Grow Your Blog

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I started blogging as a way to keep track of quilting blogs. I received an iPad for Christmas and all of a sudden there was a huge wonderful world of ideas, tutorials, new fabric (oh I love fabric), and wonderful community. It is this blogging community that kept me sane and motivated. Thank you all!

                                 Placemats for my sisters in law. They were to look like trees!

I have been sewing all my life, however, only making quilts sporadically. I made my first quilt when I got married 33 years ago. A log cabin. Of course I knew nothing about making quilts and did not quilt it. Just used it as a duvet cover. All the seams pulled apart with use.

Second quilt was when my dad was sick. 1992 was written on the binding. My first and last label.

Then I made a quilt for my first grandchild and I was bit with the quilting bug—hard. Just love it. It has been my solace and comfort. Few things in life have given me as much pleasure and joy as making a quilt for all the special people in my life.

I make quilts to be used. I tell everyone they are not heirlooms and they need to be used.

I really like squares. Plus quilts, square in a square, and squares. I am also a big fan of straight line quilting. I like to have a least 5 projects on the go so I can jump from project to project. If I do not have a quilt ready to hand sew I will put the binding on before it is finished being quilted just so I can sit and sew the binding on. I am a big believer in the galloping horse, if you cannot see the mistake from the back of a galloping horse it is good enough for me. I like bright colours. I like mixes of colour and I like monochromatic colour schemes too.

I love reading my quilt blogs. Thank you quilt bloggers for the inspiration and community!