Sunday, December 9, 2012

More lessons

Today my DIL came over for a few hours to finish this quilt top. It is a Christmas gift for her mother and is the fifth quilt that we have made together. While I still do most of the cutting and provide guidance she is now doing all of the sewing and ironing. With this quilt she learned a quick and easy method for doing half square triangles, setting on point and mitering corners when using a striped border.. It is such fun watching her excitement as she sees it all come together. Tomorrow is quilting!

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9 comments:

  1. cajunquilterDecember 9, 2012 at 6:21 PM

    how fun! I love working with new quilters. Reminds me of my excitement when I started.

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  2. sunnyDecember 9, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    How wonderful that you're able to sew together. Very pretty quilt

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  3. Oops-LahDecember 9, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    Wow, it's gorgeous. Your DIL must be proud of herself. But it's not really surprising as she had such a talented teacher. Good luck with the quilting tomorrow.

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  4. FleurBleueDecember 10, 2012 at 3:11 AM

    She's got an excellent teacher, it's beautiful.

    F x

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  5. BarbDecember 10, 2012 at 12:57 PM

    how fun to be teaching her your love of quilting
    I'll bet her mother will LOVE this quilt. It is beautiful! Love the fruit prints.

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  6. RachaeldaisyDecember 10, 2012 at 2:10 PM

    What a wonderful quilt!! I love all the rich warm fabrics. Your DIL is lucky to have such a great teacher, and it's wonderful you have such a keen student.

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  7. Gale, Ky quilterDecember 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    She has made a beautiful quilt. My daughter and I are estranged and it breaks my heart because my grand daughters, 8 & 12, were learning how to sew from me. Have fun with your daughter-in-law!

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  8. MamaTDecember 10, 2012 at 11:43 PM

    It turned out beautifully! I'll bet you're having a lot of fun teaching her to make quilts!

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  9. antique quilterDecember 11, 2012 at 5:04 AM

    just beautiful , she has done an amazing job.....congrats to her teacher too!
    Kathie

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