One first quilt. This is it.
I don't remember the year, exactly, but I would put it at around 1992-1993. Sometime just prior to my Highlander obsession, during my brief Michael Bolton phase.
Oh, don't worry, I got over Michael Bolton. By the time the movie Office Space came out in 1999, I was laughing at the jokes (and myself) right along with everyone else.
I may never get over Adrian Paul.
The name of this quilt is "Rose of Sharon." The pattern was from a library book I don't recall the title of. It is stenciled with fabric paint and hand quilted. I love the soft colors. It's baby quilt size. I made it just because I liked it. My baby was already five or six years old, and I knew it would just be kept for posterity.
I made a few mistakes on this quilt. Like fabric, for starters. It's a poly/cotton blend, and a rather thin one at that. I quilted it with Dual Duty machine sewing thread. Are you gasping in shock? Sorry, I didn't know any better at the time.
All in all, I think it turned out okay.
Lovely first quilt! My first quilt, the Rose Star, was made from scraps--both 100% cotton and poly-cotton blends. There is even a piece of faux suede that's 100% polyester. It is also quilted with Dual Duty--a lot of my quilts are. :-) Guess what, I love it just as much as the ones that were made "by the book" and it has held up just as well.
ReplyDeleteI think it's lovely. Save it for M's first child (someday).
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