As the quilt began to tear I thought it would be a good idea to make a new quilt. I purchased some fabric to coordinate with some I already had, found a Better Homes & Gardens pattern online and cut out part of the pattern. That's where things stalled (for a year or so). After I returned from vacation this past December with the beautiful quilt for our Benner Pups I got to thinking about the fabric I had tucked away and plans to make a new quilt. I told my friend Karen about my idea to make a quilt (I think she thought I was a bit crazy as she didn't know how much I could sew, knew about quilting, etc.).
An opportunity presented itself where I would have time to myself to set out on this quilting adventure, a boy's weekend in Vegas. Perfect! With the remainder of the pattern cut out I got down to business. Bab's (the name of my sewing machine at the time, another story yet to come on why she's been replaced) was a great sewing partner, sewing straight and even. In no time things were starting to come together. That's where the "phone a friend comes in".
Since I hadn't taken on a quilt of this magnitude before (several different fabrics, sizes, etc.) it was helpful to have an experienced quilter in my back pocket, Karen. She was there at a moments notice. Karen reminded me to square off the blocks, gave pointers here and there and cheered me on. I finished up the top around midnight.
So, here it is, my first attempt at a quilt since high school. The longarming was done by a woman with a local business in Vancouver, Washington (Gail - highly recommend working with her!). She now does the longarming for all my quilts.
The original quilt - 33 years later, still together (with some character)
Photo of Better Homes & Garden's pattern I used. Here is the link:
http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/free-bed-size-quilt-patterns-quilts-throws/Completed quilt on longarm machine
Quilting detail
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