My Sister's Birthday Quilt

While I was home for Spring Break, my mom and I purchased new fabric and spent the week making a quilt for my sister's birthday today. When I left on Friday, all that was left to do was sewing the binding to the back of the quilt. My first quilt took me about a month to finish; and my second has taken me less than a week. I am truly addicted :)

Adding the Final Touch: Binding

During my last lesson with Gloria, she taught me how to add my final touch: the binding. We cut two and a half inch strips of a black and white polka-dotted fabric. That night, I spent a few hours of quality time with my TV and a needle and black thread, sewing the binding to my quilt. And finally, around 12:30am this morning, my first quilt was completed. I feel so accomplished and proud of myself that I just want to show the world what I've done.

And I'm already planning for my next projects. In addition to the binding, during my last lesson, Gloria and I also discussed a bag pattern I'm interested in. She took me throughout the store and introduced me to many different types of fabrics that could work. In addition, we also went over the final touches to a pillow I'm sewing for my mom's quilt chest.

As you can tell, quilting has only been the beginning of my sewing experiences. I'm going home next week for Spring Break and I can't wait to spend some more quality time working on new projects. Gloria has opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me and I could not thank her more.