woensdag 8 maart 2023

IGquiltfest2023 dag 2


This is my first quilt! 

I made it in the summer of 2008 after I returned from a road trip through the South West of the USA. 

In The Wal-Mart in Santa Fe I discoverd the Rotary cutter, 

ruler and mat and decided there and then that I would start quilting. 

I bought my first fabric in the quiltshop in Santa Fe!! 

But I didn’t buy my ruler and mat!

 In the US you use inches and in the Netherlands we use centimeters. 

I wanted a ruler in cm. 

I thought!!! 

Boy, was I wrong! 😂 

Nou I have both and only use the rulers with inches! ☺️ 

I had no idea if there were quiltshops in the Netherlands!! 

I had to search on the internet to find two in Amsterdam.

 I bought the fabric for this wall quilt at Den Haan en Wagenmakers in Amsterdam. 

It is chinz fabric. 

Very beautiful. 

They no longer sell it. 

They sell other beautifull fabrics. 

I red the instructions on the back of the paper from the fabric and started working. 

I had no idea what I was doing. 

As a child I sat next to my mother many times when she was sewing and 

learned a lot just by watching and remembering. 

And I returned to the shop to ask advice, twice. 

Elsbeth Wallenburg, she still works there, helped me and I was able to finnish my very first quilt. 

I love 💙 this quilt and it hangs on the wall of my sewing room.

 It has no name, just number 1.

 #igquiltfest2023day2 #mijnquiltavontuur #mqg#quiltersgildemqg #quiltersgilde #notamodernquilt#moderquilt #modernquilting  #igquiltfest2023


Groet, Marina

IGquiltfest2023 dag 1



Hi you all, 👋 
My name is Marina and I live in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. 
This is de first time I am participating in #igquiltfest
I am a retired elementary school principal. 
I have 2 children and 2 grandchildren. 
They all have quilts, ofcourse! 😉 
I started quilting in 2008, after discovering the rotary cutter and rulers! 
I like to make contemporary colorful quilts and lately started working with solids! 
A new adventure! 
I am a machine piecer and long arm quilter. 
I am member of the MQG and just returning from #Quiltcon2023 in Atlanta. 
I had a wonderfull time there! 
I am also ambassador to the Netherlands for the MQG. 
Hope to get to know a lot of new quilting friends! 👋 

#igquiltfest2023day1 #mijnquiltavontuur#quiltersgildemqg 
#mqg #quiltersgilde #modernquilt #modernquilting

Groet, Marina.
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