1st Sampler – In Honor of GG

Today (February 22, 2011) would have been my GG’s 97th birthday.  In honor of that, I thought I would post about the quilt I made her over 10 years ago.  GG’s Chicken Quilt This quilt was a blast to put together. It was my first attempt at a WHOLE quilt, and I made it as…

Purple Pizzaz

A few summers ago I made a quilt for my sister.  Actually, the project began nearly 2 BEFORE that, and a good friend of mine helped. We were taking a quilting class together, just for fun.  It was a once a month class and every month we learned a new technique and pieced 1 block. …

Grade 2 Baby Quilt

My youngest son started his school year off with 2 teachers.  His afternoon teacher was having a baby, and meant to work until May before having her baby hopefully late in May.  She ended up having to leave work early for bed rest and had her baby a bit early.  The children in class love…

Grade 3 Art Quilt Project

My son attends an integrated arts school, so art of all kinds is used in nearly every aspect of learning.  I offered to do a class project with his Grade 3 class this year for their Art block in May and June.Stage 1 was learning about quilts, selecting a theme and choosing blocks to make. Stage…