Just started quilting a few months ago. Finished my first quilt about a week ago.
My wife has been quilting for about 15 years. We were watching a Fons & Porter show one day that had a quilt hanging behind the guest who happened to be John Flynn.
I told her that if she could find the pattern for that quilt, that I would make it. I have sewing machine experience from having been in the Navy for 21 years.
She found the pattern and it turned out to be a variation of his double wedding ring. Wife said " Nope, you ain't starting THERE." She showed me how to do a basic nine patch ( and I thought she had said ' nine PACK ' - I figured it was a six pack and a half so, I was all for it ).
Bottom line, I made a baby quilt made of nine 'patch'.
I have the double wedding ring one about 1/3 done and it looks like it will be around for awhile before it's completed.
We now own TWO Janome 6600's