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Finished my first quilt project last night. I have never done a binding. Doing the mitered corners wasnt so bad but the part that gave me the hardest time was the finish. I know now to leave myself as much play room as possible. That way I dont have to fight with it so much.
I wanted to start with a smaller quilt before tackling a large one. Now I have many to do. I thought it best I learn on something for me. That way if I screwed it up, it wasnt something for someone else. There are a few places where you can tell it was my first but all in all I am happy with it. I just LOVE quilting. It is a shame I didnt discover this sooner. It is so therapeutic. I am suppose to take 3 doses of pain meds a day. When I am in here quilting, I am able to only take two doses because my mind is occupied I guess. I couldnt have done this though without all the help I got online from watching tutorials. What a wonderful thing the internet is to have! |
Gorgeous! And I know very well what you mean about your meds/pain and being busy doing something you really enjoy - the pleasure of doing something you really love to do overcomes the pain, at least for awhile.
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Very pretty quilt. You did a great job.
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Beautiful! It's hard to believe this is your first. Happy quilting.
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Very nice, may you enjoy all of your future projects. :)
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You did the Dresden proud. Beautiful job.
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Very pretty.
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Wow!
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It's beautiful! Congratulations and welcome to quilting.
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Good job on your 1st one.
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That's your FIRST quilt????? AWESOME job!!!!! Keep at it -- waiting to see your next project!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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love it. i have that fabric
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This is just beautiful. I've been quilting for about 5 years, and haven't had the courage to tackle something like this. I love it!
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Mighty impressive ... nothing like starting with a challenge for your first project!! Well Done!!!!!!
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Feels good, doesn't it?
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Great job!
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beautiful you did a great job
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That's a tough block for a first isn't it? Nice work!
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Awesome.
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Beautiful, love the fabrics you used, GREAT job!!! :thumbup: :D :D
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Beautiful!
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Beautiful quilt. Nice job. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Lovely! What a gorgeous quilt - let alone your first one! WTG!!!
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Hard to believe that is your first. You did an amazing job!
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You did a Fantastic job on this quilt! Quilting is a great way to distract from pain; but can also cause more pain. At least with me, I tend to get so involved I forget to move around and then the pain is unbelievable. Thanks for sharing and have a great time quilting many more projects/quilts.
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I can't believe this is ur first and u picked this pattern! Can't wait to see what u do next!!
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Nice job!
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Beautiful
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Thank you all. Yes Martina it feels so good!!! What is so shocking for me is how naturally it feels to do this for me. Before 2 months ago I had never TOUCHED a sewing machine except to make a pillow in Home Ec at high school and man was mine ugly! lol. So honestly I didnt expect to have it feel this easy for me. But it does. My paternal grandmother made beautiful quilts by hand of course. My maternal grandmother (who died a few months before I was born) was a master seamstress. She would actually go to Neiman Marcus in Downtown Dallas (this is the MAIN one) and find the formals and other designer dresses and go home and make them just from looking at them the one time.
The thing is I never felt the desire really. Then I decided I wanted to learn and make window treatments for my new home. I wanted to make roman shades but I want to make them from pieced shades. My plan is to make them look like stained glass using batik squares on point with thin black borders. I want to make the batiks pieced to look like a landscape scene. Anyway, I thought to do this I need to learn how to quilt. Then I started and thought I need to make something for my kids and family as a keepsake. I have Lupus and it is rapidly progressing. I want to make sure that if something should happen they have something from me that I made from my heart. So I started reading and watching tutorials and soaked in all I could. I had a good friend come over and show me how to operate the sewing machine a friend loaned me that had been sitting up forever. I had a really hard time with it. My mom then bought me a refurbished Singer 7426 which has really been a great machine. I saw a video on the dresden plate and thought it looked pretty and I could do it. I figured I should make something first for myself. That way if it turned out really bad it wouldnt be for someone else! lol. It feels very natural for me. Dont get me wrong though. One stitch I have down very very well is the "frog stitch"! I can rip out a seam in record time! lol. But I LOVE quilting. I just love it! My next project is are memory quilts for my family. My first for my mom. I am making it for her Christmas present. It will be large for sure. She has 5 kids and 15 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren. I am trying to find pictures that have as many of us together as possible. My brother is a photographer both professional as well as for his own enjoyment. He has a website and has sold some of his photos. He wants me to make a quilt using some and also he will show one or two of the memory quilts I make and offer them for sale as well. So that is cool and a bit scary too. I am hoping that by then I will have quite a few under my belt and feel comfortable selling one. It is one thing to make them for someone as a gift and another to do it for a sale. I am SO glad I found this board! You all are so supportive an have so much help as well to offer. It is also nice to find others that enjoy this like I have found I do. It feels like I have found something that fits me like a glove as well as relaxes me. It also helps me feel good and useful again. I am disabled and have worked my whole life. It took an intervention from my dr's, employer and family to get me to stop. Finding this has helped me feel alive and .....useful again I guess. I have a direction again. But yes....this first one feel WONDERFUL!!!!! |
Originally Posted by yolanda
That's a tough block for a first isn't it? Nice work!
Quilting it was the hardest part. Since FMQ wasnt an option the only thing I could do was SID and then I used the blades as a guide to do the lines in the background fabric. The border is made from a jelly roll and I just pieced it in random sizes. I wanted to keep it all where the plate and the border were uniform. I felt that made the plate match up and flow. It looks so great on my wall in the living room. My husband is the one that is in shock. I dont think he expected me to make something that pretty. lol. Not sure what he had in mind but it is nice he likes it. Him and my family have been so supportive in giving me a work space that is so great. I have a huge area to work on and my sewing room is awesome. Considering the fact that most of it was found for free on craigs list. I think when things come together so easily and it all feels so right...it is meant to be. |
Your quilt is amazing, hard to believe it is the first one you have made!
If you are interested in pieced roman shades, this website is great: http://www.terrelldesigns.com/ She does beautiful work and has lots of info. Hope you continue to feel well enought to enjoy quilting! |
Love it! Great job!
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It looks wonderful!! Congratulations on getting your first quilt done!
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Congratulations on completing your first quilt! And, wow, you did a great job! Love the pieced border. :thumbup: :thumbup:
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Very pretty! Great job for your first try!
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It turned out wonderful.
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Great Job :lol: :lol:
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You jumped right in, didn't you? If this is your begining quilting, I want to see what comes after this. You have done an admirable job and then some. Hurrah!
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Hard to believe that is your first quilt. You did a very nice job.
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wow...awesome job.
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