I started quilting in 1998 and finished some of my first quilts in 1999.
I remember my husband and I thinking how amazing our digital camera was back then.
But when I go back and see how horrible the pictures were, It makes me wonder what we were thinking. Haha!
These are some of my first quilts and some of the ones I made before I started blogging.
It is amazing to see how much I have improved over the years and what quilts made me get better at different aspects of quilting.
I remember my husband and I thinking how amazing our digital camera was back then.
But when I go back and see how horrible the pictures were, It makes me wonder what we were thinking. Haha!
These are some of my first quilts and some of the ones I made before I started blogging.
It is amazing to see how much I have improved over the years and what quilts made me get better at different aspects of quilting.
1999
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 I learned blocks make easier to piece quilt tops with this one. I also learned not to use weird yellow fabric that frays in the wash. It is best to stick with cotton, or use larger seam allowances. |
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 This one turned out pretty good, but looking back on it, I didn't take advantage of all that white quilting space. All Straight line quilting on this one. |
 First Wall Hanging and last for a long time. Hand applique was not my friend. Even wooden dowels couldn't make this mini hang straight. |
2000
This was the year of the Puff Quilt, and when I decided to start selling them online through my website.
This white one had embroidered white roses on 1/3 of all the puffs.
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This customer requested triangle puffs. It was difficult at first but once I got the pattern down it went together pretty fast.
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A velvet puff quilt for a new baby. Most expensive quilt I ever made. :)
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2001
One more puff quilt this year. Then the rest of the year was used making quilts for babies and toddlers with their names on them. I also started my love of mini quilts this year.
One more puff quilt this year. Then the rest of the year was used making quilts for babies and toddlers with their names on them. I also started my love of mini quilts this year.
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The year of the mini quilt. I made the large wedding ring for my sister-in-law's brother and a quilt for my nephew, but the rest of the year was spent making mini quilts. Some were for the resident barbies, the others sold on eBay.
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This is a pillow cover I made that year.
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2003
More quilts with names on them.
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2004
This year I made lots of quilt tops and sold them on Ebay.
Not too many of my own quilts were made. But I did discover rag quilts this year.
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2005
Still making quilts with names on them. And made a rag quilt for each of my children this year.
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2006
Only two finishes this year. Wonder what I was doing.
Must have been still making tops for sell on Ebay.
I sold lots of single irish chains like the one below in boy and girl colors. I found it was easier and more time productive to sell just the top instead of the whole finished quilt.
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2007
You can see my quilting skills getting better this year. Branching out into different styles of quilt blocks, and different quilting motifs. I was really starting to get the hang of machine quilting as well.
This block is called Tam's Patch. It makes a good Halloween Quilt.
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This was the third Halloween quilt I cut out that year. Puss in Boots I think the pattern was called.
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Made this one for a friend.
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Made this one for my son.
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Wanted to try a prairie point border and some hand stitching.
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 This one was for my other son. |
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I used left over blocks from my husbands Grandmother and finished this quilt for her.
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First Christmas Quilt
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2008
I was heavy into making fabric postcards that year and made a quilt to display them.
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