tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post3001951599990652247..comments2024-03-27T23:06:19.212-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: First Quilts!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-66528201339809873902011-12-04T23:29:07.788-05:002011-12-04T23:29:07.788-05:00Hi, I popped over from Brown Dirt Cottage blog. &...Hi, I popped over from Brown Dirt Cottage blog. "Perfect" quilts are beautiful, but I like the less perfect ones the best. (BTW, I'm originally from Boise.)Packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02986387347283221427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-67920450502322157952011-11-29T16:45:28.933-05:002011-11-29T16:45:28.933-05:00Hey Bonnie, that was a fun trip down Memory Lane! ...Hey Bonnie, that was a fun trip down Memory Lane! I love seeing others' first quilts. I've posted mine and linked up. Thanks for the fun!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07498453213057487052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-23356530812378514992011-11-29T09:39:35.559-05:002011-11-29T09:39:35.559-05:00You inspired me to dig out pictures of my first qu...You inspired me to dig out pictures of my first quilt and to reminisce about how it all came about - and to post it on my blog. Today it comes full circle!! Thanks for all of your inspiration!Me and My Stitcheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16470153447120413738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-22994520196383494772011-11-27T10:24:48.402-05:002011-11-27T10:24:48.402-05:00Great post! I don't have a picture, but want ...Great post! I don't have a picture, but want to tell you about my first quilt. I believe my sister was 9 and I was 7 (might be wrong on those ages, but we were quite young) when we decided to make our mother a quilt for Mother's Day one year. It was the Saturday before Mother's Day; my mom had gone out with my grandma and aunt for a while. So my sister and I dug through the drawer full of fabric that my mom kept and started cutting. Some of the 'squares' (if you could call them that - no templates, just free-form cutting with scissors) were quite large, and others were very small. We both cut fabric until we thought we had enough. My sister could sew on the machine, but I hadn't learned how yet, so I hand-stitched squares together (with very long stitches, I might add) while my sister used the machine, and we formed our squares into a very puckered and crooked patchwork quilt top, of which we were very proud. We then searched for something to use as batting and backing. We found a blanket that we thought would work as batting and used a table cloth (my mother's best one that went on the dining room table under the china on Sundays) to back the quilt. The quilt was sewn together around the outside edge (no quilting or ties in the middle at all), with the table cloth folded over the raw edges in place of the binding. Our gift was finished and wrapped before mom got home. Our mother cried when she saw opened her gift. She once said that until the quilt fell apart, she never knew what had happened to that blanket. And we were never scolded for destroying her best table cloth or all the fabric that had been planned for other uses.<br /><br />By the way, I once lived in Kuna, ID too! My dad's side of the family lived about half-way between Kuna and Meridian, off of Ten Mile Road. I feel even more connected to you now!<br /><br />Diane Durrant<br />dianedurrant@yahoo.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-91824441875419433002011-11-27T06:05:39.629-05:002011-11-27T06:05:39.629-05:00My first quilt top was made in 1972 when I was 17,...My first quilt top was made in 1972 when I was 17, didn't finish it until I was 33. I drew a rose out on paper, drew a grid over it then followed that grid, stitching square to square until it was done. There are pieces of clothes I had made for myself in highschool along with pieces from clothes my mother had made for me and my sisters when we were little. If it was a pink scrap, it went in the quilt. When I finished it, I put borders on it and put in a wool batting that my mother had given me from sheep she had raised. Of course it is hand quilted. I don't have a blog so can't link and show you all a picture but you know this quilt is precious to me!<br />MargyMargy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05166034501173016651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-63387316617547734512011-11-27T01:46:38.932-05:002011-11-27T01:46:38.932-05:00We all need to thank that kind lady who gave you t...We all need to thank that kind lady who gave you the bag of scraps. I think it may have started you on your scrappy journey! Love the pics of you and the quilts. It is good to look back sometimes and see how much we have grown.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199146842146306456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34095923520080901262011-11-26T19:38:28.064-05:002011-11-26T19:38:28.064-05:00My first quilt was a baby quilt made for my cousin...My first quilt was a baby quilt made for my cousin's first child. It was made with pastel gingham fabric cut in squares. Does that tell you how long ago that was?!? Cottom fabric was hard to come by then. As I read your blog and saw the pictures my first thought was, OMG, I still have that blue fabric in my stash! What a laugh. I can't seem to throw anything away. That must be why I like making your quilts. Thanks a bunch. raven@centurytel.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-84235840802067683182011-11-26T19:26:45.838-05:002011-11-26T19:26:45.838-05:00What a wonderful blog post. It brings so many memo...What a wonderful blog post. It brings so many memories of my own sewing and quilting beginnings.<br /><br />My first completed quilt was a denim quilt made from my husband’s work jeans; stains, patches and pockets were included in the quilt. We used it on our bed and as a picnic quilt for years until it finally fell apart and had to be trashed.<br /><br />My first appliqué quilt was a Sun Bonnet Sue. We used it on our bed for years until each Sue finally pulled away from the quilt and it eventually was trashed.<br /><br />Even though these quilts are no longer in existence it’s nice to think about them and how they served us well for many years.Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02496784583960011452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87175284273398171382011-11-26T17:52:32.850-05:002011-11-26T17:52:32.850-05:00Love it! My first quilts was done with double thr...Love it! My first quilts was done with double thread and prairie points, too! I'm glad that someone else has done the double thread thing, too.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01426113785382986298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-2392023276524200602011-11-26T17:23:05.293-05:002011-11-26T17:23:05.293-05:00I love that the kids favorite was the tied sheets!...I love that the kids favorite was the tied sheets!! I wonder what it is that causes them to get attached to certain quilts and blankets? Too cute!Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-16686557361566582602011-11-26T16:10:49.918-05:002011-11-26T16:10:49.918-05:00So FUN! I probably would have never shared my fir...So FUN! I probably would have never shared my first quilt on my own. I love your first quilt -- and the memories you shared. Take CareJamie Janow Elferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06385167067902914914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-83920114130979864512011-11-26T14:10:26.467-05:002011-11-26T14:10:26.467-05:00Well, I feel like such a doooofus!! Second time d...Well, I feel like such a doooofus!! Second time didn't work either! I have NEVER had a problem linking up in my years of posting<br /><br />The wind is blowing like a gale here today and it seems to always mess with my broadband a little........??????<br /><br />Soooo, I guess you can delete me again! SORRY!Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34106635269203338252011-11-26T13:59:09.227-05:002011-11-26T13:59:09.227-05:00I linked a post I wrote about my first quilt, from...I linked a post I wrote about my first quilt, from back in July when I first started blogging. Thanks for sharing the story of your first quilt, and hosting this link. Will be fun to read other first quilt stories. :o)Kelli Fannin Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06320874172629888663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64039481632171983492011-11-26T12:50:40.671-05:002011-11-26T12:50:40.671-05:00I so love reading and seeing others first quilts. ...I so love reading and seeing others first quilts. Most have a pretty good story behind them. How wonderful that your sister safe kept that great quilt you made for her!!!<br /><br />I added my link to my first one.<br /><br />I hate it that I typed in the www. in front of my link....it has not come out quite right. I realized it just about the time I clicked submit. I would repair it if only I could. SORRY!Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-87598289836597250882011-11-26T12:32:05.233-05:002011-11-26T12:32:05.233-05:00I posted about my first quilt on my blog last summ...I posted about my first quilt on my blog last summer. Here's the link:<br /><br />http://sarahlovesfabric.com/2010/08/27/my-first-quilt/<br /><br />Hard to believe that's where I started, but it makes where I am look that much better!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-9386754348339061362011-11-26T12:20:13.725-05:002011-11-26T12:20:13.725-05:00i just linked mine, I made my daugther a quilt- my...i just linked mine, I made my daugther a quilt- my first- when I was pregnant with her, it's SO loved, it's in shreds! she can't live without it though, it's super soft.beaquilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854296867039522197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64104756288723988392011-11-26T12:15:43.886-05:002011-11-26T12:15:43.886-05:00I loved reading about and seeing your first quilts...I loved reading about and seeing your first quilts.<br />I don't have a picture of my first quilt. A quilt my grandma taught me to make by tracing a linoleum square with a pen on fabric left over from dressmaking or old clothes bought at an auction and cut apart.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-72688102901728877792011-11-26T12:03:35.826-05:002011-11-26T12:03:35.826-05:00I loved this look into the history behind your qui...I loved this look into the history behind your quilt beginnings!Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-18375097689542083312011-11-26T11:44:42.311-05:002011-11-26T11:44:42.311-05:00my first attempt at a quilt was a fence rail--or r...my first attempt at a quilt was a fence rail--or rail fence and that belongs to my daughter--it was my first attempt at machine quilting (HAHAHA), also--if I can get a picture will post to my FB page :-) *~*CAROLE*~*WIPPYSPLACEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122864854148750023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64722441541083917272011-11-26T11:17:51.139-05:002011-11-26T11:17:51.139-05:00How neat to see your first quilts! I love seeing ...How neat to see your first quilts! I love seeing where we all began, and where we are now. :)<br /><br />My first quilt was made in January 1999 as a gift for a friend who just had her first baby. I couldn't yet imagine what a quilt pattern would look like in different colors, so I bought fabrics in just about the same colors as the sample in my pattern book. :) Here is a link to a photo:<br /><br />http://www.synthcom.com/~val/Quilts/Images/Lullaby1.jpg<br /><br />As fas as I know, she still has this quilt and her daughter is almost a teenager now.Valeriehttp://www.valeriecustomquilting.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17545947914538698802011-11-26T11:13:19.249-05:002011-11-26T11:13:19.249-05:00Dear Bonnie,
I loved seeing and reading about you...Dear Bonnie,<br /><br />I loved seeing and reading about your first attempts at quiltmaking.<br /><br />I started my first quilt soon after I got married in 1976. I had a cardboard template for my one-patch tumbler block and I used both dressmaking scraps and remnants. (I worked in a House of Fabrics before I got married.)<br /><br />I'd intended the quilt for our double-sized bed, but it soon became a UFO. Years later, when one of the kids was sick, we watched an episode of "Reading Rainbow" which featured a story book about making a quilt. As a diversion for the kids, I hauled out my unfinished quilt and quickly remade it into a bunk bed quilt and bound it with extra wide red bias tape. The kids used it for years. It was starting to fall apart when I decided that it would not survive one more washing. Someone had wet the bed that night, so I just shoved the quilt into a black plastic trash bag and threw it away. I wish I had a picture of it though.Catholic Bibliophagisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10697706672495544901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-12703157829616288332011-11-26T11:12:26.314-05:002011-11-26T11:12:26.314-05:00I made my first quilt in my early 20s also. Sciss...I made my first quilt in my early 20s also. Scissor cut squares just stitched together. I had no help and no idea what I was doing when I tried to quilt it with diagonal lines. I didn't pin it well enough and before I was even partially done the top and bottom had shifted and nothing laid flat. Well, I finished it, unhappy with the results. Bound it with pre-packaged silky blanket binding and kept it in the car for emergencies. An emergency did arrise... I got stuck in the snow... shoved it under the tire for traction and managed to drive off... leaving it behind. Sometimes when I hear about other's firsts, I wish I had gone back to get it or at least had a picture of it.<br />hmHelenMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945119739531584638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-59321581143907250712011-11-26T11:11:48.520-05:002011-11-26T11:11:48.520-05:00What a great blog... first quilts... Loving the st...What a great blog... first quilts... Loving the stories... I hope you do a follow up blog on WHAT QUILT MEANS THE MOST TO YOU ... I have a great quilt and story for that one.<br /><br />Nonnie,<br /><br />.Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04530031350883754392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-17559803076815221822011-11-26T10:22:47.840-05:002011-11-26T10:22:47.840-05:00WOW! Of course your first quilt are BEAUTIFUL. ....WOW! Of course your first quilt are BEAUTIFUL. . for one of your first quilts to be that totally AWEsome log cabin does NOT surprise me in the least!! And it's awesome that you used homedec/dress fabrics for the quilt. . . EVERYONE did back then!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02839013868513125880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-6601989821046729462011-11-26T10:06:26.778-05:002011-11-26T10:06:26.778-05:00"So when we reconnected, and I said I was a q..."So when we reconnected, and I said I was a quilter"<br /><br />Too funny! And WHAT A QUILTER YOU ARE!!! That's our modest Bonnie, though. I really enjoyed your story - made my day. Thanks, Bonnie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com