Hi Ladies! I have been visiting this site for a while now and have learned so much. Thank you all. I was really never interested in sewing much until I received an old steamer trunk from my grandmother after she passed away. This was in 2005. You can imagine my suprise when I opened it up and found........lots of vintage fabrics from the 30's 40's 50's and 60's! My grandmother was an avid seamstress and made alot of clothing for us grandkids when we were little. Those were in there as well. I intantly thought about making a quilt. I had absolutely no eathly clue how to do it. I just started cutting squares. Then I started sewing them together and then after I had the quilt top done, That's when I hit the internet to find out what to do next. I finished it and man is it gaudy! I love it though because of the memories in it. I have yet to find a walking foot for my machine, so I tied it. I thought it turned out fairly good for somebody who totally guessed how to make one. I have come along way since then because of everyone here. Thanks again and hope to post more of the quilts I've done and future quilts!

What a wonderful treasure of memories you have created!!! It looks great and has such special meaning to you!! Congratulations on getting your first quilt done! Do you have more fabrics to work with now that you have a little more knowledge and experience?

I have. I have made some T shirt Quilts for my sons and and a lap quilt for my mother in law. I am currently working on a tshirt quilt for my husband, for christmas. (something he asked for) This is a tshirt quilt i put together for my son when he was serving in the Navy aboard the USS Cole. It's small cuz well their bunks are small. I made with tshirts from his then girlfriend and now his wife. The purple one is for her out of his tshirts.

Welcome to the board Bell! And those are all lovely quilts. I don't think the 1st one you did is gaudy at all....it looks to me like a true memory quilt...just with all the clothes for you and your brothers/sisters//cousins....looks like a great time to me!

What a treasure to get all of those vintage fabrics!

Your first quilt looks great by the way.Keep up the good work and welcome to the board!

Hello and welcome from an Iowa girl! My sister and I recently spent time pouring over a quilt with clothing scraps from our childhood. Brought back so many memories for us. You will treasure it always. Thanks for sharing.

Welcome to the best board in the Net :D
Your quilts are wonderful..
Oh I'm from Oklahoma

I just love your first quilt, Bell. It is delightfully scrappy. It goes so perfectly on your old style bed. Thanks for sharing.

The quilt is beautiful. One of my favorites is a scrappy quilt. They are so colorful, and wonderful to cuddle up with. Keep on quilting.

Hi and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Love the first quilt I don't think its gawdy at all , it is a true family keep sake :mrgreen:

I love it!!! You sprinkled the dark fabrics around in a manner to make the eye travel over the quilt. The fabrics are beautiful. AND the memories are priceless :D:D:D
I can't wait to see more of your quilts!

Welcome from Florida!

That is beautiful, I don't think it to be at all gaudy. I really like it, nice work!

no! not gaudy. It's perfect. you should be very proud of it.
oh yeah. welcome from Washington

i love your tshirt quilt :thumbup:

Nice job on the quilts. I love that scrappy look, you did good. Marge

Hello, and welcome from Missouri! I LOVE your quilt of vintage fabrics! How wonderful to have all those memories! It looks wonderfully warm. The tshirt quilts are wonderful memory quilts as well.

That quilt is exactly like the what my own grandmother made. Your picture has flooded me with memories! Thanks for posting it and welcome to this board.

Very nice! Welcome from Arizona.

Welcome from Texas!

Merry Christmas and welcome from Middle Tennessee..What a treasure you have. :thumbup:

Hi and Merry Christmas from MA. love your quilts

Bell: What a great discovery. Your quilt is beautiful. My Great Grandma made quilts exactly like that. She used a square piece of cardboard for a template. The ladies in my family would gather when she had several tops made and we would tie them off. Your T-shirt quilts are fun too. Welcome to the board.
Linda

Hi, and welcome from OKlahoma.