Quilted: 5 inch squares

My quilting journey started in 2015. Well that's not actually true. It all started in 2008 when I decided to buy a new sewing machine because I was going to start quilting. And then I went to the fabric store and was so overwhelmed that I walked out without purchasing anything and my sewing machine sat in its box.

In 2015, two years into my "retirement", I needed something to occupy my time and remembered the sewing machine waiting in my basement and decided to give quilting another try. I soon discovered Craftsy.com and found a free online class Piece, Patch, Quilt: Basic Quiltmaking Skills and I have never looked back.

Since then I have made 47 quilts. Some I've given away as baby shower gifts, and some as 'just because' gifts. And just recently I sold my first quilt. (WooHoo!!!).

I've been wanting to do a blog for awhile now. Not to teach anyone how to quilt or to sell patterns but just so I can have a place to post pictures of my finished quilts and talk about quilting.

If you find yourself on my blog and see something you like please leave me a comment. I would greatly appreciate your feedback and your thoughts.

Here are just a few of my quilts.

Home Sweet Home - finished June 2018

Every year my son asks me to make a Fourth of July quilt. This quilt was based on a quilt I found on Pinterest called Ten Inch Surprise. I was unable to find the pattern to purchase so I designed it myself using 10" squares I cut from fat quarters I had purchased from Joann's and Walmart.

These two quilts (Sweet and Little One) are baby quilts that I made when my best friend was invited to a baby shower and needed a gift. I offered to make a quilt for her to give and found a pattern from H appyquiltingmelissa called Disappearing 16 Patch. I cut too many 5" squares so I made two quilts and let her pick the one she liked best. They are more or less the same except for the sashing and cornerstones.