Thank You !!! from a newbie
I have to say thank you to everyone who has asked questions here and everyone who gave their answers and opinions. I have spent more than a week reading over literally hundreds of pages of posts. I got answers to questions i wouldn't have thought to ask and i appreciate that it is all there for someone like me to look over. I was surprised by how much i already knew without realizing it.
I have been sewing since i was about 7 (about 28 years) and have sadly never really progressed beyond a beginner level. I suppose i never needed or wanted to go beyond that level before. I can make curtains, drapes, shopping bags, etc. I also know that i am capable of things like hemming and mending even though I hate them and won't.
I made my first "quilt" in 2004 or 2005 when my youngest daughter was a baby. It was a recycled bed sheet that i hand dyed and then sewed into 2 big 4 patches joined together with french seems. I only learned a few weeks ago what a french seem was and i have been sewing them for as long as i can remember.
A few years ago I made several rag quilts because i needed a fast and easy sewing fix but they are nothing to brag about.
About 2 months ago i got bit by the sewing bug after not touching my machine for 2 years. I took a high dive into quilting and it is so much fun. I've already made about 5 decent sized throw quilts and a quilted bag. Nothing i have made is perfect, they don't even qualify as good really.
Because of all of you, i am learning to let the little things go and i look forward to getting better with practice.
Thank You All !!!