tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post7236855058223080081..comments2024-03-22T08:52:50.352-04:00Comments on Quilting on Main Street: 25th AnniversaryCathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585773626369107567noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-73629378870694862042017-03-22T14:46:09.508-04:002017-03-22T14:46:09.508-04:00I starting quilting in early 1996. A group of cow...I starting quilting in early 1996. A group of coworkers had signed up for a sampler quilt class and invited me to join them. I didn't know a rotary cutter from a pizza cutter at that point. I learned quickly! I finished the first of 16 blocks the first week and then found out I needed to complete 3 blocks per week after that! I felt totally overwhelmed but finished the sampler. I've come a long way since then and am now retired with a fully stocked quilting studio. I do miss being part of a quilting group but I am a member of several online quilting groups. I am still learning and have now started to do my own machine quilting. My goal is to minimize the number of UFOs I have stored away, use my stash whenever possible and make more charity quilts. Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12299028494011857775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-58622297677149657272017-03-20T19:14:31.549-04:002017-03-20T19:14:31.549-04:00Happy Anniversary! I did my first quilt, a king si...Happy Anniversary! I did my first quilt, a king sized log cabin almost three years ago. I'm learning from y'all every day! Thank you! -Jeanvincenzo126https://www.blogger.com/profile/00005930113350158066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-70224439399494838822017-03-20T17:22:22.041-04:002017-03-20T17:22:22.041-04:00It's interesting to read everyone quilting beg...It's interesting to read everyone quilting beginnings. I had seen garments too and then decided to make a quilt in 1973 just after I got married so we could have a "bedspread". Truly been hooked ever since.Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04492645548495218076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-60854428113903687902017-03-20T14:30:46.014-04:002017-03-20T14:30:46.014-04:00Nice to read about your quilting start and have to...Nice to read about your quilting start and have to say that most us probably are similar in either sewing cloths or just a class and getting hooked. Thanks for sharing and look where you are today Cathy!<br />gailsshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094032933298240262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-24679058421513474002017-03-20T11:38:46.097-04:002017-03-20T11:38:46.097-04:00I'm an accidental quilter, I knew how to sew b...I'm an accidental quilter, I knew how to sew but once my daughter no longer needed Halloween costumes I no longer knew what to sew. Then I wandered into a quilt shop to ask about getting a quilt repaired and was talked into taking a few basic courses. First pressing and cutting, then a class where we made 9 patches and split rail blocks. I was hooked. That was around 12 years ago, and I'm coming up on my 200th quilt. I doubt I make it to my 25th anniversary, Congratulations. Thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784898132123339891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-11656762533444168042017-03-20T10:27:30.021-04:002017-03-20T10:27:30.021-04:00I remember as a young girl, my sister had a hunter...I remember as a young girl, my sister had a hunter star quilt made from yellow and pink flannel and I remember wanting that quilt for myself. The feel, the pattern, the colours, the softness. Then 25 years and 3 boys later, I stopped at my local quilt store and took a look. My mom didn't sew so she didn't ever teach me, nor did I have a sewing machine, but it was close to Mother's Day and I bought a sewing machine over the phone, even unseen! My mother in law had an Alex Anderson beginner quilting book and I made 2 baby quilts from that and then an Atkinson Yellow Brick Road quilt (haven't we all made that quilt?!?). That was in 2002, so I guess this May will mark my 15th anniversary. I bought scrapbooking supplies, and card making supplies and I did a lot of cross stitch, but with 4 kids and a farm, my time is limited. I chose quilting as my hobby and gave all the rest away to neighbours who would put my investments to better use.<br />Thanks for sharing your hobby with us. You make wonderful quilts, Cathy!T Holzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15869714614088964581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7899457187638841994.post-10521139620491767222017-03-20T09:33:00.134-04:002017-03-20T09:33:00.134-04:00Interesting to read, as it parallels my own path f...Interesting to read, as it parallels my own path fairly closely, although garment sewing was a 'one and done' event for me. My real hook was the Irish Chain in a Day. Again, not quite a day, but it convinced me I could quilt and have a life, too. Congratulations on sew many years and beautiful projects under your belt.Robbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13963176990398590719noreply@blogger.com