Finished My First Quilt!
 

So, after about 22 years, I finally finished my first quilt! Woohoo!

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I have made may quilts over the years, but I never finished my first quilt. I decided to make a quilt with zero knowledge about quilting, and made so many mistakes: I used a 5/8' seam allowance, like you do with clothing, I eased all my pieces together so it bubbles up all over, I tried to use embroidery and 2" thick craft batt (set at an angle) to "quilt" it, and more. Last month, I finally pulled it out and picked out all of my "quilting", cut it down to a manageable size, and used it as the reverse side of another quilt. It was so big that I still have enough left to make another quilt, lol.

I used it as the reverse side of my Scrap In A Box Mystery Quilt:

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Happily, my FMQ is improving--most of my lines are not so choppy, and my spacing is becoming more even!

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your quilting is great. and a very nice quilt too!

That is great...congratulations.

both quilts are beautiful! I, too, finally quilted my first quilt - after some much needed corrections. Yours is wonderful, and filled with memories for you and your family.

very nicely done

Congratulations on your finish, it looks fantastic.

It's fantastic!

That looks great.

Worked out great.

It's too pretty to just be a back! Love both sides of your quilt, and the fmq is really cute, too. Congrats on your finish.