My 1st Quilt

by Glenn Dragone
(West New York, New Jersey)

Hello,

I just finished my first quilt and wanted to thank you for an awesome tutorial. I found it both informational and easy to follow.

I made it through with only a few bumps in the road. I had a hard time with the binding and might do it by hand (tacking down the back) the next time around.

I added some decorative stitching to replace the "stitch in the ditch" against the black. Of course, I didn't think to simply change the color of the thread to black to help hide the contrast. In any event, I do like the swirls that I came up with for the inside border.

Question: Since the swirls seem to stabilize these sections, can that replace the stitch in the ditch as I guessed?

Thank you again for saving me the time and $$ of taking a course at a quilt shop. I feel confident to begin another quilt.

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