Quilting Beginnings!

My first 'go' at quilting! Jen's family photographs are on the left side of the trunk and branches and include fav. recipes, college photos, great grandparents and loads more. Jim(my) family is on the right side of the trunk and includes Manchester United logo, pets, generations of our families . Both have important milestones in Jim and Jen's life. Space was left on the branches for wedding photos and future children.

How It All Began

So here we go! I've been thinking about having a blog for some time now but still not very good with moving photos around computers - so anything could happen.
How did I get started into P & Q? I was asked to make a 'chuppah' or canopy for my son's wedding to Jen. Having no idea what one was or how to proceed, I spent a few weeks visiting fabric shops and picking people's brains. I decided to make a quilt...but didn't know how to do it! To cut a long story short, I came up with the goods and produced what was asked - a 'chuppah' on the theme 'The Tree of Life' which displayed fabric photos from generations past, people present and images of important events in the life of the bridal couple.