Mosaic Tiles Quilt Along

I have decided to participate in the Lindsay Conner's Mosaic Tiles Quilt Along.  It is based on a pattern from her book "Modern Bee 13 Quilts To Make With Friends".  The book, which I purchased this past Fall, on my Nook, is AMAZING!!!  Being new to quilting and an avid reader, I have been reading as many books, blogs and magazines as I can and Lindsay's book is one of my favorites! So, I decided this should be my first Quilt Along.:)

Cloey's quilt

I designed and started Cloey's quilt this past Fall, after finally deciding to give quilting a try.  The fabric collection I used is called Fun Factor by Fabric Editions. It's bright and colorful and perfect for little girls (and big girls, too!) I finished the quilt top quickly but it sat in my closet until this past week. I spent the  first "snow day" of last week layering, basting and quilting. On Friday, our second day off, due to freezing rain, I finished the binding by hand sewing it to the quilt back and... Drum roll please!!!!... Voila, my first completed quilt!!! It turned out pretty well for a first try, I think (can you tell I'm a tad proud of my accomplishment?;). Can't wait to get started on the next one!!!

My First Quilt!!!:)

Welcome and thanks for stopping by!

Hi, I'm Melissa and welcome to my first blog ever... Baby Steps Quilts. I am a complete rookie to blogging, as well as, quilting and that is where the idea for the name came from.  I am an extremely busy wife and mom, of four wonderful kids! When my two oldest girls were toddlers I decided that I wanted to learn the basics of sewing( something I had refused as a teenager, when my mother had offered, of course!). I was a stay at home mom with my third daughter on the way and figured taking a sewing class would be a way to spend some "me time" out of the house and learn something new. My husband bought my Singer sewing machine on "Black Friday" for $59( which I still use till this day!), I took three sewing classes and the rest is history... Literally!!!  Twelve years and another baby( our eight year old son) later, I have decided to follow my life long dream and learn to quilt!:)