Ooh! This thread is fun!!!
Who taught you how to quilt? I played around with quilting with my grandmother, but to use the modern tools and such I used one of the Leisure Arts "Teach Yourself to Quilt" books.
What pattern was the first quilt you made? It was a sampler so I could learn all the techniques.
Do you still have your 1st quilt? Yes, hanging in my family room. (See picture below! :-D My son, Sam, was hamming it up for our first day of school!)
Which of your quilts is your favorite and why? The Mountain Laurel Sampler I am currently trying to finish hand quilting! It's reds and browns and blacks and all the different blocks inspire me!
What do you do with the quilts you make? Pile 'em up to give away when I die!!! LOL!
What is the oldest quilt in your collection? I have a quilt top with fabrics in it that we've dated to the 1830's. I have another completed quilt that is from around the 1880's.
Do you belong to a guild, or attend workshops? Yes and yes
Have you ever entered a quilt in a quilt-show or fair? yes in some local shows. I won "Best Hand Quilted" in my town in 2007! :-) (detail, below! :-D)
Have you encouraged others to try quilting? Oh yes. I'm kinda insane about it. "Oh! Let me show you.....!!!!!"
Why do you quilt? It blesses the artist in me and soothes my soul! Therapy, indeed!
Blessings,
Mary Lou
We homeschool, and my son Sam was hamming it up a bit! :-D
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"Stars in an American Garden" 2007
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