What was pattern of your 1st Quilt and did you keep it?
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Queen size Dresden Plate - never took a class or read a book before I made it-( I received the kit as a Christmas gift because I always told my husband I wanted to make a quilt) I hand pieced and appliqued it...then had it machine quilted. Took me 30 years and I will only show it to dearest friends who know naught about sewing/quilting so that they can say positive things. I have improved some since then. :)
#125
My first was a monkey wrench pattern. It was a scrappy quilt made from all the leftover scraps from clothes I made my oldest daughter in the early '70s. If the quilt police were around they sure would have had grounds for an arrest. Used a 1/2 inch seam allowance, cordoroy was the background solid fabric, it was so heavy that I didn't use batting at all. Yes I still have it tucked away in a trunk. Probably would need a crane to get it out.
#129
My first completely on my own quilt was a sampler of many pieced blocks featuring solid brown, blue print, light orange with white! All very traditional blocks. I hand quilted it...took forever! That was in the early 1960's...I still have it and wouldn't take anything for it!
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