Doggramma

No I wouldn't give this one as a gift. You said you used some cheap fabrics and it might not hold up for a baby with a lot of washing. That's just my opinion, of course.

GrannieAnnie

Depends on how close you are to the parents. A very, very close friend would appreciate it simply becasue it was your first effort. Someone not so close might see it simply as a poor excuse for a gift.

Dina

Personally, I would keep my first quilt, no matter what. I like knowing that I have the first quilt I made. It was quite an accomplishment, I thought, though, looking back at it now, it is sort of primitive. Still, I like having it.

I was told by a quilter when I started to keep my first quilt and to keep track of how many quilts I had made by writing the current number on my calendar. I have heard many quilters wonder how many quilts they had made, and, thanks to that advice, I know how many I have made...and I have my first quilt. I am on quilt 74 and I still learn something on each quilt I make.

Dina

Kate M

Thank you for all of your opinions. The recipients aren't very close to us personally so what GrannieAnnie said is one of my fears: a poor excuse for a gift. I see it as a labor of love but others may not! I think I will hold onto it. Maybe I will start another an diff I am done before said bundle arrives, great. It not, it's off to to find a onesie to wrap up.

Thanks again everyone.

tessagin

I would keep it. Sounds like you have enough time to make another. Like other suggestions there are all kinds of patterns for baby quilts. Some very simple and absolutely precious. just Google quilts for babies/infants/children!

barny

Don't give your first one away. What are you going to use for comparison? Keep it, put it away. Make them another one.

Buckeye Rose

I gave away my first 6 quilts before i made one for me. All the recipients were happy with their quilts. If you wait for perfection you may never achieve one good enough to give away.

ManiacQuilter2

I agree. I was able to sell my first quilt which I wasn't happy with the final results but fortunately someone else had other ideas. YIPPEE!!!

REMEMBER, always buy the best fabric you can afford !!

GrammaNan

I kept my first quilt/wall hanging and I am so glad I did. When I compare the third and fourth quilts I have made to it I know it was a good decision! Keep the first one for posterity and make another one later. I have the first one I made hanging up on the wall in my sewing area to remind me how far I have come. If I posted a picture of it you would laugh and laugh.

Prissnboot

I made my first quilt for a co-worker's daughter, so in case I decided I didn't like the quilting experience (and 4 years later, we can see how THAT turned out) and it turned out horribly, I didn't have to worry about ever having to see it again.