My First Quilt

I finished my first quilt.

It’s not my first quilting project…you may remember my very first quilting project, a runner that my grandma helped me with. I hand-quilted that – never again after machine quilting!

But it is my first quilt that I cut all the pieces out, pieced them together and quilted it by machine all by myself. I made this quilt, “Theta Sisterhood Kites”, for my sister for Christmas. I was able to give it to her early because I really wanted to see her open it.

I did hand-sew the binding, but I think it makes for a prettier, clean, finished look.

I used a diamond/lattice design to symbolize kites – which are a symbol of the sorority that we are both in – Kappa Alpha Theta. I got the pattern from this baby quilt book, but scaled it to be a larger, lap quilt. 
 

Our colors are Gold & Black, hence the color scheme.

Here are some other close-ups:

Being able to give this to my sister was such a gift in itself. She is one of my very best friends and making something special for her to keep was a joy.

I love you Miss Em!