"Moon Over The Mountain"

Another Class from Mary Ellen Hopkins' Book was "Moon over the Mountain" - teaching us the "grid method" for making 'triangle squares.' Don't have a picture of this one.

"Amish Shadow" made into "God's Eye"

Another variation of the "Amish Shadow" is to make a "God's Eye". This fabric was on sale, too, at The Sewing Room, so took advantage of that sale to make this "experiment wall hanging." This is where I discovered the 'diagonal borders' that I so dearly love to do now. Also, a memory comes with the 'diagonal border' on this quilt. I was sewing this border at The Sewing Room Quilt Shop when we heard the news on the Radio that the Space Shuttle Challenger had blown up on lift off. Very Sad Day in History.

"Pinwheels"

I had to "play" with the "Amish Shadow" pattern a little. Used already striped material and a solid and made these "Pinwheel" variations. Fun!!!! Love to explore 'the options!' This piece "intentionally" left unfinished to use as a teaching tool in my classes on how to do bindings.

2nd Class - "Amish Shadow"

I was "on my way" so to speak in the Quilting World. Next Class: "Amish Shadow" from The Sewing Room also and from the same Mary Ellen Hopkins Book. This "mini quilt" was machine quilted by a lady in Ohio.

Ah, Classes - "Triple Rail Fence"

Ahhhhhh! I discovered "Quilt Classes" at 'The Sewing Room' Quilt Shop, owned by Doris Neal!!!! Bought "on sale" fabrics from her Shop and here is the first result from a "Class." This is the "Triple Rail Fence," taught from Mary Ellen Hopkins' "The It's Okay If You Sit On My Quilt Book." My "first" Quilt Book Bought!

2nd Quilt - "Dresden Plate"

The Second Quilt I did was this Dresden Plate. Again all machine, except for the hand candlewicking squares.

White background is from old sheets from the 1940's/1950's. Quite a lesson there when trying to hand quilt, as the 'thread count' in those old sheets was high, so weave was very close/tight together.

Another "lesson learned" on this quilt, was the Sashing Fabric. Ran out of the Blue, so had to go back to the store to get more, only to find it was all gone, and had to use another dye lot.

This Quilt, unfortunately, had quite a bit of exposure to the Sun, so it is very faded in some places.

THE "First Quilt" - Queen Size Log Cabin "quilt as you go style!"

Well, off to the Library I went in Saratoga Springs, NY and found a book - showed a Log Cabin and a "quilt as you go style." So that is what I decided to do!

After many trips to Quilt/Fabric shops with the Pillow, (to get those 'right' burgandy and beiges,) I began the machine sewing process, and here is the result! I was pleased, didn't have anyone at that time to tell me otherwise!!!!

It's alway "humbling" to look @ the first quilt you ever did, but I will never get rid of it, even if it did win the "Worst 1st Quilt" Award one night @ the Cobblestone Quilters Guild meeting in Charleston, SC!

My First "hand" at Quilting!

This is a picture of my own hand stitched Pillow that same dear Friend taught how to do!

Every Quilter Has a "Beginning"

My beginning was a "Log Cabin Pillow" Gift from a Good Friend as we moved from Charleston, SC to Saratoga Springs, NY. As you can see, this Pillow was dearly loved/used AND carried from Quilt Shop to Quilt Shop to purchase just the "right Burgandy and Beiges" to make my Queen Size Log Cabin!