Crazy Quilting

I’ve always wanted to learn how to make a quilt. Every time I see a quilt, I am amazed at the elaborate design and meticulous artwork. It seems like every quilt is made with so much tender loving care.

I plan to start small, making use of old fabric swatches I’ve collected through the years. Once I’ve gotten the hang of it, perhaps I can make a king quilt for my bed and begin to use my crazy quilt supplies to create gifts for my friends and family. While giving expense present is nice, it is always rewarding to bestow something that you actually created.

When I was just a little girl, my mom showed me the family quilt that women from my mom’s side of the family had been working on for almost a century. The quilt had several different patches, and each patch was sewn by a different family member. It was then that I started learning how to quilt. When I was just sixteen, I had become quite the seamstress, and already had my patch for the family quilt completed. Together with my mom and her embroidery supplies, we sewed on the patch and then for several years, the quilt passed to my aunt who had her own daughter.

While I think it’s still a long way off, I hope to one day teach my daughter how to quilt and carry on the tradition of our family quilt with my own family. Quilting is a great practice that can help you to get in touch with your heritage and know a little about your ancestors. For example, my Great Aunt Janne loved to play soccer! On her patch there was a soccer ball sewn in the corner.