Day 2 of the #igquiltfest is sharing our first quilts. There were some story quilts way back in the beginning, simple large block patchwork that I made during out Five in a Row homeschooling days. But there is a different quilt that I count as the FIRST.

in 2004 or 2005 I joined some sweet older ladies in our church to learn how to make a quilt. Each week we learned a new block and I made this, a Christmas quilt. This quilt became the “quilt of Christmas Dreams” and we created a fantastic family tradition around that quilt. Years passed and the kids grew up, and one by one I”ve made them their own Christmas quilts to create new traditions with.

This one though was looking a little in need of repair. As a beginning quilter some of my seams didn’t hold up too well, and the quilting I did on my little sewing machine had to come out to repair the quilt.

This quilt is now backed in soft minky, and was one of the first quilts I quilted on my long arm machine. Now it is a part of our Christmas decor, and each year I get to sit under this quilt for a little while and remember sweet days gone by.

The days were sometime so very long, but I am completely amazed at how short the years were. All my kids are grown and living their lives in various cities near and far. It is very good to have this quilt full of memories and the current of joy knowing those kids grew up into truly wonderful people.