The first quilt I made was from Alex Anderson's book that teaches kids to quilt. It had 4 blocks and is about a 36 x 36. I machine pieced the top and hand quilted it. The only thing I have hand quilted. That was Spring 2004. I hated sewing machines prior to that.. had no confidence at all in my ability.. but some friends encouraged me to try a quilt as I have always wanted to make one. I figured instructions for a kid would be best for me... LOL! I was hooked immediately and haven't slowed down since!
In fact, the next quilt I made was a large one... between a twin and full.. for my son from McCall's Quilting Magazine called Perky Patches.
Barb C.