Quilter's Academy Freshman Year - Project #3

Sept - Oct 2014
Only Mom did project #3 - Log Cabin Quilt.  Mom was very happy with the ease that the block went together and aligned because of the cutting of the "logs" a bit wider then necessary and trimmed after each log.  We will have to incorporate this larger log technique in other log cabin projects.  Here is the results:

Quilter's Academy Freshman Year - Project #2

August & September 2014:
For project #2, Triple Rail Fence, Mom selected the red rose fabric and I picked the yellow and blue flower print.  Again, following the previous lessons all went well.  Here are the results:

Beginning Quilter's Academy freshman year

Harriet Hargrave came to my quilt guild, Moonlight Quilters of Sonoma County, this past summer.  Even though my Mom and I have been quilting for several years some of the common mistakes and issues Harriet described were those we often experienced.  Therefore I decided to give Harriet and Carrie's book "Quilter's Academy Freshman Year" at try.  I gave the book to my Mom for her birthday in August 2014 and we made a pact to go through the book together and pull fabric ONLY from our stash (which we have plenty of).

We found the first few classes/lessons very informative.  We got the most out of preparing fabric and pressing for success.

August 2014:  For project 1, I chose a panel of coffee cups and Mom selected flower novelty print.  Using the techniques all went well.  Here are our results.