First Rag Quilt
Figuring out the instructions and being sure how many squares I needed was my biggest challenge. At first I worried I didn't have enough fabric. Then it turned out I had almost enough squares for a s…
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Darlene's First Quilt
Trying to keep a straight quarter inch seam. Trying to quilt and keep straight lines was hard for my first try. I picked a difficult pattern to start out with. I should have picked an easier pattern …
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Jeanne & Grandmother at the Treadle
When a dear friend got me quilting again, and my son's 40th birthday was rapidly approaching, I decided it was time to finish the quilt. The hardest part was replacing part of the batting and finding…
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Stack and Whack Quilt
Going to class. I didn't want to learn to quilt. This was all my younger sister's idea. I went kicking and screaming and dragging my feet. I didn't have time to do this, I wasn't interested in this, …
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Dylan's John Deere Quilt
Putting the sandwich together, and I was very nervous to start quilting. I didn't have a walking foot for this quilt but now have one and I am anxious to see how helpful this foot will be. The battin…
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Little Dutch Girl Quilt
I can't remember. Remember that this was 31 years ago. I was new to quilting but had sewn all of my life. Applique wasn't new to me and I used some old and some new fabrics. It was a twin bed size so…
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Drunkard's Path Quilt
Figuring out how to do the binding. I didn't know about bias binding, and I brought the muslin backing to the front for a binding, which is about 1" wide.It took a bit of doing to find a large enough…
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1988 Anniversary Quilt
Learning to sew while working on such a large (double bed size) project for the first time out. Just the scale of what I was working on was overwhelming at times, like when I had to lie on the floor …
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First Quilt from Block-of-the-Month Project
First the applique and the thought of putting the whole thing together. It sat in a new pizza box all those years until I was retired and looking to clean up the sewing room. I had seen the quilt sto…
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Nine-Patch Quilt
Trying to match the squares and trying to do the binding right. I'm learning from a book.I dont think I did a bad job on it. Since I made the first one, I have since made six more quilts. They are fo…
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Sampler Quilt
Who was going to watch the kids while I worked on it. This was made while on leave in Missouri from California. It was my first test to see if I really wanted to start quilting or if it was just anot…
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Puppy Dog Doll Quilt
Squaring up the whole doll quilt. That is why it ended up a baby's blanky. When I got it done and held it up I could see it was not square. I was really disappointed in how it turned out but I didn't…
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Starry Night Quilt
All the hand quilting around the center star - it took me close to 2 yrs to do it - I suffered a stroke while working as a baker on the job on February 14th, 2002. I was told I would never be able to…
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First Quilts - Quilting Show and Tell
These project - challenge (like all my quilts) "DON'T BUY ANYTHING (exept thread)" I choose very thick filler, very narrow allowance and fleecy fabric. I had not enough time for these project and was…
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My First Quilt - Frolic Variation in Teal
Learning all the brand new skills needed to cut and sew this quilt. The idea of cutting and sewing so very carefully was a challenge for me, because I am usually in such a hurry to complete whatever …
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Baby Tumbling Blocks Quilt
There was none. I really did enjoy the project. Perhaps I was a bit disappointed that I was unable to hand quilt it since it is all hand pieced. But when I came to all those angles, I gave up and had…
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Ohio Star Quilt
I found it hard to maintain the quarter inch seam. My machine quarter inch foot is not exact. I had to mark each seam with a quarter inch line, now I can eye ball it. Than having to spread it out on …
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My First T-Shirt Quilt - Quilting Show and Tell
Mostly not knowing what the heck I was doing. I had never done a quilt before and didn't know there were patterns and suggestions on how to do it.I had cut the shirts different sizes to get the lette…
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First Quilts - Quilting Show and Tell
Cutting the ragging edges. It really wasn't difficult to make the squares and I had fun with it as well. The one thing I want to learn fast is how to do the batting and backing for a larger, NOT rag …
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First Quilts - Beginner Quilt Show and Tell
The hand quilting was the most difficult part of the project. I have done quite a lot of needlework but mostly on much smaller pieces. As with the entire project, I was making up what to do as I went…
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Double Irish Chain Quilt Picture
At the time it was selecting the fabric. You wouldn't think selecting 3 colors would be so hard. But I wanted colors that both my husband and I would like in our bedroom. I was in my mauve and medium…
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