Originally Posted by bstanbro

Yes, it's flannel. I worried it would fall apart because I've never made one before, and some of the seam allowances were narrower than they should have been. This is only about my 10th quilt. I still have a LOT to learn. With this one, I learned how to avoid getting the "bend" when I cut my fabrics. I didn't realize that if the grain of the fabric isn't straight, I would get the bend. I have been so dutifully straightening all of my selvages, but not necessarily to my advantage. Duh.

It seems I learn something with each quilt I make. I only took one quilting class; otherwise, I'm self-taught. The teacher that taught my class did me a great favor by reading an essay about the "perfect" quilt. It was written by a woman, Teri Christopherson, whose first child was born with an incapacitating form of mental retardation known as Angelmann's Syndrome. In her essay she encouraged people to have fun with their quilting and not be to critical. She said that if we were too critical of our work, we would become frustrated and quit, ironically preventing ourselves from becoming the good quilters we would like to be. She talked about her daughter who was "imperfect," yes, "but somehow perfect." She said the perfect child was like the perfect quilt--perfect in its imperfection. Hearing her story has allowed me to learn to quilt in a light-hearted way--which is not generally my style. As a result, I'm enjoying this new hobby in a way I have never enjoyed a hobby before.

Thank you al for your kind comments.