I made this, my very first quilt, 18 years ago. My Aunt Cela (a quilter herself) bought me my first Omnigrid ruler, Olfa Rotary cutter and sent me home with a beginner's guide to quilting and this is what I created:
What's sentimental about this quilt is the fact that all the fabric was leftover from a sunroom we had in Arizona. (which was obviously decorated in Sunflowers! LOL!) This quilt always reminds me of family gatherings enjoyed in that room and of myself as a thrifty young mother who sewed curtains and chair cushions out of sunflower fabric!
With smiles,
Val:)
Awesome post Val, I love the quilt but also the story that goes along with it!
ReplyDeleteWow - for a first quilt, a log cabin? Mine was over 40 years ago, baby sized of 5" squares in colors leftover from clothing. It really wasn't very pretty, but did the job, and she played with it for years after. I don't think it exists anymore - except in my memories.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder.
Hugs
I love that picture of the sunflower with the red barn in the background!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I heart sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteUs thrifty moms make the world a beautiful place. You sure did an awesome job of your first quilt, Val. This is the one that started it all!
ReplyDeleteOh, that is really a sweet post. Thanks for the smile.
ReplyDeleteYour aunt knew how to plant a seed! Gave you the tools, and you ran with it.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a fun quilt. Thanks for sharing. My second quilt top was a log cabin (it took 6 years to hand quilt.) And my second finished quilt was a Sunflower mini. Happy memories. :)
ReplyDeletePretty advanced for you first quilt! What a great way to keep your memories.
ReplyDeleteLove it!!
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty tricky for a first quilt, and I love that it was made from the same fabric as other things you had already made, and all the memories that it provides, but, even still, isn't it amazing to look back and see how far you have come since then?
ReplyDeleteMy 1st quilt (in my teens) was a log cabin too that my mom recently returned to me. She had finished and used on a bed until she replaced it with one of her own. Memories!
ReplyDeleteIt was great to see this one again! First quilts are fabulously special :)
ReplyDeleteDarling first quilt, Val!
ReplyDeleteLovely first quilt, Val. Isn't it amazing to look at that first effort and think about everything that has come since? :-)
ReplyDeleteWell done! I have never finished my first quilt--I still have it, but every time I get it out I am so horrified by it I put it away again. My sunroom is decorated with sunflowers too--I still think we must be related! :0)
ReplyDeleteThat first quilt is always so special and this one has such great memories for you. Love it and the sunny fabrics too. That must have been some sun room you had.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great first quilt. Even better is that it has special memories associated with it.
ReplyDeleteAwwwww! <3
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