When I was pregnant with Xavier I made him a very simple quilt… it was one of my first sewing projects… it was simple, it made from old clothes and second hand scraps, it was small, and it sparked a love for sewing.
Surprisingly, I haven’t quilted since…
I have a lot of material in my sewing room including many 5″ squares that I had cut when I was making some kid dresses a few years ago. I was wondering what I could do with them when I just decided to have fun and experiment… so… I cut the squares into strips and randomly sewed the strips together to make new squares. I put them side to side and thought that they would make a great quilt just as they were….
then I came across this video on how to make an easy pinwheel…
and from that, my colourful striped squares became these…
I put a border around each piece, put batting and a back and made a block that is 9 1/2″ square… and am in the process of making more…
I am just doing it little by little, quilting each block as I go without much of a plan. It is a lot of work and I am not sure just what exactly I will end up with, but I am having so much doing it and the results are already inspiring…
oooh, so excited to see the finished product!
I love the idea of making a quilt… if only I were craftier 😉 Actually, I’m pretty sure I’d be able to (eventually) make one but for the moment I wouldn’t be able to find the time to learn how. It’s something I’ve always wanted to try though. Keep us posted.
Nadia… learn as you go is my favourite way…
you just need to start and it will come…
I want to use some of the girl’s old clothes and make a quilt. Sadly, I forgot that I had been thinking of doing that and donated or threw out some of the old and/or ripped/stained baby clothes that no longer fit. One of those moments where I wondered to myself why I was saving them, and now I’m kicking myself. 😉 Yours looks beautiful so far. So colourful. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
@ Lindsay:
that has happened to me a few times! decluttering gets the best of me and I forget that I put something aside for a specific reason…