I was blessed with this precious bundle!
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New mom of two weeks. Likely this was taken with a 110 pocket camera.. |
Melissa at My Fabric Relish is looking for stories and pictures of our first time experiences, and I understand the topic is QUILTS,
not BABIES...
but if I had
not had this baby boy, I am not sure the quilting bug would have bit at all!
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Is it obvious that I did not know if I was expecting a boy or girl? |
I quit working about 6 or 7 months into pregnancy and, with very little experience, I began sewing like mad - sleepers and things for the baby. My first quilt was a result of all the leftover fabrics.
This beauty is technically not a quilt, since it did not occur to me at the time to tie or quilt it. I just whipped up all the little squares, no matter what the fabric content (mostly poly flannels(!), some stretch fabs(!), and even pre-quilted fabric I had used for a bunting. Nevertheless, this quilt survived brutal abuse and hundreds of washings over the years, and it led to my passion for quilting!
From there, I next made a Carpenter's Square wall hanging, inspired from a library book.
Looking back, I don't think it was actually a
quilting book since I apparently did not learn any quilting 'rules'. The back fabric is folded over to the front and stitched to make the binding. I still actually love this little beauty and it is hung proudly - in my walk-in closet - for my own viewing pleasure only. Well, until now that is...
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I hand quilted the motifs with no regard for thread, knots, or the back of the quilt at all... |
And what of that little boy wonder? He got the itch as well, about 11 yrs later, and the project fit right into mom's easy-going homeschool curriculum.
What a fun link up! Reading through the stories of other 'Firsts' as well as the beautiful photos shared with them, made me a bit reluctant to share my own. But this is my story, and I will share it proudly!
Update: Looks like I missed the boat again - the linky part is closed! Does this type of thing happen to you all the time too?