This is a vintage number...circa 1997?? 1998??

I know I was pregnant with my second or third son. I worked a clinic with a friend of mine. Her mom happened to be a quilter ...she had some embroidery patterns. So i took up embroidery. After doing all of the embroidered patterns I had to turn those little pieces of embroidered fabric into something...right?
SO I made little wall hangings or put them into frames....So that is how I got into quilting.......I started with embroidery first....

Then my Grandmother in law..gave me her old sewing machine. after 45 years of sewing on the machine, she got for her wedding, her DH bought her a new one...she had hers serviced and gave it to me...all metal..Riccar in the desk. I still have it. I started sewing away! I still LOVE that machine..she regretted giving it to me because she could never get used to her new fancy one. But she was glad she gave it to me ..she knew I would treasure it. I will keep her safe.

Anyway...I saw this Log Cabin pattern in a magazine and thought..."I can sew that".....I didn't even know what a 1/4 inch seem was...I was never taught how to sew anything...I just wanted to so badly.

so I bought some old curtains from my neighbors yard sale..cut those up....and went to a sale at my local Joanns it had burned down...and they had a clearance sale of anything salvageable....so I bought the rest for this quilt....LOL. To think about that now>?


Anyway..I was afraid looking at the back of this quilt that I may never be able to quilt it...and I was going through trying to find quilts for my boys to practice on...and thought I should finish her and make her whole. I just stippled her because I couldn't have quilted anything to fancy ...now all I have to do is label her...no matter where I started....I still love her...she is scrappy and such a part of me and my story.

We all have a story don't we?

how fantastic and it looks great...

it's beautiful

It's beautiful

Love your story!! The quilt is wonderful...so glad you finished it.

What a good memory of how you started quilting. That quilt turned out great. I would like to even remember my first one, but never thought to photo any. I traded my first treadle sewing machine for my Bernina 830 36 years ago. I didn't have a place to store it, and now, Oh how I wish I had kept it. It had the nicest straight stitch. I used to make western shirts on it, and the top stitching was beautiful. I didn't have a clue back then, that I had owned such a prize.

I think she's beautiful :!:

Great story and a pretty quilt.

The quilt is beautiful! Thank you for sharing your story. It is really nice to hear how others got started.

It is lovely. I love your story. Yes, we all have one and it is important to remember how we started.

Thanks for sharing.

Beautiful quilt Charisma!!

Well you haven't lost your touch in quilting!

:thumbup: , and what a nice story

Fantastic!

So fitting for one of your boys to finish.

What a good job you did for a first quilt- pretty colors and nice quilting job, boys!

Well done! Its very pretty.

Lovely quilt! Worth finishing and a pretty piece of your past.

A lovely story and a really nice quilt.

A lovely story and a really nice quilt.

Great story, thanks for sharing.

Very beautiful!

its gorgeous

Lovely! It's great to have your first, it's part of your quilting story. Not surprisingly, it's a really nice quilt.

It's a beautiful quilt and a wonderful story.

What a beautiful first quilt and I love the story to go with it. :-D The quilting is so beautiful too.

That very first quilt looks wonderful! Even your stippling looks nice! Thanks for sharing your story! :)

I love your first time quilt! My story is not as glamorous as yours. LOL My first quilt 14 yrs ago was made of different shades of green (I think Poly blend)and I did the birthing method. I didn't know what I was doing at all! But it didn't scare me away from quilting, because my next quilt was made with triangles in the border. Tahnks for sharing!

And a super quilter she became! Love your story:-)

It looks awesome!!

And she really is quite beautiful. Nice story.

Beautiful quilt

Your story is priceless and so is your quilt. You are for sure a quilter and a artist. Those quilts sure has a way of talking to you and I just love to hear your story of each quilt.

thanks for sharing

Everything you do is Amazing!!

aw, that's so sweet. it still looks great. :D

very nice. love the simplicity

What a great story!! I think you should put together a book of all the quilts that you have quilted, with photos (and their stories!). This will be the first one!

Thanks for sharing! I think you make everything you touch MAGICAL.

Now that's what quilting is all about! The story behind the pretty fabrics and fancy stitching. So many memories in such a useful item. I think it's a lovely quilt.

What a great story, even when you thought you couldn't sew your quilt turned out beautiful.......... :thumbup: :thumbup:

Love the Quilt... What I want to mention tho, is your RICCAR. I bought one new in 1974, it was very advanced, so many different stitches. It was a portable, and went through a fire in 1985. Had it serviced at that time, and just recently "lost her". I loved that machine it was a real workhorse. I still miss her. Recently replaced her with a 1974 Singer 2010 Tech Tronic, that I have named "Dan". He promises to be a great Workhorse... Glad to hear you are still loving your Riccar. Happy Quilting for many more years on her.