Hi everyone, Lucy here.
Early childhood memories and photographs remind me of the fact that I
was a “cloth kits” kid. My mum would make me some unusual
clothes from pre-printed fabric patterns and make my sister and I
wear them. I was usually in red and my sister in blue, somehow my
brother escaped the privilege! I do remember the lovely noise of
scissors cutting through endless yards of fabric; and my sister and I
using my mum's machine to make perforations in paper to make stamps
for our post office.
I really had no other
connections with sewing or quilting until my last daughter was born
over 6 years ago. A lovely girl Sarah, was in my antenatal group, she
worked at Avery Homestore and introduced me to Jo and the world of
sewing.
I went to Jo’s Log
Cabin class and made my first cushion cover and was hooked. I loved
the fact that you could make something look really good from just
sewing bits of fabric together. I went on to enjoy more classes and
finally made a quilt for Molly (my middle one) – who still giggles
at the corners of her quilt – precision is not my strong point.
Cara’s (my little
one) quilt was made with stars and squirrels – she loves it.
Jenny
(my oldest one) has her peekaboo quilt through in Glasgow with her.
The latter is probably my favourite as it took lots of thought and a
little skill to remember how to do the peekaboo love hearts.
I
have chosen a child friendly Bee Block to make a cot quilt for my
niece. She is expecting a little baby in January. She was diagnosed
with cancer aged 19 and she was told that she would not be able to
become pregnant after all her treatments, but incredibly she is and
she and the bump are doing very well. So a bright, fun, happy quilt
will be a perfect gift from the mad great aunt (to be) to her little
miracle baby.
