My first quilt was over 25 years ago. It was a log cabin and I cut the pieces with scissors! I sewed the blocks together in rows and then just sewed the rows together (no matching seams). I did hand quilt it, almost a SID thing, and used the backing fabric pulled around to the front for binding. I gave it to my son's favorite teacher for her first child. She loved it. Looking back now it probably looked horrible but it was greatly appreciated. Wish I had a picture of it. I try and photograph all my quilts now so I will have some kind of record of my "improvement". LOL