Ancient (quilt) History

I made quilts LONG before I was a member of the subculture: Quilters.

I made this picnic quilt a LONG time ago.....15 years or more?

scary!

Picnics with the kids that are now grown,

and the kids that aren't grown -up yet,

camping trips,

(It kept me warm on those camping trips that

were colder than we expected!)

Cuddling in the car...

This quilt has lived in the car long time.

I pieced it using a pattern I saw somewhere.

I remember it was an amish quilt.

These colors aren't amish.

This is the fabric I had.

Then about 6(?) years ago I saw a quilting magazine!

wow!

That magazine really inspired me.

But, I still didn't make this quilt the RIGHT way.

This quilt also used scraps that I had.

I remember, I did have to buy the backing fabric.

Both quilts use a blanket for the batting.

Are you all cringing?

I quilted them very sparingly.

In other words,

VERY little.

But I love these quilts.

They're always available in our cars,

picnicking,

camping,

cushioning whatever I'm trying to put IN the car. :)

I've learned A LOT since making these quilts,

and all the others during this time period (ancient history).

Don't you just love that binding?

Just rolled that backing around

and zig zagged the top!