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EllieGirl 03-08-2013 10:55 AM

How Many Quilts Do You Make?
 
I have been quilting three years. I have made four quilts since November 1. My daughter thinks it's a lot. I don't think it is. What is your average?

Teeler 03-08-2013 11:07 AM

New quilter here averaging one (top) a month since January...I expect to finish the first two this month, and I have one WIP going.

Tartan 03-08-2013 11:10 AM

I average about 4 good sized quilts a year with lots of little projects in between that interest me. Quilting is my creative outlet, gives me joy and keeps me sane. Much cheaper than therapy!:D

katier825 03-08-2013 11:10 AM

Too many, according to my hubby! Dozens in the past few years I guess. Lots of baby quilts, lots of quilts for gifts and a few for me. ;) I tend to make easy patterns with busy fabrics so they look more difficult than they are. After I get caught up on the ones I've got going, I'd like to make fewer, but try some more complex patterns, such as NY Beauty or other fancy paper pieced quilts.

WTxRed 03-08-2013 11:23 AM

I made 19 my first year (which was last year), 4 of those were super queen size - the others were lap/throw.
I've made 2 this year (one is my first paper pieced), have 2 more 80+% done.
Saying this, I do have my quilts LAQ'ed which gives me the creative time for the tops :)
IF I didn't have to do the daily 8-5 grind, I could easily see me doing a quilt in just a few days, maybe a week at tops. I do kind of keep track of how much time I've spent on a top - the most is 62 hours, 2nd to that is 40-41 ish for the paper pieced.
It's all in perspective!!!

KalamaQuilts 03-08-2013 01:18 PM

I make complicated quilts very slowly.
If I were in a hurry I'd buy a blanket.

MadQuilter 03-08-2013 01:21 PM

It depends on the size and the complexity of your quilts but it sounds like a lot to me too. I work in spurts and I have tons of UFOs. Can't say how many I have made but probably 2 a year or so which does not include small donation quilts.

GrandmaPeggy 03-08-2013 02:22 PM

I started in 2009 and have made about 2 dozen quilts, plus many sewing projects as they caught my attention. But, last year I only made 2 of those quilts and a small shawl. I just piece the tops and send the quilts to a local quilt club buddy who has a computerized long-arm. She makes my beginner quilts beautiful! I couldn't do it without her!

Oops! I forgot to add that the 2 last year were t-shirt quilts for my grandson. They were hard, but he seemed to like them both.

sharoney 03-08-2013 02:57 PM


Originally Posted by KalamaQuilts (Post 5914527)
I make complicated quilts very slowly.
If I were in a hurry I'd buy a blanket.

Love this answer! I do a mix of easy and challenging. Usually I like to follow a challenging one with a couple of easy ones. Then I get bored and want to do something more difficult. I average 2-3 quilts a month, if I don't have anything else going on. And I like to do table toppers, tote bags and wall hangings too.

I give away at least half the quilts I make, and sell a (very) few on etsy.

JenniePenny 03-08-2013 03:07 PM

Depends on what is going on in my life. I suspect this is true of all of us.


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