The first quilt I ever made was in a class at Queen Ann's Lace (Kissimmee LQS now closed) back in 2004 where our class of four each made a rail fence lap quilt.
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I named the quilt AmERICa for my son Eric and the patriotic fabrics used. I don't now what I was thinking by using red, white and blue variegated thread for quilting my very first quilt ever, but you know what they say "Go bold or go home"! I used my walking foot and quilted straight lines going diagonally across each block.
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ReplyDeleteThe first quilt I ever made was in 2002. My sister was terminally ill and my daughter was pregnant. Carol was the quilter, but couldn't make the "animal totem" baby quilt for my soon to be granddaughter, so it was up to me, with Carol's instructions. I chose a batik with identifiable giraffes.
ReplyDeleteI outlined the giraffes with permanent marker, and "hand" quilted around them and in some blocks. Traumatized me enough that I wouldn't even think about quilting for several years! Will post photos now. :-))
First quilt I ever made was for my daughter's graduation from High School in 2011. It was a T-Shirt quilt for her to take to College in cold Chicago. I learned everything via YouTube and Jodi Peterman.
ReplyDeleteMy first quilt was an entirely flannel quilt for my Mom. The end result was fantastic, but hand quilting three layers of flannel was a challenge!
ReplyDeleteMy first quilt was totally hand pieced because I did not own a sewing machine at the time. I took a class in the local college adult ed program. The teacher was one of those unbelievable applique masters, like our Mary Sorensen, but I did not know what applique was either. The teacher taught hand work and suggested we tie the quilts, which I did. Posting the picture on FB
ReplyDeleteSo fun reading about all your first quilts. My first quilt was a miniature postage stamp quilt using vintage fabrics I collected before I started quilting. I was so psyched, that I bought the quilting versus quilting it myself. I bet that lady laughed when she saw my tiny little thing. No way it would have fit on a longarm. You can read more here: http://nostalgiccafe.blogspot.com/2010/05/bloggers-quilt-festival.html
ReplyDeleteIt was 1994, I was living in Wildflecken Germany, a teeny weeny town and a teenier military post. I thought I wanted to sew to have something to occupy mu time, so I taught myself, made some sun dresses and my first quilt. No book, no internet.
ReplyDeleteMy first quilt was a queen-sized, hand-appliqued quilt that I made as a wedding present for a friend. I did all the quilting by hand! My friend lost her house in Hurricane Katrina and I've never wanted to know whether she was able to save the quilt.......
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