Class

I took a quilting class for beginners at a store called Quilt Works. I loved it! My teacher, Judy was great. She taught me how to measure, cut, sew and press fabric like a real quilter.

I had to get new supply. The most expensive tool I needed to buy was the cutting board. I used a coupon and paid about $36 on it.This is the quilt I made in the class. We were told to bring one Jelly Roll but I wanted to make mine a little bigger so I got two Jelly Rolls. I made a good size lap quilt to give to my sister Joan for Christmas and a baby quilt.

I love fabrics! I usually do most my shopping on etsy.com. I love shopping on etsy! For this quilt I used a fabric called Plume designed by Tula Pink.

Scraps

I made this one from a lot of scraps from fabric I used to make hats and a few fat quarters I bought. I gave it a yellow boarder and back. I tied it with yellow yarn that was first used when I made a very cool Harry Potter scarf. I put the ties in each of the corners of all the squares.

Right now it's at the foot of my bed but it's often found hanging out in the living room in front of the TV.

The real first...

I forgot about this one! The baby quilt I gave Cat was the second attempt of a quilt for me. The first I ended up giving to my dog. It just didn't look good. By the time I was done I didn't like the fabric, the design and the binding was horrible! Here my real first quilt.

I sewed together 5 inch squares together to make plus signs. I tied the quilt in the center of each plus. It was fun to make but not worthy of Cat's baby! :)
Toby loves it! Here he is enjoying it!

The First

My good friend Cat was having her first baby. I wanted to give her a quilt. All I had was a sewing machine, scissors and thread. I got a Jelly Roll of Neptune by Tula Pink on etsy.com. I used the withe of a book for the measurements. I used this youtube video to learn how to do the binding.

I made sure to take out all the girly pink fabric and voilà! A quilt fit for a baby boy!