Her Very First Quilt
16 Dec 2011 5 Comments
in longarm quilting, quilting, senior citizens, teaching quilting, volunteering
Here is Ms. Vance of Wadmalaw Island with her first finished full size quilt. Miss Anne as she is known by friends and family is an accomplished sewist and has taken to piecing like a duck to water. She sewed and sewed and sewed and made a queen size quilt for her first quilt of her own. I was so happy to do the quilting for her on this one. And look – she even wore colors to match the quilt on the day I returned it to her – and she did not know I was bringing it to the center that day.
Prior to this the Wadmalaw Sassy Seniors had made two joint effort quilts. Then they all began their own individual quilt tops. All are now completed. I have quilted Miss Retta’s and now Miss Anne’s. I will be working hard to have the others quilted for the new year. We all owe my friend Virginia a big thank you as she does the binding for us.
If you want to get lifted up – get out there and volunteer your time, talents, and services to others. You will receive blessings tenfold in return.
Dec 16, 2011 @ 15:10:55
Stunning! You are such an inspiration!
Dec 16, 2011 @ 19:06:26
Looks like Miss Anne did her first one up right! Lovely quilting!
Dec 17, 2011 @ 21:31:32
Great quilt! In one of my Asilomar classes the teacher pointed out that almost everyone in the class was working with the same color palette as they were wearing. Ever since then I’ve noticed that happen often in classes. Guess Miss Anne fits in that fold.
Feb 04, 2012 @ 19:43:14
I Loved the quilting on “her first quilt”. Dec 16 posting. Did you use a panto pattern or was it freehand. If it was panto I would love to know the pattern name.
Feb 04, 2012 @ 20:01:47
Linda – it is freehand quilting. The technique is from Suzanne Early’s Meandering Magic book. The feather style is a la Sally Terry’s Hooked on Feathers. It is very easy to do with a little practice.