My friend Carolyn and I had our monthly lunch/visit last week. I’ve talked about my friend Carolyn trying to get me into quilt making. I guess I’m intimidated a little by the sheer size of a quilt and all of the steps to go through in making one. Even though I finished sewing the green sampler quilt top, I haven’t done anymore to it because I’m in unknown territory again–having to cut all of the bordering pieces and sew them on now. Consequently, I’ve pushed it to the back burner again. I thought if I did a smaller project and get my feet wet, a larger project won’t seem so daunting. I ordered this kit from Connecting Threads.
It’s a little wall hanging. I LOVED working on it. It has appliqued letters that spell out the “Welcome.” I had to use the zig zag stitch on my sewing machine and also the walking foot that came with the machine when I got to the point of quilting it. I’d not used either one on this machine, and I must say, I had FUN, FUN, FUN with it. Everything worked out just like it was supposed to!
The directions in the kit just said to “quilt it and enjoy” after I got the top sewed together. That’s when I had to e-mail Carolyn and ask her what to do next. I have a bunch of quilting books and magazines about quilting, so with her instructions and what information I could get out of my books, I managed to get it quilted and bound. I can’t believe how quickly and easily the binding went on! Ok, I’m ready to do another one!
