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My mother gave me a Dresden quilt made by my grandmother. Sadly She died before I met her. I never appreciated it until I was introduced to quilting. Now I cherish it with all my ❤️ heart.
I love your story! I am 64 years old. My grandmother made quilt tops from scraps and sold them for $25 each. She gave the money to missionaries. She made a quilt for each of her 24 grandchildren as wedding gifts. I bought some of her quilt tops and had quilted to give to each of my 3 kids for their weddings. My grandmother died at 101 years old. Her MIL born in 1868 was also a quilter, and I am fortunate enough to have 2 quilts she made. I started quilting about 6 years ago and have made about 45 quilts. You make the machine quilting look so easy! Thank you for your inspiration!
Sherri thank you for sharing your family history in quilting it is so interesting! It is definitely an expensive hobby but it is one that I certainly cannot let go of. How many quilts have you made now as I can see your comment was from more than a year ago?
My grandmother quilted, and I still possess some of her creations. She did the piecing herself, but sent it to be quilted by someone else. Grandpa worked in an upholstery shop and he brought home heavy fabrics that she used in her quilts. Being the youngest, I didn't have as much time with her as my siblings, and I also moved out of state, so I never learned quilting with her. But four years ago I got my first sewing machine, sat down and made my first quilt, a rag quilt, and I've been quilting ever since. I LOVE your stories about your Grandpa, Angela! I wish I had been able to share this with Grandma, but I know she'd be proud to know her legacy lives on. And MY youngest is showing interest, too!
Beautiful quilt. My beginning memory of a quilt was at my grandparents house. We travelled from WV to TN. We had pallets on the floor and we go e one quilt to sleep under. My grandpa gave me the one I slept under after my grandma died. I still cherish it today and forever.
Quilts have always been in my life. My grandmother and mama both made quilts. As a wedding gift my mother made a Dutch Doll quilt for me with left over fabric from dresses she made for me as I grew up. I love that quilt! I now have a passion for quilting. Love the quilt give away at family reunions!
I have quilted for about 4 years now, and when I get together with family I am always showing them the quilts that I have made. They always make me feel good about what I quilt. I just love your shows, they make me laugh because I have done some of the same mistakes and for a long time I would rip them out and start over I don't do that very often now. Keep making those videos. Thanks from a fellow quilter!!
At our family reunions, we always do something adventurous, like zip lining or camping. We make it a weekend to remember because we do not have them every year. I realized quilting was cool when I started doing research on how to make a tshirt quilt in January. That is how I discovered you, Angela! I ended up loving it and now I have made four quilts! I can't wait to start on another, but I will have to wait until the school semester is over.
When did I see my first quilt? As an infant. I grew up in houses that were heated with coal stoves. My mother, grandmothers, aunts and cousins quilted not only because they loved it but because they needed to keep their families warm. Having inherited many quilts I was very nonchalant about them. Although I've seen them since I was a child there was never a need to quilt. I realized how wonderful they were only recently. I took my favorite quilt out of storage and found the binding frayed. My grandmother who was born in the 1880's made it for me in the 1950's. It's a beautiful Dresden Plate. Examining it suddenly gave me the realization of how meaningful it is. And, I caught the bug.
I thought quilting was an “old people” thing (NO OFFENSE!) until I saw your videos and now I’m totally interested in quilting. So many beautiful fabrics and detailed designs. Thanks Angela!
I was given my baby quilt by my dad, my grandma made it in 1965 from my grandpas work clothes. It was then when I started to quilt, I was around 27. Great stories you have, and fond memories.
My 8 year old is allowed to watch you before bedtime. Better than a bedtime story on tired days. She loves your humor. In a few days she will get a sewing day to make the fabric doll kit she bought at our last quilt shop outing in Arlington, TX. The first thing she will sew is a doll size quilt from the fabric panel kit. Faithfully watching for your new videos., Vivi & Sarah
The first quilt I ever saw was at my best friend's house. Her mom made clothes for the two girls and lots of quilts. She sewed them in this tiny room that use to be the nursery, and then hand-quilted them, every single one. It was love at first sight for me. Now I make my own, 50 years later.
i saw a native woven blanket before i ever saw a quilt. i saw my first crazy quilt by the age of 5, and became obsessed with they idea, even my play with clay was rolling out odd shapes and fitting them back together. i was hand stitching very young, making mocs by that age. by 12 i was participating in sewing bees at our church and made the cut to be able to do 10 stitches per inch for quilting. i've taken a few years off over the years, for other fiber obsessions, but i am back to quilting again now in my later years.
My Grandmother visited us in Arizona and brought a quilt she made for my sister & I for our bed ( yes it gets cold in Arizona) . I was nine or ten at the time, am 71 now and still have it. It is made using leftover wool fabric in a square scrappy pattern with a beautiful red flannel back. Inside is one or more old blankets for batting, tied with yarn. It is very heavy and wonderful to sleep under. Love my first quilt more than any of the many I have made since. I enjoy your show and talent, keep up the good work.
I was blessed to have a grandmother that quilted all of her life. She grew up not knowing any other type of blanket except quilts! She made me my own quilt when I was born, and to this day I have it displayed on an antique ladder quilt rack. She is the person responsible for sharing with me her love and passion for needle, thread and fabric! I now own my own longarm machine and think of my grandmother with every stitch that I make . . .
I have made dozens of quilts. My first quilt was for my first grandson who lives 12 hours away by plane. I'm in Queensland and my daughter lives in W.A. I had no idea what I was doing, but I had just made my first quilt. Almost like a virgin quilter, now I'm a sewing addict. Ha, Ha, Ha. Love the quilt and the tutorial.
This year my son brought me his old quilt I made him when he was about three years old and asked me to do some repair work. What he didn't know was that I had made him a new quilt. I was able to surprise him on the last night during the family talent show. Everyone loved it and my son was overwhelmed. A great ending to a fun three days. I am working on his old quilt now to repair it as much as I can.
My grandmother would have all her friends come over and they would all work on one quilt together. I have one that she made for me before she passed and I'm still in awe everytime I look at it - its ALL hand quilted and appliqued.
I first realised quilts were really cool about two weeks ago! And I'm 29! I made my first quilt top this weekend after watching all of the Midnight Quilting shows :D It's a baby blanket for my sister.
I've never been to a family reunion. But I had an early introduction to quilts. My great-grandmother lived in the mountains of New Hampshire in a little town called Sandwich. When I was about 5, we went to visit her. I got to ride in the Rumble Seat of my Grandfather's old car. She made quilts, braided rugs, and even hooked rugs. Even in an New England summer, we definitely needed those heavy, handmade quilts at night in the mountains.
I first started making quilts in 1990. It was in May because it was a month after my dear Mother passed away. The beautiful Tutor Ruth Stonely, who has also sadly passed away, asked me a few questions as I was new at her store. She asked when Mum passed away, Ruth then became quiet and explained she had also just lost her Mother.Well that was all those years ago and I am still quilting.I just LOVE hour tutorials, thank you so muchMarianne Boot
I met my first quilt as a child. My mother made a lot of tshirt quilts, but I didn't start getting into quilting until I was 25. I had always sewn but never went into quilting until my niece had her rainbow baby and I wanted to make her a special gift to commemorate her little miracle. It was actually a pattern I found on Craftsy too! He's almost 4 now and still loves it! Makes my heart happy 😊 Love this video! I took your dot to dot quilting class on Craftsy. I love that I actually know what you're talking about! Thank you for your awesome work!
I started quilting when I was 50. I started quilting, because my back surgeon suggested it as something I could do after being disabled by a mold filled injection that was shot into my spine. I still get around, but I live with a lot of pain...quilting takes my mind off the pain and gives me something to do that’s not to physical. I’ve been quilting for about 8 years now. and I’ve lost track of how many table runners I’ve made... and I’ve made 9 quilts. It’s not many, but I sure do enjoy it! Thanks for all your free videos, they really are an inspiration!
When I was about 6 yrs. old I was sick for a month. On the bed was a quilt made by my grandmother. My mother would lay on the bed with me and tell me stories about the fabrics in the quilt. Some were her school dresses from 1915, etc. Many were silk, but some were wool. I still have that quilt today!
I was about 5 when I remember seeing my first quilt...my mom's oldest sister was visiting us for a weekend and she was hand piecing a quilt. It was that weekend that she taught me how to see buttons on material. I was hooked that weekend. 46 years later and my machine is still home to me.
Honestly, I think the first handmade quilt I ever remember seeing in real life is the first one I ever made myself, which is pretty remarkable, because I've wanted to be a quilter since I was about 6yrs old when I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. I just never actually got around to making one until I was 30ish. I learned from library books until about a year ago (I am now almost 41) when I began watching tutorials on TH-cam. Now I'm cranking quilts out left and right, and still trying to do it slowly enough that I don't become a financial burden to my family! There's always that.
Angela...YOU... are the Bomb!! Literally TRIPPED over your show and I am SO happy I did. You are inspiring me to maybe start quilting again. I have only make three but enjoyed it so much! Presently I crochet but have with a lot of various textile oriented crafts. I miss quilting and have been thinking about going back. You are energetic, fun and inspirational! Thank you! thank you!thank you! Vicky D
I grew up in the south so what I recall about reunions best is all the desserts! My grandmother was a quilter but I didn’t get started until long after she was gone. My first quilt I made while my father was dying. It got me through the worst days. My youngest was 2 at the time and she saw all of my fabric pieces on my drying rack waiting to be assembled in a planned scrappy style, and she asked me what they were. When I told her it was my fabric for the quilt I was making she said “oh I love your flabric!” Well of course it became Hannah’s quilt right then and there! Quilting truly is my therapy!
Growing up, we had a family reunion every summer. We had so many cousins and aunts and uncles and it was a wonderful time. Everyone brought their special recipe and we had a huge lunch. Aunt Punk's apricot salad, my Nannie's German Chocolate Cake, My mom's Asian Coleslaw, always were a special treat. We traded recipes instead of quilts. My mom collected everyone's special recipes and put them into a Condray Family Cookbook one year. Thanks for bringing this tradition to mind. Love your videos! I am a huge fan of finished is better than perfect!
I have a double wedding ring quilt top pieced by my great grandmother and my grandmother that I had hand quilted. It is the way my grandmother would have done it. It turned out beautifully and is my most prized item. I am learning to quilt, though, and I love it! I think of my grandmother when I quilt. I love it!
Aside from my great aunt Ida, whom I met at her funeral, I am the only quilter in my family. Aunt Ida made me a tied scrappy quilt when I was about 7 years old and I hated it! None of the colors went together! I was horrified that she would make me something so ugly! Having started quilting in 2014 I have a deeper appreciation for that little quilt she made me and for her kind gesture. I still prefer a more homogenized look to my quilts. I've made my peace with scrappy quilts. Purple is my favorite color and I've noticed that most of us with this affliction truly wish it everywhere. You balance us out!☺️ I love the idea of the generation quilt! Thanks for the uplifting show!
love this quilt! it's on my to do list. Thank you for being human and showing your "oops" lets the rest of us know it's okay and ya don't need to grab the seam ripper every time! As for seeing my first quilt, I was raised with them. Our neighbor was a quilter and she made me a baby blanket and she taught me how to sew and quilt when I was young, on a treadle. I was just given to opportunity to "rescue" her treadle from the falling in house. So "Anna", named after her, is in the process of getting refurbished.
You are so funny while you instruct us. I wait for each new video you release. I've learned a lot. This is a great pattern. I saw my first quilts when we would visit my grandmother in Oklahoma. She was always quilting. I fell in love with quilts and to this day they remind me of her. She would have just loved this quilt.
Gosh, the stories here in the comments are incredible reading. Thank you for the heartfelt stories ladies. It's 2020 now....we need the old traditions, so important to keep them alive. The world is going cray cray at the moment. BEAUTIFUL quilt Angela !! You're great crafting company to keep no matter what project I'm working on.
I have always known about quilts. I come from a family of quilters. Unfortunately I may be the last in our family to make quilts. I currently have 4 generations of quilts. Before I graduated high school my mom made me a Lone Star quilt. Sad to say that was her last one. When I graduated high school, my grandmother gave me a quilt that she had pieced and hand quilted. When I graduated college, my grandmother gave me one that my great-grandmother had made. A few years ago I finished out the generations by completing my first quilt. I basically learned to piece quilt just by watching my mom and my grandmother. Before my son was born was when my grandmother taught me how to quilt by hand. I even have her quilting frames. Of course all these quilts will be handed down to my son. :) He loves them as much I as do.
What a wonderful idea. My mom is 98 and has been a quilter all her adult life. She has made quilts for children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. I have made baby quilts, but am starting quilting. You have encouraged me greatly.
I’ve had a quilt my entire life, it’s my favorite! I was wrapped up in it after I had my wisdom teeth taken out! But I never realized my grandmother made it and gave it to my mom until I was 20! I was fascinated and now give them as gifts for every holiday!
I took my first quilting class in 2014. I am turning 65 September 30. I wish I would have been able to start sooner but life, family and jobs that meant driving a lot since I lived out of the city. I love it though and can't get enough. I am so glad you are taking the time out of your very busy life to make these videos. You are definately a bright spot in my life. Don't get yourself burned out and hug your husband and kids daily.
I am lucky enough to have a grandmother who quilts. I have always had a handmade quilt on my bed, for as long as I can remember. She is now 97 years old and even though her eyesight is not what it used to be, she is still hand-quilts her quilt tops. She likes to tease me that I "cheat" because I machine-stitch my tops or send them to a long-arm. And don't even get her started on pre-cuts, lol!! She taught me to quilt when I was 18 years old. I'm afraid that I only made 3 quilts at the time, however I have gotten back to it in the past 2-3 years and am loving every minute of it and every oops!!
I love your show. Quilts have always been a part of my life. Learned from older relatives when treadles and handwork were how things were done. Quilting today is so much easier and faster than it was WAY back then. I only started machine quilting mine about 5-6 yrs ago. The rest were all hand quilted.
THIS is most definitely going in my quilting queue! I think every family needs a quilter! my grandma-who taught me how to sew- gave us new quilts every Christmas. Even though She quilted for 60+ years- she only sewed plain simple blocks together and exclusively used "double knits" which is really just a code word for cheap polyester. I'm fairly certain you wouldn't be able to find many of her interesting synthetic prints. :) She taught me how to tack quilts and she always used her backing in place of binding. She passed away a few months ago and since then I've been quilting like crazy and learning how to bind and machine quilt. I love your videos because it gives me great ideas so that our family can carry on the tradition of Christmas quilts.
Sharing ... I was in mid-grade school when my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary was approaching, and somehow my mom got hold of a bunch of quilt tops that my grandma had made (and maybe some other relatives). Some ladies at the church set up a quilting bee and put a double wedding ring quilt on a frame and a bunch of ladies pulled up chairs and quilted it. It was gorgeous. I helped with the hand-done binding. Other quilt tops were tied. It was a cool community activity and my grandparents were thrilled with the quilt. I didn't revisit quilting until years later, but the experience was the spark.
I was introduced to quilting from a work accident. I had to be flown to an emergency shock trauma center and the paramedics had to strip me of my clothes that were left behind. My co worker was a avid quilter and took my clothes, made a small memory quilt and had everyone I work with sign the quilt as a get well card. I thought that was the coolest thing ever and still do. Since then I learned to quilt and now have loads of fun with it.
Girls? was 23 years old when my eyes saw an old fashioned hand sewn quilt made by my husband's grandmother! it was old and slightly tattered but I was in love! I am 55 years old and only now am trying to self teach myself how to quilt! I have made a few baby quilts, and a couple of twin size as gifts....stitch in the ditch only! now venturing out there after watching and learning from your videos! Thank you so much!!!!
I didn't see my first quilt till I was 50. I live in Germany where patchwork quilts are new and still very rare. People sleep under duvets and some people have a wholecloth quilt as a cover during the day. In the past, old fabrics were used for making rugs. I discovered quilting when my Indian bed cover started to be completely worn through so I had to get a new one. While searching Etsy, I found an antique quilt top (WIP apparently are nothing new) but I still had to quilt it. Since I didn't want to practice quilting on something so precious, I decided to make a quilt myself and give it a go. It was so much fun, I haven't stopped since.
I think the first time i thought quilts were cool when i was a kid on a field trip to plymouth plantation. I was amazed at how beautiful they could make quilts from leftover scraps of clothes and such.
Love your family reunion story! We have a reunion every year as well. My grandmother was one of eight kids and all the descendants gather in Michigan each summer for a long weekend. We come from all over the country, so this one weekend is usually the only time most of us see one another. In addition to enjoying one another’s company, we spend time on Lake Michigan, eat good food and drink good drinks. As for quilts, my mother was given a beautiful star quilt when she was pregnant with me. I’ve been fascinated by that quilt my entire life and therefore, fascinated with all quilts. I thought about making my first one when I was about 18, in the early 90s. Unfortunately, I didn’t know anyone who quilted, didn’t have a sewing machine, and got a little overwhelmed by trying to figure it out all by myself. So I gave up. Then right before I turned 40, I mentioned to my husband that I’d always wanted to make a quilt, so he bought me a sewing machine and said go for it. Thanks to the internet and helpful quilters such as yourself, I made it through that first quilt and never looked back!
Angela .you are too cool. You remind me of myself....i love your funny spunky wit and your realistic quilting methods ...and love your ability to leave a mistake in a quilt and do what Grandpa says, " finished is better than perfect"🤣
This year our family did something different. Because I joined an Arts Association. I'm not a painter, I like to sew and craft, but I enjoy art. I brought tons of glass ornaments to our gathering, along with metallic and glitter acrylic paints, and everyone joined me in making painted ornaments for the association to sell as a fundraiser. It was the perfect "do together" craft for the holiday. We could sit and mindlessly gab and shake our way through each and every ornament. Love your quilts and just subscribed!
I always wanted to make a quilt since my teens. I finally managed to start and complete a quilt this year at 38. As much as I make mistakes and pull my hair out I really enjoy my new hobby and enjoy it more with a glass of Jacob's Creek Cabernet Sauvigon 🍷
my great grandma made a few quilts. Never really thought much about them at the time when I was a teenager. However, the past 3 years now 26 I have been sewing and came across some quilt images online and HAD to try it! Now a year later I have finished one quilt, 2 quilt tops I have 5-7 started but not even close to being done or finished! Oh well I love it and my 3 year old already loves it too!! She is always asking me to make her a quilt too. Especially when she watches these videos with me. Also, so happy to see you using the ruler foot on a home machine! I just purchased one last month. Its staring at me and I am terrified to use it because I don't want to break a needle and "pee" my pants lol!
I was introduced to quilting by my sister, now I am a self confessed addict. I love the fact that you admitted to a oops, makes me smile that even a pro has them.
I love Wednesdays, because that means I get to watch 15 minutes of you! You make me laugh, and each week, you turn out a quilt I love. This week's rainbow quilt is especially stunning! You inspire me to actually want to quilt my own tops! Thank you, Angela. I love your show!
I love this idea of giving a quilt at a family reunion - my friend makes a quilt every year for her family reunion and they give it away there :) I like the generation quilt idea - that's so cool!! I have always loved quilts but just started quilting my self a few months ago and I am in love with the whole process! Thanks for posting these - your tutorials are so fun :)
Nice pattern I like the color placement. The first time that I participated in a quilt (without knowing what it was) I was 17 years old and I was a foreign exchange student living in Liverpool NY. I was given a square piece of fabric and told to do whatever I wanted to with it, I could draw or embroider or patch, applique, etc... So I decided to embroidered the coat of arms of my country at the end of my stay there was a party and the quilt was ruffled we were 12 students in the area and my square was put in the center I was so proud unfortunately didn't win the quilt. The first quilt I ever made was thanks to my dear mother in law we made it together and I quilted it by hand I was in my early 30s now I can't stop designing and making quilts I love the process and the happiness it gives me. Thank you for the classes love your sense of humor.
i was forty before I saw my first quilt. After seeing that I knew I wanted to make my own quilt, and I've been quilting ever since.. And that was some twenty-plus years ago..thank you for your classes...
Angela, I am going to start this tradition with our "transatlantic family" - Daughter, her husband and coming baby in Annapolis MD, me in Germany and mom and big family in Brazil! The reunion would be huge!!!! Tks for the videos! Learning a lot with you!
I grew up making blanket forts out of the quilts made by my Great Grandma and my Auntie. They have so many memories attached to them and are so special to me.
My grandmother was a quilter. Hand piecing & applique were her gift! I never appreciated the art and the work involved until after I was an adult with teens! Unfortunately she passed away two years after I started pouring quilts. We never got to work on a quilt together. I did inherit all of her projects in progress or WIPs. I also inherited her stash!
The first quilts I ever did was at the age of 24 and they were twin quilts for my three kids when they were 6, 8 and10 and now they are 41, 43 and 46. They were just simple quilts of blue & white, green & white and blue, green and white large triangles. I finished the quilts on a wooden quilting rack by using thumb tacks to hold the quilt sandwich together and did the usual yarn ties throughout the quilts. I have been sewing since I was 13 or 14 years old and I am now 66. I was blessed with 3 great kids, 7 grandkids and 4 great-grandkids. I enjoy watching your videos and you explain everything you do and the quilts you create and quilt are very beautiful. It makes my creative juices flow so keep up the good work and keep those videos coming.
The first time I saw a quilt was, my Grandmother making one out of all our old clothes. She would come to our house and sew for hours making quilts for us. I made my first quilt when I was 18. one of the best thing I could have done.
I have never seen a quilt until recently and I love them. Now I want to start a tradition where I make my own for my kids and and my grandkids so they can pass them on. So I’m on here trying to figure out how.
I saw my first quilt when I was little but it wasn’t until I was in my late teens that a friend of my grandmas was visiting and she had a quilt she had made from the off cuts of something she had done for my grandma. All I saw was the corner and loved the colours and I told her I loved the colours and she gave me the quilt. That was when I wanted to start learning and I watched Jenny from Missouri Star and you Angela.
I have been to numerous family reunions in my lifetime. My favorite things to do were 1)playing outside games like a three-legged race, potato sack races, and finding pennies in a pile of sand, 2) visiting with extended family I only saw at reunions, and of course, 3) eating. I really like your grandpa's means of getting people to come to a reunion. No one except one aunt, in either my Mom's or Dad's family does quilting though. I did not know much about it, or get into it until I was a married adult.
I saw my first quilt as a small child but just liked the tactile elements and the colours. It wasn’t until art school that my love and passion for quilts developed and I haven’t looked back since.
I discovered the quilts a few years ago , like two..I am 53 and , yes, I had no idea this was a big thing in the States. Nobody in my family ever quilted anything. I love, love this (new for me) craft and I can't wait to make my third quilt. I started in a small group and we made a friendship quilt together. Then I messed with a layer cake and jellyroll and made my second that I am about to learn how to quilt on a long arm next week. I started another quilt top and I hope I will keep on doing quilts until I will get better.
After comparing the original pattern and the way you made most of your blocks, I have to say I like yours better. This is the best thing about quilting. Little creative changes give a block a totally different look. I would've ripped out everything and corrected the first row but I totally admire your relaxed attitude.
I didn't realize how much goes into a quilt until this year! I just started in May and am loving it! I am 47 years old and no one in my family does quilting, I just came across a video about it and fell in love with it! Your show is wonderful! Thank you for posting these tutorials!
I just came across your channel and I’m very happy that I did ♥️ because I love your personality and I love watching you quit 😍 you make it look so easy but I know it takes lots of practice. Years ago I took a quilting class with 2 of my sister in laws and we had so much fun doing that together . We actually were taught to hand quilt and I loved doing that ♥️. We only did it for not even 2 years. But unfortunately between then and now things happen in life lots of heart aches 💔 and I haven’t quilted in a long time 😢. I would love to start again and I would love to learn to machine quilt 😍. I just Subscribed to your channel and turned on the bell because I’m very interested in seeing what you come up with . And I will also be watching the videos I have missed . Thanks for have an awesome channel and sharing what you know ♥️. That’s such an awesome thing to do at family reunions . How special the winner feels to WIN a Quilt that was made with LOVE ♥️ that’s amazing.
My grandparents started the tradition of annual family reunions at their farm and my uncle still hosts them at the beach house. They also made simple wool quilts where they sewed the edges together and tied the end result. I have a photo from about 1910 of other family members who had a quilting bee and lined up outside but no clues to what they produced except one double wedding ring quilt which my mother gave me.. I started quilting in my teens without help of any books so made up my own pattern from sewer cover and used satin and muslin on the back and created a design. I actually finished my second quilt on machine 8 years before my first quilt by hand. I make 20-50 quilts a year. I realized that I need to give more to family. That quilt worthy comment got me as I hadn't been back around with new quilts much since 90s except for babies and weddings. Most mine went to charities like foster children and needy and a charity to fight human trafficking.
oh my.. haha embarrassingly i only saw my first quilt now... that i just started my first real one. Right where I come from, quilts used to be common when I was much younger, not now, people hardly sew here. I'm inspired now to get my children to quilt n sew n make it a family tradition! Quilters are so cool!
I've had memories of quilts all my life, my grandma had them at her house. Some she had made and some my great-grandma had made and given to my grandma when she moved to Ontario from Newfoundland. I remember her embroidering quilt squares and wanted to learn so she taught me to embroider before she passed away. Now that I'm an adult I decided to learn how to quilt as a way to remember her, and it turns out that it's a lot of fun, I haven't made any big quilts, just some little baby blanket types for friends of mine that are expecting.
Also at our two family reunions per year (Christmas and July) Summer is the waterballoon toss which gives you ultimate bragging rights for the year, and at Christmas we do trivia games that result in you maybe winning the 'stanley cup' which is an old trophy with a jock cup super glued to th top... real classy but again bragging rights!
My grandmother made us a quilt for each big event in our lives ( usually when our bed sizes changed but also for graduations). None of those quilts have survived because they were used to death. Such wonderful memories!
I love the quilt and the shirt as well. I'm making my 2nd quilt. The quilt top is completed...now I need to put the quilt sandwich together. I'm taking a free motion quilting class next week so I hope to learn enough to finish it up and start my next one! Thanks for sharing all your tips, tricks, knowledge, and humor with us.
I don't know anyone that quilts but my great great grandmother that I never met made quilts that my dad loves. Then my mother in laws grandmother made quilts. I see how people fall in love with a quilt, and even though those quilts were handmade I still want to make quilts. I want to make 1 quilt for everyone, and I hope they enjoy the heart and creativity that goes in to it. I haven't quilted yet I'm saving money to build my sewing supply. I'm going to make a baby quilt for a friend and then a quilt for my 2 year old.
Angela this idea to give a quilt is just awesome! We raffled two out two years ago but I like your family's idea even better. Love your energy at midnight. Mine is at 5 am
My mother was a quilter. She started quilting later in life. She decided to make each of her kids a quilt for their 25th wedding anniversary. Also when the grand kids started getting married she would make them one. Well she had 15 children, crazy right, I’m number 12. I’m sad to say my mother was killed in a car accident before I had my anniversary so I never got one. We found a quilt top in her stash, a wedding ring. My little sister and I are hoping to someday cut it in half and finish it so we have one of her quilts. I so want to free motion quilt. LOVE these videos. That is when I first saw quilts.
Mistakes happen! Makes the quilt more lovable. I saw my first quilt from my grandmother (fathers mother) she machine pieced, but hand quilted. Another meaning to blood, sweat and tears! I have one her grandmother made. "Field of Diamonds." I love it!
HUZZAH!!! I'm a BRAND NEW SUBSCRIBER!!! Our Family Reunions were always held on the 4th of July at my Aunt Mary and Uncle John's house. I think it was always held there because they had a huge yard and a big house too. The most memorable reunion was in 1969 and I was 16 years old. All the men were way in the back of the yard pitching horseshoes when the lightning and thunder started. Everyone started to run for the house except for my Grandpa, who could not run very well. My Dad and an Uncle lifted Gramps under his arms and ran for the house. They got there just in time because the rain came down in sheets and it was super windy! Tree limbs were coming down all over and huge trees were being uprooted, which brought wires down all over! We learned later that we had experienced a tornado! Aunt Mary and Uncle John became known as the people who threw Wild parties. They are both gone now, but the memory of that Wild Party lives on!
The first quilt I saw was a memorial quilt for one of my Dad's friends, he was a farmer and his granddaughter had made the quilt a farm scene using fabric from his clothes to make the little farmer's outfit. It was huge and had so many wonderful details and you could just tell that a LOT of love had gone into making that quilt and that it was so cherished by his wife.
Oh, and Angela, you need more purple in your life! I see all my quilts with purple thread and there's always some purple fabric in them. Purple IS a neutral you know. Not kidding. 😁😁😁
Amethyst Samia Green is a colored neutral, as well! Green will always fade to a background position when you look at it. I guess that's why it's so useful in gardening and landscaping! {God designed it that way!}. 👍❤️🤔😉
I LOVE your videos! When I was young, we had a cottage with quilts that my grandmother made. Each girl had "their" quilt that was just used at the summer cottage.
My Mom had one from my grandma and we all love it. It is old and worn, but we fought a lot about it. Somehow my younger sister managed to snatch it when she moved out and now I decided I can make my own. I think...well, hope... We will see
I can't remember not having quilts in my life. My grandmother made them for each of her children, and then each generation after that as they married. Grandkids each got a crocheted afghan when they reached their teen years. I still have my mother's quilt from my grandmother, it's an embroidered top on white, and is well-loved.
Hey there, I fell in love with quilting, and I mean head over heels, can't eat, always creating things in your mind type of quilting. God! I even like the smell of new fabric. Today, ( three years quilting, and I'm still learning. The only lessons I've had are from youtube, with your help in free motion quilting. You're great at it and your always bubbly, and it's obvious how much you love free motion quilting, something I'm still working on. My grandson's birthday is the day I made my first quilt. Jan
I didn't realize it was possible to use rulers that way on a small domestic machine- how great! I really want to give that a try! I'm kind of addicted to this show...
Links from this episode below! 👇
Grab the pattern Angela's using --- craftsy.me/2yot3nu
Check out Karla Alexander's improv piecing class --- craftsy.me/2xdpzXc
Check out the quilt kit, Soak spray and Angela's tools from this episode --- craftsy.me/2hhcfuf
Download Angela's FREE quilting diagram --- craftsy.me/2f8K2S5
Luv it.
Craftsy Midnight quilter
Jenny download
Can some share the pdf since craftsy is out of business?
I'm just getting interested in quilting, but even if I weren't I'd watch this woman all day long - she just makes me laugh!
My mother gave me a Dresden quilt made by my grandmother. Sadly She died before I met her. I never appreciated it until I was introduced to quilting. Now I cherish it with all my ❤️ heart.
I retired at 45 years old, I got bored and saw a video on Craftsy then gave it go. Been quilting ever since. I love your videos! :-)
You are great! The comment about what happens when your machine goes over the ruler was HILARIOUS. I will be smiling all day.
I love your story! I am 64 years old. My grandmother made quilt tops from scraps and sold them for $25 each. She gave the money to missionaries. She made a quilt for each of her 24 grandchildren as wedding gifts. I bought some of her quilt tops and had quilted to give to each of my 3 kids for their weddings. My grandmother died at 101 years old. Her MIL born in 1868 was also a quilter, and I am fortunate enough to have 2 quilts she made. I started quilting about 6 years ago and have made about 45 quilts. You make the machine quilting look so easy! Thank you for your inspiration!
Sherri thank you for sharing your family history in quilting it is so interesting! It is definitely an expensive hobby but it is one that I certainly cannot let go of. How many quilts have you made now as I can see your comment was from more than a year ago?
My grandmother quilted, and I still possess some of her creations. She did the piecing herself, but sent it to be quilted by someone else. Grandpa worked in an upholstery shop and he brought home heavy fabrics that she used in her quilts. Being the youngest, I didn't have as much time with her as my siblings, and I also moved out of state, so I never learned quilting with her. But four years ago I got my first sewing machine, sat down and made my first quilt, a rag quilt, and I've been quilting ever since.
I LOVE your stories about your Grandpa, Angela! I wish I had been able to share this with Grandma, but I know she'd be proud to know her legacy lives on. And MY youngest is showing interest, too!
Beautiful quilt. My beginning memory of a quilt was at my grandparents house. We travelled from WV to TN. We had pallets on the floor and we go e one quilt to sleep under. My grandpa gave me the one I slept under after my grandma died. I still cherish it today and forever.
Quilts have always been in my life. My grandmother and mama both made quilts. As a wedding gift my mother made a Dutch Doll quilt for me with left over fabric from dresses she made for me as I grew up. I love that quilt! I now have a passion for quilting. Love the quilt give away at family reunions!
I have quilted for about 4 years now, and when I get together with family I am always showing them the quilts that I have made. They always make me feel good about what I quilt. I just love your shows, they make me laugh because I have done some of the same mistakes and for a long time I would rip them out and start over I don't do that very often now. Keep making those videos. Thanks from a fellow quilter!!
At our family reunions, we always do something adventurous, like zip lining or camping. We make it a weekend to remember because we do not have them every year. I realized quilting was cool when I started doing research on how to make a tshirt quilt in January. That is how I discovered you, Angela! I ended up loving it and now I have made four quilts! I can't wait to start on another, but I will have to wait until the school semester is over.
When did I see my first quilt? As an infant. I grew up in houses that were heated with coal stoves. My mother, grandmothers, aunts and cousins quilted not only because they loved it but because they needed to keep their families warm. Having inherited many quilts I was very nonchalant about them. Although I've seen them since I was a child there was never a need to quilt. I realized how wonderful they were only recently. I took my favorite quilt out of storage and found the binding frayed. My grandmother who was born in the 1880's made it for me in the 1950's. It's a beautiful Dresden Plate. Examining it suddenly gave me the realization of how meaningful it is. And, I caught the bug.
I thought quilting was an “old people” thing (NO OFFENSE!) until I saw your videos and now I’m totally interested in quilting. So many beautiful fabrics and detailed designs. Thanks Angela!
I was given my baby quilt by my dad, my grandma made it in 1965 from my grandpas work clothes. It was then when I started to quilt, I was around 27. Great stories you have, and fond memories.
My 8 year old is allowed to watch you before bedtime. Better than a bedtime story on tired days. She loves your humor. In a few days she will get a sewing day to make the fabric doll kit she bought at our last quilt shop outing in Arlington, TX. The first thing she will sew is a doll size quilt from the fabric panel kit. Faithfully watching for your new videos., Vivi & Sarah
The first quilt I ever saw was at my best friend's house. Her mom made clothes for the two girls and lots of quilts. She sewed them in this tiny room that use to be the nursery, and then hand-quilted them, every single one. It was love at first sight for me. Now I make my own, 50 years later.
i saw a native woven blanket before i ever saw a quilt. i saw my first crazy quilt by the age of 5, and became obsessed with they idea, even my play with clay was rolling out odd shapes and fitting them back together. i was hand stitching very young, making mocs by that age. by 12 i was participating in sewing bees at our church and made the cut to be able to do 10 stitches per inch for quilting.
i've taken a few years off over the years, for other fiber obsessions, but i am back to quilting again now in my later years.
My Grandmother visited us in Arizona and brought a quilt she made for my sister & I for our bed ( yes it gets cold in Arizona) . I was nine or ten at the time, am 71 now and still have it. It is made using leftover wool fabric in a square scrappy pattern with a beautiful red flannel back. Inside is one or more old blankets for batting, tied with yarn. It is very heavy and wonderful to sleep under. Love my first quilt more than any of the many I have made since.
I enjoy your show and talent, keep up the good work.
I was blessed to have a grandmother that quilted all of her life. She grew up not knowing any other type of blanket except quilts! She made me my own quilt when I was born, and to this day I have it displayed on an antique ladder quilt rack. She is the person responsible for sharing with me her love and passion for needle, thread and fabric! I now own my own longarm machine and think of my grandmother with every stitch that I make . . .
I have made dozens of quilts. My first quilt was for my first grandson who lives 12 hours away by plane. I'm in Queensland and my daughter lives in W.A. I had no idea what I was doing, but I had just made my first quilt. Almost like a virgin quilter, now I'm a sewing addict. Ha, Ha, Ha. Love the quilt and the tutorial.
This year my son brought me his old quilt I made him when he was about three years old and asked me to do some repair work. What he didn't know was that I had made him a new quilt. I was able to surprise him on the last night during the family talent show. Everyone loved it and my son was overwhelmed. A great ending to a fun three days. I am working on his old quilt now to repair it as much as I can.
My grandmother would have all her friends come over and they would all work on one quilt together. I have one that she made for me before she passed and I'm still in awe everytime I look at it - its ALL hand quilted and appliqued.
I first realised quilts were really cool about two weeks ago! And I'm 29! I made my first quilt top this weekend after watching all of the Midnight Quilting shows :D It's a baby blanket for my sister.
I've never been to a family reunion. But I had an early introduction to quilts. My great-grandmother lived in the mountains of New Hampshire in a little town called Sandwich. When I was about 5, we went to visit her. I got to ride in the Rumble Seat of my Grandfather's old car. She made quilts, braided rugs, and even hooked rugs. Even in an New England summer, we definitely needed those heavy, handmade quilts at night in the mountains.
I first started making quilts in 1990. It was in May because it was a month after my dear Mother passed away. The beautiful Tutor Ruth Stonely, who has also sadly passed away, asked me a few questions as I was new at her store. She asked when Mum passed away, Ruth then became quiet and explained she had also just lost her Mother.Well that was all those years ago and I am still quilting.I just LOVE hour tutorials, thank you so muchMarianne Boot
I met my first quilt as a child. My mother made a lot of tshirt quilts, but I didn't start getting into quilting until I was 25. I had always sewn but never went into quilting until my niece had her rainbow baby and I wanted to make her a special gift to commemorate her little miracle. It was actually a pattern I found on Craftsy too! He's almost 4 now and still loves it! Makes my heart happy 😊 Love this video! I took your dot to dot quilting class on Craftsy. I love that I actually know what you're talking about! Thank you for your awesome work!
I started quilting when I was 50. I started quilting, because my back surgeon suggested it as something I could do after being disabled by a mold filled injection that was shot into my spine. I still get around, but I live with a lot of pain...quilting takes my mind off the pain and gives me something to do that’s not to physical. I’ve been quilting for about 8 years now. and I’ve lost track of how many table runners I’ve made... and I’ve made 9 quilts. It’s not many, but I sure do enjoy it! Thanks for all your free videos, they really are an inspiration!
When I was about 6 yrs. old I was sick for a month. On the bed was a quilt made by my grandmother. My mother would lay on the bed with me and tell me stories about the fabrics in the quilt. Some were her school dresses from 1915, etc. Many were silk, but some were wool. I still have that quilt today!
I was about 5 when I remember seeing my first quilt...my mom's oldest sister was visiting us for a weekend and she was hand piecing a quilt. It was that weekend that she taught me how to see buttons on material. I was hooked that weekend. 46 years later and my machine is still home to me.
First quilt I ever saw/was given was a baby quilt someone made for my firstborn son. That gift was all it took to make me interested in quilting.
Honestly, I think the first handmade quilt I ever remember seeing in real life is the first one I ever made myself, which is pretty remarkable, because I've wanted to be a quilter since I was about 6yrs old when I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. I just never actually got around to making one until I was 30ish. I learned from library books until about a year ago (I am now almost 41) when I began watching tutorials on TH-cam. Now I'm cranking quilts out left and right, and still trying to do it slowly enough that I don't become a financial burden to my family! There's always that.
I saw my first quilt in 1976, at bicentennial days at my school. I was smitten and in love with them from that day on!
Angela...YOU... are the Bomb!! Literally TRIPPED over your show and I am SO happy I did. You are inspiring me to maybe start quilting again. I have only make three but enjoyed it so much! Presently I crochet but have with a lot of various textile oriented crafts. I miss quilting and have been thinking about going back. You are energetic, fun and inspirational! Thank you! thank you!thank you! Vicky D
I grew up in the south so what I recall about reunions best is all the desserts! My grandmother was a quilter but I didn’t get started until long after she was gone. My first quilt I made while my father was dying. It got me through the worst days. My youngest was 2 at the time and she saw all of my fabric pieces on my drying rack waiting to be assembled in a planned scrappy style, and she asked me what they were. When I told her it was my fabric for the quilt I was making she said “oh I love your flabric!” Well of course it became Hannah’s quilt right then and there! Quilting truly is my therapy!
Growing up, we had a family reunion every summer. We had so many cousins and aunts and uncles and it was a wonderful time. Everyone brought their special recipe and we had a huge lunch. Aunt Punk's apricot salad, my Nannie's German Chocolate Cake, My mom's Asian Coleslaw, always were a special treat. We traded recipes instead of quilts. My mom collected everyone's special recipes and put them into a Condray Family Cookbook one year. Thanks for bringing this tradition to mind. Love your videos! I am a huge fan of finished is better than perfect!
I have a double wedding ring quilt top pieced by my great grandmother and my grandmother that I had hand quilted. It is the way my grandmother would have done it. It turned out beautifully and is my most prized item. I am learning to quilt, though, and I love it! I think of my grandmother when I quilt. I love it!
Aside from my great aunt Ida, whom I met at her funeral, I am the only quilter in my family. Aunt Ida made me a tied scrappy quilt when I was about 7 years old and I hated it! None of the colors went together! I was horrified that she would make me something so ugly! Having started quilting in 2014 I have a deeper appreciation for that little quilt she made me and for her kind gesture. I still prefer a more homogenized look to my quilts. I've made my peace with scrappy quilts. Purple is my favorite color and I've noticed that most of us with this affliction truly wish it everywhere. You balance us out!☺️ I love the idea of the generation quilt! Thanks for the uplifting show!
I would love to see some of your grandpas quilts that he made someday if you had time.
yes...that would be amazing!
I would love to see them too.
Me too
Lets see them quilts please!!!
Me too
love this quilt! it's on my to do list. Thank you for being human and showing your "oops" lets the rest of us know it's okay and ya don't need to grab the seam ripper every time! As for seeing my first quilt, I was raised with them. Our neighbor was a quilter and she made me a baby blanket and she taught me how to sew and quilt when I was young, on a treadle. I was just given to opportunity to "rescue" her treadle from the falling in house. So "Anna", named after her, is in the process of getting refurbished.
You are so funny while you instruct us. I wait for each new video you release. I've learned a lot. This is a great pattern. I saw my first quilts when we would visit my grandmother in Oklahoma. She was always quilting. I fell in love with quilts and to this day they remind me of her. She would have just loved this quilt.
Gosh, the stories here in the comments are incredible reading. Thank you for the heartfelt stories ladies. It's 2020 now....we need the old traditions, so important to keep them alive.
The world is going cray cray at the moment.
BEAUTIFUL quilt Angela !! You're great crafting company to keep no matter what project I'm working on.
I have always known about quilts. I come from a family of quilters. Unfortunately I may be the last in our family to make quilts. I currently have 4 generations of quilts. Before I graduated high school my mom made me a Lone Star quilt. Sad to say that was her last one. When I graduated high school, my grandmother gave me a quilt that she had pieced and hand quilted. When I graduated college, my grandmother gave me one that my great-grandmother had made. A few years ago I finished out the generations by completing my first quilt. I basically learned to piece quilt just by watching my mom and my grandmother. Before my son was born was when my grandmother taught me how to quilt by hand. I even have her quilting frames.
Of course all these quilts will be handed down to my son. :) He loves them as much I as do.
What a wonderful idea. My mom is 98 and has been a quilter all her adult life. She has made quilts for children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. I have made baby quilts, but am starting quilting. You have encouraged me greatly.
I’ve had a quilt my entire life, it’s my favorite! I was wrapped up in it after I had my wisdom teeth taken out! But I never realized my grandmother made it and gave it to my mom until I was 20! I was fascinated and now give them as gifts for every holiday!
I took my first quilting class in 2014. I am turning 65 September 30. I wish I would have been able to start sooner but life, family and jobs that meant driving a lot since I lived out of the city. I love it though and can't get enough. I am so glad you are taking the time out of your very busy life to make these videos. You are definately a bright spot in my life. Don't get yourself burned out and hug your husband and kids daily.
I am lucky enough to have a grandmother who quilts. I have always had a handmade quilt on my bed, for as long as I can remember. She is now 97 years old and even though her eyesight is not what it used to be, she is still hand-quilts her quilt tops. She likes to tease me that I "cheat" because I machine-stitch my tops or send them to a long-arm. And don't even get her started on pre-cuts, lol!! She taught me to quilt when I was 18 years old. I'm afraid that I only made 3 quilts at the time, however I have gotten back to it in the past 2-3 years and am loving every minute of it and every oops!!
I love your show. Quilts have always been a part of my life. Learned from older relatives when treadles and handwork were how things were done. Quilting today is so much easier and faster than it was WAY back then. I only started machine quilting mine about 5-6 yrs ago. The rest were all hand quilted.
THIS is most definitely going in my quilting queue! I think every family needs a quilter! my grandma-who taught me how to sew- gave us new quilts every Christmas. Even though She quilted for 60+ years- she only sewed plain simple blocks together and exclusively used "double knits" which is really just a code word for cheap polyester. I'm fairly certain you wouldn't be able to find many of her interesting synthetic prints. :) She taught me how to tack quilts and she always used her backing in place of binding. She passed away a few months ago and since then I've been quilting like crazy and learning how to bind and machine quilt. I love your videos because it gives me great ideas so that our family can carry on the tradition of Christmas quilts.
Sharing ... I was in mid-grade school when my grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary was approaching, and somehow my mom got hold of a bunch of quilt tops that my grandma had made (and maybe some other relatives). Some ladies at the church set up a quilting bee and put a double wedding ring quilt on a frame and a bunch of ladies pulled up chairs and quilted it. It was gorgeous. I helped with the hand-done binding. Other quilt tops were tied. It was a cool community activity and my grandparents were thrilled with the quilt. I didn't revisit quilting until years later, but the experience was the spark.
I was introduced to quilting from a work accident. I had to be flown to an emergency shock trauma center and the paramedics had to strip me of my clothes that were left behind. My co worker was a avid quilter and took my clothes, made a small memory quilt and had everyone I work with sign the quilt as a get well card. I thought that was the coolest thing ever and still do. Since then I learned to quilt and now have loads of fun with it.
You make me want to quilt. I already crochet and knit. Quilting is the next craft to hone in on .
Girls? was 23 years old when my eyes saw an old fashioned hand sewn quilt made by my husband's grandmother! it was old and slightly tattered but I was in love! I am 55 years old and only now am trying to self teach myself how to quilt! I have made a few baby quilts, and a couple of twin size as gifts....stitch in the ditch only! now venturing out there after watching and learning from your videos! Thank you so much!!!!
I didn't see my first quilt till I was 50. I live in Germany where patchwork quilts are new and still very rare. People sleep under duvets and some people have a wholecloth quilt as a cover during the day. In the past, old fabrics were used for making rugs. I discovered quilting when my Indian bed cover started to be completely worn through so I had to get a new one. While searching Etsy, I found an antique quilt top (WIP apparently are nothing new) but I still had to quilt it. Since I didn't want to practice quilting on something so precious, I decided to make a quilt myself and give it a go. It was so much fun, I haven't stopped since.
I think the first time i thought quilts were cool when i was a kid on a field trip to plymouth plantation. I was amazed at how beautiful they could make quilts from leftover scraps of clothes and such.
Love your family reunion story! We have a reunion every year as well. My grandmother was one of eight kids and all the descendants gather in Michigan each summer for a long weekend. We come from all over the country, so this one weekend is usually the only time most of us see one another. In addition to enjoying one another’s company, we spend time on Lake Michigan, eat good food and drink good drinks. As for quilts, my mother was given a beautiful star quilt when she was pregnant with me. I’ve been fascinated by that quilt my entire life and therefore, fascinated with all quilts. I thought about making my first one when I was about 18, in the early 90s. Unfortunately, I didn’t know anyone who quilted, didn’t have a sewing machine, and got a little overwhelmed by trying to figure it out all by myself. So I gave up. Then right before I turned 40, I mentioned to my husband that I’d always wanted to make a quilt, so he bought me a sewing machine and said go for it. Thanks to the internet and helpful quilters such as yourself, I made it through that first quilt and never looked back!
Angela
.you are too cool. You remind me of myself....i love your funny spunky wit and your realistic quilting methods
...and love your ability to leave a mistake in a quilt and do what Grandpa says, " finished is better than perfect"🤣
This year our family did something different. Because I joined an Arts Association. I'm not a painter, I like to sew and craft, but I enjoy art. I brought tons of glass ornaments to our gathering, along with metallic and glitter acrylic paints, and everyone joined me in making painted ornaments for the association to sell as a fundraiser. It was the perfect "do together" craft for the holiday. We could sit and mindlessly gab and shake our way through each and every ornament. Love your quilts and just subscribed!
I always wanted to make a quilt since my teens. I finally managed to start and complete a quilt this year at 38. As much as I make mistakes and pull my hair out I really enjoy my new hobby and enjoy it more with a glass of Jacob's Creek Cabernet Sauvigon 🍷
That "mistake" is what I refer to as your humble block. It looks fantastic!
my great grandma made a few quilts. Never really thought much about them at the time when I was a teenager. However, the past 3 years now 26 I have been sewing and came across some quilt images online and HAD to try it! Now a year later I have finished one quilt, 2 quilt tops I have 5-7 started but not even close to being done or finished! Oh well I love it and my 3 year old already loves it too!! She is always asking me to make her a quilt too. Especially when she watches these videos with me. Also, so happy to see you using the ruler foot on a home machine! I just purchased one last month. Its staring at me and I am terrified to use it because I don't want to break a needle and "pee" my pants lol!
I was introduced to quilting by my sister, now I am a self confessed addict. I love the fact that you admitted to a oops, makes me smile that even a pro has them.
I love Wednesdays, because that means I get to watch 15 minutes of you! You make me laugh, and each week, you turn out a quilt I love. This week's rainbow quilt is especially stunning! You inspire me to actually want to quilt my own tops! Thank you, Angela. I love your show!
I love this idea of giving a quilt at a family reunion - my friend makes a quilt every year for her family reunion and they give it away there :) I like the generation quilt idea - that's so cool!! I have always loved quilts but just started quilting my self a few months ago and I am in love with the whole process! Thanks for posting these - your tutorials are so fun :)
Nice pattern I like the color placement. The first time that I participated in a quilt (without knowing what it was) I was 17 years old and I was a foreign exchange student living in Liverpool NY. I was given a square piece of fabric and told to do whatever I wanted to with it, I could draw or embroider or patch, applique, etc... So I decided to embroidered the coat of arms of my country at the end of my stay there was a party and the quilt was ruffled we were 12 students in the area and my square was put in the center I was so proud unfortunately didn't win the quilt. The first quilt I ever made was thanks to my dear mother in law we made it together and I quilted it by hand I was in my early 30s now I can't stop designing and making quilts I love the process and the happiness it gives me. Thank you for the classes love your sense of humor.
i was forty before I saw my first quilt. After seeing that I knew I wanted to make my own quilt, and I've been quilting ever since.. And that was some twenty-plus years ago..thank you for your classes...
Angela, I am going to start this tradition with our "transatlantic family" - Daughter, her husband and coming baby in Annapolis MD, me in Germany and mom and big family in Brazil! The reunion would be huge!!!! Tks for the videos! Learning a lot with you!
I grew up making blanket forts out of the quilts made by my Great Grandma and my Auntie. They have so many memories attached to them and are so special to me.
My grandmother was a quilter. Hand piecing & applique were her gift! I never appreciated the art and the work involved until after I was an adult with teens! Unfortunately she passed away two years after I started pouring quilts. We never got to work on a quilt together. I did inherit all of her projects in progress or WIPs. I also inherited her stash!
The first quilts I ever did was at the age of 24 and they were twin quilts for my three kids when they were 6, 8 and10 and now they are 41, 43 and 46. They were just simple quilts of blue & white, green & white and blue, green and white large triangles. I finished the quilts on a wooden quilting rack by using thumb tacks to hold the quilt sandwich together and did the usual yarn ties throughout the quilts. I have been sewing since I was 13 or 14 years old and I am now 66. I was blessed with 3 great kids, 7 grandkids and 4 great-grandkids. I enjoy watching your videos and you explain everything you do and the quilts you create and quilt are very beautiful. It makes my creative juices flow so keep up the good work and keep those videos coming.
The first time I saw a quilt was, my Grandmother making one out of all our old clothes. She would come to our house and sew for hours making quilts for us. I made my first quilt when I was 18. one of the best thing I could have done.
I have never seen a quilt until recently and I love them. Now I want to start a tradition where I make my own for my kids and and my grandkids so they can pass them on. So I’m on here trying to figure out how.
I saw my first quilt when I was little but it wasn’t until I was in my late teens that a friend of my grandmas was visiting and she had a quilt she had made from the off cuts of something she had done for my grandma. All I saw was the corner and loved the colours and I told her I loved the colours and she gave me the quilt. That was when I wanted to start learning and I watched Jenny from Missouri Star and you Angela.
I have been to numerous family reunions in my lifetime. My favorite things to do were 1)playing outside games like a three-legged race, potato sack races, and finding pennies in a pile of sand, 2) visiting with extended family I only saw at reunions, and of course, 3) eating. I really like your grandpa's means of getting people to come to a reunion. No one except one aunt, in either my Mom's or Dad's family does quilting though. I did not know much about it, or get into it until I was a married adult.
I saw my first quilt as a small child but just liked the tactile elements and the colours. It wasn’t until art school that my love and passion for quilts developed and I haven’t looked back since.
Hi Angela! Love your "Midnight Quilt Show" episodes. Thanks for sharing your expertise!!
BRILLIANT idea to use the scraps to decide the design layout. Seems so simple, why haven't I thought of that before?!? Great quilt and show.
I discovered the quilts a few years ago , like two..I am 53 and , yes, I had no idea this was a big thing in the States. Nobody in my family ever quilted anything. I love, love this (new for me) craft and I can't wait to make my third quilt. I started in a small group and we made a friendship quilt together. Then I messed with a layer cake and jellyroll and made my second that I am about to learn how to quilt on a long arm next week. I started another quilt top and I hope I will keep on doing quilts until I will get better.
After comparing the original pattern and the way you made most of your blocks, I have to say I like yours better. This is the best thing about quilting. Little creative changes give a block a totally different look. I would've ripped out everything and corrected the first row but I totally admire your relaxed attitude.
I didn't realize how much goes into a quilt until this year! I just started in May and am loving it! I am 47 years old and no one in my family does quilting, I just came across a video about it and fell in love with it! Your show is wonderful! Thank you for posting these tutorials!
I just came across your channel and I’m very happy that I did ♥️ because I love your personality and I love watching you quit 😍 you make it look so easy but I know it takes lots of practice. Years ago I took a quilting class with 2 of my sister in laws and we had so much fun doing that together . We actually were taught to hand quilt and I loved doing that ♥️. We only did it for not even 2 years. But unfortunately between then and now things happen in life lots of heart aches 💔 and I haven’t quilted in a long time 😢. I would love to start again and I would love to learn to machine quilt 😍. I just Subscribed to your channel and turned on the bell because I’m very interested in seeing what you come up with . And I will also be watching the videos I have missed . Thanks for have an awesome channel and sharing what you know ♥️. That’s such an awesome thing to do at family reunions . How special the winner feels to WIN a Quilt that was made with LOVE ♥️ that’s amazing.
My grandparents started the tradition of annual family reunions at their farm and my uncle still hosts them at the beach house. They also made simple wool quilts where they sewed the edges together and tied the end result. I have a photo from about 1910 of other family members who had a quilting bee and lined up outside but no clues to what they produced except one double wedding ring quilt which my mother gave me.. I started quilting in my teens without help of any books so made up my own pattern from sewer cover and used satin and muslin on the back and created a design. I actually finished my second quilt on machine 8 years before my first quilt by hand. I make 20-50 quilts a year. I realized that I need to give more to family. That quilt worthy comment got me as I hadn't been back around with new quilts much since 90s except for babies and weddings. Most mine went to charities like foster children and needy and a charity to fight human trafficking.
With each episode, you introduce a new quilt or technique I want to try out. If only I had the stamina to stay up all night quilting!
oh my.. haha embarrassingly i only saw my first quilt now... that i just started my first real one. Right where I come from, quilts used to be common when I was much younger, not now, people hardly sew here. I'm inspired now to get my children to quilt n sew n make it a family tradition! Quilters are so cool!
I've had memories of quilts all my life, my grandma had them at her house. Some she had made and some my great-grandma had made and given to my grandma when she moved to Ontario from Newfoundland. I remember her embroidering quilt squares and wanted to learn so she taught me to embroider before she passed away. Now that I'm an adult I decided to learn how to quilt as a way to remember her, and it turns out that it's a lot of fun, I haven't made any big quilts, just some little baby blanket types for friends of mine that are expecting.
Also at our two family reunions per year (Christmas and July) Summer is the waterballoon toss which gives you ultimate bragging rights for the year, and at Christmas we do trivia games that result in you maybe winning the 'stanley cup' which is an old trophy with a jock cup super glued to th top... real classy but again bragging rights!
My grandmother made us a quilt for each big event in our lives ( usually when our bed sizes changed but also for graduations). None of those quilts have survived because they were used to death. Such wonderful memories!
I love the quilt and the shirt as well. I'm making my 2nd quilt. The quilt top is completed...now I need to put the quilt sandwich together. I'm taking a free motion quilting class next week so I hope to learn enough to finish it up and start my next one! Thanks for sharing all your tips, tricks, knowledge, and humor with us.
I don’t know it looks pretty perfect to me. Just gorgeous and the ombre style is in now. You were ahead of your time.
I don't know anyone that quilts but my great great grandmother that I never met made quilts that my dad loves. Then my mother in laws grandmother made quilts. I see how people fall in love with a quilt, and even though those quilts were handmade I still want to make quilts. I want to make 1 quilt for everyone, and I hope they enjoy the heart and creativity that goes in to it. I haven't quilted yet I'm saving money to build my sewing supply. I'm going to make a baby quilt for a friend and then a quilt for my 2 year old.
Angela this idea to give a quilt is just awesome! We raffled two out two years ago but I like your family's idea even better. Love your energy at midnight. Mine is at 5 am
Oh man, the only thing I am doing at 5am is sleeping for several more hours, lol
My mother was a quilter. She started quilting later in life. She decided to make each of her kids a quilt for their 25th wedding anniversary. Also when the grand kids started getting married she would make them one. Well she had 15 children, crazy right, I’m number 12. I’m sad to say my mother was killed in a car accident before I had my anniversary so I never got one. We found a quilt top in her stash, a wedding ring. My little sister and I are hoping to someday cut it in half and finish it so we have one of her quilts. I so want to free motion quilt. LOVE these videos. That is when I first saw quilts.
Mistakes happen! Makes the quilt more lovable.
I saw my first quilt from my grandmother (fathers mother) she machine pieced, but hand quilted.
Another meaning to blood, sweat and tears!
I have one her grandmother made.
"Field of Diamonds." I love it!
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Our Family Reunions were always held on the 4th of July at my Aunt Mary and Uncle John's house. I think it was always held there because they had a huge yard and a big house too. The most memorable reunion was in 1969 and I was 16 years old. All the men were way in the back of the yard pitching horseshoes when the lightning and thunder started. Everyone started to run for the house except for my Grandpa, who could not run very well. My Dad and an Uncle lifted Gramps under his arms and ran for the house. They got there just in time because the rain came down in sheets and it was super windy! Tree limbs were coming down all over and huge trees were being uprooted, which brought wires down all over! We learned later that we had experienced a tornado! Aunt Mary and Uncle John became known as the people who threw Wild parties. They are both gone now, but the memory of that Wild Party lives on!
The first quilt I saw was a memorial quilt for one of my Dad's friends, he was a farmer and his granddaughter had made the quilt a farm scene using fabric from his clothes to make the little farmer's outfit. It was huge and had so many wonderful details and you could just tell that a LOT of love had gone into making that quilt and that it was so cherished by his wife.
Oh, and Angela, you need more purple in your life! I see all my quilts with purple thread and there's always some purple fabric in them. Purple IS a neutral you know. Not kidding. 😁😁😁
Amethyst Samia
Green is a colored neutral, as well!
Green will always fade to a background position when you look at it.
I guess that's why it's so useful in gardening and landscaping! {God designed it that way!}. 👍❤️🤔😉
Haha I know some ladies who would agree! Prince, too...XD
I LOVE your videos! When I was young, we had a cottage with quilts that my grandmother made. Each girl had "their" quilt that was just used at the summer cottage.
My Mom had one from my grandma and we all love it. It is old and worn, but we fought a lot about it. Somehow my younger sister managed to snatch it when she moved out and now I decided I can make my own. I think...well, hope... We will see
I can't remember not having quilts in my life. My grandmother made them for each of her children, and then each generation after that as they married. Grandkids each got a crocheted afghan when they reached their teen years. I still have my mother's quilt from my grandmother, it's an embroidered top on white, and is well-loved.
Loving all the bright colors. Such a fun/cagey way to get people to come to reunions!!!
Hey there,
I fell in love with quilting, and I mean head over heels, can't eat, always creating things in your mind type of quilting. God! I even like the smell of new fabric. Today, ( three years quilting, and I'm still learning. The only lessons I've had are from youtube, with your help in free motion quilting. You're great at it and your always bubbly, and it's obvious how much you love free motion quilting, something I'm still working on. My grandson's birthday is the day I made my first quilt.
Jan
I didn't realize it was possible to use rulers that way on a small domestic machine- how great! I really want to give that a try! I'm kind of addicted to this show...
Bethany Hull kind of addicted? Lol, I sometimes just play Angela's channel while I am piecing or quilting for inspiration!