sonisew

Could you do a tutorial on this so we can see how to make them?

QuiltnNan

it goes faster with more experience. hang in there

JuneD

I can relate!! I started quilting just about the same time you did, and about the same age!! I turn 60 (gulp!!) next month! I have never had so much FUN!!!! Quilting has given me a new spark in my creativity. :-P

michelehuston

Enjoy every moment of it and not everyone will get a quilt, but that's ok. The joy comes in loving what you do and having fun at it. I try (not always successfully lol) to stress about only what I can change. If your can't change it, let it go and enjoy the ride. :D

Treasureit

I am so thankful that your family appreciates the quilts you are making! I have several that could care less about this art! I want to make them quilts anyway hoping they will be interested someday, but they are way down the list! Enjoy the process! This is really your hobby - not a marathon!

elseebee

I'm in the same boat (except I'm older than you)! One thing that's helped me is I found wonderful kits for an inexpensive price at www.fabriccafe.com (I have no affiliation with them, just love their site). They sell 3 yd kits with patterns for around $25, but I usually get them on sale. They are usually around 48x54" or so which makes a nice size to throw over the back of the couch and grab as a lap quilt when you're chilled. I gave one to my massage therapist and my dog's groomers (all men!) for Christmas and they're still talking about those quilts! My DD got one for her birthday (snowmen which she collects) and I have another promised to her for next Christmas. As a beginning quilter I have invested in fabrics and kits for bigger projects, but I'm waiting until I'm a little more experienced to start those.

lillybeck

I have been quilting for many years and still do not get all done that I want to so just enjoy the process of what you do get done and do not worry about what you cannot get done. That would just take all the fun out of it.

alageeps

Exactly how I felt, but one at a time in your order, in between we always have a baby one or two... when you get to it.... Do you hand quilt? Love it.. :P

purvissp

I just got started in quilting 6 weeks ago and have completed 2 lap quilts and working on my 3rd. I am 65, my wife has quilted for years, but I stuck with mostly "manly" hobbies, woodworking, cars, etc.

Luckily curiosity got me into quilting. My wife brought home a used older Baby Lock embroidery machine a few months ago. It sat around and she was not using it. I was interested in seeing how it worked so I started playing around with it. Found it to be a lot of fun, but quite limited in function so I went up and traded it for a Brother PE780D, what a great machine.

I made several Disney blocks for my wife to use in a quilt, but she was busy on another project at the time so I decided to try making a quilt by myself. She let me use her 40+ year old Singer portable to start. That was tough to use so I went up and bought myself a new Brother Run Way machine, and off I went to make my first quilt. What a ball, cutting, fitting and piecing, sort of like woodworking.

Sure wish I had discovered quilting earlier. It is something my wife and I enjoy doing together. Also fun going shopping for fabric and supplies together. We live near Lancaster, PA and there are a lot of Amish shops with some great prices on fabrics.

Not sure what I am going to do with all the quilts, no grand children, they are just stacked in a pile for now, may donate them to some local charities.

Hope you all enjoy quilting as much as I have come to enjoy it. Wish I would have discovered it earlier in life.

Also, it is great that this is one of my hobbies that my wife also enjoys. I don't make messes in the garage quilting.

moreland

Well, if you are willing to let someone else do the actual quilting (which takes care of sandwiching, pinning, and hand quilting or tying), you can make A LOT of quilts. Depending on your pattern, of course, but with a Disappearing Nine Patch type pattern, a large quilt top can be assembled in a couple of days--when you retire you will have all day to quilt and your production will increase dramatically.
Happy Quilting. :>