My Quilt Shack

Many quilters will understand my predicament--I did not have a suitable place for all my quilting tools. I would take over the kitchen counter to cut out a quilt. Then I used the kitchen table for my sewing machine. Threads and pins would be all over my house. Then I would need to move everything to serve a meal. So my wonderful husband, Sonny, decided to build me some place to put all my quilting tools. See my shack below. The size is 12 by 16. (I did not plan for a quilting machine.) I love my quilting shack. It is all mine and I love spending time in my "studio". I will later share inside pictures.

Quilts by Martha

Hello, welcome to my blog. I recently retired from 30 years of teaching school. I am enjoying my retirement. I love to quilt, read, and play the piano and organ. I have been quilting for 15 years and enjoy every minute. I once asked an experienced quilter how many quilts I need to complete to be called a quilter. She laughed and said, "one". So I guess I can call myself a quilter.

My husband, Sonny, and I have five sons, 3 daughter-in-laws, and 7 wonderful grandchildren and two more on their way.

My first quilt was a SunBonnet Sue quilt created from a kit with everything already cut out. I was clueless to all aspects of quilt making. It took me 12 years to complete. Needless to say, I have learned lots since that first quilt. I handquilted the Sunbonnet Sue quilt as I traveled to Michigan to see my son and his family and on a school trips to Denver, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, and DisneyWorld. I especially loved the backing material I purchased in one of my favorite places to shop in Shipshewanna, IN.