Evolution

I've been quilting here and there for about 4 years.  My grandmother has quilted off and on for years but about 6 years ago she became really interested in quilting again.  She was making quilts for each grandchild and asked me what I wanted for my quilt.  I told her I wanted to pick out the pattern and the fabric and help her sew it.  That's when I got hooked.  I chose a tumbling blocks pattern and went online and ordered all kinds of fabrics for our creation.  We've finished the top but I am determined to quilt it myself and have yet to make up my mind about how I will do that.  Here's a picture of a section of the quilt.

The picture in the background of this blog is a picture of the first quilt I completed.  I made it from old clothes.  As it happens many of the clothes I used were old boxers.  So my family calls it the "Underwear Quilt."  I made up the pattern myself then pieced and quilted it on an old Bernina Record 830 that belonged to my mom.  I really enjoyed the process and am pretty proud of the outcome!

Hopefully I can share some useful and entertaining information as I blog about my evolution as a quilter.  Thanks for checking it out!  - Andrew