judyjo

When this thread first started I wrote about my 13-yr old grandson who enjoyed quilting. At 13 (almost 14) I guess he's a "young man". This picture is a quilt he made me for my birthday. He said it was called Minnesota Chain. He's been quilting for a couple of years. He started by going to Joann's (he lives in Ohio) where they had week long quilting camps for kids. He loved it. Last fall when I was visiting him I helped him with one block of this quilt. He then put it aside because he was involved with other things at the time. Three weeks before coming to MA for my birthday he told his mother he was going to finish the quilt for my birthday. He worked non-stop on it .... driving his mother crazy and leaving a mess everywhere! He was hemming the binding on in the car as they drove from Ohio. The quilt is made from fat quarters. Needless to say I was speechless when I opened it! I have it draped over a chair in the living room where everyone who comes in can see it. While he was here I showed him how to paper piece. He took to that right away! So I sent him home with some patterns and more fabric.