in brief stints while the couple was out of the house, as I was staying with them to prep for the wedding. I have fond memories of spreading this huge quilt out on the barn-apartment floor and pinning. They still have it on one of their beds, and it makes me so happy to know that I was able to piece together a little bit of love for them.
I made a log cabin quilt for my brother and sister-in-law as a wedding present more than ten years ago. I arranged the blocks to form a large overall diamond pattern and used light browns/beiges and whites for half of each square (to represent her) and the jewel tones that my brother loves for the other half. The centers and binding are a lovely deep red. They loved it, I love it, and I need to go over to their house once in a while just to visit the quilt!
sruder(at)sympatico(dot)ca
the quilt i'm most proud of is probably a zig zag quilt I made for the new baby son of some friends. Our friends live in CA and we're in Indiana, and my husband was heading out to visit. I'd just gotten into quilting, and decided to have a go at making a zig zag. I finished this quilt a couple of hours before he boarded the plan. And they love it. They hung it in Charlie's room and sent me the loveliest thank-you note ever. My cup totally ranneth over. :)
The quilt that I am most proud of is my very first quilt. I made it for my DH to use while watching TV. I made it with 2 packs of charm squares placed randomly. I put a thin border and a thick border around it. I searched the internet and watched many youtube videos about how to put the binding on before attempting it myself. That quilt probably has the best binding I have ever done.
(karrelle@gmail.com)
Thanks for being a great hostess!
My current favourite quilt is a crib sizes pink and brown number. It started as 18 itty-bitty pinwheels - made from scrap HST's - then it grew and grew.
I tried out several techniques for the first time, including a piping border, a sawtooth border, and using a stencil to machine quilt roses. Best of all, I decided to keep this one for myself!
I love the quilt that my "second mom" gave to me when I went to college. It was great to look at it on my bed and remember all the people that love me. I still love wrapping up in that quilt!
I am so amazed at this daily blog interaction I am having so much fun and getting so many ideas popping in my head! Again another nice color combination fo a giveway!
I have yet to find a quilt book that I am just in love with. I do know one day I want to get my hands on the one that has all the block in it. I enjoy the magazines that have all the precut patterns in them.
The quilt I am most proud of is the one I made for my Mother-in-law. I had only been sewing and quilting for a couple months, and found a kit from Moda's Weeplay that I knew she would love. The pattern used hexagons and I dove right in. It turned out wonderful and was a big hit!
Oops sorry I forgot to mention about the quilt, Duh! I love my Freddie's house quilt I made along with several people form a quilt retreat each one of us made 20 blocks then swaped them out we had one fabric that had to be in each block and they all turned out so cool! We did them in Brights!
The quilt that I'm the most proud of is the one that just went to my brand new nephew! Mainly to see if I could do it, I hand-quilted fleur-de-lis on it. When I look at it, I'm still in awe that I did that ;)
I'm proud of the first quilt (a jean picnic quilt) I made when I was 17 and still in high school. I made lots of mistakes, but it was a wonderful accomplishment and I still use it today, 16 years later.
I love and am proud of every quilt I've made ... I feel like I did my best and learned something on each one ... even if it wasn't my colours or I wouldn't do it again. I love this group of fabrics! I had such a hard time finding grays for my Tokyo Subway Map quilt ... Thank you for the giveaway!
My fav is a crib quilt, yellow wonky star block, 3 of which have one orange point, all on a retro 70's blue star background with strip pieced yellow boarder and orange binding. Makes me smile. Will miss it when i give it away. (never keep my quilts) nanasew at gmail dot com
I just posted the quilt I'm most proud of for the Blogger Quilt Festival. It's the largest one I've ever done (queen size) and as a result it's now on my bed. YAY! It's mostly Amy Butler love. It's an Eleanor Burns pattern and I love that it's (I guess a more traditional pattern) but done in a modern way.
Such a huge fan of Elizabeth, thanks for the chance to win!
I love the quilt my Mother made for my husband and my wedding. It has my favorite colors and modern (at the time) fabrics. Both of us we blown away when she gave it to us, how she kept it a secret, I will never know.
I'm most proud of the second quilt I finished, handtied with 1000 french knots. A true labour of love!
My favorite quilt is one that was made for me by my great-grandmother. I never really knew her because she died when I was two. But the quilt she made me has been my link to her. It is very tattered and worn, but I still use it because I know that's what she would have wanted me to do.
leighannjones2@bellsouth.net
I think I'm most proud of the last quilt I made-I ventured away from stippling and did some other designs & I love it!
My favorite quilt is one that my cousin and aunt collaborated on and gave to me and my husband as our wedding gift. It's so special!
MY DAUGHTER MADE A BLUE+WHITE QUILT HANGING OF ONLY HEART BLOCKS-SO BEAUTIFUL! THANK YOU FOR SHARING!
jldouglas@wispwest.net
I love a quilt made by my great grandmother and her sisters....it makes me feel connected to all of those wonderful, tough and independent ladies!
I've only made two whole quilts, and I'm proud of both as they are two halves of what I sewed while my brother was terminally ill in hospital. The other half went to my niece.
Now I just want to make happy quilts!
Lovely lovely book - the alternate views are Grrrreat! Fab giveaway :)
My favorie quilt is an Orange Peal pattern in red orange black and gray. It has over 2500 pieces and is very interesting to look at.
The quilt I love the most was made by my grandmother. She gave it to me when I was 12 years old. It's all hand embroidered, pieced and quilted!! She was so talented and when I look at it I'd like to think I have a small portion of her talent.
My favorite quilt was made by my great grandmother. She embroidered all the state birds onto each block.
My favorite quilt was inspired by one of yours. It's on my bed and I love to snuggle under it. I love Elizabeth's blog too. I have made one of her quilt-a-long projects and won a blue ribbon at our county fair with it. Thanks for blogging. You are an inspiration.
I'm most proud of a wedding quilt I made for my son and daughter-in-law. It took a long time but I think it turned out really pretty and they love it!
The quilt that I am most proud of the first one I free motion quilted. The reason why is that I actually got the courage to do it. :)
I just made a bookcase quilt (complete with "books") for my English major/book loving sister. I was kind of sad to give it away. I'm pretty sure she doesn't love it as much as I do. Maybe I'll have to make another one for myself!
The quilt I love the most that I have made is for my son. It is a green and brown zig zag quilt. I loved the quilting that followed the lines of the design. He sleeps with it every night! I love that he loves it!
I love the quilt I made for my son, because he sits on it every day to read books. And he likes to point to all the little animals too. :)
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Thank you for the review and interview!
My favorite quilt is my baby quilt. It is an Indian Star Quilt made by a family friend. I have since passed it down to my daughter.
Just before my daughter was born an elderly neighbor of ours knocked on our door and presented me with a precious little quilt. We barely knew this neighbor, but she saw I was pregnant and wanted to make something for the baby. It was such a sweet, thoughtful gift!
The quilt I'm most proud of is the Star Trip quilt I made for my daughter's graduation. It took several years as all the pieces were cut out from templates with scissors, it was hand pieced and hand quilted!
I am pretty proud of the quilt I'm working on hand quilting right now. 6 generations of women in my family (me being the youngest) have been working on this quilt, which was started sometime in the 1910's. It is made of feed sacks, and done almost entirely by hand! Although it is the perfect example of a procrastination project, I hope to have it finished by Christmas.
My favorite is the one I'm making now!
I love a Trip Around the World that my mother and I made and that my aunt quilted. So many hands to make a great quilt. Kathie L in Allentown
My favorite quilt is made entirely of solids, and I'm in the middle of free-motion machine quilting it (this is my third try at quilting it, I ripped out the first two attempts--I'm not an accomplished free-motion quilter). I may be sick of it by the time I finish, though!
The quilt I am proud of is one I made this summer. I was commisioned to make a quilt out of a woman's baby clothes from the eighties. I really didn't like the fabric I needed to work with at first but was so happy with the end result. I was able to make it a thing of beauty (at least I thought so =). Thanks for the opportunity to win her book ... Elizabeth is who I am inspired by and who taught me how though her blog!
A quilt I love and have been thinking about lately is one I don't have anymore. It was a dresden plate quilt made by my first husband's stepmother's grandmother, who was a farmwoman in Southern Illinois and made it from feedsacks. The colors were lovely and muted, and now that I am learning to quilt, I've wished many times that I had studied that piece a lot more closely before I returned it.
Thanks for participating in the blog tour and for hosting this giveaway!
I am most proudest of the very first baby quilt I ever made for my nephew.
I hand-stitches around 1500 hexagons during University. Thats over half my life ago and I still enjoy that quilt.
Lovely choice of fat 8th :-)
The quilt I'm proud of is the next one I'll finish! Procrastinators of the world unite! Oh, heck, let's do it tomorrow! LOL!
I am proud of the quilt I made for my eldest son. It is very big and has a lot of machine quilting, very hard to handle, but I finished it.
I didn't appreciate the quilt my grandma made me for high school graduation until I started quilting myself. Now, I look at the hand appliqued, hand quilted twin size quilt, filled with scraps of fabrics from dresses she made my sister and I over the years, and I treasure it and my grandma.
I love the quilt I made for my daughter. It's pinks and lime greens and I think the reason I love it so much is the fact that she adores it too and is always snuggled underneath it. The colours are happy colours and it's such a "cheerful" quilt.
I'm finishing up my first quilt, and I'm so excited to get started on my second one!
The quilt I am most proud of is the one I am currently making - a string quilt - that is queen size...and taking forever!
I have made one quilt with my gramma, and I am working on my first one by myself right now! I love the colors, . I want to make so many more now, after seeing other's gorgeous designs online :)
My friend made my daughter a beautiful purple and green quilt to celebrate her birth. The colors are vibrant, but the pattern is classic.
Thank you for the opportunity to win - I've been looking forward to this book.
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The quilt that I'm proud of, and treasure, is the first quilt that my mother made. She made it as a high school graduation gift for me. It's a hand quilted double Irish chain, each center square is quilted with something that is meaningful to me. <3
We needed a quilt for our new antique brass bed and couldn't afford to buy one so "we" were going to make one. Like the little red hen, I ended up doing it all by myself and got hooked on quilting.
In 2007 I made an all-neutrals colored Double Wedding Ring quilt for our daughter's wedding. I poured myself into domestic machine-quilting it, and couldn't be prouder of how it turned out. It won "Best Machine Quilting" at our area quilt guild show. Yay.
Thanks for this great giveaway!
My husband's grandmother gave us a quilt as a wedding gift that I have always loved. Now that I quilt as well, I love and appreciate it even more because I understand how much work went into making it.
Although I have made several quilts, the one I love the most was made by my grandmother. It is a flying geese pattern in my favourite colours, King Size and completely hand-quilted! It is my most treasured posession.
I made two memory quilts for my neice and nephew after their mom (my sister) passed away. It was a huge challenge; my mom helped me sew together squares of her clothing with sashing, then backed it with fleece. It was my first time machine quilting the whole thing together, but it was such an honor to make a lasting memory for her kids.
i'm very proud of the quilt i made for emerson - and it's my first official quilt. i hope to make many, many more.
but once the infant stage is over, of course.
This book really looks like a must-have!
I LOVE my Anna Maria Horner Good Folks quilt I made using her free Folk Dance pattern! I love all the pretty colors in it.
I made a good friend a wonky star quilt for her wedding, and used the extra blocks (because I can't count) to make a baby blanket for another friend, and they both make me so happy because they are in constant use and are such an integral part of both of the households where they ended up.
I luv my "Hanky Panky" quilt. It's hand-quilted & made from 125+ hankies I gathered over a 10 year period!
I have a quilt that my great aunt made. I really enjoy looking at all of the fabrics and wondering about the stories behind them.
You've seen the one I'm most proud of (of the 4 I've actually completed) - it's my son's road quilt. Can't stop patting it :)
Thanks for the giveaway.
i'm happiest with the things that ih ave made for my sister. she uses them and they were my first sewing projects.
I love the first quilt my mom made me, a queen-size batik beauty with a bazillion pieces. Moms are the best!
I had lots of fun designing and sewing tropical landscape wall hangings for my granddaughter's bedroom. I used beads, metallic threads, seashells, etc., to embellish them both. I would love to win this book! Thanks!
My favorite quilt is the one made by my niece as a christmas present. Elizabeth's book looks awesome, just like her blog. Thanks for the giveaway!
The book looks beautiful! My favorite quilt is one I made for my son when he was a baby. I used a borrowed sewing machine and didn't have a clue what I was doing, but it's been well loved.
My first daughter's Rainbow Zebra quilt and fabric book! She loved staring at the bright colors. We loved watching her try to hoist herself up on her arms to get a better look at the animals in the quilt. I've started a collection of Elizabeth's quilt instructions! Love all that she does. Thanks!
I am incredibly proud of the quilt I helped my mother put together. My mother had never really shared my interests in crafting until just recently and then she asked me to help her with her quilt. Those two days were so awesome and now I'll always look at that quilt and remember how we bonded over it.
probably the first quilt I made that I gave to a friend...I was really proud of myself cause I made the patten myself!
My Gramma had a double wedding ring quilt that she had. I loved that quilt. She and I would cuddle up under it and watch tv when I was a kid. When she passed away, we had it placed with her. :)
Quilts are like children...how could you possible have a favorite!
my favorite quilt is an aquarioum quilt my mother inlaw made for my girls and one of my first baby quilts i made for a freinds baby which became the babys favorite blanket.
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my favorite quilt is an aquarioum quilt my mother inlaw made for my girls and one of my first baby quilts i made for a freinds baby which became the babys favorite blanket.
nilly1st@gmail.com
My favorite quilt is one my mother and grandmother made, not a pretty quilt but made to keep a sleeper warm at night. It is made of scraps, feedsacks, and unconditional love.
I just finished making a half hexagon quilt that I started about 10 years ago (I was in high school when I started cutting pieces for it)! My tastes have changed, my fabric choices definitely have changed, but the quilt still looks good and makes me happy.
Thanks for the great blog and giveaway! I look forward to reading Elizabeth's book.
I'm most proud of my first improv quilt inspired by Denyse Schmidt's "Drunk Love in a Log Cabin" done in fall colors. It's queen sized and was the 3rd quilt I ever made.
I have several quilts from my husband's grandmothers, but the one, well hand pieced blocks really, is the one from my grandmother made with fabrics from my childhood. I can remember many of them from outfits my mother made for me and many from clothes I made while spending the summer with my grandparents after I graduated from high school. I take them out from time to time and arrange them remembering and wondering how to best put them together.
I have made a lot of quilts, and I like them. But my favorite, even though it doesn't match my decor right now, is one my Mom made for me. It's a small wall hanging, but the fact that she made it FOR ME means everything to me. I just love it!
My favourite quilt is one my mum made 30-odd years ago for me when I was very little to go on my cot, it has beetles and butterflies made from simple squares and triangles. It's now old and a bit threadbare but it's perfect to have on a lap on a cold winter's night and I'm grateful I still have it! Thanks for the chance to win this fabulous book and the fabrics.
My first quilt (and only one) was for my little boy. It has vespas and buses on it. I love the bright colors of the monaluna prints!
I am most proud of my mini whirlygiggle quilt (pattern by Thimble Blossoms). It was truly a labor of love and was the first time I free motion quilted! Thanks so much for the giveaway!
I received (1989) a quilt as a graduation gift from a very good friend of my mothers. It was quilted on a domestic sewing machine. At that point, I didn't know quilting on a dsm was even possible.
I still have it.
Please enter me in the give a away...
Thanks!!!
the quilt I'm most proud of was actually a family event, all of my great-grandmother's decedents embroidered a square and then we blocked them into a memory quilt for her 70th birthday. It turned out lovely and even my brother who was 6 at the time cross stitched a block. kcarlson1152[at]hotmail.com
Well I've only made two dolls quilts (I'm just starting out) but I am pretty proud of those. They both get compliments when people see them.
Great interview, pleased to have found your blog :)
The quilt I'm the most proud of is the "Silk Quilt Top" made by my paternal grandmother for me and given to me in the early 60s. It has dark, rich colors and is made entirely out of upcycled fabrics. They were relatively poor and always recycled.
Thanks for the chance to win this great giveaway.
We have a beautiful quilt my father's aunt made, signed by her in stitch, and I love it! So much more meaningful than a store bought quilt. Hoping to make my own first full size quilt soon...
My favorite and the one I'm most proud of is the first "real" quilt I made. It was log cabin blocks in a heart design made in teal and pink. Seeing that I could do that gave me the courage to keep going. Now it's an obsession.
When I was pregnant with my first little girl, I picked out a design from the store that I liked. Our neighbor, at the time, created her own version of the pattern and hand appliqued a beautiful moon and stars on it. It was beautiful and I was so proud!
The quilt I am most proud of is a queen quilt I made for our bed. There was lots of applique and designed by me!
I love the hexagon Nicey jane quilt that I am starting. I have barely started cutting and I love it already :)
Oh..my special story is...two of my grandson's great grandmother on their dad's side had pieced two 9 patch tops for the boys. She was in her 90's and had hand pieced them both.
When she was 100 years old she gave the boys each the hand pieced tops..then she had to go into a nursing home. Well, I had the boys bring me the hand pieced tops and I finished the tops and hand quilted both of them..I had thier dad take them to show great grandmother and she loved them both. She passed from this life about two weeks after.
I gave the quilts to the boys last Christmas..with a corner patch telling the story.
This was so memorable for both of them. The quilts are treasures.
I loved each quilting stitch, and knowing their great grandmother had also touched each place I was touching..made each stitch very special.
Thanks for the opportunity to win this wonderful book and beautiful fabric.
I'm in love with baby quilt I'm making now. It's for my best friend so it's special for that reason really.
The one I made my husband. He always uses it.
Even the quilts I don't like so much I am proud of for one reason or another. I am probably proudest of a totally hand-pieced sunburst top that is marked and awaiting quilting.
Currently, my favorite quilt is the subway quilt (OnFransson.com). I named mine "The Marietta Subway System". It is for my youngest son who grew up in the small city in OH, but now lives in New York and rides their subway all over. Already quilted, just the binding needs finishing and it will be done! Would love to win a copy of the book already on my wish list for Christmas! Thanks for the offer!
I love the quilt I made for my friend's bridal shower. And love that she now loves it! (I'm glad I gave it away, as hard as it was at the time!)
I only made 2 small quilts, one for the dog's bed of old skirts from my husband and one for the cat's bed. I am proud of both because I am just a novice quilter .....
My favorite quilt I have made so far is probably the first large one I ever finished, it was for the very first round of the Old Red Barn Co. quilt along. It is bright and colorful and I love it!
I allready love my first quilt I am working on right now. I never thought I would like quilting so much. I'm smiling all the time I'm working on it...
I absolutely love this pastel Noah's Ark themed quilt that I've had since I was a baby. I believe a friend quilted it as a gift to my mom. I'd trace the outlines of all of the animals over and over again.
Mine isn't truly a quilt just yet. Its a quilt top that my Great Grandmother hand pieced. We found it, forgotten in a closet, after my Grandmother passed away. I'm afraid touch it just yet, my skills are no where near doing it justice. But one day I will finish it and proudly use and display it with love.
The quilt I am most proud of is a quilt that my Granny made many years ago. My aunt was recently able to tell me where many of the squares came from. For example: my mother's pajamas, Granddad's shirt, a Sunday dress.
I love the blue and orange animal quilt I made for my cousin's newborn baby. It had animals on the front and robots on the back. So cute!
I love the quilt that my gram made for my son. It's so not my style, but the entire thing is made by hand - applique, quilting, binding. Gram won't be with us much longer, but I will always treasure that quilt.
I love the first quilt I did : a log cabin. It was a gift for my first niece. She is 17 and still use it!!!
(But I finished a New Wave Quilt of Elizabeth for your birthday)
One of my favorite quilts is one that my grandmother gave me. She did not make it, but instead paid someone else to make it. I don't know how much she paid for it but I'm positive that she paid way too little for it because 1) my grandmother never pays full price for anything and 2)now that I've started making quilts, I know how much work goes into it. This particular quilt was pieced and quilted by hand! I love it because it is made from scraps and I like to sit and look at it and wonder about each little square. Was this scrap left over from a little girl's dress? Did this scrap come from cloth used to make curtains for a kitchen window?
I have a quilt in process that I think will take the honor. The quilt I made for my sister in college {more than 10 years ago} is now the only quilt I have completed...hopefully that will change sooner rather than later.
I only made one quilt top yet and I'm proud of it!!! Thanks to all of you out there on the internet and books for the inspiration!
The quilt I am most proud of is the one I made while I was pregnant with my son. It was my first quilt, and I actually finished in before he turned one! :)
I love the firts quilt i did: a log cabin.It was a gift for my first niece. She is 17 an still uses it!!
Now, I finished a New Wave Quilt (of Elizabeth)for her birthday.
I'm particularly proud of a Texas flag quilt I made for a friend who transplanted to Oregon. I made each colored section with random bits of different patterned fabric and appliqued the star on. He was pretty excited about it!
I haven't actually completed a quilt yet! And no one has every given me one, and I've never bought one, LOL!! I'm getting there though. I did complete the top of a table runner (city windows at moda bake shop), and have joined a quilt along (That Girl ... That Quilt Along), so I'm getting there.
I love you're blog, and have added myself as a follower. :) Thanks for the great giveaway.
My favorite quilts that I made are the ones for my teenage kids. They are filled with photos, embroidery, cross stitch, baby clothes and spontaneous design work.
Quilting hasn't been a big deal in my family. But my mom made a very simple quilt when my daughter - her first grandchild - was born, and we used it to warm up her isolette when she was in the NICU for several days at birth.
I'm a huge fan of Elizabeth's work and would love to win the book and fabrics!
--michaela
michaelamc (at) gmail (dot) com
I'd love to win it! right now the quilts I'm proud of are our charity quilts. :) so happy with our group.
As a teenager, I made a quilt with the help of my mother and some wonderful women in my life. Mom wanted me to tie it, but I insisted on hand quilting that queen sized quilt! So there in my Mom's living room stood my quilt for so long as I learned to hand quilt it. I cherish the times I spent doing that quilt with her and all the other amazing women that would come and help me quilt it! Thanks for the give away!
I love my newest quilt that I just made for my brand new nevvy! He is the cutest babe and I hope that he finds his new quilt a cozy one.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Genevieve
jenny(at)ykwc(dot)net
The quilt I am 'proud' of or at least gives me a warm feeling is the one I gave to my ma-in-law this year for her birthday. She collects blue and white china, so I had made her a quilt in blues and white, and managed to find a fabric to tie it all together that almost resembled the china she collected. When I gave it to her she seemed sort of pleased but not overly so. However the next time we went to visit she couldn't wait to take me into her room where she had completely changed her whole decor just so she could highlight her new quilt! It seems she takes all her old friends, and in fact anyone who steps in to the house, into her room to show them 'the beautiful quilt her daughter in law made for her'. Ciao
I'm proud of the quilt I made my Mom last Christmas. It was all hand-done, and she loves it soooo much!
I love the first quilt I ever made. It was a mini quilt for DSQ2. I cut up some old clothes and made a scaled down version of Denyse Schmidt's Hop Skip Jump.
Unfortunately, the recipient never acknowledged it at all. I know she got it because I sent it with tracking. I wish I had it back!
I love the first quilt I ever made. It was a mini quilt for DSQ2. I cut up some old clothes and made a scaled down version of Denyse Schmidt's Hop Skip Jump.
Unfortunately, the recipient never acknowledged it at all. I know she got it because I sent it with tracking. I wish I had it back!
I've done a few quilts in my time, but the one that I'm most proud of was made when I was in 8th grade. I picked out the fabrics (cheap ones), cut the squares (not super straight) and decided to tie it rather than quilt it (just wanted it done).
I think the one I'm most proud off is my first entirely own design - inspiration struck me one Saturday morning, and with minimal planning I cut and pieced and appliqued until I had a strange combination of city scape/bar-graph/woven strips and floating bubbles. All very asymmetrical and in colours I like :) I hand-quilted that quilt - my first big hq project - I guess it deserved the extra attention!
Thanks for the book review!
A quilt I love is one my grandmother started for me when I was born and she gave it to me when I was 16- I is a pink Sunbonnet Sue and is hand quilted.
My favorite quilt is the only one I've made for myself. It's white with a single, very large dresden plate off centered. The part of the plate that was cut off I sewed to the opposite side of the back of the quilt. I used flora and fauna fabric and it makes me smile everytime I see it.
I am really proud of an eclipse quilt I made. It was one of the first projects that I worked on when I decided that I wanted to get into quilting. I chose red and orange batiks, which was a new color perspective for me. When it was all finished, I knew I had made the right choice! I also had my first experience with curved piecing making this quilt, so it really broadened my horizons :)
My favorite quilt is the first one I made. I made it for my son when I was pregnant with him. I am not particularly fond of the colors or the fabric now but I like it the best because it has a hole in it. The hole shows how much he has loved it for the past four years. Sweet boy.
The quilt I love the most is the one my mom made for my son before he was born. We used it non-stop while he was a baby.
The quilt I'm most proud of is my Modify Tradition Quilt. Still not finished, just needs to be quilted. I've been going back and forth as to what I want to do with the quilting, so I'm just not quite ready yet. It's special to me because it was my first "quilt along" and I learned SO MUCH. I did blocks I would have never tried otherwise. lots of time I was completely lost but stick to it and figured it out. I love the quilt and when it's all done will probably be my favorite I've ever made.
(got my Practical Guide to Patchwork book today in the mail and boy is it ever amazing! I knew it would be great, but it's even better than expected!)
My favorite quilt is the one I am working on finishing now. It is a pattern from the easy quilting magazine and it is my 2nd quilt and I just love the colors!
I'd love to win this book! I think it'll really help me advance my quiltiness.
The quilt I'm most proud of is my first big full-size one that wasn't a baby quilt. It was a lot of blocks with a giant backing and I can't believe I did it!
I am probably most proud of a quilt I made way back in high school. The fabrics are nothing fancy, the colors aren't my favorite anymore, but my grandma (who is an amazing quilter) hand quilted it all for me because she had broken her ankle and didn't have any projects ready to quilt and wanted something to do while she was laid up! And then my mom hand sewed the binding on it for me. Actually, I did a little of the quilting and so did my mom. So there's three generations work on it - pretty cool!
thanks for the good interview and chance to win!
kate C.
steeplechaser29 (At) yahoo (dot) com
The quilt I love is by my granny. She is my quilting inspiration. It is a fan quilt in monochrome purples.
I made a Mariner's Compass for my mom (small one) a few years back that I just loved the end result. Unfortunately, my other projects haven't left me room to do one for myself!
i'm super happy with a quilt i made more then 5 years ago. it was my 3rd or 4th quilt attempt, but i was determined this one would be one that i wouldn't 'mess' up and basically try my super best at! it has intricate pieced houses around a railfence 'garden', and here is my stickler... it's HAND quilted. something i think i'm finished with forever (maybe). and the stitching actually looks good. gasp!
but anyways, this is one quilt i'll always chersih!
thanks for the chance!
anna
I think I'm most proud of the quilt my 7 year old daughter made (with a lot of help, of course) on the sewing machine that was my mother's. I love passing on the joy. I'm even considering getting a new machine that my 11 year old son will take an interest in, maybe he'll pick up quilting, too! Clearly, I should have a copy of Elizabeth's book around for them :-) I adore your blog. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am really proud of the quilt I made for my niece when she had her first baby. I kind of made it on inspiration and it was perfect. It was also the first quilt I machine quilted.
My favorite quilt is the Christmas quilt I made a few years ago. It was the first quilt I made specifically for a holiday and it puts me in a happy Christmas mood every December when it comes out of storage.
My Mom made me a 'Wizard Of Oz' quilt in 2005. This was before the movie fabric came out. It is adorable. My Mom wraps all her quilts around her, infusing it with love before she gives them as gifts. i know, when I'm cuddle beneath it, My Mom is sending me hugs and love from home.
I have a quilt that was pieced by my, now deceased, great aunt and hand quilted by one of my favorite neighbors from where I grew up. It's not perfectly pieced or quilted, but the love that is was put into each of these steps is amazing.
The quilt my newborn son received from a long lost great aunt of mine. It wasn't that it was drop dead gorgeous, just that she thought of me and my new little one. It really blessed me.
Thanks for hosting, Jacquie! I am very proud of the most recent quilt I made for the Doll Quilts swap. I worked really hard to make something very specific to my partner's tastes even though it was completely outside of my usual quilting realm. I only used solids and it was very abstract - an interpretation of a painting. Thanks for asking!
Oh that's hard. I think I am most proud of the New York Beauty quilt I made: I conquered a new skill and stretched my colour boundaries, and I love it. Thanks for the lovely giveaway!
My aunt recently gave me a quilt that my Grandmother made with clothing from all her children (including my Dad). Until then I didn't even know she quilted.
A quilt that I love is the first one I ever made. Felt very proud of myself for getting it done! (Thanks to the OhFransson blog for tips on how to finish it off!)
I have my mom's first quilt that she made 15 years ago. It was a sampler quilt she made at a class. My mom is not conservative and even with her first attempt at quilting she used funky, unconventional animal print material to the disdain of the teacher. It was a great example to me, when i started quilting, that you can be yourself when you quilt. You don't have to be like everyone else.
My favorite is my only big sized quilt I've done. My technique isn't perfect and I'd change some fabric if I were doing it again, but the fact that I finished it and just jumped in still makes me proud. I have so many other quilts I'd like to make, they're just all in my head!
I'm about to finish my very first quilt! I've been working on it on and off for couple of months, but my deadline is next Tuesday, my grandson's birthday, so I'll have to finish quilting and binding it by then! It's a beautiful colorful quilt,a nd I don't know how i"ll give it away...
A must have book for sure! And I love the little collection of fat eigths too! Thanks for the opportunity :)
Nothing is more cherished than the quilt my aunt made me as a child. I can't wait for my new niece or nephew to be born so I can do the same for them!
a quilt for my niece- gorgeous amy butler prints in a simple design- a 4th birthday gift, and my first handmade gift...and she loved it!
I think I'm most proud of a quilt my mom made recently for my son - both for personal/emotional reasons, but also because it is this absolutely gorgeous masterpiece! It looks like a jungle, made to complement the "jungle room" mom and I painted together originally for my daughter, but where her brother now resides.
I just finished a simple patchwork quilt for my daughter, I'm really proud of how it came out. It's made with vintage sheets and kona solids, and backed in minky. It's so cozy and warm.
My favourite quilt is a Bonnie Hunter pattern (Scrappy Mountain Magesties). I used a set of soft cotton fabrics from India, which gave the quilt a lot of interest - an ethnic look in a very American pattern. But mostly I love it because it was my first attempt at quilting some sort of pattern (as opposed to allover stippling that I resort to all to often!). You can't really see it on the front of the quilt, and most people would probably not notice it, but I know it's there and it makes me happy. It was a wedding gift for one of my favourite cousins two years ago.
The quilt that I am showcasing right now on my blog for the Blogger's Quilt Festival is probably the one that I'm proudest of. Inspite of what would seem like insurmountable odds to other people, I have found ways to rise above the challenges and keep on challenges and not let them destroy my spirit or my desire to sew. I end up sewing more, not less, when I have less time and more challenges as quilting lifts my spirits and helps to keep me going..no matter what!
can't wait to get my hands on a copy of this book...
and my favorite quilt is probably the one i made for my neice this summer, red and aqua. i had been dying to make one in those colors, and it turned out really well.
laura
The quilt I'm most proud of is a baby quilt I received for my oldest son. It was made by his great grandmother and was handstitched. She also embrodiered horses in each quilt block. It's a beauty and was made with love.
I'm sold - I ordered the book so I can see it for myself.
I am most proud of the three quilts that hang in my nieces' bedrooms - they all made them one summer when they were 10,8 and 6 respectively. These quilts are used to hold all the pins they have...and yes they MADE them.
I love an old hexagon quilt that I bought at an antique store.
My favorite quilt is one that my mother handed down to me on my wedding day. It was made by her 7 aunts for her on her wedding day.
i love my very first quilt i made for my oldest son, an applique quilt of a little boy riding a bike and his dog. So, different from what i do now - but it started so many things in motion including my passion for sewing!
The quilt I treasure the most is the one I put on my bed every winter as a little girl. My grandmother made it for my mother, and it always reminds me of them both. The last time I was home I drug it out of the bottom on the linen closet and wrapped up with it on the couch. My mom thought I was crazy, but I hadn't been home in a while and I was instantly transported to being a little girl, living there again.
The first quilt I ever made as that set me on the road to many, many more quilts. It's a king size log cabin which I completely pieced and quilted by hand!
the most quilt I love is my Puckery Quilt. I love and enjoy the process of making it and how it ended up into a unique one. After making that quilt, I found and believe there' always a beauty in imperfection.
I love the wedding quilt my Mom made for me - a Lonestar with applique blocks.. so gorgeous. As for what I've made... I made a quilt based on a story book for a little cousin with a lot of freehand fused applique that turned out really well. I also made a king size quilt for my husband for our anniversary and while it's pretty simple, seeing how much he loves HIS quilt makes it extra special to me.
cmjacobs76 at gmail.com
I think I'm proudest of my first quilt. I left all the mistakes in place, so that I could later see my improvement! Of course, at the time, I'm not so sure I knew they were mistakes! It's shades of pale yellow, pale peach & pale teal, very soft and cozy.
My Mom made me the most beautiful appliqued butterfly quilt. It's very traditional in design and one I would never have made myself, which makes it even more special. I sleep under it every night.
I am most proud of the quilt I just got back from the long arm quilter! I think I'm always the most enthralled with whatever I'm working on at the moment, haha.
Thanks for the chance to win! The book and fabrics look amazing.
figure8angel[AT]gmail[DOT]com
I am still doing simple patterns as I am amateur. Right now its a disappearing nine patch - quilt top over but I have to baste and quilt it and since I hand quilt only its taking time.
I've just finished my second quilt top - Red Letter Day fabrics and used Oh Fransson's Mod Sampler tutorial - I absolutely love it and can't wait to finish it.
I am pretty impressed with the first and only quilt I made. When I started it, I didn't even know rotary cutters existed. Now that I'm fully immersed in the world of quilting I'm shocked that I was ever able to complete that first project, but I'm glad I did because it was a great way to start my passion for quilting.
I am most proud of a Cabin Tracks quilt I made - a log cabin variation with about a zillion pieces! A lot of work but so worth making once!
I think the quilt I am proud of is the first one I have made --so far. I have started many but several months ago finally finished my first one. Thanks for the giveaway!
the quilt that i am most proud of was not made by me. my grandma made all of her granddaughters a quilt. the blocks are hand embroidered. it is a queen sized quilt and the ladies at her church in a tiny town in nebraska, prairie home to be exact, hand quilted it. i love it so much!
I am proud of all the quilts I've made and given...
My first to my first born. I took a class when he was 3 months old and did the entire thing myself, including the horrible quilting job. :)
The surprise one for my mom at Christmas last year that made her cry.
The surprise one at Christmas last year for my SIL that, before she opened it, my mom said, "At least you know it won't be a quilt." It was...for her graduation.
The one I made in the shape of an 8 for my nephew's 8th birthday out of his favorite fabrics--Sponge Bob and Transformers.
The one I just made for my newest nephew and was able to give it to him when he was just a few hours old.
Quilting is so fun!!
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