For almost a whole year, I’ve been sewing two new quilt blocks every month (more or less). I began Craftsy’s Block of the Month quilting class last winter. Of course I blogged about it! Last February, I wrote about my new quilting project in the post “Like Mom and Dad“. Many of you know my mom was an avid quilter. When she was alive, I didn’t have much interest in helping her quilt. I helped her pick out fabric a couple of times, but she did all the work; the cutting, the sewing, the quilting. She made crib quilts for Lily and Emmy; they still use them all the time. Grandma’s quilts help the girls remember Grandma.
When I stumbled on the Craftsy Block of the Month class, I decided to try quilting on my own. My very first block was a slashed block, the Asterisk. This block was fairly easy for me, a novice quilter, to complete. It gave me the courage to keep on going!
And when I read class descriptions like “English Paper Piecing”, “Dresden Plates” and “Curved Piecing”, I needed a little courage. I was afraid I wasn’t going to be able to sew any of those quilt blocks! Not only am I a beginner at quilting, I also don’t sew very much.
But I kept at it, because every time I chose the fabric for my block and cut the pieces, every time I assembled the block like a puzzle and stitched it all together, I understood why my mom loved quilting so much.
The Ohio Star Block was one of my favorites to make; learning how to make quarter square triangles was so much fun!
The curved pieced blocks were very challenging, but not as hard to make as I thought they would be.
Visually, I just fell in love with the Circle of Geese. It is a paper pieced block that was very time consuming but also fun to make.
And so now, I have twenty completed blocks. Now comes the hard part: finishing the quilt!
And finishing this quilt–adding a border, quilting, and binding it– is the only thing on my bucket list this winter! I’m going to do it–just wait and see!
I'm so proud of you for finishing all those different squares! I know Mom would be, too. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product!
Thank you! I'm pretty proud of myself. 😉 I will probably work on it when you're here!
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Do you sew them by hand or do you use a machine?
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Most of them are sewn by machine, but the hexi stripe block ( the third block in the fourth row down) is hand sewn. I decided I like sewing by machine more, but hand-sewn does look better!
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Those are great! Good luck on finishing them
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Thank you! Hopefully by December I'll have a new quilt!
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wow, you are awesome! those look great and it does sound fun to learn (I can sew but not nearly at that level – maybe someday!)
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Oh, it's easier than it looks! Trust me!
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That quilt is going to look awesome when you finish it — can't wait to see the final product! I love quilts, but can't sew to save my life. Fortunately, my mother-in-law is a quilter and loves to make them for our family.
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There's nothing like a hand-made quilt!
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Absolutely! Because they contain the most important material: love 🙂
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How exciting! Good luck!
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Thank you! I need some luck! 😉
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I really like the Drunkard's Path one. And that has nothing to do with the name. hehe.
That is a popular one…my friends on Facebook liked it, too. 😉
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Those are so pretty!!! I wish I could do that.
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Thanks! I just hope I can finish my quilt!
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I have always wanted to make a quilt. I am sure they will turn out great.
I hope so! I'll be sure to post my progress!
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