This is my neighbor, she wanted to make a quilt. She had lots and lots of worn-out blue jeans at her disposal. I loaned her a rotary cutter and a mat (after a quick safety lesson) a few months ago. She dropped by for show and tell yesterday afternoon! She's nine years old and sleeps under this warm and wonderful work of art every night. She's talking about making herself a matching pillow sham. Something tells me that her first quilt won't be her last.
Life is Good!
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My heart sings at the sight of her sweet success! Congratulations to you both (and save future room for her in your bee!)
Great job!
I LOVE jeans-quilts, and wonder wait for her next work!
Bravo!!!
It's wonderful! What a great age to get bitten by the quilting bug, and what a great way to start -- with recycling fabric! I'll bet that quilt will wear like iron and give her many years of warmth. Sooo much better that some of us whose first efforts involved polyester (grin). She is fortunate to have you as a mentor, and you are blessed to have such a willing pupil.
She definitely looks like a "quilter in the making." Isn't it wonderful to mentor such a willing participant? I am still waiting for my daughter to retire, then "she will learn to quilt," she says. Judy C www.shadetreequilting.com
Amazing work, especially for a nine year old! The quilt is great! Hope she continues on with quilting and that we'll see more of her work here.
Karen
wow wow wow!
A future designer in your midst? Look at the design element of that quilt...wonderful for one so young..and her first attempt; amazing! Tell her we are all wowed by her talent!
9 years old - amazing! blessings, marlene
She went on-point for her first quilt!!!!???!!! She's amazing! Would love to see the quilt on her bed....the design is beautiful! She should be very proud!
I wonder how big her stash is already! HA!
Impressive young lady! Her quilt looks great! (Can't you imagine all of her friends when they see it!)
..Some Durham, NC quilter friends have used their teen's T shirts.
How very special. You and this quilt are going to live in her memory for always. You know, you're her Fannye.
Good for her! She looks so proud, and she has every right to! I'll bet that quilt is HEAVY!
WOW that is quite impressive - do pass on your readers' congratulations to your young neighbour.
How fun.....I always love it when a new quilter arrives on the scene...
That is just totally awesome...you have passed on your love of quilts...that is so cool!
Awesome!!
I see many creative quilts in her future, and how wonderful that you are able to pass on the passion for quilting!
Congratulations to her and to her mentor! Wonderful quilt!
Oh, that is so great that she made a quilt and her first one is super.
Absolutely fantastic!!! You've created another quilter!! I'm going to work with the youngsters in my English class too! 9 and they CAN DO IT!
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