During the months of my unemployment when we first moved to Austin, I started learning several new skills. One of these skills was sewing. Thankfully, my mother-in-law, Cindy, got me a great sewing machine for Christmas! I knew myself well enough to know that unless I am making something with a deadline and a purpose, I wouldn't finish it. So I decided I wanted to make a quilt, and I would make one for Kelsey, my sister, for her 20th birthday. Kelsey and I are both sentimental people, so I knew just the kind of quilt to make her. I chose 16 different fabrics that all represent different parts of her life and things that remind me of her. All the fabrics went together very well! It took a few weeks to locate fabrics with all the things I was looking for, but it was worth it. For the backing I chose an orange fabric with multi-colored paisleys. Kind of crazy, but I was very pleased with the result.
We didn't take too many pictures while I was actually sewing the pieces together. Just mainly the last few steps. Glen was an incredible helper and was learning with me every step of the way. With my ADD it would've taken me 5 times longer than it did with Glen. He was super supportive and excited which motivated me to finish it before our trip to Utah! Here are some shots:
Takin' a quick break for some Ramen noodles
Machine Quilting
Turning the quilt
Finishing the binding.. At this point our car is literally all packed up and ready to go to Utah. Just waiting for me to finish!
And Kelsey loved it! It was definitely a learning experience but now that I've made a quilt from start to finish I'm excited to make more quilts and continue to learn!
That is so cool! I don't think I could ever do something like make a quilt.
ReplyDeleteI think it looks great!!! Way to go Nicole! Seriously you should feel very proud of this. And I love how much thought you put into it!!! It looks awesome!
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