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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) |       
| | ZQuiltDays Says: | | | February 21, 2010 at 05:55 pm | | | | My first quilt was a California King Log Cabin for our bed. When I decided to quilt I jumped in with both feet and held my breath ~ Whoosh ~ With my tongue between my teeth I went for it. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | CHERIFFIC Says: | | | February 13, 2010 at 09:22 am | | | | That looks great Katie keep up the good work. My daughter has no interest in sewing at all I gave her a machine a few years ago and she never used it. Her best friend came over one day and said she visits this woman who lets her use a sewing machine to make herself a quilt and it was pretty good for a 17 year old. My daughter said would you be crushed if I gave the machine to my friend I said not at all at least it will be loved. So now she is sewing like crazy when she can afford some fabric. Love to see young people wanting to quilt! Cher |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Elennah Says: | | | February 11, 2010 at 08:30 am | | | | My very first quilt was a trip around the world, the size was about 2 x 2 meters. I'm never too shy even if I start to learn something new. I think more of the need I have at the moment and at that time my daugther's bed needed something to get covered with =) |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Vonna Says: | | | February 10, 2010 at 10:00 am | | | | I was encouraged (talked into actually) going with my sister to a church quilt class. A lady a church was going to teach us to quilt. Well, I went, got hooked, never finished it, so on, so on.... Then, I did it again. Went to a church meeting to make a Bible Block quilt. I thought how meaningful that would be. Well, it was a sampler, some of the 9" blocks had 60-70 pieces. What were we thinking, I ask you? Any way, I did finish that one and it is a prize. Not for the work, but for the memories. This is one my two boys will fight over when I'm dead. So, I'll just have to make another similar one in meaning. It's all about the experience and fun - and that'a a good thing. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | lizzyanne Says: | | | February 10, 2010 at 03:07 am | | | | Back in the 80's, my first "proper" quilt was a single bed size in my eldest son's favourite football team colours - Tottenham Hotspur - blue, yellow & white. It was a simple rail fence but I incorporated his name, Chris, across the top. IT WAS ALL IN POLYESTER! I must ask him if he still has it! |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | kjcraig Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 09:53 pm | | | | My first "real" quilt was a lap size log cabin quilt. I wish I had taken pictures. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) |  | | MargaritaW Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 09:42 pm | | | | While I posted the picture of my "Valley Butterfly" quilt on my profile, I realized that the quilting on the plain blocks is not a butterfly but a "ROSE". Margarita |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | MargaritaW Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 08:53 pm | | | | My first big quilt was a king size quilt. Hand quilted. When we moved to Auburn, CA in 1984, I joined the local quilt guild, at the first meeting I went to they had kits for doing an applique butterfly, so I took one and for the next month challenged myself in doing the applique, I tried one, doing machine applique, and it was a disaster, then I did a second one "sort of needle turn" and I liked it a lot better. Well at the next months meeting I turned it in and I won all the blocks. I think that there were 21 or 22 of them. They also gave me the leftover kits in case I wanted to make more. I set the blocks with alternate plain blocks. Then hand quilted it, not knowing any better, I used a heavy polyester batting. It took a long time to get it quilted. I quilted a butterfly outline on the plain blocks too. I will post a picture on my profile page. Margarita in Auburn, CA |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Ellie Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 05:52 pm | | | | My first quilt was a queen size Colonial Girls quilt that my grandmother and her two sisters started. My grandmother gave me the blocks when I was about 15 years old and I couldn't have cared less. Later, after grandma and her sisters were gone I finished it (with polyester!). I wish I would have paid attention to grandma and her sisters because I could have learned so much. I still use her quilting hoop. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Catapprovedquilts Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 03:04 pm | | | | My first quilt was a crib-sized Boston Commons. My second quilt was a full-sized Lone Star (Star of Bethlehem, Eight pointed Star, goes by many names). No one told me "Y" seams and bias edges for all of those diamonds was hard to do. Maybe that is why I do not have trouble with either today. Start with something you want to do and learn from there. |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | lklebs1 Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 02:49 pm | | | | My first "real" quilt was a twin size Star Snowball quilt from Quilt in a Day. I was working at House of Fabrics after school in high school when I first got introduced to quilting through Eleanor Burns' original Quilt in a Day log cabin book. I bought it and made the blocks but never sewed them together. A few years later I got the Star Snowball book and went crazy! I made about 4 quilts for different people but the first one was mine! A peach and green one for my bed at my parents house and I have been quilting ever since. We have no shortage of blankets at our house. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | ritzy Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 01:58 pm | | | | My first quilt was a little less than a full size bed. It was just 1" squares that made a heart in the middle. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | DesertQuilter Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 01:12 pm | | | | Good for you Katie! My first project in 1996 was a set of 6 place mats, then I jumped to a queen sized pattern "Rocky Road to CA" with what seemed like thousands of little 2 1/2" squares. I finally finished it and even quilted it on my only machine at the time--a Singer 928K I had received as a gift in 1961. What a job that was! I gave it to my son and DIL. Mary Anne |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | panda719 Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 11:34 am | | | | My first quilt was a long queen-size log cabin. I sewed all the strips together in Quilt-in-a-Day style, and my grandma and I tied it with embroidery floss. My second quilt (first hand pieced completely - even the borders, and hand quilted) was a sampler of blocks and is king-size! Most of my quilts have been larger ones, mainly because my dh thinks the table-toppers and wall-hangings are useless :) I don't mind, as long as he lets me quilt. My current project is a king size double nine patch with 1" pieces ;) |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Rickysbookie Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 11:20 am | | | | My first quilt was a queen sized pinwheel bed quilt. I had been a garment sewer since the age of 11 and was walking past a quilt shop in the late 70's in Cambridge, MA and saw this beautiful blue and white quilt in the window. I walked in and told the woman I wanted "that fabric" for "that quilt." I had not a CLUE as to how to make a quilt nor how to quilt one. My garment sewing served me well as I was able to piece it without any problems but I knew my old Touch & Sew Singer would never get it quilted, so I tied it. I gave it to someone as a wedding present and noticed on my first visit to their house that they had taken it out of storage and put it on their bed for my visit as the fold marks were still very visible. I have to wonder where it is today. I wish I had continued quilting though because I would be a lot better at it today than I am. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | PeggyS Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 10:43 am | | | | My very first quilt is the largest quilt I ever made - 81" x 101"...by golly, I was going to be sure it fit our bed ! Right out of the gate I enjoyed playing with fabric so I made 130 6" fence rail blocks, each having 5 rails. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | denzilnjudy Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 10:24 am | | | | My first full size quilt is a Double Irish Chain that covers my queen size bed to the floor on three sides. 110 inches or so. It took me a whole year to finish it. Learned alot. Walmart fabric, machine quilted diagonally in 36" squares ala Georgia Bonesteel and hand quilted the outer borders. Turned the back up for the binding. But it has been on my bed since 1998 and we love it. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | ajclapp Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 10:18 am | | | | My first quilts were all bed size from twin to king and made in the mid '70s to '80s. I did mostly machine applique and machine quilting using Georgia Bonesteel's quilt as you go lap quilting technique and my own designs. I didn't start making lap size quilts until about 10 years ago and now do very little applique, mostly precision piecing. |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | SewLong Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 09:13 am | | | | My first quilt was completed in the late 70s, it was about twin size and the pattern was tumbling blocks. The pieces were traced around a cardboard template with a pencil and cut out with scissors. The batting was purchased from the Sears catalog and was a fat fluffly polyester. It was backed with a twin sheet and tied together with polyester yarn. Three fabrics were used. Back then I could only put together two prints and a solid. The colors were rust, cream and browns. I didn't know how to do a binding so I sewed the back to the front leaving an opening, turned right side out and stuffed the batting in, then sewed it closed and tied it. I loved that quilt to death! |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | SuperJudy Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 08:31 am | | | | My first quilt was a queen-size Double Wedding Ring. I knew that was not a beginner's quilt, but thought my years of sewing clothing would get me through. It would have been much easier, if I had read any quilting directions first! |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | sugarmuffin57 Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 08:17 am | | | | I a baby quilt is not a "real" quilt? I have been quilting for a while now but I just recently made a full size quilt. It was a crazy nine patch. I have done lap size quilts also. I guess I was just nervous about doing a large quilt. I would love to make one for my king size bed. I need to master machine quilting first. That is my next big challenge. Alex, if you can't get Adair to be a quilter you are recruiting her friends. I love it! |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | SusieQMcF Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 08:13 am | | | | My first big quilt was queen-sized Trip Around the World. It was tied and had 2 big fluffy polyester battings in it. That's how I learned that the heavier the quilting the longer your quilt lasts. I used bargain fabrics in that quilt and it was pretty worn out in about 6 years. (kids & dogs back then, probably 1995) |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | RenaM Says: | | | February 09, 2010 at 07:14 am | | | | My first quilt was a Boston Common. King size, hand pieced and hand quilted. Took forever, finally had to have my mother (a life long quilter) help me finish the quilting before I moved an hour away (because I knew I'd never get it finished). What great memories I have of quilting with her for hours to complete the project. She took the leftover pieces and made pillow shams for me, what a great surprise. Then several years later when my first grandchild was born, she made a Crib size "Trip Around the World" quilt for Meghan, her great-granddaughter. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | judyforkner Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 11:53 pm | | | | The 1st quilt I made was a queen size Lover's Knot. I tied it, & used 2 polyester bats. It was really warm, but has worn out after 17 years of use. The sewing machine I had at the time was not capable of machine quilting. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | victoriaedm Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 11:30 pm | | | | Mt first big quilt was a queen size mystery quilt, which most of us in our small group did. the quilt is very well loved and was the first one i quilted on my home made long arm. I used the laser and a pantograph, but had a lot of trouble matching the rows. by the time i got half way I was sick of the laser. I finished it freehand with the same patern, which I had had a fair bit of practice on, having traced it more than fifty times! and I've been freehand ever since, except for marking lines for wholecloth medallions. It's what started my love of quilting designs. Now, I need to move to finer thread so I can do really small stuff. I am in love with tiny fillers. Yes!!! Vicki |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Pattiwatti Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 10:59 pm | | | | My first quilt was made in 1998 . It was the first class I ever took and was an Irish Chain. I gave it to our dog, Angel who passed away in 2002. We no longer have the quilt. Sentimental reasons. At this same class, my first quilting book purchase was Alex's "Start Quilting." Happy quilting everyone. Patti |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | NancyinSTL Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 09:08 pm | | | | The first one to be completed will probably be my "Stars for a New Day". I made another queensized quilt (about 95% completed) that I've been handquilting, but I doubt that I will get it finished before I get my other quilt finished by a longarm quilter. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | bettyannseeman Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 08:25 pm | | | | My first bed size quilt was queen Double Wedding Ring for my sister's wedding gift. No one told me curved stuff was hard. I just jumped in and started sewing. Ignorance is bliss. Jim and Lucy slept under it for over 15 years. Then it was retired to heritage status. Betty Ann in Fl |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | PennyM Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 08:18 pm | | | | My first real quilt was a Lone Star - all hand pieced, hand quilted (aren't you proud of me, Alex?). Each diamond was traced with a cardboard template and cut out with scissors. Took me over a year to complete. I put a label on the back dedicating the quilt to my husband which said "To Charlie - with all my love in every stitch". Even the label was hand embroidered in counted cross stitch! We used to joke that if we every got divorced, we would fight over the quilt, not the kids! Happy to say, 30 years later, we're still mad about each other! |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | Patsquilts Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 07:47 pm | | | | The first one (that wasn't a baby quilt) was 80"x85" a bright rainbow of 1/2 sq triangles. It's also the only quilt I ever hand quilted! - learned my lesson there. 1991 or 1992 something like that. I actually designed it myself to surround a cross stitch rectangle of Daffy with a polka dot umbrella. |
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 | Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | djane Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 07:32 pm | | | | My first big quilt was a king size. I made it 25 years ago from scissor-cut 6 " patches of fortrel!! I don't think it will ever wear out. |
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| Blog Title: Katie's Second Quilt (02/08/2010) | | | quiltingmare Says: | | | February 08, 2010 at 06:56 pm | | | | My 1st big quilt was also a queen sized one. It was a *Diamond Ring* out of one of the earlier Stack & Whack books. I had a blast and ended up totally hooked on quilting! |
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