My first quilt was made in 1977, for the birth of a nephew. I had sewn clothing for many years, but this was my first quilt. Unfortunately, I wasn't as "savvy" then as I am now about quilting. I chose the drunkard's path block. My fabrics were a red with white dots and white with red dots. For batting I believe I used an old cotton sheet (hey, we live in Texas and it doesn't get that cold here). Finally, the backing was red flannel. And of course I didn't wash any of my fabrics before using them. The piecing went OK even though there were curved seams. The layering went OK too. I echo-quilted it on my Singer Golden Touch-N-Sew. Because I hadn't washed the fabrics, the dye in the red flannel on the back came off on the bed of my sewing machine. I never got those red stains off that machine bed, even though I scrubbed it with Comet! But it did turn out pretty and my BIL and SIL loved it.
Best part of all, my nephew loved it! He turned 34 last year. I hadn't seen him in quite a while (they live in another state), but we did get the chance to visit his family and he told me he still has my quilt, quite worn from use, but now stored in his mother's cedar chest to keep it safe.