Learning to Quilt – 1986

I had made two quilts but still didn’t feel as if I knew what I was doing.  I didn’t know any other quilters and there weren’t even any quilt shops in my area – fabric stores but not “quilt shops”.  Imagine that in North Carolina in 1986!  I think I just didn’t know where to look.  So I bought a “how to” book.  I don’t remember where I bought it, what the name of it was, and I don’t have it anymore – probably loaned it to another newbie.  I started at the beginning piecing, layering and quilting (still hand quilting).

This is a pot holder made in the Bow Tie quilt block pattern.  It is hand pieced and hand quilted.

This is a hot pad made in the Nine Patch quilt block pattern.  It is hand pieced and hand quilted.

This is a table topper or wall hanging made in the Pinwheel quilt block pattern.  I’m getting a little braver making multiple blocks and sewing them together.  This is hand pieced and hand quilted.

This is a School House block which I made into a pillow.  It is hand pieced and hand appliqued to the background, then hand quilted.