-Donna K.
-Goosegirl
-Ledamewood
Congratulations! You should have each received an email with your gift certificate information.
Now on to our question for September:
How did you learn to quilt? What was your first project? Have you taught anyone else how to quilt?
Here are a few stories from the Shabby Fabrics staff:
Julie: My mom taught me to quilt one summer when I was 8 or 9 and my first project was making a doll quilt out of charm squares. I was so proud of it I entered it in the county fair, but didn't notice until weeks after the fair that I had forgotton to finish tying it - which may explain the third premium ribbon! My next quilting project came a few years later when I found an Around the World pattern that I wanted to try. I was rather ambitious and decided to make it full-size and in a different colorway. As my second-ever quilting project it took me ten years to finish, but I had that quilt on my bed for years afterward!
Lynn: I learned to quilt from a roommate when I was in my early twenties. I didn't have a sewing machine, so I sewed and quilted by hand. My first project was a baby quilt for my nephew, and it took me nine months of sewing several hours each night. My nephew still has that quilt.
Ashleigh: When I was 15 or 16, my grandma handed me a quilt and said "Bind this." All I knew about sewing at that point was a slip-stitch which I had learned at school. With Jennifer's help I have learned more about sewing and quilting through the years - although part of that education included her giving me a Quilting for Dummies book!
Jennifer: I have always loved making things, crafts of all kinds..scrap booking, cross stitch, tole painting and more. When I was in my early twenties, I would go into the quilt shops and just look around loving all the fabrics and patterns, samples on the wall, etc. I was newly married and struggling financially so I knew I didn't dare take up the quilting hobby as much as I wanted to. But I kept dreaming of it until one day at my local library I found one of Debbie Mumm's earliest quilting books. I read through the instructions included in the back of the book and started with a very small wall hanging which I still have. That day at the library and that book was all I needed to get started. After all, the desire to take up quilting had been on heart for years. So basically I'm self taught and LOVE quilting. I've learned so much from friends at quilting retreats and of course, through trial and error. I've taught friends how to quilt and continue to share tips with anyone whenever I'm asked. Quilters are wonderful people the world around! It seems this common interest we share makes us instant friends! I would love to host a global retreat. What great fun that would be!
Jennifer: I have always loved making things, crafts of all kinds..scrap booking, cross stitch, tole painting and more. When I was in my early twenties, I would go into the quilt shops and just look around loving all the fabrics and patterns, samples on the wall, etc. I was newly married and struggling financially so I knew I didn't dare take up the quilting hobby as much as I wanted to. But I kept dreaming of it until one day at my local library I found one of Debbie Mumm's earliest quilting books. I read through the instructions included in the back of the book and started with a very small wall hanging which I still have. That day at the library and that book was all I needed to get started. After all, the desire to take up quilting had been on heart for years. So basically I'm self taught and LOVE quilting. I've learned so much from friends at quilting retreats and of course, through trial and error. I've taught friends how to quilt and continue to share tips with anyone whenever I'm asked. Quilters are wonderful people the world around! It seems this common interest we share makes us instant friends! I would love to host a global retreat. What great fun that would be!
