I found exactly what I needed to distract myself with today -- Quiltville! The link I originally followed was to the Leaders and Enders article, and then I wandered from there to the Scrap User's System.
I didn't even get to look at the free patterns on the sidebar, but I don't think I have enough scraps to make all of the quilts I fell in love with on that site!
Michelle,
ReplyDeleteI followed you here from your Quiltville post. Reading this one, when you first came upon Bonnie's site, takes me back to just a bit more than a full year ago! I was out surfing the net for patterns, and Bonnie's site was brought up on google. The rest REALLY is history! I have been a 100% committed (dedication AND 'mentally committed) ever since! Somehow I must not have known too much about Scrappy quilts, but now.....I ADORE THEM! I needed to make a "traditional" quilt for a dear friend's 60th birthday, but it wasn't all that bad. There was a new technique involved with it, so it kept me "non-bored". If you have a copy of he latest Quiltmaker edition (Jan/Feb '09), the picture is shown in the "Sew to speak" section. This edition also have an article of Bonnie's are the Scrap User system as well as a pattern of hers.
Anyway---thanks for taking me back to the first time I "met Bonnie" too. I hope you enjoy her site and the Quiltville Group as much as I have.
Finally, we have at least a couple things in common. We both have children 2, 4, 8 (no 11 yo for me), and have to use late evenings to get some quilting done :0) Actually, my 2 yo turns 3 next Monday.
I'll keeps tabs on you. It's so good to find other "young" quilter's with the passion!
Happy Tuesday
-Amy (NW Wisconsin)
http://skattebo-skattebo.blogspot.com
Oh dear! Sorry for the typos! Would you understand if I said I was "under the weather" today? But really...I don't like making mistakes---part of the perfectionist in me?
ReplyDeleteHowever, I'm getting better at "letting go."