mscyndi

My first quilt top was called the Peace Block. and I gave the top away to my cousin. My first complete quilt was Grandmother Flower Quilt King Size, hand pieced and hand quilted I gave it to my Mom, when she passed my sister brought it back to me. I love it is all worn from all the use she got of it. Still smells like her too. :D

dd

My first one was counted cross stitch baby animals I used for every other block and tied the corners. Didn't know what I was doing. That was for my first baby. When she was in first grade I took a class on hand piecing and quilting and made an Ohio star. The teacher told us when we were finished piecing, the next class she would show us how to make a pillow out of it. I just laughed. I told her, politely, that I knew how to make a pillow and I wouldn't be at the next class. I was going to make a quilt. She kinda laughed at me and said well if that's what you want. It took me 5 years to finish the quilt, all by hand, from scraps. When my daughter was in high school, I found out this same lady was the attendance secretary at school. I took it to school one day, introduced myself and told her about the quilt. She ripped it out of my hands and ran into the hallway to see who was out there that she could show it to. She then went over to the main office and showed it to all of them. She was so excited. That really made the wait worth it. Oh, you bet I still have it.

Barb44

dd, that's a great story.

My first quilt was a Georgia Bonesteel lap quilted king-size log cabin. That is when I learned not to use a sheet for backing when hand quilting. I still have it although some of the hand stitching came out and has been repaired. I use it on our bed in the winter.

jaciqltznok

I first did a scrap patch back in the 70's. It was lost/stolen during a move in the 80's. THen in the 1994 I took a rotary cutting class and made a rail fence. That is still on my sofa today!

Ellen

My first quilt was a lap quilt in 1976 for my first DH's grandmother. She was a quilter herself and I made this in the "Indian Hatchet" pattern (she was in the TX Panhandle where the renegades had been) because I just loved the quilts she had given us when we were married in '64. She just loved that I was going to follow in her footsteps. It was an honor for me. And yes, I have it back.

RatherB Quilting

Mine was a turning twenty. I had no idea what I was doing because the LQS owner wouldn't help me at all. I still have it although it is SUPPOSED to go to my Mom. I got the bright idea to handquilt it...so it's been seven years!

Jim's Gem

Mine was from Quilt in a Day and I think it was the Morning Star quilt. I still have the pattern around here somewhere

Phannie1

I did a Grandmother's fan and yes I still have it. I made it in 1983.

May in Jersey

After reading the above post I remember that I did make a quilt back in the 80's, that was way before I 'learned' to quilt in 1999. I cut big squares of several calicos and solids for the top, used an old blanket for the batting and a brown and black stripped sheet for the back. I also made a dust ruffle from the gold calico fabric I used in the top and it served as our bedspread for several years. Last time I saw it was several years ago when we helped our son move, it was wrapped around his dresser.

QuiltnLady1

My first quilt was whole cloth -- actually whole sheets -- in the mid 1970's. They were a beautiful sea and beach pattern. King sheet on top, king sheet on the bottom, poly batting in the middle. I embroidered the whole thing (instead of normal quilting) -- outlined all the elements -- it took a year to finish. We used it on the bed (I made curtains to match), then we moved, put it in a bag to take to the new house and you guessed it DH took the bag to the dump instead of the new house. I cried.