I agree with a sampler. You can start with more simple blocks and move on to more complicated blocks. I started quilting about a year and a half ago with no real sewing experience at all. I took a class at my LQS and made a king sized quilt with twenty five 15" blocks. I'll list the squares I did and the technique used as best I can:

Straight seam block: Patience Corner - Alabama

Triangles : Churn Dash - Old Maid's Puzzle - Ohio Star - Card Tricks -
Geometric - Pinwheels and Squares - Jack In the Box

8 Point Centers: Spider Web - Kaleidoscope

Here are a couple of pics:

Strips: Log Cabin - Bright Hopes - Over the Rainbow - Bricks

Applique: Dresden Plate - Grandmother's Fan

Curves: Sunflower - Love Ring - Fools Puzzle - Rob Peter to Pay Paul

Just some ideas on how you can start out really easy and expand. You gain LOTS of experience and confidence this way!

WOW!

this is amazing and its your 2nd quilt ever!


you're a ROCKSTAR!

Pretty quilt!!! I am impressed this being your 2nd quilt. You have done a fantastic job.

Lovely. If this is what you produce just starting out - we will be in for lots of lovely pictures as you progress. :D

That's really pretty! Great job!

Very cool.

Very pretty.

Sybil

Angie

I am in awe of your quilt its amazing, of course you know I love blue & yellow together. Fantastic job. :wink:

Tisha

Very nice indeed!.....me likes!....:-)

Love it.

I LOVE your quilt. I have only made one sampler and it's time for me to make another one! I love your color choice.

Vicky

LOVE IT, LOVE IT, LOVE IT. You did a beautiful job. Perhaps you can post a few more "up close" as they are sew lovely!!

wow, your 2nd? that is awesome. keep up the good work. your doing great

That's gorgeous!!! Your quilting is excellent!!

:shock: :shock: I love samplers and your is really pretty! But then...I saw your hand quilting????? your 2nd quilt????? Fantastic job!!! :D :D

all I can say is WOW!! I love it.

Wow! This is a wonderful quilt for someone who is just starting out. Well for anyone really! You really have done a phenomenal job!

Thank you all for the compliments. I do love it, but believe me there are mistakes and I've learned ALOT from doing a sampler and I've been working on this for about a year.

I think one of the reasons it turned out well is that the instructors at my LQS are very patient! One has to be in her eighties, she's the owner and her daughter used to teach Junion Kindergarten. They are wonderful. I only paid $25 dollars for the class, which went for weekly for six months, but they encouraged us to come in if we had a problem to work one on one with us. The older woman worked with me on the hand quilting and I've come a long way thanks to them!

It's beautiful! Amazing that's it's only your second quilt!

It's really nice. I love the colors.

Awesome!!! Great job.

WOW! You're good! I think you've found your calling!

Great quilt! I just love the "man in the moon" in the Dresden Plate. Your hand quilting looks very nice! Good Job!

Beautiful quilt. What a great job.

Beautiful - and your quilting is stunning!

I love it! Wow, that's an awesome second quilt! I love the moon and star!!!

Gorgeous sampler - you have done such a nice job. That is huge!

Oh my that is lovely!

You quilt looks most excellent! I love the colors and your quilting looks simply great.

WOW!!!!