So yesterday, yet another rainy day, I finished the quilt I was working on! My mom guided me through the whole process and I'm excited with how it turned out. Here's the story....
A while back I was discovering the amazing world of crafter's blogs. I stumbled upon a stitch in dye. She makes the most amazing quilts! 
I grew up close to some mennonite communities, and they make beautiful quilts, but they really aren't my style. A Stitch in Dye has amazing quilts, that are less traditional, with great fabric and bright colours. After looking at these quilts, I decided I wanted to learn how to make a quilt. I went to Walmart and bought a rotary cutter, cutting mat and square templates. Then I went to my mom's house to raid her fabric stash. She has a friend with a bridal store, and gets all the old sample dresses from her. I chose 5 colours and started cutting the 90 squares I thought would need for my quilt. I was mak
ing the quilt for my daughter, and wanted it to be bigger than a crib blanket, but a bit smaller than a twin comforter. After I cut all the squares, the project stalled out for a bit. Eventually I sewed all of the pieces into rows, then my mom came over and I ironed the rows and she pinned and sewed them together. I went to our local quilting store, and picked up some cotton batting and backing. Yesterday we pinned it all and I sewed until my shoulders were starting to hurt, then my mom sewed some too. Stitching in the ditch in very concentrated, intense sewing! Well, after a few hours of pinning and sewing, it is finished! It's the perfect size and weight for my 2 year old. Now she doesn't have to drown under her comforter anymore!
I grew up close to some mennonite communities, and they make beautiful quilts, but they really aren't my style. A Stitch in Dye has amazing quilts, that are less traditional, with great fabric and bright colours. After looking at these quilts, I decided I wanted to learn how to make a quilt. I went to Walmart and bought a rotary cutter, cutting mat and square templates. Then I went to my mom's house to raid her fabric stash. She has a friend with a bridal store, and gets all the old sample dresses from her. I chose 5 colours and started cutting the 90 squares I thought would need for my quilt. I was mak
ing the quilt for my daughter, and wanted it to be bigger than a crib blanket, but a bit smaller than a twin comforter. After I cut all the squares, the project stalled out for a bit. Eventually I sewed all of the pieces into rows, then my mom came over and I ironed the rows and she pinned and sewed them together. I went to our local quilting store, and picked up some cotton batting and backing. Yesterday we pinned it all and I sewed until my shoulders were starting to hurt, then my mom sewed some too. Stitching in the ditch in very concentrated, intense sewing! Well, after a few hours of pinning and sewing, it is finished! It's the perfect size and weight for my 2 year old. Now she doesn't have to drown under her comforter anymore! 
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