Back to the beginning

Sixteen years ago this spring I made my first quilt. It was for my then eighteen years old daughter's twin bed. She needed a new comforter/quilt and could not find anything in the stores that she liked. I had always wanted to learn how to quilt. This seemed like a good time to start.

I found a simple pinwheel pattern and we then went shopping for fabric. The sewing was relatively easy as I had been sewing since I was nine, but the quilting was a bit of a challenge. (I didn't acquire a walking foot until several projects later, along with my first rotary cutter and self-healing mat.) The quilting itself was very simple -- diagonal lines through the blocks. The binding also proved to be a bit tricky without a walking foot. I learned to do a square-cornered binding for that quilt (mitred corners came much later for me). I borrowed the quilt last year to take a few pictures. It is old and faded now and, according to my daughter, only occasionally pulled out of the closet when an extra blanket is needed.

No honours for this quilt, no ribbons or prizes, but it is special to me nonetheless.

My next project is yet another baby quilt, this time for my son-in-law's sister who's baby girl is due in late April. I guess I should get busy!

Sandy