I little background.....I started sewing in the 3rd grade with my 4-H group, The Nimble Thimbles (cute huh?!?). I did that for a few years before sewing gave way other interests. Fast forward to 2011 and I took my mother to the International Quilt Show in Houston. If you have never been it. is. amazing!!! I was absolutely blown away, especially by art quilts. My previous notion of quilts had been purely functional, but seeing those quilts I discovered the potential they had as works of art. It was equally amazing to see the antique quilts. They were like little history time capsules and you could literally feel the presence of their creators. Needless to say, I was completely enchanted by the time I left and was ready to be a quilter....or so I thought.
Once home I realized, there was no way I could make a magnificent masterpiece quilt. I had no idea where to begin and the whole idea was lost to realism since the process felt to overwhelming to me I didn't know where to start. Enter, Jenny Doan - Missouri Star Quilt Company tutorials! I watched her jelly roll race tutorial and thought....I CAN DO THAT! I bought a gorgeous jelly roll of Joel Dewberry fabric and began my quilting journey. Sadly, I have yet to finish that first quilt top it did start me on a path of thinking, this is something I could do.
My first finished quilt was a baby quilt. Nothing like promising someone a baby quilt to give yourself a firm deadline! It was just the motivation I needed to finished a project and was a great size for a beginner. I have since completed two more baby quilts and am currently back to working on the original quilt top with the Joel Dewberry fabric. Although I am just a beginner and have more ideas than time, this creative outlet has proved to be a wonderful therapeutic journey for me and I hope you will join me on it!
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