The only time I have ever sewn in my life is in 4th grade when, as part of this "life skills" unit, we learned how to sew a button on a piece of construction paper.
But, that is all about to change! I am making a quilt and matching euro sham pillow cases for John and I when we get married.
It started with my mom finding this quilt-along on a blog (http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com - it starts in mid-May, I believe) to make what originally seemed to me like an odd-looking quilt. Well, once she finished it, I realized that it ends up looking really neat and that I was going to make my first sewing adventure a quilt for John and I.
My mom's quilt (the colors are brighter than what mine will be)
Photo by Back Porch Quilters (www.backporchquilters.com)
We had to find 12 different fabrics that went together and fortunately, Pink Chalk Fabrics (www.pinkchalkfabrics.com) had a bunch from the same line, so we knew the colors would match really well (it can be hit or miss when viewing stuff online). We started by picking out fabrics with blues, greens, creams and browns (blue for him, green for me, cream and brown to complement) and ordered them online, mostly from Pink Chalk and the ones they didn't have, we got from different Etsy sellers.
The first step in making this quilt is cutting each of the 12 1-yard lengths into 2.5-inch strips. Oh, and you have iron them all first too! I HATE ironing - that's what a dryer is for!
BUT, I ironed all 12 of those fabrics, folded them, and then cut them...the first three with a dull-blade I come to find out - what a different a sharp blade makes!
It actually went pretty quick. I think it took me about 4 hours to iron and cut all 12 fabrics, but they're done and waiting to be sewn. I just have to find time to make it over to my mom's so she can show me how to use a sewing machine and sew this particular pattern.
Our 12 fabrics in 2.5-inch strips
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