Ok...here goes!

I posted a few of these somewhere else in here, but now I see we have a specific place for our photos. This will be an incentive to keep going on my lists of quilts to DO!!!

My first quilt class was a sampler.


A “one patch flannel” I made for my honey last Christmas.


Aidan’s (my grandson) crib blanket


MY GRANDSON'S MONTHLY CAR BLANKETS

So far I’ve made him a novelty “car seat” blanket for each month. This will end when he's a year old in October. They’ve been fun little stress busters! Some are tied...and some are just tacked. They are novelty 100% cotton on the fronts, and nice cozy flannel on the backs.

December - Christmas Toy Theme


January - Snowflakes


February - Valentine's Day


March – St. Patty’s Day


April - Easter


May - Cute Monkey...(and that he is ...lolol)


June Blanket ~


July - there is glitter around the larger stars but it didn't pop out in the photograph.



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Just finished this for my son. He’s a major horseman... It’s done with Thimbleberries “Street Scene” pattern

There was an hourglass block in the corners, but I replaced it with fussy cut Happy Blocks. I wanted the horse heads featured a little more


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Nice quilts, Felicia!

That sampler was an ambitious first project. You must have learned a lot in that class.

Aidan's car blankets are just too cute! So soft and cuddly. I did not realize that you have made him one for each month. What a nice warm gifts that say "I love you" from Grandma.

I shall have to file this thought away (with many others) for those future grandkids I hope to have someday ... <3 <3 <3 Pat

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HI Pat!
Thank you...thank you!! I have to be honest... the first couple months I felt like I AGED with every stitch...lol I was getting ulcers over some of those blocks! I'm so glad I stuck with the class because it would have been easier to QUIT...lol

Cinda kept me going when I was getting weak knees...lol

Nice work Felicia! I love the colors in the sampler.

Thanks Jenell!

At first there was no turkey red in it, but after I started to stare at the fabrics I realized it needed a serious POP of color!

95% of the fabrics are replicas from the 30s -40s. They came from a quilt store in another town that specializes in replica vintage fabrics.

Felicia your quilts are beautiful, love the sampler quilt and what a great idea for your grandson. thanks for the pictures.

Thanks Miki...

I wish EVERYONE would post photos of their quilt projects (in progress or finished!)! It's just infectious when you get to SEE other people's efforts and creativity! I just got done with jury duty today and of allllllllllll things in conversation (while waiting and waiting and waiting) this lady and I got to talking quilts. She and I brought in quilts to share today, and it was sooooooo fun! OMGOSH...she was working on one of the most beautiful crazy quilts I’d ever seen. It was a true work of art!!

Off for now... and thanks again for taking the time to post!

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Hi Felicia, stunning Quilts. Youre Sampler is awesome and for a first- Im speachless-

Hi Kirsten,

Thanks! Yep...that was my FIRST quilt. I had not sewn in years..and even back when I did sew it was nothing intricate. Just curtains for the kids rooms when they were growing up.

The class took 5 months...and it about gave me ulcers...lol Each block was it's own class and technique. I'm so glad I took a class from a very traditional teacher because she didn't allow me to get any really bad habits started...AND...she beat the importance of an accurate 1/4" seam into our brains..lol

OMGOSH...I looked at your slideshow!! GEEZZZZ...your first quilt was every bit as intricate at mine! That Wedding Memories quilt was a work of ART and amazing!!! I hope the lucky owner of that was worthy..hehe Loved alllll your projects! Can't wait until I have more fun projects finished up! Also...what pattern was "Table cloth 1"? If I may ask! Loved that!

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Originally posted by *Dirt Ball* Felicia:
Hi Kirsten,


Also...what pattern was "Table cloth 1"? If I may ask! Loved that!

Hi Felicia,
Thanks
like you, I did my first in a class and my Teachers favorite saying was " well this seam is not nice. We open this one again, other wise you will look at this all your'e life and regret" I had to open quite a few seams. LOL .
But we had fun in this class. I still meet up with 2 of the girls I took class with ones a month to sew. And when we are together we say that alot. And as far for the pattern of Tablecloth 1, I got it out of a German Patchwork magazin. But it should be easy enough to do looking at the picture. All it is squares and triangles.