This is the first time I tried anything like this. To the rest of you it is probably amateur, but for me this is a real accomplishment! It is a gift for a 16th birthday for our friends in Denmark's handicapped child.

Well....I bet it is gorgeous...can you post a pic of it???

I am trying

As I look at it in this picture it doesn't look as colorful as it is in person... I am disappointed. It is real girlie girl fun quilt. I know she will love it.

OMG :twisted: I am seeing lots of problems with the pattern I did not see here at home.

I love it! She will too!!
Pictures sometimes do not do justice to the colors! At least mine never did!

That's pretty and does look rather girly :) I'm sure she'll love it.

I like that pattern!!! You did a fantastic job!! What's the name of that pattern? It's now on my "to do" list!!!

1. it doesn't look "amateur" at all. i've seen plenty of quilts like that for sale for hefty prices.
2. it's obviously very pretty. besides, most of us are less than thrilled by the way our cameras change the colors and contrast of things we want to post.
3. there's nothing wrong with it. string quilts are supposed to be whimsical, casual, comforting and inviting. your quilt is all of those things.

ya did good, kiddo. :thumbup:

The pattern is actually an old Norwegian kind of pattern used by house wives many years ago. It was a utilitarian way to use up fabric pieces. They made pillows and other things with it.

I live in Norway and had seen many pilllows using it but didn't know how to quilt then.

Lately, I found the idea in a book called "Sew in a Row Quilts" by Karin Hellaby. She lives in the UK, but her parents were Norwegian. She calls the pattern CHOP SUEY.

It is easy, just choose your colors, cut them into strips of varying sizes then sew the strips together. After that cut the piece into squares and then cut the squares into 4 diagonally.

You can put them together in a myriad of ways. After playing with it for several days we decided to make this pattern and separate the parts with sashing.

Hugs

You all have no idea how grateful I am for your encouragement. It means a lot to me. I just got into this 4 months ago and everything is new to me.

I have now finished 8 small projects, this was the largest. I made quilted mats for my grandchildren to take to the local pool. Will give them as gifts when I arrive in July in the states. (Lancaster, Pa)

Am working on the final one for them now which will be blue and white pinwheel squares alternated with red and white striped squares. Have no idea how it will look when finished. I'll post a pic then.

Love and hugs

You are doing an excellent job and I really like your quilt. It looks really cozy and inviting. Sounds easy as well.Good job.

As a new quilter, you are doing great. The quilt is beautiful - keep up the good work.

Well kiddo, I think you did pretty dern good. Good? Poo. I think its Fantastic. Keep up the good work.

Well, I think it is just beautiful and
you will certainly make a little girl
very happy! :lol:

(I don't see ANY mistakes, either)

I love your pattern that is really nice, wish the true colors showed up, but this is nice and it sure doesn't look like it was really easy. It will surely touch her heart.

Its beautiful and for a first time you made a super job of it. No mean feat to put together a quilt like that. Take a bow.

Elle

I love your quilt! I like to use strips in my miniatures. It is one of my favorite things to do! So I love the way you chose to put yours together! I am sure your friend's daughter will love it!

You did a good job on it! I can always point out my mistakes but you have to stand back and realize most people won't notice them!
I even sold a hotpad one time that one triangle was backwards in a way that totally stood out but someone bought it anyway! I guess maybe they thought I did it on purpose! LOL By the time I saw my mistake it was too late to fix it! So even the pros have flubs and goofs!! I know I do all the time!! and I have been quilting for 30 years!

I think the goofs are what give it character! If they were perfect every time it would be boring!! Nothing to remember fondly! At least that is how I see mine!

This quilt is darling! We quilters are most critical of our own work- and no one else even notices our flubs. I know she will love it.

This is a very nice gift for you to give her- very kind of you! (I would have wanted to keep it! LOL)

Wow -- I really like it! The way you did the colors are just great!

(Keep up the good work!)

Wow! You did an awesome job! I am very, very impressed!

Oh hello .....welcome to the board from nevada.

I too think the quilt is very sweet. very nice setting.

I love it! I don't see any problems - it will be treasured!

Nice layout design, Mary in CA :D [img]

Are you kidding? This is one BEAUTIFUL QUILT!!! Congratulations!

Beautiful! Looks like and sounds like a pattern I have done called "Hidden Wells". Have made a few of these and they are fun to do. Did you do it as a Quilt as you go? :lol:

I think it is beautiful. I'm sure she will love it.

I don't see a thing wrong with the pattern, and I think the colors are lovely. I do know that the camera flash can wash out colors, but either way, I know that both your friends and their daughter are going to love it. You put a lot of work and love into it, and it shows!

another ONE OF A KIND quilt. It is beautiful. You're doing a GREAT job. I took a wip dresden plate quilt to guild last week. While it was spread out on the floor, waiting for the borders to "speak to me" I said OMG! What??? says everybody> What I hadn't seen at home was now glaring at me. the corner square was turned 180 degrees from the others. :oops: :oops: SEveral ladies said " well, I DID see that but thot I shouldn't say anything..." Hummmm I wonder if they REALLY saw it? Plus I would have be very upset if I had finished it and THEN they said something. Good news is it's in the corner so easy to "fix" it. just get out the ripper...

That is very nice Gladgrams.

Gladgrams--I know you are disappointed at the color of your quilt in the photo--but do not fret about it---we all have that problem from time to time.

Your quilt is wonderful. I cannot believe you have only been quilting for a few months!! What an accomplishment. This is not an amateur quilt at all. And you are going to make a young lady and her parents very happy.

Now---Lancaster---quilt shops everywhere!!! You could have some major stash building fun there----AND the prices are really good. The Amish shops are wonderful!!!

Wow!!! I love the planned scrappy look, it's wonderfully done :D :D :D

I think you have done a fantastic job on this quilt!!
My Grand Mother came to the US, from Norway, so I
like anything that relates to your country. Keep up
the great work!!
:D :D :D :D

Hi,

No, I didn't do it as a "quilt as you go" because I don't know how to do that yet :( I don't even know what that is, yet... :oops:

My husband is a creative guy who is computer nerd (geek?) and also writes music. I was surprised when he became so interested in my quilting. He now enjoys "consulting" on the layout options for patterns. I have not yet dared to try to follow a pattern from a book other than to look at one and try to do my own thing. So, I guess all of my projects are originals in that way. I ordered 10 different books on the Internet and get confused reading the directions, I guess due to my lack of experience....

I am just plain having fun right now. And trying not to discourage myself with a desire for perfection - SO I TRULY APPRECIATE YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT :lol: :lol:

Big hugs

I just ordered 52 yard of material on the Internet to be delivered to my daughter's house. How in the world I am going to get that home is still a mystery. No use getting good deals if it costs a mint to ship them here.

There is a little old fashioned dry goods store called Goods that is only minutes away where the Amish shop for material. At Christmas I didn't know how to quilt yet, so I had no appreciation for all the fabric they sell. THIS TIME I am going to know though...

Norwegians are handicrafters from their early years. They all learn to knit by 2nd grade, 3rd grade woodworking by 4th grade they learn to do simple embroidery. Our neighbor boy is in 9th grade and he just made a small quilt as a school project to show he could design, piece and sew! He is an incredibly intelligent borderline Aspergers child, so you can only imagine how perfect it is. Puts me to shame! The schools emphasize old crafts to keep them alive.

Why more men don't quilt is beyond me because they usually love angles, measuring, planning and using complex tools.

Great first quilt.

This is why my DH likes to quilt as one of his hobbies :wink: Your quilt is great(UFF DAH to your worries as we say in MN). Welcome to the board from Southeast Alaska.[/quote]

Very nice! :D

It looks very good. I'm sure your friends child will think it's the best gift they've ever received. Great job!!

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Congratulations to your hubby. We really do say Uff Da here LOL. It is a kind of way of saying "Fine then" da is "then" Uff is an exclamation. The other ending to a lot of sentences is "Sant ja?" - true, right? as in don't you agree...