A Quiltposium Christmas
Have you heard of it? Quiltposium is a super deluxe, on-line quilt magazine. It’s full of great articles, quilt related and quilter related. I was invited to share one of my favorite Christmas traditions. (My article is on page 78.) There are some really nifty quilt patterns in this issue too.
Kent and I were married in 1977. I was a mere 19 years old, Kent just six months older. Now that we have children that age I understand better the terror our parents felt at the time. But we knew. We knew that we were meant to be together. We knew it would be tough at first, being married while in college. We knew also there was nothing we couldn’t do as long as we were together, and we were willing to start small, make do, and work our way forward.
Our first tree was so humble. We could only afford a few decorations, a couple of strands of tinsel garland and two strands of lights. A bag or two of cranberries, strung on crochet cotton, filled in some of the gaps. Homemade ornaments dotted the tree. On our way to our parents’ homes downstate at Christmas break we bought our first annual ornament. The little wooden train, bought in Christmas, MI, still graces our family tree each year.
This is our first kitten, called Radar because of his big ears, lounging on my very first quilt. It really was an awful, humble quilt. Cobbled together, all stitched by hand, cut from what ever cotton fabrics I could lay hands on. My skills left a lot to be desired.
But we all have to start somewhere, don’t we? Looking at that quilt it would be impossible to guess that I’d end up a professional in the quilt industry. No matter what we choose, our first steps are bound to be wobbly. It’s hard to remember that in our hurry up society. Giving ourselves time to practice, learn and grow is the best gift we’ll ever receive.
December 23rd, 2009 at 5:20 am
Merry Christmas, Beth! I hope you spend a wonderful holiday with your family. Thank you so much for sharing your talents and time with me (thru the magic of the web). I have loved your BOM this year and I really love the new book. I can’t wait to see what the new year brings.
December 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Thank you Beth… yes I to was married at 19 while both my husband and I were still at Uni your memory is very similar to our own.. so 37 years later we still put on the tree our very first angel that we bought … my children are horrified as it is so old…. but the tree wouldn’t be dressed with out it
Best wishes from Australia for Christmas and the New Year
December 24th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Thank you for the GR8 quilt AGAIN. Sew much fun to do each month. Thank you also for the link to Quiltposium. What an awesome way to save a tree! I love “turning the pages” and the articles are grand - Thank you again for sharing!