I have to say, Throwback Thursday is truly a blast from the past. When I dig through the 'archives' I'm shocked at what I made back in the day...way back in the day! I'm appalled at the horrific pictures! The new camera technology was a break through. Except if you haven't a clue how to use them, the fine art of photography, they look like crap...pure and simple!
This was another collaborative effort with my daughter, Britt. We decided to make my Mom a quilt together using her favorite colors, purple and lime green. (not so lime green!) The only difficult part of this quilt was fussy cutting the square blocks so each had a flower highlighted.
We went with purple batiks and a soft green for contrast. One even has a slight shimmer to it.
I, of course was the quilter of this. Machine quilted. It appears I even used a decorative stitch on this one! What?! I'm sure I was pulling my hair out, trying to make it perfect! I didn't know there was a 'thing' called 'burying the threads'!
We both signed it. How barbaric!
The good news, my Mom loved it! She had to. Could a mother say 'Wow, that's really awful' to their child or grandchild? No, she really did love it!
I can't tell you what size it is. Lap size, for sure. I can't tell you what the pattern is or where I found it. I can tell you that as always, we had a fun time making it!
One thing many bloggers say when asked why they started a blog is they wanted to document their quilting journey. How true! I am so glad I started a blog, especially now that I, for the most part, can take a good picture. And for documentation! We can write about our process, what fabrics we used, the pattern, inspirations...and it is always at our fingertips!
So, forgive these 'throwback' pictures and limited information. Let's just say we live and learn!
For Jenn, I'm showing a small picture of probably my ugliest ever quilt I made. I think it was my second quilt, the fabrics were hideous! Gag!!
If I could make the picture smaller I would! Epic fail, but proud of the effort!
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I don't think either of these quilts could count as a fail. It is so cool to see where we start and evolve to. Funny that we both chose to highlight purple quilts today!
ReplyDeleteNo fail here, lessons learned, knowledge gained!
DeleteI like the purple quilt. As I've been told, we all had to start somewhere. Having a blog is great to document the information.
ReplyDeleteYou are so right Anja! I really do like the purple quilt, I'm just not pleased with the pictures and lack of information I had on it!
DeleteI think any completed project, no matter how we feel about it, its a success :) It's pretty cool that you and your daughter got to work together on the quilt for your mother. I laughed at your comment about of course your mom had to love it. So I'm curious, will we get a back story on the second quilt?
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I use to make quilts together a lot. She was the one who got me into quilting! The past few years she has moved on to other hobbies and interests, so when and if we ever get to collaborate it is always a special time for me! OMG! When I made the second one, I grabbed whatever fabric was handy. I just wanted to quilt…anything! The only thing I can say is I no longer have that quilt and even after being proud of finishing it, I could hardly stand to look at it! Maybe at that point I grew some badly needed 'taste'!
DeleteHa ha funny. I don't really see a fail, I see crocodiles and peas, lol.
ReplyDeleteOh Vera! Peas and crocodiles…thank you for the laugh! It wasn't a total failure. I did learn a lot making it! Mostly not to ever use those fabrics or colors again!
DeleteBoth quilts are lovely, Jayne. Don't be so hard on yourself. The fabric may not be to your current taste, but it looks to be well-made. Maybe photography would be a good topic for a guild program.
ReplyDeleteWhile I find it hard to look at the last quilt, I did learn a lot making it! Now, the quilt for my mom…I do love that one! And so did she! Photography of quilts is really hard. Not many people have a well lit wall or a place outside to get a good natural photo!
DeleteAh... the good 'ole log cabin. I can't even count how many I made back in the day. Love those fussy cut flowers. Thanks for linking up with Throwback Thursday @ A Quarter Inch from the Edge! Get that post-it ready for December 3rd.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting! My post it note is ready for next month, so I better start searching! I'm not sure you can go wrong with a log cabin block. Maybe with fabric choices!
DeletePhotography HAS come a long way! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOh they are both great ;-) I really like the greens so I think it is a cool looking quilt.
ReplyDeleteNeither are my style as far as fabrics these days. But I sure learned a lot from all these throwbacks!
DeleteI really love Throwback Thursday, too. It's interesting to explore where we've been as quilters, and to see other people's evolutions too. That is a log cabin quilt of some sort, with a twist so the colors stand out against the background. And BTW, that ugly quilt is NOT that ugly. the pattern is kind of neat, I think. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat you don't like the green one! Let's see a bigger picture next time! I really like it!
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