I needed to take a class to help me learn to quilt. I headed online and researched surrounding quilt shops and their classes. I knew I needed the right place to make my heart sing for quilting which I knew it could. I can usually get a good feel from the information provided on the website and Quilters Ranch in Tempe really flipped my switch. It is a bit of a ways from my house but I was willing to drive. I enrolled and fell in love. There were 10-12 students to start and of course a few didn't continue as retention goes but those who did were fun and enjoyable and an overall good time. I will miss going, as this Thurs. is the last class and I unfortunately can not make it.
Above you will see our fisherwoman who hooked us, Susan in pink. Erin is sitting in the blue and I accidentaly cut Shirley in half.
I am horrid with names but this young woman was super fun and likes to read blogs, so she will probably see that I couldn't remember her name:( Her Friendship Star quilt top was BEAUTIFUL as you can see above.
Above is Susan with her Snowman Quilt for 2010, I love this quilt as I love snowmen also. She got me into quilting hook, line, and sinker. She is, I am pretty sure, the owner of Quilters Ranch but I would hate to mis-type that information. I will double check and probably not get back to you about it but know for myself in further information telling. Below you will see my finished product of the Frienship Star. I know I will continuously visit the Quilters Ranch when I am over that way if not just to say hi or show my finished log cabin, which will be next.
Below shows my favorite quilt top yet. Granted, it is only my second but I am soo happy with the way this looks!! Primarily due to fabric choice and not skill of sewing and cutting well, I am still perfecting that part. The goal is to cut and sew with percision and then your quilt top will lay flat making it easier to finish the quilting process. This in not flat. I am just tickled pink about it unflat and all.
The border is of cows and pigs and chicks and does not fit in with my decor at all but I just don't mind. I just loved the odd colors of the animals and how fun it is.
I did pretty well with my friendship stars and their points. This may have something to do with the paper guides, those things are awesome. I also made the borders wider than they were supposed to be. I wanted the whole print in the border and had to double the original size to get it where I wanted it. This might be against some rule or something but I figure it is my quilt so I can't make it how I want it right?
Above you can see my cows and chicks and pigs.
I am now working on the log cabin which will be done soon hopefully. I will of course share and brag about that one as well.
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