In high school I spent many hours in the clothing room. I loved it. I made many mistakes and Mrs. Price would laugh and then show me how to fix my problem. As an adult I have had a hard time finding projects that grasp my attention. I decided that I could take on quilting a blanket for my two nephews Steven and David because my dear friend Linda offered to help. Through her I found my sewing confidence and love again. She not only helped me cut but she also let me use her machine quilter to quilt. I am in no way an expert at it but I really enjoyed using the machine. It also saved me a lot of money doing it myself. One day I hope to own my own and become skilled at it. These three quilts are out of the same pattern, which I love. When I decided to make the third blanket I let April (Anson's mom) pick out what pattern she wanted and she chose my favorite.
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| David's Blanket 2009. |
After I gave him his blanket he jumped on it and rolled up in it for a solid hour. I think he liked it. At the time I gave him his blanket he was unable to say my full name. So he called me Wee Wee. Cute? Yah, coming from that face it was. Consequently he called the blanket his Wee Wee night night.
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| The boy's enjoying their blankets. It is funny how well the colors and patterns of the material suit their personalities. |
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| Steven's Blanket. 2009 |
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| I love the material on the back. |
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| Anson's blanket. 2010 |
After picking out the material for Anson's quilt, I had a difficult time getting started. It was so loud that I was having trouble envisioning the final product. I finally broke down and went back to a different store (the one I should have gone to in the first place), where a very nice lady listened to my vision and then helped me find the fabrics to accomplish it. In the end, it turned out better than I had envisioned.
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| Baby Anson |
Over Thanksgiving Logan and April came to Wyoming. We went to Jackson Hole for the lighting of the Christmas lights and then did a little window shopping. While shopping we got several complements on Anson's quilt. One lady said she thinks I could sell them for a whole lot of money... like $30. I smiled and said thank you. I did not mention that the materials alone cost three times that much. We got a good laugh out of it. I am currently working on four quilts. I will post pictures when I am done with them.
P.S. Only one of them is a baby blanket and it is a different pattern.
3 comments:
They are all so AMAZING!!! I LOVE when you have a new post. I'm looking forward to seeing the new quilts you are working on.
Marianne beat me to the blog. I LOVE your quilts. I want you to get your own quilting machine. I would send you business. I have one ready to go!!! You really do marvelous work.
We think that anson's is the best... We love you. Thanks so much. We can't wait to have another baby so we can see what amazeing creation you will come up with next.
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