I am so excited to start the quilting group again this year! Last year was a hit (at least I thought so!) The word has gotten out what we've been doing, so we've had a few people ask if they can join the fun too! The answer to that is WELL OF COURSE!!! I finally got organized and we had our first class last week! Check out my post on quilting basics.
I couldn't believe all the people who came! They came from as far as 75+ miles away! And they were workers too! Each class I bring some quilts to show examples of variations of the block and ask people to show and tell, then I begin the demonstration for the month. Well this group watched and listened to the first part and while I was sewing they got to work squaring up their fabric and cutting out strips! Then I finished and was ready to show the next step and they all stopped and listened, and then carried on working! In the past we've made a whole night of it, but with this group, there was no messing around!! Down to business! They were packing up after an hour and a half and were ready to go (They also had big drives ahead of them).
They got their assignments and I'm sure will be rearing up for next month! Each class I will teach a different baby step to make a whole quilt and hopefully we'll have them all finished by September! Or sooner! I designed this quilt to cover multiple techniques so that in the end you'll most likely be able to look at any pattern and figure out how it's done!
I had a really hard time choosing fabric to go in this one for some reason! I LOVE IT ALL! One of my new favorite fabric lines is Riley Blake Designs! I used this orange in the quilt, but they were out of the coordinating fabric and I was in a rush, so I found a fun yellow dot and green with tiny plaid to go with it! It should be nice and springy!
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