My Journey to Quilting

Sew.......as I mentioned in my profile I learned to sew when I was 13.  I began to piece quilt tops about 10 years ago....which I absolutely love to do!  So 2 1/2 years ago, it was not a stretch for me to add Long Arm Machine Quilting into my life.  I love my Gammill!  At that time in my life, I had over 45 quilts or other small projects that were waiting to be quilted.  I was waiting to have enough money to do so.  By purchasing my Gammill, I thought to put the money that would have been spent towards quilting, towards the machine and do the quilting myself.  Great plan........right?  Yes!!   Now a few years later, I have even more projects that are in need of quilting.  Don't get me wrong......I have quilted many things for myself.  I love the feeling I get when I sleep under a quilt that I cut, pieced, quilted, and bound all by myself.  Nothing beats that!!!  No, I am behind on my personal quilting because I started to quilt for others.  Now I get to watch their faces light up when they see all of their hard work come to a wonderful end.  I will constantly be sharing what I am working on with you.  I have done lots of Custom Quilting, but have lots of Pantographs that many of my customers enjoy.  Following are the last 2 quilts I did just before the July 4th holiday.

This is a beautiful wedding quilt made by Tammy for her son and daughter-in-law.  The picture doesn't do it justice.  She chose one of my most popular pantographs that has feathers and flowers in it.  Here is a close up.

The next quilt was made by Dawn.  This is a block of the month quilt from last year that I teach in my home each month.  I loved the colors she chose!  This sure would look good in my house. 

 With a contrast thread color, the quilting really stands out.  Especially on her white backing.

I love to see all of the finished quilts when I'm done quilting them.  Sadly......they all have to go to their own homes.  But I know that every quilt that has ever been made has been loved by someone.