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Quilt by Gloria Massard

Was this your first quilt?  Did you make it for someone special?  What fabrics did you use?  How long did it take to complete it?  Any funny or sobering moments?  Tips you'd like to share with other new quilters?

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Marcia's Table Topper/
Wall Hanging Sampler  Three years ago when I started quilting I found Gloria's web site with clear directions for a small sampler. I used most of the blocks and made this small ...

My First Quilt 2010  Well I never was interested in sewing too much, even though my Mother sewed. I learned to crochet from my Grandmother at 6 years of age.

I was watching ...

"Myrtle's Sampler Quilt"  I have been sewing for over 50 years, I have dabbled in a bit of quilt making through trial and error, mostly error.
When I found this book on line I ...

Sarah's first Lone Star Quilt  Here's a quilt that I began to make as "practice". I wanted to learn how to make the Lone Star Quilt for my future daughter-in-law, so I thought I'd practice ...

The Quilt That Took 18 Years to Finish  All quilts have their own story and every quilt's story deserves to be documented. This quilt is special to me because it was my first and for the memories ...

Karen's Star  I Just love how this turned out.
Karen

My 1st Quilt  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 ...

Melissa's Log Cabin  I did this quilt for my sister as a Christmas gift.

Mary's First Quilt  Here's a picture of my first quilt. I followed your "Sew a Quilt" instructions, and although there are a few mistakes, I think it turned out pretty well ...

Spring Wheat Quilt  I owned a natural foods store - Spring Wheat - for 15 years. I made lunch every day, and many of my customers became like family, and were regulars for ...

Mom's Quilt  Last summer I began by making a lap quilt for Mom for Christmas. Then when I went to visit her she gave me several pieces of material and asked me to make ...

Caleb's Quilt  Our new one is about to be born. Sara is going to have a little brother and Grandma can hardly wait!

I found this great quilt pattern in a book called ...

A Quilt for Pat Taliaferro  A Quilt for Pat Taliaferro
By Carole Carter

In May 2008, my mother became very ill. Driving herself to the emergency room, she was admitted to the ...

"Moms Kids Quilt"  I wanted to make my mom a quilt with all her children on it. I just started quilting and this is my first quilt. I had our pictures put on white cotton,...

"My Stars"  I have always loved to sew but had never attempted a quilt. I had this design in my head for a while but not till last week did I put it down on paper ...

Freida's Sampler Quilt  I was so excited to find you site surfing the net. Thank you so much for the lessons! I got cute inexpensive fabric from Walmart for my sampler quilt....

My First 2 Quilts Ever!  I started with the idea of making a quilt as soon as I heard I was going to be an aunt again. Which made me happy immediately. So, browsing the web I found ...

My First Quilt  For twenty-five years (or more) I never laid a hand on a sewing machine. Frankly, did not own one even though I grew up making my own clothes. My sister-...

For the Twins  My very best friend has struggled with infertility and had to go through medical intervention several times in hopes of having a child. I kept saying ...

Shipwreck's Quilt  This is a quilt my wife and I put together for my best friend. He retired from the Navy, and I wanted to remind him of his history. (Both me & my wife ...

Kurt's Tennessee Beauty  My wife and I had become empty nesters, and I work in a stressful job. We took up quilting to fill the void of no kids and to spend time together. Quilting ...

Cars and Roads Quilt  Since making Sara a quilt, I had to make John and Maegan a quilt as well. This is John's. He loves the Cars movie and watches it every day. In fact ...

Sara's Shamu Quilt  Sara's room is pink and she is the perfect little princess type at age 4 1/2. I had planned on making her a princess lap quilt using photos of her and ...

A Quilt for Baby Rachel June 2008  I received 3d ultrasound pics of our great niece, Rachel, to arrive in Sept 2008. Because Rachel moves her feet a lot, I thought I would make her a dancing ...

My First Masterpiece  I have always wanted to learn to quilt, but never knew quite where to begin. I came across your site and thought I would give it a try. My quilt was ...

Frog Quilt  I made this frog quilt a few summers ago. The pattern is called "Over by the Pond." It finishes at 38" x 42". I made it for my mother-in-law, a few summers ...

Braid Quilt Made from Jelly Roll Strips  Mickey just sent in a question about strips in a jelly roll.

I made this quilt top from one jelly roll, which had 42 strips included in the roll - with ...

Kaleidoscope Quilt  I started quilting a couple months ago. My first project was a 5-square block design I found on the web. It came out great, but I quickly realized that ...

Memory T-Shirt Quilt  I made this t-shirt quilt after my husband past away, for his brother. They used to ride motorcycles together. So I took some his t-shirts from different ...

Black and White Dreams for Nick  I made this quilt for my grandson, Nick, who loves black and white. The backing is black and white chess squares with the playing pieces on them, a hobby ...

Novice quilter.....  My grandmother quilted for many years. She started when she was about nine or ten. She was born in 1914, so that's part of the reason. My mom really doesn'...