tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post6150464932355231799..comments2023-03-30T01:14:33.977+11:00Comments on quilterie: In the Beginninglizhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13965043838288712362noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-17029543535704306062011-12-17T13:02:45.439+11:002011-12-17T13:02:45.439+11:00Great quilty story!!! hhhmmm, I had NO teacher......Great quilty story!!! hhhmmm, I had NO teacher...NO classes....I just jumped right into quilting on my own!<br />I had been sewing since I was around 9 thought. I had always sewn garments, curtains dust ruffles and duvet covers for years and years before I caught the quilt bug!Browndirtcottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12259939643695340109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-52780770774658626852011-12-14T14:52:00.810+11:002011-12-14T14:52:00.810+11:00So jealous that you had a quilt teacher! I starte...So jealous that you had a quilt teacher! I started out making very basic baby quilts for my kids and I do mean basic!! Then years later when I moved back around my mom, she and I and some gals at our church got together and decided to teach ourselves how to quilt. It's been a long interesting road getting to where I am at now, but it's been great fun.:)audreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102559813211702736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-66946168302994484892011-12-09T07:12:51.660+11:002011-12-09T07:12:51.660+11:00In the UK we have a TV presenter called Kirstie Al...In the UK we have a TV presenter called Kirstie Allsopp and she did a show about all sorts of crafts. I saw the "quilt lady" episode and that was it. Enrolled in nearest quilt group the next week and have never looked back. Now help to run my own quilt group and all within 2 years! Husband now a quilt widow....Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18190988762112731364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-43022038908756347312011-12-09T06:23:47.650+11:002011-12-09T06:23:47.650+11:00It is so nice when your first quilt teacher is goo...It is so nice when your first quilt teacher is good. We have fond memories of our classes for a long time.Lorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12460244411628464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-12462972121620764472011-12-08T14:20:43.928+11:002011-12-08T14:20:43.928+11:00I love your quilting story. I think it is great y...I love your quilting story. I think it is great you ran into your first teacher. I recently reconnected with mine ;-)<br />Thanks for sharing!Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10449153053042003955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-86747445649822890092011-12-08T12:15:52.100+11:002011-12-08T12:15:52.100+11:00I love those stories. I grew up making things for ...I love those stories. I grew up making things for my dolls. I guess the first bed cover was out of necessity, living in an unheated house. Wool scraps from a clothing altering place and tied but it lasted until we got a place with heat. Because I was living in Japan, all my grandmother's beautiful quilts and my mother's beautiful quilts went to my siblings. I decided that if I wanted a quilt on every bed, I would have to make them myself. No lessons ... just determination and learn by experience!Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-71266755873629245062011-12-08T11:59:45.430+11:002011-12-08T11:59:45.430+11:00Back in 1983ish, my MIL and I took a quilting clas...Back in 1983ish, my MIL and I took a quilting class from Elenore Burns. She was just an hour away from us, and we thought it might be a nice bonding experience for us (I was the newest of the DILs at that time). It was a Quilt in a Day, and it took us about 3 weekends to make them. I worked full time, and could only get over to my MILS's house on weekends, while hubby took the kids to little league! We managed to make two queen sized quilts, her's in blues and mine in peaches. They were tied, and actually held up for several years use on the bed. And it really WAS a good bonding experience for us..... and we both still quilt!<br /><br />Thanks for reminding me of this.....that seems so long ago now. Fun memories!reganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14822110311373036914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-89179568732092091442011-12-08T11:39:24.675+11:002011-12-08T11:39:24.675+11:00My mom is a quilter. Watching her, I always swore ...My mom is a quilter. Watching her, I always swore I'd never be one. : )Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-30951867118134133732011-12-08T11:20:21.513+11:002011-12-08T11:20:21.513+11:00Wow, you had some real training when you got start...Wow, you had some real training when you got started. I'm glad you found that quilt shop near the kiddie breakfast stop.Carol Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846301646769655933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-1774422574391795072011-12-08T10:47:17.588+11:002011-12-08T10:47:17.588+11:00Band practice for a young child at 7AM? No offense...Band practice for a young child at 7AM? No offense, my first thought was - I guess Americans aren't the only ones doing crazy things for/to their kids! LOL<br />My quilting life has been in phases. I took a class with a coworker in the mid 80's but it was more like a demonstration. I took good notes and made a couple of quilts but couldn't tell you if they were made before or after my first child was born in '88. When my youngest was 2 in 1996 I spotted one of these quilts on the wall while taking laundry to the basement. It was a shocking moment - I hadn't noticed the thing in years and thought "oh, I made that!". It was the beginning of my trying to slow things down. At the time I had 3 kids and was working 32 hours a week.Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14045447993210042025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2438365453461518634.post-86170440829910373672011-12-08T10:04:53.613+11:002011-12-08T10:04:53.613+11:00Well done Liz and no looking back ! Yeah! I agr...Well done Liz and no looking back ! Yeah! I agree wholeheartedly on QE but also have to add in the Blogging Era - long may that one last too! It's how I made friends with you and many other people I wouldn't want to loose touch with!Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437815900953193788noreply@blogger.com