Robin A. She first got interested in quilting because a good friend and neighbor helped her get strarted. Her background quilt is important to her because her grandmother gave it to her in 1976. Barbara A. She started quilting by stopping in a quilt shop in Pennsylvania and signed up for a class. She chose her background quilt because she brought it to Show and Tell that day.
Linda B. Her mother had taught her how to sew ages ago and after retiring in 2000, she was looking for another hobby. Having always liked color and fabrics, the next step was to get involved in quilting. She chose her background quilt because she s partial to greens and loves to paper piece. RoseAnn B. She started quilting because a cousin of hers convinced her that she would have the patience and decided to make a quilt. Her background quilt was chosen because it has a light and airy feeling, she says it was made for her kitchen.
Ellie B. She started quilting because her daughter had a roommate in college who showed her a quilt. The background quilt was chosen because it was appliqued, paper pieced, made with batiks, and the colors are beautiful. Julie B. She started quilting by signing up and buying all the material for a class, only to have it canceled. She later took the class at Delaware Sewing Center. The background she chose is bright like a diamond, much like her personality.
Pamela B. She started quilting because a quilt shop opened up close to where she lived. Her background was chosen because she loves cats. Dolores B. She attended the same church as another Quilt Guild member and showed interest in quilting. She was invited to go to a meeting and has been hooked even since. The quilt background she chose is called Summer in the Park. She loves summer, the colors, and it was her first experience with Jelly Rolls.
Kay B. There was a quilt shop where she lived called the Quilters Cupboard that featured wonderful quilt classes. She signed up for three classes right away and began a lifelong quilting passion that continues to this day. Diary Quilt is her background because it features blocks that depict her life. Marti C. She started quilting because of her love for fiber arts and the revival of colonial arts quilts. Her background quilt was chosen because it has multiple stars and stars are one of her favorites.
Geri C. She saw a beautiful quilt hanging in the Delaware Sewing Center and asked where she could learn to make it and what she would need. She purchased her first machine and signed up for a class. The background she chose is because it was the last quilt she made with her quilting instructor. Michelle C. She started quilting because she took a hand pieced quilt sampler class with her mother. She chose her background because she loves all things Patriotic.
Peggy D. She always thought that people were crazy for cutting fabric just to put them back together, but when she went to a craft show with a friend she was hooked on the idea. Her background quilt is her first finished large quilt. Mary Dawn D. She started because an older neighbor helped introduce her to quilting. Her background quilt is the only one she hasn t given away yet.
Lauren F. She started quilting because she made a quilt for her daughter and then appliqué became a passion. Her background quilt is her favorite because of all the appliqué. Jeanne F. She originally was sewing clothing until one of her friends introduced her to quilting, then she was hooked. Her background quilt is the T-shirt quilt her recently finished for her granddaughter.
Ann F. She started because quilting was becoming popular. She had always sewn and quilting just seemed like the next step. The background was chosen because it has fruit and hand embroidery. Beth F. She started quilting by going to a class offered by the Parks and Recreation Department. Her background is the quilt from the Parks and Recreation class, its not finished but it has many memories attached to it.
Peg G. A friend had invited her to a quilting workshop and thats how she got interested in quilting. Her background quilt was chosen because of the variety of blocks and colors. It took her 8 years to complete. Patricia H. She began quilting by attending one of the Quilters Hives beginner quilt class and got hooked. Her background was chosen because she loves piecing and the scrappy fabric used.
Janet H. She started quilting because it has always interested her and loved it for a long time. Her background quilt was chosen because her husband s aunt hand pieced and hand quilted it. Sue H. She became interested in quilting after retirement and needing a new hobby. She took a class, enjoyed it, and the rest is history. Her background quilt is her recently finished BOM Color Me Happy.
Carol J. She started quilting by taking a class and enjoyed the experience. Her background quilt is in remembrance of her trip to Alaska. Cindy K. She started in quilting after she retired. A close friend had offered to teach her and she accepted. Using her mothers machine from the 1950s, she created her first quilt from start to finish. Her background quilt is a kit that her father had bought for her.
Mary K. She started quilting when the Air Force sent her to school in Florida. Being without family or friends she went to local quilt shops where the staff was very friendly and she signed up for classes. Her background quilt is a yo-yo grandmothers garden. The colors remind her of Florida and green is her favorite color. Patricia K. She learned alot of techniques from her mother, and while going to college she continued her passion in her free time. The background quilt was a woven technique using a purple batik jelly roll. Her favorite color is purple and thats why it was chosen.
Ann K. She started quilting through the inspiration of her daughter in Washington State, who is a great quilter. One time she visited and they made a quilt together and was hooked since. She prefers to make wallhangings and tablerunners over large quilts. Her background is one of her favorite wallhangings. Marion L. Her first quilt was a log cabin style quilt and since then has become a passion. Her background quilt was given to her from the Cotton Club Quilters and is very dear to her.
Veronica M. She started quilting when she was invited to a quilting group when she first moved to the state. Her background quilt was chosen because it has bright colors. Lucinda M. She loved sewing from an early age and started a quilt based on her own design before realizing there were helpful books. This quilt is her background because as she went through chemo, radiation treatments, and surgery for breast cancer it helped her through the pain.
Christine M. She started quilting because she wanted a bedspread. Her background quilt was chosen because she liked the colors and plans on giving it to her granddaughter. Elaine M. She got started quilting by talking to the employees at the Delaware Sewing Center and they intoduced her. Fall and Chirstmas are her favorite times of year and using lob cabins gives a different spin on the fabric.
Lori M. She started quilting when she went to an Amish Auction and fell in love with the quilts. She chose her background because she brought it to Show and Tell that night. Marilyn P. She was invited to take a class with a friend at the Serendipity Quilt Shop. After the class she was hooked on the idea of quilting. Her background quilts are her Blue Ribbon State Fair wallhangings. Giraffes are her favorite.
Nancy Q. She started quilting by sewing together left over clothing fabric. Her background was chosen because she loves the color orange. Connie Q. She picked her background quilt because it is brightly colored and she saw the pattern in a magazine and loved it.
Jan R. She started quilting because a friend had shown her samples of her own work then taught her how to use a sewing machine. Her background is memory quilts of her dogs. Janis R. A group of friends wanted to learn to quilt, so they met with a local woman to teach them skills. She taught them basic quilting skills once a week for two months. It was all hand piecing techniques. Her background quilt is the quilt that was completed during the skills training.
Elizabeth R. She started quilting with friends at a weekly get together in the Poconos. Her background quilt was chosen because it is an appliqué pictorial of a fairy tale story. Kate R. She started quilting because she loves to quilt. Her quilt was chosen because it is the most recent one she finished.
Barbara S. She started quilting because a friend showed her how to make a quilt for her baby daughter. Her background quilt is a challenge quilt done in her favorite colors. Sara S. She always said when she retired she would start quilting, and that is what she did. Her background quilt was just a beautiful quilt she had recently finished.
Joyce S. She started quilting in 1986 when she made one block. Later she joined a church group and relearned the basic skills to create a whole quilt. She has always matched fabric to a pattern, but her background quilt is the first time she varied from the pattern photo. Shirley S. She first started to make clothing for childern. Then after learning cross stitch, she decided quilting was the next step. Her quilt was chosen because she likes it.
Lynn S. She started quilting because she loves to sew and see all the pieces come together to make a quilt. Her background quilt was made by her mother-in-law, hand pieced and hand quilted. Pam S. Her grandmother was a quilter, and her mother sewed all their clothes as children. As she grew older she started sewing her own clothing. When she had young sons, she decided to make a quilt using some of her grandmothers fabric. The background quilt is her first finished hand appliqued quilt.
Ann S. She started quilting by making small lap quilts for children who flew to duffernet destinations to get medical treatments. Angel Flight was the program. Her background quilt is her most recently finished quilt. Racheal T. She had asked a friend to make her a quilt and was told no, but if she wanted to learn then the friend would teach her. The rest is history. Her background quilt is called Star Struck.
Tyla T. She started at a very young age pulling out pins and pressing the machine foot. Then as she got older she learned how to use a machine and started sewing strips for baby quilts. Her background quilt is an appliqued owl. Owls are her favorite animal. Tracie V. She started a BOM with friends so that she could learn to quilt. She wanted to make a quilt for her daughter-in-law. The background quilt is a friends quilt that she admired.
Evelyn W. A friend got her involved with quilting. She brought her to a quilt store and the rest is history. Her background quilt is one of two quilts that is hand quilted. Pam W. She is getting ready to retire, loves sewing and learning new things. Her background quilt is her first finished quilt.
Judy W. She always enjoyed sewing and quilting because it was a nice progression from clothing. Her background quilt is her first finished applique. Mary Z. Quilting was on her bucket list and a friend helped her learn. The background quilt she used was one that her best friend brought to guild that night.
Corky Z. She was a seamstress and interested in quilting. After retiring she started to learn quilting and loved it. Her background quilt is one that she recently finished and will be mailing out shortly.