After much hemming and hawing, my Grandma decided she could part with some of her sewing things. She's 86 and can't sew anymore (can't see), but she's still holding on to some of her supplies "just in case." No matter. My mom (who stays with her once a week) called me over the other night. I dropped the older two off with friends and off George and I went. He's a great helper. Ate a sandwich all over Grandma's floor.
Anyway, I came away with a huge stack of quilting books and magazines, some patterns, and a mega stash of high quality quilting fabric, including a few awesomely precious vintage pieces. There were also these:
Ten beautiful 12" quilt squares pieced together God knows how long ago from scraps of fabulous 60s and 70s fabric. Check out all that polyester! I can't even begin to imagine the awesome outfits my mom and her sisters would have worn from these. I needed to use them immediately.
I set one aside and cut 16 squares from this bright turquoise (rayon?) fabric brought home from a recent thrift store shopping spree. That stuff was a pain in the ass to cut, but I couldn't ask for a better color to go with Grandma's squares.
And here it is, my first quilt top. Crooked? Absolutely. In my defense, the original squares weren't quite square either, but no matter. I'm in love with it.
Check out that color! Unfortunately, I don't know the first thing about the next steps in the quilting process. For now, I'm just enjoying it's beauty spread out on the dining room table.
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