Saturday, July 4, 2009

PICTURES OF QUILTS I MADE EARLY ON IN MY QUILTING LIFE.

This one was done about 5 years ago (so not too early on) but it won a blue ribbon in the Lampasas County Fair. I started it in Missouri and two years later finished it while waiting to get in our new home in Texas. It is a Thimbleberry pattern.


This one is appliqued hearts, lots of fun, and I did this one in Missouri while waiting on the boys with various appointments, it is tied, not quilted. They didn't mind snuggling up with this in the cold Missouri winters....


This is one of the very first quilts I ever made, hand qppliqued and hand quilted. It took me about two years. I had always wanted a Sun Bonnet Sue quilt and so I made me one. Trust me, by the wear and tear on this one, the boys didn't care if it had Sue on it, when you are cold, you are cold. It does have alot of wear on it but trust me, it is in great condition for being washed more than once a week, tugged and pulled on, fought over and love by me.


These quilts were suppose to have gone in storage but they snuck in our wares for Samoa, so they are in a room with a dehumidifier to keep them snug until we hit the states for those cold winters.

Some of you may have seen these on a different blog of mine but I closed that blog down and so...you see them once again...sorry for the repetition.....I spent most of my day playing on the computer and not sewing.

15 comments:

Betsy said...

Barb your quilts are beautiful. Even when you started you definetly had aneye for color and style. It is nice to remininse of quilts made in the past.

Unknown said...

Love seeing those old quilt.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful little blanket stitches on these! They tell a quilter's tale.
Thanks for re-sharing.

Crispy said...

How fun to revisit your older projects, I've always wanted to do a Sunbonnet Sue quilt too...maybe someday LOL.

Crispy

Yvette said...

Your Sunbonnet Sue reminds me of the one my grandma made years ago.

Thanks for sharing!

Needled Mom said...

Isn't it fun to see where others have come from? This was great.

Mary L. said...

Thanks so much for sharing your early quilt. I just love seeing the way we change and evolve in our tastes and skills. Looks like you started out talented.

Mary on Lake Pulaski said...

I haven't seen them before - they are all beautiful and obviously loved - as they should be!

Jean said...

Love your quilts. I want to do a sunbonnet sue too, though I did did a mini one when I was first quilting. I did needle turn applique...crazy!

Jane's Fabrics and Quilts said...

Oh how fun to see your quilts, my first quilts,well, let's just say they will not be showing up on my blog anytime soon!! Happy 4th

Pat said...

These quilts are all very nice...my favorite of them all is Sunbonnet Sue.

Sandie @ crazy'boutquilts said...

I love seeing first quilts~ thanks for sharing! I started the Thimbleberries one a ...ahem... few (?) years ago~? Bagged it up when we moved, and haven't seen it since! :o Maybe someday it will come out of hiding so I can finish it too. :)

Kaye said...

Barbara, what nice work, you did start off very good. I so enjoy seeing what others do, especially as beginners,. Yours are well done!!!

ChiroMomma said...

I love your first quilts! Sun Bonnet Sue reminds me of this awesome one that someone made for my first baby *wink*! Your awesome!

Corrie said...

I love Sunbonnet Sue, would like to make one some day!