I did it! First quilt top finished! And I Love It!
 

I finally found sometime to sew and I was determined to complete this quilt top. I just finsihed moments ago. First thing you have to do it post it on here Right! I really like how it turned out. Of course there are more than a few newbie boo boos, but who's counting.
I am giving it to my niece for college. I am thinking about sending it out to be quilted, I have never quilted anything other than a QAYG strip baby quilt and table topper. Since this is a gift, I want it to look nice. I would try it I think if it was for me. It is twin size, I have no idea how much it will cost to be quilted, never priced it before in my area. Although if you have any ideas of a simple way to quilt this please share, I might be brave enough to try if it is not too hard.
Thanks for looking and any advice is appreciated.

Love it! Great job!!:)

Love your quilt and you did a great job of piecing it. Welcome to the quilting world, your life will never be the same!!!

Beautiful, great Job

You could do a diagonal cross hatch type of quilting. Fairly easy to do even on small machines with a walking foot.

i love the colors of your quilt. great job. thanks for posting your gem.

This looks fabulous! How many different fabrics did you use? Love it!

Love it!! I would outline quilt it...or you can stitch in ditch. I don't know much about sending it out to quilt,because I hand quilt everything I do, because of the price.

You did a fabulous job! Love the colors!!!

Great quilt, love the colors. I send my quilts to charismah on QB. She will give you an estimate. I think this one would be great to machine quilt yourself. I would do the squares 1/4" away from the seam. It would make the center square pop.

Thanks y'all. Raynhamquilter, I used 11 fabrics counting the sashing.
I am practicing on a quilt sandwich right now, not feeling very confident about quilting it yet. I just talked to a lady who does machine quilting and she said she can do it for approximately $50.00 to $75.00 depending on the pattern I choose. I really would like to do it myself, but I have never quilted one, nor do I know how to baste a quilt for quilting. I have read on here about how to do it, but when it omes to doing it, nope never done it and not sure where to start. So for that price I think I will let her do it. I will do the next one. Unless I gain a lot of confidence this afternoon. I sure don't want to mess this quilt up.

Beautiful quilt. I would stitch in a ditch.

Looks great :thumbup:

Great job! It's an awesome feeling when you finish that very first one!

Its a beautiful quilt, great colors!!!!! Maybe a huge stippling pattern would be nice, stitch in the ditch is good, stippling is just prettier to me. I dont have alot of experience myself, Ive done both on a quilt with blocks too.

it's a great quilt!! love your colors too.

Great job! I'm not confident enough to quilt my own stuff either. I send it out so it's easier on my nerves!

Lovely! I'm making a string quilt right now with the very same fabrics. I love them! Congratulations!

Your quilt is beautiful ~ you did a great job on it! Good luck with getting it quilted - whether you decide to have it done or give it a try yourself!

Congratulations! Awesome job even if it is your first. I'm sure there will be many more.

Love the colors. I just finished ones with those colors and I can wait to get it back from the quilter.

Ditto. Welcome from Northern California. You did a super job on this quilt. Love everything about it. You should be very proud of yourself. I am proud of you. Can't wait to see the next one. BrendaK

Love this!

Congrats, it's very pretty and she will love it!!

I love it, great job!! :thumbup:

Great colors. Sometimes I think simple patterns are more beautiful than complex ones given color choices. Congratulations on finishing your first of many!

Congrats! I am trying to teach myself machine quilting on my own, I would say if you want to quilt yours yourself, practice on something else first!

congrats, great color combination.....beautiful quilt

This quilt is so beautiful. I love the colors and design. Your niece will love it.

great job for your first quilt

Lovely quilt! Lucky niece!!! You did a super job choosing colors and putting it together. The quilting bug is a wonderful bug to catch...just expensive <G>

Thanks for all of the sweet comments. I will try quilting the next one myself, but since school starts 2nd week of August, I am not putting that stress on myself. Too much going on right now to be worrying about it. I have some more practicing to do first. I will begin another one soon I hope, and I hope there are plenty more quilts for me to quilt in my future. Yes, I have been bitten by the bug ... one quilt pieced and already a closet full of fabric! Another expensive hobby, but the rewards are awesome.

Wow! Nice job, love the colors!!!

Here are some links about hand basting quilts:

http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.co...ste-quilt.html

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...ste-quilt.html

http://modernquiltlove.wordpress.com...sting-a-quilt/

And here are some video tutorials too!

https://www.google.com/search?source...82lllllllllll0

Beautiful job! Congrats on your first! :)

You should be very proud! Fantastic job!

You did a great job - love the colors and the pattern.

Great job!!!

Great Job! I love it.

Great job! Love the pattern!

It looks great!! I love the colors too.