OOPS...Family Reunion Tiled Stars Quilt | Midnight Quilt Show with Angela Walters

[@CraftsyYouTube]

Links from this episode below! 👇 Grab the pattern Angela's using --- craftsy.me/2yot3nu Check out Karla Alexander's improv piecing class --- craftsy.me/2xdpzXc Check out the quilt kit, Soak spray and Angela's tools from this episode --- craftsy.me/2hhcfuf Download Angela's FREE quilting diagram --- craftsy.me/2f8K2S5

[@gailgibson8642]

Luv it.

[@qualls1986]

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[@qualls1986]

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[@robemega]

Can some share the pdf since craftsy is out of business?

[@steelystan5702]

I'm just getting interested in quilting, but even if I weren't I'd watch this woman all day long - she just makes me laugh!

[@sherriharris6142]

I love your story! I am 64 years old. My grandmother made quilt tops from scraps and sold them for $25 each. She gave the money to missionaries. She made a quilt for each of her 24 grandchildren as wedding gifts. I bought some of her quilt tops and had quilted to give to each of my 3 kids for their weddings. My grandmother died at 101 years old. Her MIL born in 1868 was also a quilter, and I am fortunate enough to have 2 quilts she made. I started quilting about 6 years ago and have made about 45 quilts. You make the machine quilting look so easy! Thank you for your inspiration!

[@swellsy1]

Sherri thank you for sharing your family history in quilting it is so interesting! It is definitely an expensive hobby but it is one that I certainly cannot let go of. How many quilts have you made now as I can see your comment was from more than a year ago?

[@patricialediard5398]

My mother gave me a Dresden quilt made by my grandmother. Sadly She died before I met her. I never appreciated it until I was introduced to quilting. Now I cherish it with all my ❤️ heart.

[@kimberlycowger9909]

My grandmother quilted, and I still possess some of her creations. She did the piecing herself, but sent it to be quilted by someone else. Grandpa worked in an upholstery shop and he brought home heavy fabrics that she used in her quilts. Being the youngest, I didn't have as much time with her as my siblings, and I also moved out of state, so I never learned quilting with her. But four years ago I got my first sewing machine, sat down and made my first quilt, a rag quilt, and I've been quilting ever since. I LOVE your stories about your Grandpa, Angela! I wish I had been able to share this with Grandma, but I know she'd be proud to know her legacy lives on. And MY youngest is showing interest, too!

[@MissSusan1]

I retired at 45 years old, I got bored and saw a video on Craftsy then gave it go. Been quilting ever since. I love your videos! :-)

[@rootiepooh]

I thought quilting was an “old people” thing (NO OFFENSE!) until I saw your videos and now I’m totally interested in quilting. So many beautiful fabrics and detailed designs. Thanks Angela!

[@trishsmith4573]

I was blessed to have a grandmother that quilted all of her life. She grew up not knowing any other type of blanket except quilts! She made me my own quilt when I was born, and to this day I have it displayed on an antique ladder quilt rack. She is the person responsible for sharing with me her love and passion for needle, thread and fabric! I now own my own longarm machine and think of my grandmother with every stitch that I make . . .

[@professorjamison]

Beautiful quilt. My beginning memory of a quilt was at my grandparents house. We travelled from WV to TN. We had pallets on the floor and we go e one quilt to sleep under. My grandpa gave me the one I slept under after my grandma died. I still cherish it today and forever.

[@sarahcharlyz]

My 8 year old is allowed to watch you before bedtime. Better than a bedtime story on tired days. She loves your humor. In a few days she will get a sewing day to make the fabric doll kit she bought at our last quilt shop outing in Arlington, TX. The first thing she will sew is a doll size quilt from the fabric panel kit. Faithfully watching for your new videos., Vivi & Sarah

[@OliviaInLife]

At our family reunions, ​we always do something adventurous, like zip lining or camping. We make it a weekend to remember because we do not have them every year. I realized quilting was cool when I started doing research on how to make a tshirt quilt in January. That is how I discovered you, Angela! I ended up loving it and now I have made four quilts! I can't wait to start on another, but I will have to wait until the school semester is over.

[@stephaniedonohoe119]

I would love to see some of your grandpas quilts that he made someday if you had time.

[@trishaleman8301]

yes...that would be amazing!

[@laurienorton7422]

I would love to see them too.

[@_annacamille_]

Me too

[@JJE2010MO]

Lets see them quilts please!!!

[@alxsyana1928]

Me too

[@mrsseasea]

I was given my baby quilt by my dad, my grandma made it in 1965 from my grandpas work clothes. It was then when I started to quilt, I was around 27. Great stories you have, and fond memories.

[@christinaswank4611]

I have quilted for about 4 years now, and when I get together with family I am always showing them the quilts that I have made. They always make me feel good about what I quilt. I just love your shows, they make me laugh because I have done some of the same mistakes and for a long time I would rip them out and start over I don't do that very often now. Keep making those videos. Thanks from a fellow quilter!!

[@lanastewart7310]

Quilts have always been in my life. My grandmother and mama both made quilts. As a wedding gift my mother made a Dutch Doll quilt for me with left over fabric from dresses she made for me as I grew up. I love that quilt! I now have a passion for quilting. Love the quilt give away at family reunions!

[@judidaccardo799]

My Grandmother visited us in Arizona and brought a quilt she made for my sister & I for our bed ( yes it gets cold in Arizona) . I was nine or ten at the time, am 71 now and still have it. It is made using leftover wool fabric in a square scrappy pattern with a beautiful red flannel back. Inside is one or more old blankets for batting, tied with yarn. It is very heavy and wonderful to sleep under. Love my first quilt more than any of the many I have made since. I enjoy your show and talent, keep up the good work.

[@MsVirginiag]

What a wonderful idea. My mom is 98 and has been a quilter all her adult life. She has made quilts for children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. I have made baby quilts, but am starting quilting. You have encouraged me greatly.

[@synthiaannstan]

You are great! The comment about what happens when your machine goes over the ruler was HILARIOUS. I will be smiling all day.

[@mylilbirdiecreations]

I met my first quilt as a child. My mother made a lot of tshirt quilts, but I didn't start getting into quilting until I was 25. I had always sewn but never went into quilting until my niece had her rainbow baby and I wanted to make her a special gift to commemorate her little miracle. It was actually a pattern I found on Craftsy too! He's almost 4 now and still loves it! Makes my heart happy 😊 Love this video! I took your dot to dot quilting class on Craftsy. I love that I actually know what you're talking about! Thank you for your awesome work!

[@siscarmichael2949]

I started quilting when I was 50. I started quilting, because my back surgeon suggested it as something I could do after being disabled by a mold filled injection that was shot into my spine. I still get around, but I live with a lot of pain...quilting takes my mind off the pain and gives me something to do that’s not to physical. I’ve been quilting for about 8 years now. and I’ve lost track of how many table runners I’ve made... and I’ve made 9 quilts. It’s not many, but I sure do enjoy it! Thanks for all your free videos, they really are an inspiration!

[@jackiewyant8572]

Girls? was 23 years old when my eyes saw an old fashioned hand sewn quilt made by my husband's grandmother! it was old and slightly tattered but I was in love! I am 55 years old and only now am trying to self teach myself how to quilt! I have made a few baby quilts, and a couple of twin size as gifts....stitch in the ditch only! now venturing out there after watching and learning from your videos! Thank you so much!!!!

[@libbysmith7633]

When did I see my first quilt? As an infant. I grew up in houses that were heated with coal stoves. My mother, grandmothers, aunts and cousins quilted not only because they loved it but because they needed to keep their families warm. Having inherited many quilts I was very nonchalant about them. Although I've seen them since I was a child there was never a need to quilt. I realized how wonderful they were only recently. I took my favorite quilt out of storage and found the binding frayed. My grandmother who was born in the 1880's made it for me in the 1950's. It's a beautiful Dresden Plate. Examining it suddenly gave me the realization of how meaningful it is. And, I caught the bug.

[@skylark5789]

Gosh, the stories here in the comments are incredible reading. Thank you for the heartfelt stories ladies. It's 2020 now....we need the old traditions, so important to keep them alive. The world is going cray cray at the moment. BEAUTIFUL quilt Angela !! You're great crafting company to keep no matter what project I'm working on.

[@kathyboden7231]

I took my first quilting class in 2014. I am turning 65 September 30. I wish I would have been able to start sooner but life, family and jobs that meant driving a lot since I lived out of the city. I love it though and can't get enough. I am so glad you are taking the time out of your very busy life to make these videos. You are definately a bright spot in my life. Don't get yourself burned out and hug your husband and kids daily.

[@jan-mareew6234]

I have made dozens of quilts. My first quilt was for my first grandson who lives 12 hours away by plane. I'm in Queensland and my daughter lives in W.A. I had no idea what I was doing, but I had just made my first quilt. Almost like a virgin quilter, now I'm a sewing addict. Ha, Ha, Ha. Love the quilt and the tutorial.

[@aduniv]

You are so funny while you instruct us. I wait for each new video you release. I've learned a lot. This is a great pattern. I saw my first quilts when we would visit my grandmother in Oklahoma. She was always quilting. I fell in love with quilts and to this day they remind me of her. She would have just loved this quilt.

[@anitra7747]

Aside from my great aunt Ida, whom I met at her funeral, I am the only quilter in my family. Aunt Ida made me a tied scrappy quilt when I was about 7 years old and I hated it! None of the colors went together! I was horrified that she would make me something so ugly! Having started quilting in 2014 I have a deeper appreciation for that little quilt she made me and for her kind gesture. I still prefer a more homogenized look to my quilts. I've made my peace with scrappy quilts. Purple is my favorite color and I've noticed that most of us with this affliction truly wish it everywhere. You balance us out!☺️ I love the idea of the generation quilt! Thanks for the uplifting show!

[@gaylelucas5909]

The first quilt I ever saw was at my best friend's house. Her mom made clothes for the two girls and lots of quilts. She sewed them in this tiny room that use to be the nursery, and then hand-quilted them, every single one. It was love at first sight for me. Now I make my own, 50 years later.

[@marianneboot9832]

I first started making quilts in 1990. It was in May because it was a month after my dear Mother passed away. The beautiful Tutor Ruth Stonely, who has also sadly passed away, asked me a few questions as I was new at her store. She asked when Mum passed away, Ruth then became quiet and explained she had also just lost her Mother.Well that was all those years ago and I am still quilting.I just LOVE hour tutorials, thank you so muchMarianne Boot

[@vickyd418]

Angela...YOU... are the Bomb!! Literally TRIPPED over your show and I am SO happy I did. You are inspiring me to maybe start quilting again. I have only make three but enjoyed it so much! Presently I crochet but have with a lot of various textile oriented crafts. I miss quilting and have been thinking about going back. You are energetic, fun and inspirational! Thank you! thank you!thank you! Vicky D

[@aprilbuckland7955]

I am lucky enough to have a grandmother who quilts. I have always had a handmade quilt on my bed, for as long as I can remember. She is now 97 years old and even though her eyesight is not what it used to be, she is still hand-quilts her quilt tops. She likes to tease me that I "cheat" because I machine-stitch my tops or send them to a long-arm. And don't even get her started on pre-cuts, lol!! She taught me to quilt when I was 18 years old. I'm afraid that I only made 3 quilts at the time, however I have gotten back to it in the past 2-3 years and am loving every minute of it and every oops!!

[@ericajacobs6858]

I’ve had a quilt my entire life, it’s my favorite! I was wrapped up in it after I had my wisdom teeth taken out! But I never realized my grandmother made it and gave it to my mom until I was 20! I was fascinated and now give them as gifts for every holiday!

[@BlkbirdCDN]

My grandmother would have all her friends come over and they would all work on one quilt together. I have one that she made for me before she passed and I'm still in awe everytime I look at it - its ALL hand quilted and appliqued.

[@michaelaj88]

I first realised quilts were really cool about two weeks ago! And I'm 29! I made my first quilt top this weekend after watching all of the Midnight Quilting shows :D It's a baby blanket for my sister.

[@sandyrumsey]

Well, I NEVER COMMENT ON ANY POST OR VIDEO. So this is a first ... sorry it is so emotional ... the family reunion thing got me to thinking. My grandmother, who was always aloof apparently made a LOT of quilts with my grandfather. This was probably during or soon after World War 2. I only found this out DECADES later after everybody was dead. Anyway, I vaguely remember a few old quilts being thrown on the grown for picnics when I was a child. They were used for padding furniture when we moved and thrown on the ground to sit on. Anyway, my mom recently told me (I am now 60 years old) that my grandmother had a quilt frame suspended from the ceiling that would be brought down in the evenings where her any my grandfather would hand quilt beautiful quilts every night. She had very old cut out pattern pieces from cardboard cut from boxes. My mom never thought of them as anything of value when she inherited them. Sigh ... so they all got worn out and THROWN AWAY!!! Fast forward to the past 20 years when I got interested in quilting. My mom just offhanded noticed my quilts and told me about my grandmother's quilts made when she was a child. So, I made my mom one for Christmas thinking ... I'm not sure what I was thinking. She was disappointed and I haven't seen it since. Anyway, I WISH I HAD MY GRANDMOTHER'S QUITS!!!!! I can remember a few of them. They were faded and ragged but they were comfortable and cozy and I felt a kinship with them. I appreciate the work and love that went into them. A family quilt is something of value. I would have cherished and valued them. Geez, Louise. Now, I'm sitting here crying over a quilt ... for crying out loud. Anyway... generational quilts matter. If not for one generation, then maybe for the next.

[@babyrnc]

it is ok to cry cause i am too over your story.. not sure why your mom was dissappointed that hurt my heart for you.. anyway as the saying goes in our family "so you learn"

[@kelinasyle9862]

Your mom sucks

[@chandracox6814]

Aww, hun....I'm just now seeing your comment a year after you wrote it but I just had to write you. I'm sorry to hear about how your mother reacted but am equally as happy to learn how much you love quilts. Quilts are art and they should be cherished as such and passed down through the generations. Sometimes it may ne necessary to skip a generation when one doesn't value the quilt. I personally hope my kids love quilting and quilts as much as I do but it's ok if they don't. As long as they appreciate what I make them. That's all I ask . Take care **internet hugs**

[@jayenerictogether]

I grew up in a "quilting family" but my own parents were not crafty in any way. I "tied comforters" in Bible School under the watchful eyes of the Ladies' Aid - the oldest group of church women, the quilters. I asked my mom if I could ask them to teach me to quilt - they were hand quilting in the side room as we weer tying in the main room. "You're NOT going to pester those poor old ladies! NO!" (This was her answer every time I asked if I could have someone teach me somethnig.) Well, about 2 years ago, I joined our local quilt guild, and now I'm learning frrom my PEERS - the OTHER "little old ladies" - I'll be 70 on April 1!!! I learned to sew at school - she could not keep me out of home-ec - so it's just take-off of that. I am happier than I've ever been in my life. At our quilt show on the 28-9 of Feb, they asked us to bring in vintage quilts, and I was able to exhibit the one my grandmother made me - she made each grandchild a personal quilt! Mine was a Grandmother's flower Garden design, which I have had and valued since I first got married in 73. I love it so much more now that I know how much work goes into them! (I'm doing my first EPP right now!) I thank quilting for the most joy I've ever had - I grin through the whole process... except _maybe_ pressing. Too hot! LOL.

[@petmomful2260]

@@jayenerictogether Your story is great! Your mom probably did not realize that little old ladies like us LOVE to pass on our skills. My mom sewed very very well, but made garments for us. I have sewn for many years, but I am sort of an intermediate quilter, and I am 65. I have not tried anything too hard yet. But I recently was making a small colorful quilt which reminded me of the ocean, and I put mermaids on the back. As I made it, I realized this had to go to a little girl. I know a little girl whose parents lost custody of her, and she doesn't have much. I finished it for her, and made a little matching pillow. I machine embroidered a little mermaid and fish on the quilt and pillow. I sent it to her thru a relative of hers. I was told she loved it and exclaimed with joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This made me so very happy, that I teared up. I hope she enjoys if for years, and I made sure I put on the label that it was made for HER! Quilting can be such a joy. It is so creative! I am also doing a EPP quilt. I am new at that, but I like it. I think I will join a quilt guild as well.

[@brendawallgren8354]

Honestly, I think the first handmade quilt I ever remember seeing in real life is the first one I ever made myself, which is pretty remarkable, because I've wanted to be a quilter since I was about 6yrs old when I used to watch Little House on the Prairie. I just never actually got around to making one until I was 30ish. I learned from library books until about a year ago (I am now almost 41) when I began watching tutorials on KZbin. Now I'm cranking quilts out left and right, and still trying to do it slowly enough that I don't become a financial burden to my family! There's always that.

[@amaurer65]

I have a double wedding ring quilt top pieced by my great grandmother and my grandmother that I had hand quilted. It is the way my grandmother would have done it. It turned out beautifully and is my most prized item. I am learning to quilt, though, and I love it! I think of my grandmother when I quilt. I love it!

[@ellievon9257]

This year my son brought me his old quilt I made him when he was about three years old and asked me to do some repair work. What he didn't know was that I had made him a new quilt. I was able to surprise him on the last night during the family talent show. Everyone loved it and my son was overwhelmed. A great ending to a fun three days. I am working on his old quilt now to repair it as much as I can.

[@heatherseibel6149]

I love Wednesdays, because that means I get to watch 15 minutes of you! You make me laugh, and each week, you turn out a quilt I love. This week's rainbow quilt is especially stunning! You inspire me to actually want to quilt my own tops! Thank you, Angela. I love your show!

[@wendysmith9836]

That "mistake" is what I refer to as your humble block. It looks fantastic!

[@hazeljoytimkang9922]

I watch your videos, not because I quilt, but because I enjoy watching you quilt. 😂😂

[@gettlerfitness8183]

Angela .you are too cool. You remind me of myself....i love your funny spunky wit and your realistic quilting methods ...and love your ability to leave a mistake in a quilt and do what Grandpa says, " finished is better than perfect"🤣

[@luciagabor7073]

Nice pattern I like the color placement. The first time that I participated in a quilt (without knowing what it was) I was 17 years old and I was a foreign exchange student living in Liverpool NY. I was given a square piece of fabric and told to do whatever I wanted to with it, I could draw or embroider or patch, applique, etc... So I decided to embroidered the coat of arms of my country at the end of my stay there was a party and the quilt was ruffled we were 12 students in the area and my square was put in the center I was so proud unfortunately didn't win the quilt. The first quilt I ever made was thanks to my dear mother in law we made it together and I quilted it by hand I was in my early 30s now I can't stop designing and making quilts I love the process and the happiness it gives me. Thank you for the classes love your sense of humor.

[@amethystsamia]

Oh, and Angela, you need more purple in your life! I see all my quilts with purple thread and there's always some purple fabric in them. Purple IS a neutral you know. Not kidding. 😁😁😁

[@donnanorris2939]

Amethyst Samia Green is a colored neutral, as well! Green will always fade to a background position when you look at it. I guess that's why it's so useful in gardening and landscaping! {God designed it that way!}. 👍❤️🤔😉

[@CraftsyYouTube]

Haha I know some ladies who would agree! Prince, too...XD

[@quiltedlullabies5700]

First quilt I ever saw/was given was a baby quilt someone made for my firstborn son. That gift was all it took to make me interested in quilting.

[@58leland]

The first quilts I ever did was at the age of 24 and they were twin quilts for my three kids when they were 6, 8 and10 and now they are 41, 43 and 46. They were just simple quilts of blue & white, green & white and blue, green and white large triangles. I finished the quilts on a wooden quilting rack by using thumb tacks to hold the quilt sandwich together and did the usual yarn ties throughout the quilts. I have been sewing since I was 13 or 14 years old and I am now 66. I was blessed with 3 great kids, 7 grandkids and 4 great-grandkids. I enjoy watching your videos and you explain everything you do and the quilts you create and quilt are very beautiful. It makes my creative juices flow so keep up the good work and keep those videos coming.

[@stephiepeterson]

I saw my first quilt in 1976, at bicentennial days at my school. I was smitten and in love with them from that day on!

[@SnowWhite1352]

Quilts have been a part of my family since I was a kid. Grandma on my mother's side did Summer quilts. Tied, and whole cloth with a flannel sheet as batting. My grandma on my dad's side did whole cloth, thick wool batting and tied with yarn. When I was a teen, I was deemed quilt worthy and received my very own quilt. Then another when I got married. Now at 66 I am a quilter. Started about 3 years ago. Love it. Thanks for your many patterns and quilting ideas. Your relaxed manner and fun loving demeanor make me want to try. Every quilt is a practice quilt.

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[@jackietucker8942]

I love your show. Quilts have always been a part of my life. Learned from older relatives when treadles and handwork were how things were done. Quilting today is so much easier and faster than it was WAY back then. I only started machine quilting mine about 5-6 yrs ago. The rest were all hand quilted.

[@rosettagadson1762]

i was forty before I saw my first quilt. After seeing that I knew I wanted to make my own quilt, and I've been quilting ever since.. And that was some twenty-plus years ago..thank you for your classes...

[@cloudwalker8536]

You make me want to quilt. I already crochet and knit. Quilting is the next craft to hone in on .

[@morgananderson8734]

I grew up making blanket forts out of the quilts made by my Great Grandma and my Auntie. They have so many memories attached to them and are so special to me.

[@marybrady6421]

I was introduced to quilting by my sister, now I am a self confessed addict. I love the fact that you admitted to a oops, makes me smile that even a pro has them.

[@beckyweaver3529]

I grew up in the south so what I recall about reunions best is all the desserts! My grandmother was a quilter but I didn’t get started until long after she was gone. My first quilt I made while my father was dying. It got me through the worst days. My youngest was 2 at the time and she saw all of my fabric pieces on my drying rack waiting to be assembled in a planned scrappy style, and she asked me what they were. When I told her it was my fabric for the quilt I was making she said “oh I love your flabric!” Well of course it became Hannah’s quilt right then and there! Quilting truly is my therapy!

[@tammywalsh6785]

I didn't realize how much goes into a quilt until this year! I just started in May and am loving it! I am 47 years old and no one in my family does quilting, I just came across a video about it and fell in love with it! Your show is wonderful! Thank you for posting these tutorials!

[@abby7038]

THIS is most definitely going in my quilting queue! I think every family needs a quilter! my grandma-who taught me how to sew- gave us new quilts every Christmas. Even though She quilted for 60+ years- she only sewed plain simple blocks together and exclusively used "double knits" which is really just a code word for cheap polyester. I'm fairly certain you wouldn't be able to find many of her interesting synthetic prints. :) She taught me how to tack quilts and she always used her backing in place of binding. She passed away a few months ago and since then I've been quilting like crazy and learning how to bind and machine quilt. I love your videos because it gives me great ideas so that our family can carry on the tradition of Christmas quilts.

[@janemuir3546]

I was about 5 when I remember seeing my first quilt...my mom's oldest sister was visiting us for a weekend and she was hand piecing a quilt. It was that weekend that she taught me how to see buttons on material. I was hooked that weekend. 46 years later and my machine is still home to me.

[@chrissagen8066]

I love this idea of giving a quilt at a family reunion - my friend makes a quilt every year for her family reunion and they give it away there :) I like the generation quilt idea - that's so cool!! I have always loved quilts but just started quilting my self a few months ago and I am in love with the whole process! Thanks for posting these - your tutorials are so fun :)

[@tarkheenameyer5499]

Growing up, we had a family reunion every summer. We had so many cousins and aunts and uncles and it was a wonderful time. Everyone brought their special recipe and we had a huge lunch. Aunt Punk's apricot salad, my Nannie's German Chocolate Cake, My mom's Asian Coleslaw, always were a special treat. We traded recipes instead of quilts. My mom collected everyone's special recipes and put them into a Condray Family Cookbook one year. Thanks for bringing this tradition to mind. Love your videos! I am a huge fan of finished is better than perfect!

[@vashtisnyder9460]

love this quilt! it's on my to do list. Thank you for being human and showing your "oops" lets the rest of us know it's okay and ya don't need to grab the seam ripper every time! As for seeing my first quilt, I was raised with them. Our neighbor was a quilter and she made me a baby blanket and she taught me how to sew and quilt when I was young, on a treadle. I was just given to opportunity to "rescue" her treadle from the falling in house. So "Anna", named after her, is in the process of getting refurbished.

[@ennykraft]

After comparing the original pattern and the way you made most of your blocks, I have to say I like yours better. This is the best thing about quilting. Little creative changes give a block a totally different look. I would've ripped out everything and corrected the first row but I totally admire your relaxed attitude.

[@Stitchologie]

Love your family reunion story! We have a reunion every year as well. My grandmother was one of eight kids and all the descendants gather in Michigan each summer for a long weekend. We come from all over the country, so this one weekend is usually the only time most of us see one another. In addition to enjoying one another’s company, we spend time on Lake Michigan, eat good food and drink good drinks. As for quilts, my mother was given a beautiful star quilt when she was pregnant with me. I’ve been fascinated by that quilt my entire life and therefore, fascinated with all quilts. I thought about making my first one when I was about 18, in the early 90s. Unfortunately, I didn’t know anyone who quilted, didn’t have a sewing machine, and got a little overwhelmed by trying to figure it out all by myself. So I gave up. Then right before I turned 40, I mentioned to my husband that I’d always wanted to make a quilt, so he bought me a sewing machine and said go for it. Thanks to the internet and helpful quilters such as yourself, I made it through that first quilt and never looked back!

[@evelynostrander3516]

My husband's family reunion has an auction. We make or bring something to auction off. Then use the money to purchase steaks and choose and rent the shelter house for the next year. We've had fresh honey, eggs, quilts, flower benches. A family geneology book of our family. Crocheted items. I

[@tinamack4209]

Evelyn, my family does the same thing! Are we speaking of the same family? Seely family reunion in Alberta Canada?

[@rahannneon]

i saw a native woven blanket before i ever saw a quilt. i saw my first crazy quilt by the age of 5, and became obsessed with they idea, even my play with clay was rolling out odd shapes and fitting them back together. i was hand stitching very young, making mocs by that age. by 12 i was participating in sewing bees at our church and made the cut to be able to do 10 stitches per inch for quilting. i've taken a few years off over the years, for other fiber obsessions, but i am back to quilting again now in my later years.

[@graylagran7443]

With each episode, you introduce a new quilt or technique I want to try out. If only I had the stamina to stay up all night quilting!

[@kathyf3656]

I've never been to a family reunion. But I had an early introduction to quilts. My great-grandmother lived in the mountains of New Hampshire in a little town called Sandwich. When I was about 5, we went to visit her. I got to ride in the Rumble Seat of my Grandfather's old car. She made quilts, braided rugs, and even hooked rugs. Even in an New England summer, we definitely needed those heavy, handmade quilts at night in the mountains.

[@thestitchinglane737]

I have always known about quilts. I come from a family of quilters. Unfortunately I may be the last in our family to make quilts. I currently have 4 generations of quilts. Before I graduated high school my mom made me a Lone Star quilt. Sad to say that was her last one. When I graduated high school, my grandmother gave me a quilt that she had pieced and hand quilted. When I graduated college, my grandmother gave me one that my great-grandmother had made. A few years ago I finished out the generations by completing my first quilt. I basically learned to piece quilt just by watching my mom and my grandmother. Before my son was born was when my grandmother taught me how to quilt by hand. I even have her quilting frames. Of course all these quilts will be handed down to my son. :) He loves them as much I as do.

[@songtann]

I don’t know it looks pretty perfect to me. Just gorgeous and the ombre style is in now. You were ahead of your time.

[@DeterminedDIYer]

After my Gram passed away, My mom took three quilt tops she had in her cedar chest and had them quilted for my sister, she and I. It's an antique because my great grandma and my grandmother worked on them. The lady at the quilt shop offered to buy them from my mom, but my mom said no thank you. :) Mine is gorgeous. It's a variation on a wedding ring quilt pattern. It's not squared off, it's rounded on the sides. It's my first and only quilt so far. I am teaching myself how to quilt though and hopefully I can make one I'm not afraid to use lol.

[@5eagans]

This year our family did something different. Because I joined an Arts Association. I'm not a painter, I like to sew and craft, but I enjoy art. I brought tons of glass ornaments to our gathering, along with metallic and glitter acrylic paints, and everyone joined me in making painted ornaments for the association to sell as a fundraiser. It was the perfect "do together" craft for the holiday. We could sit and mindlessly gab and shake our way through each and every ornament. Love your quilts and just subscribed!

[@petracramirez54]

Angela this idea to give a quilt is just awesome! We raffled two out two years ago but I like your family's idea even better. Love your energy at midnight. Mine is at 5 am

[@AngelaWaltersfmq]

Oh man, the only thing I am doing at 5am is sleeping for several more hours, lol

[@denisepineda1788]

I love the quilt and the shirt as well. I'm making my 2nd quilt. The quilt top is completed...now I need to put the quilt sandwich together. I'm taking a free motion quilting class next week so I hope to learn enough to finish it up and start my next one! Thanks for sharing all your tips, tricks, knowledge, and humor with us.

[@cathyolesky7710]

Hi Angela! Love your "Midnight Quilt Show" episodes. Thanks for sharing your expertise!!

[@Haylo545]

I always wanted to make a quilt since my teens. I finally managed to start and complete a quilt this year at 38. As much as I make mistakes and pull my hair out I really enjoy my new hobby and enjoy it more with a glass of Jacob's Creek Cabernet Sauvigon 🍷

[@kransberg1]

Angela, I am going to start this tradition with our "transatlantic family" - Daughter, her husband and coming baby in Annapolis MD, me in Germany and mom and big family in Brazil! The reunion would be huge!!!! Tks for the videos! Learning a lot with you!

[@jan-mareew6234]

Hey there, I fell in love with quilting, and I mean head over heels, can't eat, always creating things in your mind type of quilting. God! I even like the smell of new fabric. Today, ( three years quilting, and I'm still learning. The only lessons I've had are from youtube, with your help in free motion quilting. You're great at it and your always bubbly, and it's obvious how much you love free motion quilting, something I'm still working on. My grandson's birthday is the day I made my first quilt. Jan

[@kelposch2839]

BRILLIANT idea to use the scraps to decide the design layout. Seems so simple, why haven't I thought of that before?!? Great quilt and show.

[@nanamjbri]

I just came across your channel and I’m very happy that I did ♥️ because I love your personality and I love watching you quit 😍 you make it look so easy but I know it takes lots of practice. Years ago I took a quilting class with 2 of my sister in laws and we had so much fun doing that together . We actually were taught to hand quilt and I loved doing that ♥️. We only did it for not even 2 years. But unfortunately between then and now things happen in life lots of heart aches 💔 and I haven’t quilted in a long time 😢. I would love to start again and I would love to learn to machine quilt 😍. I just Subscribed to your channel and turned on the bell because I’m very interested in seeing what you come up with . And I will also be watching the videos I have missed . Thanks for have an awesome channel and sharing what you know ♥️. That’s such an awesome thing to do at family reunions . How special the winner feels to WIN a Quilt that was made with LOVE ♥️ that’s amazing.

[@morganl2633]

I saw my first quilt as a small child but just liked the tactile elements and the colours. It wasn’t until art school that my love and passion for quilts developed and I haven’t looked back since.

[@jerrimanning7190]

My grandmother was a quilter. Hand piecing & applique were her gift! I never appreciated the art and the work involved until after I was an adult with teens! Unfortunately she passed away two years after I started pouring quilts. We never got to work on a quilt together. I did inherit all of her projects in progress or WIPs. I also inherited her stash!

[@maryavelis1157]

Mistakes happen! Makes the quilt more lovable. I saw my first quilt from my grandmother (fathers mother) she machine pieced, but hand quilted. Another meaning to blood, sweat and tears! I have one her grandmother made. "Field of Diamonds." I love it!

[@judylyon3398]

When I was about 6 yrs. old I was sick for a month. On the bed was a quilt made by my grandmother. My mother would lay on the bed with me and tell me stories about the fabrics in the quilt. Some were her school dresses from 1915, etc. Many were silk, but some were wool. I still have that quilt today!

[@ennykraft]

I didn't see my first quilt till I was 50. I live in Germany where patchwork quilts are new and still very rare. People sleep under duvets and some people have a wholecloth quilt as a cover during the day. In the past, old fabrics were used for making rugs. I discovered quilting when my Indian bed cover started to be completely worn through so I had to get a new one. While searching Etsy, I found an antique quilt top (WIP apparently are nothing new) but I still had to quilt it. Since I didn't want to practice quilting on something so precious, I decided to make a quilt myself and give it a go. It was so much fun, I haven't stopped since.

[@faithlinkministries]

Love your sessions Angela I am 68 years old and have just started quilting in the last couple of years in my retirement thank you for you lovely sunshine face. Would love to share a red with you xx

[@awilkes1071]

I LOVE your videos! When I was young, we had a cottage with quilts that my grandmother made. Each girl had "their" quilt that was just used at the summer cottage.

[@mallorybradshaw8990]

Beautiful quilt. I love that you left the mistakes in AND still aired the episode! Kudos. I have made a couple quilted projects and am working on my first actual quilt now and ...it's a good thing I learn best from mistakes because I am learning a lot (and sticking with the mantra that finished is better than perfect). We used to go to family reunions where my sister and I always tried to avoid the nametag lady who would eventually stick ours on. The reunions slowly stopped happening... probably time for our generation to start them up again...a quilt giveaway may just be the ticket!

[@mtrend1800]

my great grandma made a few quilts. Never really thought much about them at the time when I was a teenager. However, the past 3 years now 26 I have been sewing and came across some quilt images online and HAD to try it! Now a year later I have finished one quilt, 2 quilt tops I have 5-7 started but not even close to being done or finished! Oh well I love it and my 3 year old already loves it too!! She is always asking me to make her a quilt too. Especially when she watches these videos with me. Also, so happy to see you using the ruler foot on a home machine! I just purchased one last month. Its staring at me and I am terrified to use it because I don't want to break a needle and "pee" my pants lol!

[@clairesomero]

I think the first time i thought quilts were cool when i was a kid on a field trip to plymouth plantation. I was amazed at how beautiful they could make quilts from leftover scraps of clothes and such.

[@catalinacatoi653]

I discovered the quilts a few years ago , like two..I am 53 and , yes, I had no idea this was a big thing in the States. Nobody in my family ever quilted anything. I love, love this (new for me) craft and I can't wait to make my third quilt. I started in a small group and we made a friendship quilt together. Then I messed with a layer cake and jellyroll and made my second that I am about to learn how to quilt on a long arm next week. I started another quilt top and I hope I will keep on doing quilts until I will get better.

[@budoneof15]

My mother was a quilter. She started quilting later in life. She decided to make each of her kids a quilt for their 25th wedding anniversary. Also when the grand kids started getting married she would make them one. Well she had 15 children, crazy right, I’m number 12. I’m sad to say my mother was killed in a car accident before I had my anniversary so I never got one. We found a quilt top in her stash, a wedding ring. My little sister and I are hoping to someday cut it in half and finish it so we have one of her quilts. I so want to free motion quilt. LOVE these videos. That is when I first saw quilts.

[@chrisryan6145]

I can't remember not having quilts in my life. My grandmother made them for each of her children, and then each generation after that as they married. Grandkids each got a crocheted afghan when they reached their teen years. I still have my mother's quilt from my grandmother, it's an embroidered top on white, and is well-loved.

[@tulip1944]

Loving all the bright colors. Such a fun/cagey way to get people to come to reunions!!!

[@snobunni426]

I was introduced to quilting from a work accident. I had to be flown to an emergency shock trauma center and the paramedics had to strip me of my clothes that were left behind. My co worker was a avid quilter and took my clothes, made a small memory quilt and had everyone I work with sign the quilt as a get well card. I thought that was the coolest thing ever and still do. Since then I learned to quilt and now have loads of fun with it.

[@cccarle]

I’ve always appreciated quilts. I can’t quite remember the first time I saw one, but it was just 3 months ago that I saw a quilt one of the kids I nanny for received from her grandma that made me want to learn. So I took up lessons and now I’m obsessed! That’s how I got here to you! My first quilting KZbinr!

[@barbaramarshall5271]

Thankyou, I love your show, I just need to learn how to quilt. I went to a qui lot and craft show around eight years ago and I saw these amazing quilts that were beautiful as well as artistic and so cleverly made. That I loved so much I decided I wanted to do that too😊🙂

[@marissaadamson9014]

I saw my first quilt when I was little but it wasn’t until I was in my late teens that a friend of my grandmas was visiting and she had a quilt she had made from the off cuts of something she had done for my grandma. All I saw was the corner and loved the colours and I told her I loved the colours and she gave me the quilt. That was when I wanted to start learning and I watched Jenny from Missouri Star and you Angela.

[@donyafrontauria9235]

I saw my first quilt before I was aware of what they were. My mom's mom was a quilter and we'd get a new quilt or lap quilt every year for either birthday or christmas... or both! There were only two grandkids on that side of the family, so I know I took it for granted for years. When my baby brothers came along, when my oldest brother and I were in our teens, the quilts whittled down to just one a year, then as she got older, we got them for milestones instead of every year. Understandable. I learned the basics from her, but I find I like hand-work a lot more than she did, and while she loved big geometric designs and applique, I love intricate patchwork. She died when I was 24, but I still have her New Home quilting sewing machine with built-in serger. I don't use it as much anymore, now that I have a new machine, but I'll never get rid of it. I also inherited her fabric stash, her quilting rulers, templates, books... pretty much everything, since I was the only grandaughter and my mother sews clothes, not quilts. I'm turning 47 this weekend and I still have every quilt Grandmama made for me. We still sleep with my 'wedding quilt', which was the last one she ever made, and we treasure it. I will always feel connected in a special way to her because she took a bit of time to teach me the basics. She wasn't a very warm woman, ironically, but she showed her affection through her quilts and paintings. I'm so glad to have those tangible pieces of her still with me. Now I'm the one making quilts to keep the family warm. :) Thank you for sharing your love of quilting and all the neat techniques and designs that you do. I love watching your show!

[@AngelaWaltersfmq]

That's the amazing power of a quilt, how special!!

[@lamwa13]

It turned out fabulous! I love the bold colors (I'm turning out to be a sucker for solids). This is one of my favorites.

[@Happybidr]

What a fun video, storytelling while quilting and piecing. Enjoyed it a LOT.

[@ramonacabrera4635]

Love 💕 watching your videos, Ms. Angela .. cheers 🍾🍷 to you and to your quilting ✂️🧷🧵🪡