Let’s talk about Quilt Market! Where have the last few weeks gone? I feel as though I have been living in a vacuum! Three weeks ago, my husband Ron and I went to the Quilt Market, the following week we were back in Houston at the Quilt Festival. If you do not already know, Quilt Market is for business owners to attend while Quilt Festival is for consumers to attend. This was our
Minecraft
When my grandson, Gavril, was 8, he wanted to learn how to quilt. We spent hours trying to figure out what quilt to make. Finally, Gavril decided on a Minecraft quilt. I first had him draw out the pattern on graph paper. Before any cutting, piecing, or quilting was done I taught him the basics of a sewing machine, we practiced straight line sewing on notebook paper, ¼” seams on scrap fabric,
Lego Man
When my grandson, Danik, was 9 years old he wanted to learn how to quilt. We spent hours trying to figure out what quilt to make. Finally, Danik decided on a Lego Man quilt. I first had him draw out the pattern on graph paper. Before any cutting, piecing, or quilting was done I taught him the basics of a sewing machine, we practiced straight line sewing on notebook paper,
Memories of Mom
Just a few months ago I made this T-shirt quilt for my friend Amy. Amy lost her mom to breast cancer, and these were mom’s shirts. One year after losing her mom, Amy FOUGHT LIKE A GIRL and beat breast cancer herself! What an inspiration and amazing woman! “I came home to a box from the amazingly talented Kelly Gray Hunsberger. She made a quilt out of my mom’s old