Quilting Is A Family Tradition  

I tried quilting many years ago when I had a sewing maching, I had an old tredle machine but I just could not line all the squares up to all come out evenly, my attempt was very tickety, I never was much with machine sewing, I was better off with hand sewing, but a family quilt that could be handed down sounds wonderful, traditional things like this are very nice....

Both of my grandmothers, and my great-grandmothers quilted. I have a particular favorite quilt that my great-grandmother on my paternal side made for my grandmother...it's made of material from old feed sacks and is absolutely beautiful. My grandmother still has it, but I've asked her to pass it on to me when she doesn't want it anymore. I also have two quilts that were made for me when I was a baby- one from my other great-grandmother, who was still alive, and one from my maternal grandmother. They're gorgeous, and I love them.
I haven't learned to quilt yet, but I think it's something I'll pick up when I'm older.

I first learned to patchwork from my mum, but sadly she died when I was 11 so I had to teach myself to quilt. I am making a handmade quilt that contains some of the fabrics she chose to make some cushion covers I think. (I've added a picture of this quilt to the photo's at the top).

I am a newbie quilter. I am in the process of making a Yo-Yo quilt right now. I also have another quilt planned for my granddaughter. I have collected enough SpongeBob SquarePants fabric along with some white fabric to start it. I will make it into squares and then have it reversable with a nice soft quilter's flannel on the back. I hope that it comes out okay once I get started on it.

As far as I know, no one in my family quilts. My mother used to sew, still does occasionally.

First of all I want to make mention that I am not "Praiseitem" responding to this - I am his wife. I LOVE quilting. I have always loved to sew. I took home economics when I was in high school. My mother also did a lot of sewing when we were kids. She made all our clothes. Whenever I was bored I would go into her fabric draw and say to myself, "What can I make from these scraps of fabric?" My sister and I would hand sew our own Barbie clothes or doll clothes. Both sets of my grandmothers also did quilting. But the sad thing is I wish both grandmothers were alive today to see what I have created in my world of quilting. Quilting has come a long way since then, now it is considered an art. Yes, I do have a quilt in my cupboard that my grandmother had pieced together. It is in pretty good shape. I will always cherish and treasure it - because my favorite flower is a pansy and on this particular quilt are hand appliqued pansies on it. I took my first quilting course about 16 years ago. I have made several quilts myself and also smaller quilted craft items, etc. If you are wanting to start quilting, yes, you do need to start with a smaller project that takes a short amount of time to complete then it won't seem like such a huge undertaking. Then once you realize that hey, I actually made this and enjoy this, then go ahead and start bigger projects.

yes i think that is a very fine thing u ve learned in ur life i think that is going to help u throughout your life...n i think this too that u are happy what u ve learned and i think you are happy what u ve learned with that

I quilt although have not done so for a few years. Coming from an older family it would seem to be a common thing. I fear I am the last of my family to do so. From wence I come they were always forward thinking and absorbing the next new thing. My daughter is also forward thinking and am not sure yet how she will turn out. You just never know about boys!lol I am glad that when I finish a few more before I go that they will exist for a long time and perhaps someone down the family line will pick it up again.

yes quilting is a family tradition.i agree with your openion.

I have not personally made a quilt unless you count a special sample that we made at college which wasnt quite like a quilt square though. I have seen a nice homemade quilt at my aunt's that was made by her. I dont recall that my mum ever made one. I know that her mother used to knit and sewed together different coloured wool squares which made a rug or blanket which I used to use a child and it was used for my brother and sister also. I dont know what happened to it, eg whether my mum still has it. I think quilting is another great idea which can be passed down through the generations. It is something that I would like to try but I still have unfinished projects at home now eg cross stitch patterns that I started sewing etc. I also have a loom with wool on which I started working on ages ago.

yes i love this post, i get interested in quilting, iw ant to do it as a hobby.
you got nice idea and your family really enjoy quilting too.
nice tradition you have.