My first quilt was Buckeye Beauty. My sister-in-law is a lifelong Avid quilter, so about 10 years ago, I thought it would be a good hobby for me, too. The pattern came from a quilting book I picked randomly from a bookstore shelf, "Quick and Easy Scrap Quilts," by Leisure Arts. That book became my quilting bible. I Still reference it.
I tied the quilt, but I had used cotton batting. Eventually I learned that was a no-no for a tied quilt, so I called my friend and told her, "Never Wash Your Quilt." lol... Ironically, I have it! We live 2,000 miles apart and had a visit recently and I asked for it back so that I could properly quilt it. It's all apart on my sewing table, but I won't be able to get to it for a couple of weeks (going out of town soon).
Funny this subject came up.