Originally Posted by JoanneS
I started with traditional quilts, very little applique. I've done quite a bit of paper piecing. For a while, I made watercolor quilts, and I have a LOT of 2" squares in my stash! I love designing my own quilts and playing around with traditional designs in non-traditional ways. I've done a few arty quilts. I've given away almost all of my quilts as wedding and baby gifts. I estimate I've made 100+. One of these days, I'm going to start making a list! I have a scrapbook of pictures of MOST of them. When I give one as a gift, I ask the giftee to take a picture of the quilt with themselves or the baby in it. They usually don't get around to doing it! But I always take a picture before it goes in the mail, so I have a record. I asked for a digital camera for Christmas several years ago, so I now take a picture at the last minute, and use it in a gift card with the quilt.
I forgot to write about QUILTING.
Hand quilting was my joy, but my thumbs no longer allow me to do it. I've had to learn how to do machine quilting - which (to my surprise) is much more difficult to master! I finally bought an embroidery machine last year, because I realized I could use the outline feature for quilting. THEN I saw a demo of 4D, and I bought it to design my own quilting designs. WHOOPEE! I've done a LITTLE free motion, mostly wavy lines and bubbles/pebbles and 5 pointed stars. Practice, practice practice - I keep telling myself.