Mom's quilt

So this was a big jump.

1. This was the first quilt I made for someone older than 3.

2. It was (comparably) large.

3. It was for someone who sews and can therefore can recognize a straight seam.

4. It was for my MOM!

I used this pattern for the basic idea.

I abolutely adore how it came out. It's really striking in person. And Mom loved it!

My first quilt.....

So I decided to try quilting because my sister-in-law M had started quilting, and I thought it sounded cool. I used this site as a reference and jumped in with both feet.

M encouraged me to start with a very small quilt to get started and see how the whole thing comes together. So I made a quilt for my daughter:

Here it is in use....

I didn't start with a pattern (or a clue, for that matter!) But for some odd reason, I decided to start with triangles.... mostly becuase I found a tutorial somewhere that showed me how to match 2 squares, draw a line on the diagonal, and then seam on either side of that line. I did quilt it myself on my vintage Bernina, which I was glad to find had a darning foot in the little box that came with it!

So anyway, it was a good starting point for me. And G loves it for her dolls!