While I have been quilting for awhile, the majority of my learning has been trial and error from a friend just telling me stuff to do over the phone initially or looking in awe at some of the stuff she had done and went home and tried it....I'd say a good portion of time has been spent building a stash, because I LOVE...I mean LOVE fabric and seemed to spend more time buying than doing anything for awhile. Below is some of my work.

Beautiful!

Beautiful work!

awesome!

very nice

Nice work!

Beautiful!

Michelle - you are one great quilter!

Beautiful projects :D:D:D

Wow, you do beautiful work. I love the quilting on your bargello. Great job on all and thanks for sharing.

wonderful

Very nice work..................

beautiful work...especially the top quilt.

So beautiful!!! :thumbup:

Oh, Michelle, your work is beautiful. You must be naturally very talented!

All so very pretty but the bargello is stunning. Love the colors you used.

You say trial and error, well, I wish mine errors were as good as yours. Keep up the great work. Deed well done.

they are all wonderful

what a lovely quilt you made for your church!

Beautiful work ,keep up the great work, there all lovely :D :thumbup:

love the mariniers compass!

Finally I get to see a quilt using batiks - what a gorgeous quilt - and the quilt work just adds alot of dimension . I am very impressed!!! Where did you get pattern and was it hard?

The memory quilt is so unique - You should be very proud and the love you put into it really shows. Love it!

In fact I didnt see anything I didnt like - thanks so much for sharing. Puts me to shame - I havent ventured out past the large block quilts yet lol I am truly a beginner!!!

Thanks for sharing your great talent!! Cant wait to get to sewing!!

What beautiful and varied work! The bargello stands out for me - what a stunner!

They are all beautiful!

All of your work is awesome. Good job. :thumbup:

I just love the bargello, beautiful colors and pattern. Awesome!!

All very pretty.

Thank you everyone for your kind words and encouragement...it means so much!!! :) I am so very humbled and inspired to keep at it and be among you!!

The pattern for the bargello is the Twisted Bargello by Chris Timmons (I think I spelled her name correctly). It was a request by mom when we saw it in my now LQS. I searched high and low to find the pattern, bought it and couldn't figure out for the life of me how to do it! Luckily the quilt shop I got it from had a class!! I'm collecting fabric for another one!! The pictoral quilt was indeed a labor of love....another one I had no idea what I was doing, but figured it out as I went along...with many errors and redos...LOL!!

beautiful work....can we get a close-up of the rack you are handing the quilt from??? very interesting

Beautiful.

Love 'em. Nice variety.

Your work is wondrful :thumbup:

Thank you so much for posting a larger pic of your avatar bargello quilt. Stunning!

Your MC is exquisite. MC is one of my favorite blocks.

Hi Linda~
It's a key hanger or coat hook or even those mug holders...I saw this done at an IKEA to hang a rug on the wall....those are drapery rings to hold it up. I wish I had gotten just one more b/c both ends of this quilt....about a queen size...is folded back a little.

Very Nice work. You are a quick learner.

Love your work especially the bargello and the mariner's compass! Stunning!

Your quilt are beautiful. I love the color in your bargello. As for loving fabric, you are now among friends, lol. I hope you love and learn as much from this board as I have. Welcome.

Have you thought about quilting the mariners compass, then putting the cathedral windows around it?
Your quilts are wonderful.

Ann...Thanks and I am already on my way and loving it!!!