Nora's 1st birthday quilt...finished...yea!!!!- I don't pretend to be a 'quilter', but I am rather pleased, that I was able to do this,on time , and love the finish result. This is my second very large quilt to make, from start to finish. I pieced it and quilted it on my regular sewing machine, altho it was hard to quilt starting in the center, and having half of the quilt in the 'hole' of my machine. I only had 2 clamps to hold my roll, so I had to keep rolling and moving the clamps. (((Does anyone know where I can get more of these METAL clamps? )))) Most of my blocks were made with my fabric given to me by the elderly lady, remember? #4 getting started on blks #5 getting started to quilt and #6 pin,pin,pin #7 going though the 'hole' #8 old woman (me) machine quilting #9 also makes a nice table cloth-lol #10 metal clamp, does anyone know where to buy these ? #10 Last but not least, the one it was made for..little Nora- I do want to thank the Cuties for encouraging me, sewilso and dragonflyer. I appreciate all your advice and putting up with all my questions. Hope you like the results as much as I do.-Toogie ps.I would like to make a label/patch to hand sew on the back, with info. I would like a very small pinwheel like these (see close-up of #4), to go in the corner or corners of my label. Would one of you digitizers be willing/interested? I am able to do the lettering, like I did Calebs, and I have satin stitched shapes. The pinwheel would probally be better in a filled design, than applique, since it would have to be quite small .

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

My daughter saw one on pintrest and told me that is what she wanted...but it was a crib size and this one is queen!

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

ps I do like the prairie points,too. Thanks for looking.

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

I guess that means you like it?-lol Thank you very much.

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

Thank you,Teun, I still have to emb her label before I can really say it is finished.

by baldacchino 15 Jul 2014

What a lovely job you have done I am no quilter but people like you make us none quilters want to have a GO

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

Beautiful quilt.

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

This looks like a complicated design, altho it is extremely pretty. Was it a crib size or larger?

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

Thank you so much

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

I was already a Fabricholic, didn't you see my sewing room?-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

That is what I have been told here, that bicyclist use them. Thank you for all your comments,I appreciate you looking.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much. I started dead center!

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much, she is a doll. She loves to sit with me and swing. My neighbors ducks come over and she loves to watch them and has actually been saying duck,duck,duck for a while now-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Ah, you have me blushing, even at my 'age'. I think my daughter wanted Nora to have something made by me, since I won't always be here, she will have something I made especially for her. She will also understand how much I love sewing.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you and yes, we wanted it colorful for her.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you Loralye. I am anxious to give it to her. Got to make that label now tho and get it on.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you, I appreciate that.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

It was an enormous undertaking for me-lol- and an enormous quilt for a 1 year old ! I like the idea that justonlyme said, Nora will grow up with it.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you. I didn't know if I could or how I could do it but I had to start.-lol TY for looking

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

That's what I hope and her mom too, that Nora will have it 'all the days of her life'. Thank you for looking-Toogie

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thanks jerrib. I guess I work better or quicker, under pressure, but I told my husband I hadn't planned on spending my summer vacation from school, just quilting. It took a month up !... Have you used these plactic ones ? Just wondered if they worked well on a larger sized quilt. The half of the quilt would hardly go through my machine hole.

by jerrib 15 Jul 2014

Hi Toogie: I have not used the clamps. I am working on my first large quilt, but will be taking it to a quilter. I don't have the room to do it myself.
Hugs

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

As you probally can see, I have an open floor plan, so I can take over the house-lol- If he (meaning hubby) would let me dismantle the bedroom I displayed the quilt here in, I told him I would have room for a Grace Quilting frame and could get a long arm machine! Let us see your top when you get it done and again when it is quilted. I am interested about your design. Good luck-Toogie

by jerrib 15 Jul 2014

Hi Again: I posted a picture of the first two rows of the quilt I am working on. Its a memory quilt for my oldest GD, who graduated in June. Just waiting for her to return from her trip through Europe, planned by her school. Then I will get the center final picture.
Even if I had the room, I wouldn't know where to start and don't think my machine could handle the fabric.
Hugs

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

Jerrib, I remember now and what a beautiful quilt it will be ! Her photos are framed up like a shadow box, I think. That is going to be a treasured keepsake.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you, that is why I made it, they will treasure it. Mom appreciate things like that.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Hours and days-lol- thanks Carolyn.

by lbrow 15 Jul 2014

Metal Clamps I purchased several sets at Hancock fabric store, got some plastic ones at Hobby Lobby but like the metal ones best & guess what picked up another metal set in a bag with quilt scraps at a yard sale a couple or yrs. ago/Lillian

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

I thought when I posted the duck tape photo, someone would laugh at what I came up with, but if you don't know how you are going to put it all together, you have to think of something.-lol- I have had these metal ones for years, don't even remember where they came from, and I really like them. My sister looked on Amazon and found plastic ones, but I was afraid they would break easily. I like garage sales, lucky you! Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate coming from a real quilter.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you, it was made out of love....I don't even have one !-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much and she is a darling. This is the day she learned to walk, and she has her hawaiian dress on, her aunt brought back from Hawaii a few weeks ago. We got a kick out of her crawling. She crawled very fast on all fours, but when she had a dress on, which was often, she crawled with one knee and the other foot. She didn't put that knee down,so she wouldn't catch her dress, and she still was quick!-lol- My 85 yr old BIL said he never saw a baby get around so fast.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you. It is a very easy design and I would make it again,in fact I have sqs leftover I could start with-lol- I had no pattern but I cut my sq 6 inches, put RST, color to white.I drew a line across from corner to corner diagonally, then stitched 1/4 in away, down both sides of line. I then cut at my line. Wa-la you have 1/4 of a block, do this 3 more times, sew altogether and you have a 10 1/2 in blk. (You already know all this I am sure, as I know you quilt, but am letting others know that don't quilt.) Thanks again for looking. I made the pinwheel design b/c Nora is fasinated with these whirly jigs.

by worthy 15 Jul 2014

Thank you for sharing how you made the blocks.. as I am one of those who doesn't know ;-) no kidding.

by toogie 16 Jul 2014

worthy-you do it twice I think, to make a lg block. (No reason I have leftovers -ha ha) When you cut down the line, you actually have 2 smaller sqs, say the top half,so if you do it one more time it would make the bottom half. I think I am right, now.-lol- the prairie points were my 6 in sqs folded once, WST, like a triangle. Then folded like a triangle again, pressing each time.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much. I am glad to be finished, before her big day.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much !

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you Jerrilyn. I told Ashley to go in my statch and pull out what she liked. There were a few I omitted, thinking they wouldn't look as well, but I do think it looks good and colorful for Nora. I just wish Lillian would have told me about the duck tape. It would have saved me a lot of sleepless nights.-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

I hope Nora is a real 'CUTIE' someday, lol,what I mean is, I hope she has an interest in sewing/emb. She shows an interest in music like her mom did at that age, so I hope she plays something as well. Thanks again for all your encouragement-Toogie

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much, I appreciate that.

by lbrow 15 Jul 2014

Matine, you are so generous with your talents, I know she will appreciate you/Lillian

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Mops, you are so generous and fast! and like Lillian said, I really do appreciate this. It will be perfect.Thank you very much.-Toogie

by mops 15 Jul 2014

I use bike clips - got them at our local bike shop.

by jrob 15 Jul 2014

I also use bike clips. Walmart has them.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you, Shirley, it almost didn't fit through my machine! We don't have a quilt shop, I am rural, but I will check when I get to town at Hancock Fabrics and a bigger Walmart.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you. Altho it is not denim like the first, it still is a heavy quilt, because of its size I guess.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

What I need is a long arm machine!-lol- thanks

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you, pinwheels are Nora's favorite toy. My daughter picked out the fabrics from my statch and we decided together which to use. I am pleased. I hope she is too.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

I wish I had a long arm machine!!!! My wrist was hurting before I was through. Also, if wishes come true..... I wish I had a grace quilting frame, to go along with the long arm, and a very large room to put it all and work in.-lol lol- Thanks Chris-Toogie

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Probally won't care at this age (she will be 1 year old on the 26th) but maybe one day. I do know if she gets attached to it like her taggie blanket/square, she will love it! Thanks, we did want it colorful for her.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much. Although, the final result is rewarding, I am glad to move onto something else...or not.-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Oh isn't her machine cover nice and I also saw a few nice projects from you. Well done. Thank you.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you very much, but I am glad to be done!

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you and thanks for looking.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you, means a lot to me coming from a seasoned quilter.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

It is HUGE and heavy. Mom won't have to worry about them rolling out of the bed, it weighs them down.lol-and it is warm. I freeze all the time and am cold right this minute,but I sure warmed up wrestling this thing-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Leaha, you're a sweetheart. Nora's birthday theme is going to be pinwheels. She dearly loves them twirling around and round. Thanks for the help-T

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

I am just hooked on SEWING or making anything, period. It does relax me,when I don't have a deadline...Speaking of treasure, her mom likes old things,heirloom sewing, etc and wants Nora to appreciate it too. I did start out like you did by sewing my roll, but I ended up just using the two clamps. My wrist did give me pains tho,because I had to keep adjusting...The next quilt ?...I guess you understand why I am looking for those clamps-LOL-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Well, it wasn't much time,in a way, but I do know what you mean. I usually get the children a small size,wooden rocking chair for their 1st b-days or something special.(my son is 44 and he still has his) When I asked Noras mom, if she wanted me to get Nora her chair now (they are crowded for room and intend to build,hopefully soon) she said well....what I would really like is for you to make a quilt for her.I was thinking, I made her a crib quilt. Mom says no, a lg quilt for her new bed when they build. I am thinking twin or full. No, full or queen,as Nora will share a room with Avery for the first few years. She told me 6 weeks before b-day and I finished 2 weeks before. I repeat, "Yea"-lol

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

IDK about that-lol- but thank you.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Hi and thanks. Her mom wanted her to walk before her birthday and she did! She started last week and her b-day is the 26th.

by toogie 15 Jul 2014

Thank you for the nice thought and for looking.-Toogie