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Quilt in Progress

May 17, 2012 By radmegan 5 Comments

Earlier this year, I talked about wanting to take on larger craft projects. I tend to naturally gravitate towards crafts that will take anywhere from an hour, to a couple of afternoons to complete, but I’d been really craving a long-term relationship with a project. Specifically, I wanted 2012 to be the year I made my own furniture, and learned to quilt.

So when the very talented Miss Make offered up a quilting class to those of us who have taught at the (soon to be closed) Urban Craft Center, I pounced on the opportunity. 

I’ve met with Miss Make twice now, and I’m SO excited about the progress I’ve made with my very first quilt. I’m also SO much more appreciative of handmade quilts. My gosh these take forever!


Here are a few photos I’ve snapped along the way. For those of you taking notes, quilting involves:

Lots of ironing. I mean, LOTS. 

Cutting…

Pinning…

  
Standing on furniture, making threats to anyone who might be tempted to mess with your un-sewn pieces, and lots of showing off once you’ve stitched your top pieces together. (These step are optional- and also, once you have that top piece done, you are only a fraction of the way in- so don’t get too excited… is what I’ve come to realize…)

and more pinning!

“All” I have left to do is the quilting. We’ll see how that goes! 

I can’t wait to share the finished quilt with you, and check one of my big crafting goals off the 2012 list! 

What new crafting skills have you learned this year? What’s still left on your list?




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Filed Under: Sewing Tagged With: fabric, long projects, new skills, quilting, resolutions


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Comments

  1. Multiples Mom says

    May 17, 2012 at 11:41 am

    It’s looking good! That is great that you are accomplishing one of your 2012 crafting goals.

    : 0 ) Theresa

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  2. Gisela Suski says

    May 17, 2012 at 1:29 pm

    I love the fabric you selected, that is the best part for me. Yes, it takes time and then you have to put a binding on it. But you know what, the feeling of getting it done is amazing.

    Reply
  3. Birgit Lössin ( Hamburg, Germany) says

    May 17, 2012 at 10:24 pm

    Some are addicted to quilting and fabric after they have finished their first (as I)! Good luck and enjoy!!

    Reply
  4. AliBlahBlah says

    May 22, 2012 at 11:20 am

    My Aunty is a champion quilter, and I have this dream that once the girls are older and I have more time I will turn their outgrown dresses in to keepsake quilts for both of them. After reading this post though, maybe I’ll just send the dresses to my Aunty and ask her to wave her wand instead!

    Can’t wait to see the finished quilt. Great colours.

    Reply
  5. Andrea says

    May 23, 2012 at 1:51 pm

    How are you planning on quilting it?

    Reply

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