I’m starting up a little series of posts that feature old blog posts. Kalissa and I have been going back and looking at them. It’s been fun. I started blogging in June of 2009…WOW. Ten years. I’m so glad I’ve kept the blog as a diary of sorts.
I had a busy December quilting in 2019. I finished this quilt. I think it was a 3 part mystery with Quiltmaker. It’s a Bonnie Hunter design. I think I went on gifted this to my brother.
I was WAY into Civil War fabrics at the time…
When I do these blasts for the past, I’m always a little sad as I only took about two or maybe three pictures of my quilts. Now I take LOTS!!
I also finished this quilt. It was a benefit quilt for the Fire Department. It was made using Terry Atkinson’s pattern Slideshow. You can read more about it HERE.
This was my backing.
I later went on and made another of these for my great nephew only baby sized. Connie gifted some of the same fabric a couple years ago. I’m now thinking that I should make another..the benefit is coming in March. Hmm.
I finished this UFO….It’s only a wall hanging but it was a UFO. You can read the whole post HERE.
The pattern is called Tomorrow, Scarlett (I am a huge Gone With the Wind fan so I love the pattern name too). It’s a Civil War Legacies Pattern designed by Carol Hopkins Designs.
I was busy with the mystery quilt…. This was the start of Carolina Christmas.
I made this.
This was a finish. It was for my husband’s nephew who got married the next January. It was a block of the month. This was an Open Gate pattern by Monique Dillard and Sue Glorch. I see this now and am totally not a fan.
I was busy making pincushions for Miss Rosie Quilting Company. These were so fun. I remember winning the pattern.
WOW…I was a busy girl. Typically in December I don’t get much done. At this time in our life, I was staying at home and only working on my website, www.makinglearningfun.com.
Love the blast from the past. Im such a perfectionist i give upwhen something is slightly off then i give up. What book of bonnie hunters do u feel is the easiest to start with?
Is this a blast from the past of December 2009?? Because it is now December 2019, not past yet.
I love these Blast from the Past posts! I do the same as you sometimes…when I look at the quilts I’ve done long ago, I’m not as in love with them as I was then! Even though I’m not into Civil War fabrics, I just love the 3 part mystery quilt that you showed first. Such warm colors. Gorgeous!
I love these blast from the past posts. It’s great to see how our styles change over time. I understand the not feeling the love for something made awhile back. It’s the same thing with fabrics. I have some fabrics that I just loved and had to have even not knowing what I was going to do with them. When I was going through stash for this mystery I came across some of them and am not feeling the love anymore…lol. I’ll find a use for them but it surprised me because I remember how much I loved them. Who knows, maybe if I don’t use them in another 10 years I’ll love them again! lol
I, too, made the Quiltmaker mystery and the Slide Show quilt. Both were fun.
What a great batch of quilts, Jo! Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
I so enjoy your blast from the past and the quilts you have made. The open gate quilt all the pieces blocks look lonely. There’s are quilts that are to busy but I had never seen one with so few blocks. Interesting but…. The slide show quilt would be great for your food materials