For my birthday this year I got the coolest Pfaff sewing machine. I was a little hesitant at first because I had never sewn before. But I chose to dive right in and begin my first quilt!
My baby sister (youngest of 4 daughters, my poor dad) was graduating high school this year and I decided to make her a quilt for her cute little dorm room at my alma mater, Washington State University.
This is what became of it.
Lindsey's favorite colors are bright green and gray. I decided to use these colors as the window panes in my quilt and chose to use different fabrics that reminded me of her. It really gave it a 3D effect.
I then used some of the remnants to create a little border.
I gave it to her last saturday at her graduation dinner and I'm assuming she loves it, because that night she sent me this picture of it on her bed already!
Here is my baby sister on her big day! So proud!
I also attended a baby shower and for that, I chose to make a baby blanket for the birth of the little girl. This is the result of that.
I had a bit of a difficult time at the end with the fringe, but I think it came out pretty cute.
As you probably read here, we went to Oregon recently to meet our new nephew, Jonah. I thought that since the last blanket came out pretty well I would make him one too.
I wasn't as happy with the way this one came out, but I think that had a lot to do with the type of fabric I purchased. The checkered blocks were made out of something other than the standard cotton and I found it quite difficult to sew.
When it was done, I threw it in the wash to make sure it would al stay together. Good thing too, because it did not survive. That checkered fabric decided it wasn't going to stay in place. Needless to say, it is now a dog blanket. Bummer deal!
In hindsight, I probably should have washed and dried the fabrics before hand.. Oops!
Anywho, I am having a lot more fun with this whole sewing thing than I thought I would. After seeing Lindsey's face after getting her quilt, I decided to make her a matching pillowcase from some of the scraps. I'm just winging it on that, so it should be interesting.
2 comments:
Excellent job on the quilts!!!!!
Nice job on the quilt. Check your local library or the web for lots of free info on peicing and quilting and as you learned, only use quilting fabric for bed coverings. You also need to quilt it or tie it. There has to be some way to hold the layers together or it wont hold up to being washed. you can start with straight lines and Im sure your local town or church has a quilting group or two. Lots of fellowship and learning out there. But youve got one of the hard things down naturally, a great eye for color and composition. Nice job!
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