euchreprincess

I found a quilt top in my husband's mother's house when she was moving from IL to FL 25 years ago. It was in a box in the attic and ready to be finished. She told me that she, my husband's grandmother & aunt used to sit on the front porch in Chicago, in the late 1930's and chat and work on the quilt. They got the material scraps from the dress factory a few doors down. I kept it in my closet for years, and never had the skills to finish it. (pictured) I've sewn clothing for years but never quilted.

I began volunteering at a church quilt group 5 years ago and eventually paid a friend to finish it. Since then, I've been bitten by the quilting bug and have made 6 or 7 charity tops myself.

I just completed a quilt on my own, start to finish, for my first grandson's 1st birthday next month! (also pictured) In fact, in this picture, I spotted a mistake I made, but of course, it's too late to fix it. No one but a quilter would see it, certainly not the baby! I'm going to call it "A hug from Grandma". Any suggestions on the dedication patch? I'm not much of a hand sewer and I don't have a hoop.

I cleaned out my sewing room this spring and gave away all my clothes making supplies and kept all my quilt supplies. My next project is a quilt for my grown son's bed. And I'm cutting squares from worn out blue jeans for a future project.