I know that many of you are probably well seasoned in the field of quilting, but I have just started. I have taken no lessons, only read books and tried to re-create things I've seen (in my own style).
So..without further delay...here are my first two finished projects.
The deer set is ready to give to my son for his wedding gift.
I quilted in the black lines of the 4 placemats and did a straight line quilt on all the other items: double oven mitt, fingertip oven mit, 2 pot holders (one not shown).
The cola bag is for a quick carrying around of my laptop. I took several ideas and popped them into one case. Not bad for a beginner (in my humble opinion). This was the VERY FIRST quilting project I ever did.

Why aren't my pictures showing...I used the Attach Files, they are .jpg and they are less than 300K

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Wow, you did an awesome job! These were your first projects? I love the deer set, very, very nice job.

Tracy, those look great! I love the laptop case. Sure could use one of those!

And Welcome from Houston.

oh yes! you definitely have a bright future in quilting!!!! :thumbup:

The laptop bag WAS my very first quilting project, yes.
Then my husband suggested placemats for our sons wedding.
I tried a few samplers (pot holder) and found it to be easy...So i created a template for the size mats I wanted and kept on going from there

Your work looks great!!! You're off to a wonderful start. Welcome to the board from Southern California.

Well, with a start like that- we expect many more wonderful things from you in the future! :0) Very good job- you have an aptitude for this!

These are just great and since you indicate that the placemats and the matching pot holders and oven mits are for you son's wedding, does this mean the kids are growing up and now you might have time for some quilting projects???