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TA DA! First quilt finished, finally

9 years ago

Thanks so much for your help with this, my first quilt. I finally finished the binding last night.

Your help has been greatly appreciated.

bkay




Comments (25)

  • 9 years ago

    Yellow plays so well with the blue. Great job!

  • 9 years ago

    Yay! good job!

  • 9 years ago

    Yellow and blue, my favs. Lovely quilt.

    Theresa

  • 9 years ago

    great job ! Love it :)

  • 9 years ago

    great job - love the yellow and blue.


  • 9 years ago

    And it looks fabulous!!! Good job!

  • 9 years ago

    Beautiful!

  • 9 years ago

    It looks so nice and fresh! Good job! :-)

  • 9 years ago

    Nicely done, I like how the prints show case well against the navy.

  • 9 years ago

    It is lovely! I like your fabrics a lot.

    Donna

  • 9 years ago

    Beautiful! Love the colors you used!

  • 9 years ago

    You guys were so much help. I really appreciate it. I had so many questions and you all always had the answers.

    I'm working on quilt #2 now, which is an "I spy" quilt. I'm stuck on it, too. I'll start another thread on that one.
    bkay

  • 9 years ago

    Lovely! I've always really liked the combination of blue, yellow and white- in fact that's my bedroom colours! I'll send you my address and you can post it out :-D

  • 9 years ago

    We'd never know unless you told us that it's your first quilt.

    May I pls. ask how you did the overall quilting, & how you marked it (looks so well done) if you used marking?

  • 9 years ago

    My local quilt shop did it. They have about 6 longarms. Some are computerized and some have handles. (I know nothing about that aspect.) They do mail order. They also rent time. It's Urban Spools in Dallas.

    bkay

  • 9 years ago

    Did you get the squaring up done to your satisfaction?

    Theresa

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    When I came to the crooked corners, I just kind of guessed at it. The rest of it worked well. I decided it was fine and went on down the road. I couldn't change it, so I might as well be happy with it. And I am.

    For my first quilt, I'm really pleased. Of course, there are several mistakes. On some, I was too far down the road to fix them. On others, I was tired of Mr. Seamripper. I learned a lot about cutting accurately (I also bought an Accuquilt.) and how much a small mistake gets bigger. Same with 1/4" seams. I've tried two different feet, the old thing you screw into the bed of machine (I'm into vintage machines) and painters tape. I bought a laser at Harbor Freight last week, but haven't figured out how to put it on the machine. So, all and all, my sewing and cutting skills are improving. Still lots of room left, though.

    bkay

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Well, I think you did a marvellous job! And you should be happy!

    I have never done a Disappearing nine patch, but this makes me want to try one.

    Theresa

  • 9 years ago

    What a beautiful quilt..and your first one! You should be very proud. I'd say you had a great future in quilting.

  • 9 years ago

    Amazing job! You picked an excellent pattern for a first time quilt. And the colors are very nice! Honestly, like someone said earlier, no one would've guessed that it was your very first quilt! The great thing about making quilts is the fact that no one notices mistakes except the one making it! May I ask how you came about making your color choices? After looking at your disappearing 9 patch I'm very eager to make one of my own ;) Great job!

  • 9 years ago

    The color choices were made for me. I bought 2 Summer Breeze charm packs and added the white and blue to it. Once I saw the Summer Breeze colors, I knew it was one I wanted to use. I got it from Green Fairy Quilts. I tried several colors of blue and green to pick the accent color. You guys helped me with that. As I said previously, you guys were a great resource. Thanks again for your help.

    bkay

  • 9 years ago

    That is really nice. The colors are so crisp and just POP.

  • 9 years ago

    REALLY nice for a first (or tenth, etc!!! LOL) ..love it, bkay!

  • 9 years ago

    Love your fabric choices. Beautiful.

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