Quilt by definition-
noun
a warm bed covering made of padding enclosed between layers of fabric and kept in place by lines of stitching, typically applied in a decorative design.
Truth be told these layers are so much more.
Quilts tell a story. With each small bit of fabric stitched together, someone poured themselves into the project. They shared their time, love, talent and skill.
“…many times when a woman is deceased, her pots and pans are given away, her furniture is given away, maybe there is a piece of jewelry that stays with the family, but invariably, if she was a quilt maker, the quilt is still there, saying ‘I was here, I was here.’ ” (Alliance for American Quilt Video)
While I love to sew I do not consider myself a “Quilter”. (I reserve that title for the masters.) I do however, like to dabble in the art form.
So, this week I am wrapping up my very first quilt for The Alliance for American Quilts.
The deadline is approaching and my project is almost complete. The final shape of the quilt will be in the shape of a house just like the logo. I wanted to keep it fun. Over the weekend my daughter was coloring and drew window boxes. I thought it was so cute and followed her lead! (thanks Amanda! xoxo)
Here are a few sneak peaks…
If you love to sew, I encourage you to look into local organizations. There are many others out there that share your passion.
Clearly, I am one of them!
Comments & Reviews
Wishing you the best of luck, it is beautiful!
I love the parts of the quilt you’ve let us see, and hope we can see a full image of it sometime in the future! The window boxes are just amazing! You are very talented! Best of luck in the contest. 🙂
Thanks Laura! I am so excited to have it shipped off and out of my hands. I will be sure to post a full photo soon. I just love the way it turned out and the simple story behind it.
The quilt turned out animazg! I have such a difficult time selecting colors for my quilts that I just do them for kids. That way if the bright colors look strange, they won’t know since it’ll fade by the time they’d pick up on something like that.