Melanie- E-mail Marketing: September 2009 Archives
Last year we asked our email subscribers what their sewing New Year's Resolutions were, and the most common responses (by far) were to learn how to quilt and to quilt more. My quilting experience is limited to a small baby quilt I made for my brother when I was 11 and the bulky beast of a denim quilt I made for my husband while we were still dating. When I say "bulky beast" I truly mean it; I ignorantly went for a fairly heavy denim, the loftiest batting I could find, and I nice, thick flannel. It weighs a ton. But I digress...
Seeing all those resolutions reminded me of the summers I spent with my family in Utah, sorting through boxes of nine-patch blocks my grandmother and great grandmother had made from old clothes and cutting blocks of denim from jeans worn by various family members. I remember sitting around talking with my grandmother and aunts as we tied quilts together, examining pieces of fabric that used to be my grandfather's shirt or my mother's girlhood nightgown. I wouldn't consider myself a quilter, but the importance of it on my development as a sewer is undeniable. With that in mind, I would like to share the work of one of the most talented women I know and hopefully offer some inspiration. (Click the link to read more)
