I've thought about a blog, read many blogs, and have been wanting to start one, so here goes!
My mom taught me to sew clothes when I was just a kid, sixth grade or so, but I never tried making a quilt until I was in my forties. What did I choose as my first project? A small Lone Star Table Topper in Christmas prints. Right, I can sew so I can do this. Well it turned into a tree skirt when the bubble appeared in the middle (you know about that too?)
I tried again a few years later with much better results. This Fancy Nine Patch was made after I had opened a small fabric and clothing store. The store was dedicated to historic reproduction costumes using fabrics of the civil war era.
Thanks so much to the industry for producing the fabulous historic prints and colors.
When the quilters started coming I decided to learn how to make a quilt. It got lots of favorable comments and I was hooked on quilting. No more costumes for me! So now I've been a quilter with a little shop for about 8 years, and I still adore the
historic designs and colors.
This morning I was working on the new Civil War Tribute Block of the Month for June, and caught myself in a moment of wandering attention. So I made a mistake, which has been ripped and re-sewn. And then I decided to take a break and just jump in to my first post here.
As the days go by I will spruce up the look of this page. I'm so excited to be doing this at last!!
