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
Pieces of the Past
Since I have been sewing for 50+ years and quilting for 30+ years, have managed to collect a LOT of scraps of fabric. After having a laundry hamper overflowing with fabric scraps, I decided to take the plunge and made a scrap quilt for our bed using those pieces of fabrics. They were fabrics from clothing I made for our children, myself, other family members and friends. Scraps from quilts, bible