My last fully finished quilt was this one for Project Linus. I was hoping to have another quilt finished before this post, but I only got as far as finishing up the quilting, so it will have to wait a few days.
What I've learned over the last few months:
- Use quality batting! Cheap batting is no fun to quilt with, trust me!
- When you're starting out, do one quilt at a time for a while. That way you only make any given mistake once. :-)
- Quilting for a charity is a great way to practice your skills without feeling like your time is wasted.
- Blogging is fun, and crafty bloggers are wonderful, generous people!
Hi Evelyn ~ I wish I had a "First Hit is Free" quilt! That's wonderful! I love that you've shown a charity quilt, and your lessons are perfect. The only thing worse than cheap fabric is cheap batting. It winds up being a trade of money saved for time wasted.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your quilts!
Love your first quilt! It has that very cottagey feel to it that I love!
ReplyDeleteYour first quilt is gorgeous! I'm really impressed that you got all the plaids lined up so well on your very first try.
ReplyDeleteI have a huge attraction to anything plaid so of course I'm loving your first quilt.
ReplyDeleteGreat tip to work on quilt at a time in the beginning.
It is fun to see all the completed work - thanks for sharing yours.
It just amazes me how far you've come in such a short time. And you are so crazy productive! It is truly inspiring! :)
ReplyDeleteWow...you are quite a quick study. Your quilts are very lovely! Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeletei love those free quilts. fantastic first quilt too. lucky you.
ReplyDeleteBless you for making a quilt for Project Linus. Keep up the good work.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your quilts are great! I love the wavy line quilting in the last one. So glad you're "hooked."
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