Originally Posted by Ruth Camp
Thanks Patrice...you' ve given me another to work on......It's funny how the patterns they label easy can be complicated when you are still new{ 1 year in April} Thank you for making it clear
As for the avatar I made it and my wrists ached for a week.flannel next time :D
my very first quilt block was a 3-dimensional bow tie. i happened to catch Simply Quilts on HGTV. I'd never seen the show before but "hung around" because I realized making quilts sounded like a good way to get back to my sewing machine. i missed sewing with my mom. also, between the expense of supplies and lack of time i had given up making clothes. i went rummaging for fabric, scissors, needle and thread and made that block while the episode was still on the air. it remains a favorite of mine to this day.
my second block was either a log cabin or a pineapple, i'm pretty sure. also inspired by an SQ episode.
i made up the design for my first quilt as i went along. it just never occured to me to worry about having a pattern.
my point is to stop thinking of yourself as "new" and unskilled. the two supplies no quilter should EVER have on hand are fear and self-doubt. whether you started yesterday or 50 years ago, there are things you can do already and things you'll learn sometime down the line. just get it into your head that YOU CAN DO IT and you will be able to do it.