My first quilt--finished

cindyg · Post by **cindyg** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:12 am

qltsbme - beautiful job on your first quilt. You are another good color picker outer. El's method is SO much easier than cutting individual squares w/scissors, isn't it?

gardenquilter · Post by **gardenquilter** » Mon Jun 04, 2007 3:13 am

what a great job I would not have quessed it was your first quilt

gooseegg · Post by **gooseegg** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 3:16 am

What do you mean, your first quilt???!!! Aren't 1st ones suppose to be flawed somewhere/ It is gorgeous...wish my first one look like that!

Bess

maryq · Post by **maryq** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 4:25 am

Now when I look at the picture of my quilt again, that was before I put the binding on!! I only sewed the squares together, the real talent was the gal who did the LA quilting for me! My quilty friend MADE me hand sew the binding on, and I admit it looks better that way, but I am NOT a hand sewer! I won't even sew a button on anything if I can't do it by machine! And believe me, there are quite a few mismatched corners, but you know, I think that little boo-boos here and there give a quilt personality!

All my projects have quite a bit of personality!!!!

mq

qltsbme · Post by **qltsbme** » Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:57 am

Mary, I love that your friend made you hand sew the binding. I have a friend in South Carolina that I have been known to "make" sew hers on by hand. It is just a nicer finish. After all the work, time and money you put in a quilt, you want to finish it the best way possible. You have a good friend - tough love, that's the way to go.

teehee
Nancy

ollie1shoe · Post by **ollie1shoe** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:49 am

which book do i find the around the world information you all are talking about being so good and easy i am wanting to do one and want the easiest instructions is 4 inch squares about the best size to do it and how many squares does it take for a full size quilt if you do 4 in. squares ollie1shoe

Cathy32078 · Post by **Cathy32078** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 12:08 pm

Ollie Eleanor has a book out called Trip Around the World. It uses 4 inch wide strips & is very easy to do. Did you see the front of Nancy's (qltsbme) quilt below Maryq's? It shows a front view. My Granny made several just by using squares that she had cut all the same size. She pieced them by hand at that. Eleanors book is much faster and easier. Hope this helps.

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