Originally Posted by
Kate M
As a gift?
Here are is my dilemma: I am still finishing my first quilt that is not a rag quilt. My intention was to gift it to my husband's co-worker who just found out they were expecting. I am not too thrilled with the results... I used a few cheap fabrics, which in turn stretched and also ironed it a few times before learning you are to press the pieces, not iron. So some squares are off, my straight line quilting is a little wonky and I haven't even started binding. I feel it looks okay for a first quilt, just not sure how I feel about it being a gift.
What would you do? Give it or keep it for practice?
Depends on how close you are to the parents. A very, very close friend would appreciate it simply becasue it was your first effort. Someone not so close might see it simply as a poor excuse for a gift.