My letter is.... Y
As Moda's historian I've been given the philosophical letter Y. At the risk of sounding like a 3-year-old, I'll answer each question with another: Why, Y, Y?
Click on this link. Y? Because you'll find the Y pattern here.
Y Spell with Fabric?
- Each day on the blog hop you've been collecting a letter, number or shape for a quilt you can make from a Moda Jelly roll of 2-1/2" strips.
- Because it's a quilting tradition. I'll show you some of my favorite pictures of antique quilts with something to say.
Tomorrow February 28
Click here at the Cutting Table blog:http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/
Y? Because the setting directions will be posted.And all the winners will be announced on ALL Designer Blogs.
Here are some answers to more questions:
Click here at the Cutting Table blog:http://modafabrics.blogspot.com/
Y? Because the setting directions will be posted.And all the winners will be announced on ALL Designer Blogs.
Here are some answers to more questions:
My initials?
BB
My favorite quilt block..........
Log Cabin.
Y? because there are so many variations.
My favorite book, movie or television show...
His Gal Friday with Cary Grant & Rosalind Russell
Y - the snappy dialogue never fails to make me laugh out loud.
Ann Horn's initial quilt
from the Wisconsin Quilt Search
Something I like......
Quilts with words
Y. Because people have something to say.
This one says things like
"Yes We Have No Bananas"
"Say it with Music"
This top commemorates events in 1937
"Eunice Johnson got first place on crochet rug
at the county fair
October 1937"
Sentiment
Advertising
The year of the Chicago World's Fair
A list of the presidents up to 1933
My friends and I have been working on a wool
quilt with embroidered words since 2010
We have a lot to say.
Leave a comment and tell me Y you make quilts.
We'll send one of you some fabric......
Because that's the rules.
I make quilts because it is timeless. And it grounds me. Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI just love to see all the old quilts on your blog, they all have so much personality! I would love to win, thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI quilt because it makes me happy, fulfilled and is so relaxing!
ReplyDeleteY I make quilts? I like creating, learning, accomplishing new things, and having something to show for it. I can give them to family and friends that I love.
ReplyDeleteBecause I love colour, I love fabric, I love sewing, I love creating. It's a totally blissful, peace out hobby.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed collecting your Wm Morris fabrics and am getting ready to use them this summer in a Wm Morris quilt. Woo-hoo!
ReplyDeleteY do I make quilts? People ask me that all the time. Because I HAVE to! And I love to.
ReplyDelete- sunshdws at yahoo dot com
Y I make quilts-because it is meditative to sew. It is satifying to be creatve & fun to work with color. It connects us to the past and can keep loved ones warm in the future.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because it is something my daughter and I enjoy doing together. She got me hooked! mtmom57@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI quilt to make beautiful things, to challenge myself and to enjoy spending time with all my quilting friends
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I love to sew and the process is just as fun as the finished product. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I believe everyone needs a creative outlet, and quilting is mine. It gives me the opportunity to pull together color, pattern, texture and design and combine them into something beautiful. It also makes my heart and soul feel good!
ReplyDeleteI enjoy reading your blog. The quilt for Chicago 1933 was for Century World of Progress not the World's Fair. My mother was 18 at that time and was one of the head cahiers. "Y" do I quilt. I quilt so that when my family wraps themselves in my quilts they know that it is a big hug from me. Thank for for the opportunity to win.
ReplyDeleteY you ask? I do it because I love fabric. I do it out of love for the recipient. I do it because I love to see little bits of fabric become something beautiful. I do it to honor my mother who taught me to sew.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy quilting as a creative outlet, making gifts for others, and the social aspect of getting together with quilter friends regularly.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Y!
I make quilts because they make great gifts and; in addition to being useful, they add a beautiful decorative touch throughout the house.
ReplyDeleteI would love to tell you Y I make quilts...however I must tell you Y I do not make quilts...my Grandma died and I didn't learn enough from her when I was younger. However I do ever so much love quilts and admire all of you who do make them. Thank You.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I love the creativity and sense of accomplishment that comes from it.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing something come to life. Also, sewing and quilting help me relax.
ReplyDeleteMaking quilts brings me joy and is an amazing outlet for stress as well as allows me some of my best problem solving moments!
ReplyDeleteNever really thought about Y I make quilts. My grandma always did so Y wouldn't I? I love the process and anything the joy of giving it to someone; such an heirloom
ReplyDeleteY make quilts? I do because I work in a technical field and doing something as creative and relaxing as quilting brings balance to my life. A couple of hours hand quilting each evening releases me from the tension in my life.
ReplyDeleteY do I quilt? I love working with textiles :) The 1st real quilt I made for my family was from old cotton clothes that I had been saving. It was useful to keep warm, it created memories from the old clothes, it recycled, and it gave me the creative outlet I needed to keep sane with 3 kids. Quilting is saying "I love you" with fabric.
ReplyDeleteI quilt because I just love to sew, but not just anything. I love instant gratification and it makes me feel artistic. It just makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteY do I quilt? Because it makes me happy. From choosing fabric, to getting a spark of an idea, to watching it grow as I plan and plan and plan, and then have it start to take shape as I sew, sew, sew, and at the end, the relaxing hand binding! The ultimate reward for all that hard work!
ReplyDeleteRuth
thepennings@juno.com
I like making quilt because I love fabric ,playing with color and creating something warm and cozy. Thanks for the block and chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI just love the process of combining shapes into a pattern of other shapes...like a puzzle. Color and design, just makes me happy!! I love giving handmade gifts too.
ReplyDeleteY I make quilt is to add beauty to the house of who ever receives the quilt and because I call it my therapy every day to better myself. Janet Kay
ReplyDeleteI love fabric and I love to make quilts for family.
ReplyDeleteQuilting reminds me of my Memere, who taught me how to sew.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because the process soothes me. I consider it my therapy.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because it calms me down in my free time in between grad school, work, and plaYing with mY 2 Year old.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I like to see the patterns emerge when the fabrics are joined.
ReplyDeleteAnother BB in MD
www.stashoverflow.wordpress.com
I love making quilts, to give to my loved ones to keep them warm and comfy, while they are resting. I love to make quilts as it is so relaxing. I live to make quilts as I find it so interesting to see so many different patterns, fabrics, oh the possibilities...... Sew much fun!
ReplyDeleteY I quilt? I love putting my choices of fabric together in a way that makes something unique to me. It's a creative process that makes me happy. I also like giving my quilts to loved ones.
ReplyDeleteI love making quilts as I love working with fabric and colour combinations. I love doing traditional style quilts and learning about the history behind the blocks.
ReplyDeleteY because it wraps my family in love, decorates the walls, covers the tables, and helps me decompress. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteY I make quilts. Good Memories! . When I was ten years old in the 1962, I asked all my neighbors for fabric and my mom taught me to hand sew a Nine Patch Block. Mom helped me put all the blocks together and Dad built a quilt frame. The best part is the whole family helped quilt, including my 2 older brothers. Lots of sore fingers later, we had a finished quilt and the best part is that I still have it today.
ReplyDeleteKathy Davis
kdavis1@centurytel.net
I make quilts because I love playing with pretty fabric and creating new patterns with it. I need creative outlets and this is one of many.
ReplyDeleteYikes...the list is long as to why I quilt, but sharing with other quilters is at the very top!
ReplyDeleteY do I make quilts. Actually I make more flimsy tops than finished quilts. I do it because I enjoy cutting up pretty fabric and making them into an even prettier quilt! Thanks for the patterns you share with us.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I like the creativity and satisfaction of making something that is pretty and comfy. Fun to give away and to kept.
ReplyDeleteQuilting not only keeps me off the streets, out of the bars, off the shrinks couch but OH MY HOW THE CREATIVE JUICES ENERGIZE ME!!!!
ReplyDeleteI make quilts, because it takes me into my "zen zone." I believe we are creating something that will carry on through the generations.
ReplyDeleteI love that quilting gives me the chance to be creative. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteJoanne J.
I love the rhythm of piecing and the feel of fabric!
ReplyDeleteI love to create something beautiful that will last through the years.
ReplyDeleteBecause that means we get to touch fabric!
ReplyDeleteI quilt to make quilts for charity - it's my way of giving back.
ReplyDeleteY? There are many reasons, which have all been mentioned. And when you're through relaxing, planning creating, learning, coloring, etc. you have a beautiful quilt to show for it.
ReplyDeleteI love the connection to generations of (mostly) women who have made quilts before me.
ReplyDeleteI quilt for several reasons. I love to create. It relaxes me. And best of all I get to create something that can be treasured for years.
ReplyDeleteI quilt because I love to create, love the feel of fabric, love planning what I am going to do with the beautiful fabric and it gives me a chance to make something beautiful for family and friends. Making someone happy with one of my quilts is the very best of feelings.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because it is cheaper than therapy! In all seriousness, I make quilts because I love expressing my creativity and I love fabric! Thank you so much for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteQuilting makes me happy and I get the creative juices flowing and it puts me in a good place!
ReplyDeleteQuilting saves my sanity. It gives me purpose in life. I enjoy successfully making something that challenges me. But most of all, I quilt so that I have an excuse to collect gorgeous fabric!
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I LOVE to sew! Quilts can be made in so many patterns, fabrics and styles. Everyone loves a quilt so they make the ultimate gift!
ReplyDeleteY? Because quilting gives me a creative outlet I don't have anywhere else. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love quilting because it's a creative process for me and the finish is usually something amazing and unexpected.
ReplyDeleteI am new to making quilts. I love the process selecting the fabric and making the design. I want to make this alphabet quilt for my teenager granddaughter.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn B
While quilting the rest of the world drops away and I lose myself in fabric and design.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy making quilts to have something both pretty to look at and keep you warm and cozy.
ReplyDeleteJust because they make me happy!
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because they make me happy! I love retail therapy aka buying fabric.
ReplyDeleteI am just learning to quilt and starting my collection of fabrics. It is so addictive and fun!
ReplyDeleteY not?
ReplyDeleteI enjoy working with my hands and enjoy giving my work to family, friends and charities.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy being around homemade things...I find it relaxing and cozy, and a good balance from all the time I spend around computers!
ReplyDeleteI love the color, the geometry, the precision and creativity of making quilts. I love that they offer beauty, warmth and love.
ReplyDeleteIt is my sanity-saver! My creative time is very limited, and so when I get a chance to do something with a bit of time, you will find me working on a quilt. :) It truly is the way I stay sane!! It also helps that I can create gifts and decorate the house! wink wink!!
ReplyDeleteI quilt because I love all the fabrics available and I also love the process.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts as a way to be artistic. I can't draw worth a darn, but I can take a pattern and make it my own by my fabric choices.
ReplyDeleteSandy A
I love to quilt, to sew, to create and share what I make with others.
ReplyDeleteY do I quilt? I quilt because I love creating something unique for special people.
ReplyDeleteY? Because I love fabric, I love colour, I love sewing, I love quilts. That's Y I quilt.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing put together makes me happy
Love those quilts, especially the word ones..haha, too funny :)
ReplyDeleteIt's very simple. I make quilts because it makes me happy. I love to give them to the people I love.
ReplyDeleteI love to the piecing process and all the beautiful fabrics. Thank you for the block pattern and the chance to win more beautiful fabric.
ReplyDeleteSo many reasons Y I make quilts, but mainly because it makes me happy to be creative.
ReplyDeleteI made a few quilts and still have a few more to make. It makes me feel good to see something created with fabric.
ReplyDeleteI love giving them to my family
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I'm obsessed!! I love fabric, history, design and the freedom that creativity brings me. If I had had as much talent as all of you Moda folks I'd be delighted. So it's nice to learn and be inspired by you all. I'm simply a Moda snob!
ReplyDeleteOne of the reasons Y I make quilts is because it is a creative outlet and sew much fun.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte
Quilting is my therapy, it is what helps get rid of the days stress.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because it is my way of being an artist, it relaxes me, and connects me to friends and family.
ReplyDeleteI quilt because I can! I wish I would have started at a younger age.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because it is my creative outlet and I find it very relaxing. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMaking quilts soothes my soul.
ReplyDeleteI love making quilts. It's very fun and relaxing for me to work with fabrics. I also get pleasure from giving them to the people I love.
ReplyDeleteY not make quilts? I just love making something fun,and warm I can give to people.
ReplyDeleteY not?
ReplyDeleteI quilt b/c I love fabric! I love being able to make something for people, too! It's also allows "me" time! mrscwatson81 at Hotmail dot com
ReplyDeleteBecause it takes me to a happy place. I love the process.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I LOVE to make a useful item that can be used by anyone and is a connection with my heritage.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because I love fabric and how all the prints and colors work together. I also love antique quilts and want to reproduce them for my own use.
ReplyDeleteI've made many friends through our mutual love of quilts.
Well, Y I make quilts, is to create something given,to be loved & used ... & also for the "Me time", and 'specially, for learning to quilt along with my two Daughter's has been source of Great "Mom & Daughter Moment's!!
ReplyDeleteY I love to quilt...I just love to create! I love being in my studio and doing my own thing! I also love inviting friends in and sharing the adventure of quilting! And most of all...I love seeing the sparkle in the eyes of those who receive my creations as gifts!!
ReplyDeleteIt's so calming to be in my craft room with piles of beautiful fabric!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother introduced me to quilt making at a very young age. She told me she made them for those she loved. I have tried to continue her tradition, making quilts for the ones I love, sharing a part of myself with them. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBecause designing quilts makes my brain work better ar everything.
ReplyDeleteY do I make quilts? Because I love to play with fabric, I love to wrap up in them and love the idea of someone I love wrapping one of my quilts around them and because I don't have to worry about if I gain or lose weight with a quilt. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm making quilts to feel the joy of creating. They serve a purpose and can express my love of someone or commemorate an occasion or just be a thing of beauty!
ReplyDeleteI love to create works of art for those I love and for those that need something to love them. Making care quilts and praying over them I sew is so uplifting that I get to help someone secretly. Seeing the eyes of my young children's friends when they received their birthday gift was precious and undescribable and more than that listening to both my children sharing that they got to help sew them is such a sweet memory for me.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts as a way to relieve stress, be part of a community, and make something creative and useful. Thanks so much for the chance at your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts to show my love to my family and friends. I get a big smile when I see their reactions and know that when I am long gone from this world, I am leaving them a memory of me to hold and hug them.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy making quilts because I love fabric. It gives me great pleasure to pick out cloth, cut it apart, then reconfigure the pieces into a new creation. Thanks for your inspiration and lovely fabric lines.
ReplyDeleteY I sew because it makes me happy and let's me daydream.
ReplyDeleteI MUST design and create!! Fabric is my paint!!
ReplyDeleteHi Barbara! I love to make quilts because I love color . . . and fabric! I also love to sew with other friends. It's fun to sew away while catching up with dear friends about what is happening in their lives. I've learned a lot about life & love through my quilting pals.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your blog, Barbara.
Laura Lynch
I quilt for many reasons: An outlet for my creativity, to make beautiful things, to work with a rainbow of colors, to make cuddly things. I'm sure I could think of many other reasons if I were to take more time with this answer.
ReplyDeleteY? There are sew many reasons: creativity, relaxing, satisfying, enjoyment, friendships ... :)
ReplyDeleteI quilt to leave something of myself behind.
ReplyDeleteI love to quilt as, against the odds as I am not at all artistic, I can make something beautiful (I am very good at following instructions!). Plus my cats love me for it!
ReplyDeleteI make quilts because once I started I couldn't even think of now\t making them. Love every part and most of all the things I've learned from friends and teachers.
ReplyDeleteY I make quilts...I love playing with fabric and colors combination.
ReplyDeleteI make quilts first because it is an ever changing avenue through which I can divert my creativity and second because the finished product allows me to blanket the recipient in love!!
ReplyDeleteY I make quilts: to soothe my soul as I make them, to bring warmth and joy to those who receive them -- and because I enjoy the math and puzzle aspect of it.
ReplyDeleteI love making quilts with golden Yellow fabric. =)
ReplyDeleteI love the process, it is calming.
I make quilts because they're memories for the generations to come.
ReplyDeletequilting makes my heart sing.Each stitch is a thought of someone or sometime.It"rich memories and joy to give another a piece of your heart.
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