Description: “Harvested” started when I began titling and signing my quilts for friends and family. It was my way of explaining the fabric that was used – bits and pieces collected, making the quilt a fairly inexpensive hobby. I used old blankets for batting, and old sheets for backing. Afterall, quilting was always about not being wasteful, using what you had around, and recreating it into something usable and beautiful. So I continue to harvest where I can.
traditional (1919) quilt (693) quilts (559) applique (209) tote (122) scraps (44) bargello (7) scrap fabric (2) home harvested by maia (1) paper piece (1)
I started sewing on a machine at the age of 9. My mother had made our coats, and dresses, and overalls when we were little, but times were different then. A kid with older siblings was the unlucky one to have “hand-me-down” clothing forever!!! I hated it. I wanted my own, I wanted new, I wanted my own style, not that of my older sisters. And as I complained, then came lessons from my Mother on the sewing machine. By the time I was 12 I was making Pendleton wool plaid trousers with matched patterned se
When I became a grandmother the little ones loved my homemade tote bags. And because I had always been a bit frugal and thrifty, making these gave me the idea to “harvest” fabric wherever I could. I found a wealth of ideas from my husband. Being an avid gardener, he would wear through 5 or 6 pair of jeans a year. But only the front panel at the knees had holes; the back of the jeans would be in pretty good shape. It was a great source of “free” denim and I used it to line the totes, which made them rea
I discovered quilting later in life – like at 50 years old and I am now an official junky. I don’t even have to have an order or even an upcoming birthday or graduation to make a quilt, it just keeps rolling. I love the whole process: finding fabric, designing the top, finding the backing, and then the quilting of the layers.