My first quilt!
 

There's probably a lot of things that could be done differently, but I enjoyed making it and I like it. I hope the woman I'm giving it to likes it just as much.

Very nice 1st quilt!! Welcome to the Quilt board!

I love the colors, great job!

Great job for your first quilt. Love your fabrics

sammie, that's a great first quilt!!! I'm so proud of you!! But, you know, now, that you are HOOKED, there's no turning back!!!!

I'm sure the intended recipient will love it. Great job and welcome to the hobby.

Hurrah! what's next? You know you want to do another one ;-)

Sammie1, lovely Quilt! It is an addictive hobby, though - so be prepared :D

you did a great job and the fabrics are beautiful

Beautiful quilt. I know it is hard to give away your first born. You will just have to make another!

wonderful quilt! Hope this is the first of many.

Very nice!!! Waving hello from Maryland!

Very well done! Congratulations on your first finish! Wishing you many more.....

Nice! Love the fabrics.

Can't wait to see your SECOND quilt!

Watson

Very good looking quilt

Welcome to the board. Well done for your first quilt. Now that you have some experience you can now make a quilt for yourself. It is lovely.

Waving hello from Maryland!) Hey QuiltMom2, I'm from MD myself. Waving hello from Georgia. It's where I live now.

Think it's a lovely gift! Love the colors.

Very nice quilt and easy on the eye

Yellows and grays are the "in" colors now a days. I am sure she will enjoy this lovely quilt you made especially for her.

Welcome to the board! It's a great looking quilt. What size is it?

Very nice. And a great job for your first quilt!

Congratulations on your finish. It's gorgeous. I really like the way you used those bold prints.

That is a beautiful quilt and you did a fantastic job making it. Lucky person receiving it.

Lovely first quilt! Congratulations!

I love the colors! Nice job!

Great job on this! Nice color combo too!

Thank you all so much! I'm hooked for sure

Originally I was going to do a grey border and grey backing, but I couldn't find the right shade of grey. So I went with white and I think I like it better.

I'm having a hard time giving it away but the recipient needs it much more than I do. It's approximately 45x55. The squares (between the seams) are 5" across.

I'm planning one for a birthday present for someone that will match their living room decor that'll be a lap quilt and then I have ideas for one I want to use on our bed. That one I'm really excited about as I'm planning black, white with gold or tan accents. Though I have no idea how I'd get that through the harper space of my machine.

I'm trying to keep it simple so I don't get ahead of myself and get frustrated. To practice some quilting and binding, I made a set of oven mitts, pot holders and skillet handle covers. That had the top and bottom fabric, a layer of insulbrite, and two layers of cotton batting. That was tough lol!

Your first quilt is beautiful. Wonderful colors and fabric placement. I am sure whoever it goes to will adore and love it!

Love your quilt and the fabric; i know she will love it. Great job.

very nice quilt I love the colors - - but I am in the middle of making a grey and yellow one myself :)

It's a lovely quilt and the recipient will be thrilled.

Great job!!!

You did a beautiful job on your first quilt. That is one to be very proud of. You will find even after years of quilting you will see things you might have done different that is a part of the learning curve that just keeps helping us grow. I am 76 and have been quilting for many years but I am still learning. This board is one of the best places to learn new ways of doing things. Have fun with it.

ver nicely done!!

You did a lovely job and you should keep this one. Make another for the recipient. When your first quilt is gone, its gone forever. Once you get going and make lots of quilts, you will look back on your first as a treasure. I've been quilting for about 15 years and still cherish my first quilt. Now that you've got the hang of it you will be able to make one for your friend in no time. Oh and a little hint about your potholders, use one layer of Insulbrite and just one layer of cotton batting and they will be easier to make and insulated well enough. I, too, used to use two layers of batting but read somewhere or watched a youtube video that said to use just one with Insulbrite. I tried it and have been doing that since.

great first quilt.

A lovely result - nice colour combo.

Great quilt. You did a great job and fabrics are really nice. Enjoy your new hobby!

Congratulations! You did it! It's just wonderful!