The Cole Homestead

Trying my hand a quilting again

I have been wanting to try quilting again  for awhile now but I had one little problem.  I don't like to piece a quilt together.  I mean really really don't like it.  Well I have had an answer to my prayers.  Its called Ebay!  I had no idea they had just quilt tops.  This is just so perfect for me.  I was able to get a top for my daughter, my son and myself.  They are so cute and so well made!  Great prices too! 

When I was little, all of the women in our church got together on Wednesday afternoon to quilt.  I loved playing under the quilts when I was real listen listening to women chat.  They laugh and talked and sometimes even cried.  So many funny moments were shared and quite a few problems were worked out.  When I was old enough these women taught me all sorts of wonderful little quilting tricks.  I remember feeling so grown up.  One lady (who became my step grandma) should me how to move the needle in and out and line up a bunch of stitches on the needle then pull.   She could literally just wiggle the needle and pull.  Poof! 8 or ten stitches done!  I think that is when I became really hooked!

I thought I would show a picture of the one I got for my daughter.  She has been talking about it since I showed her.  I think I have a future quilter on my hands!