Here is my 1st ever Quilt

Signature Blocks I made for the swap
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb175/freyja80/Quilt%20Blocks/100_0905.jpg

Blocks I got back and quilted
http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb175/freyja80/Quilt%20Blocks/100_0932.jpg

Yay, Kylie!!!!!!!!

Congratulations on completing your first quilt!!!

It is a beauty !!!

Your own signature blocks are so bright and they have eye-popping contrast between the colors and the white signature pieces.

Your quilt displays the blocks you got back in such a nice setting!!

I missed that you were doing an album quilt for your first one. Where did your signature blocks come from ... family, friends, quilt buddies?

HOLY MACARONI!!! That is BEAUTIFUL! You get MAJOR KUDOS FOR A JOB WELL DONE! Love it! What pattern is that? It's sooooo nice looking!
Bravo!!!

its a swap from a yahoo group, "i forgot about"...I wanted to make a quilt big enough to use so i made the blocks in to a diamond in a square so the then just added to it n that’s what I come out with quilt..

its my lounge quilt, the backing is flannel so its a little warmer. I kind of got a bit lazy and folded the backing over to the finishing edge..

Freyja80

Using the backing for a binding is not lazy... I think that's an acceptable finishing method? Maybe not for a quilt to be judged, but I've done two flannel backed quilts that I did that on. Also...on my "using" blankets I dont' hand sew the finished binding down. I aways pick a busy fabric for my binding, and then machine stitch it down with a decorative stitch. I want to be SURE it's still in ONE piece after a few washings...lol

I KNOW I saw it on TV somewhere. Instead of machine stitching the binding to the front (and turning it to the back) you machine stitch the binding to the back...and fold it to the front. Then..pick a nice decorative stitch and sew it down. Fast...and sturdy...hehe

Very pretty Kylie! Well done!

Delia

Congratulations on your first quilt, Kylie! I love the bright colors. I used the fold over technique when binding my first ever quilt, although I used separate binding for quilting the tops my mom pieced. I just wanted to try a new technique and see how it looked and I liked it. My quilts are for me and my family, so if it makes me happy then it's a good deal. Quilts, both the making and the using, are for our enjoyment. I think because it's such a fad to make quilts right now, some people get all bent about making them perfect. If you get pleasure from it, then it IS perfect.

Here is my 2nd quilt http://home.iprimus.com.au/layt_kylie/100_1015.JPG

June happy blocks in shaggy.

Kylie ...

Your quilt looks so pretty and soft and colorful and comfy ... your daughter must love it ... so nice to see that all our Happy Blocks have been put to such good use ... I love your additional touches ...

I have some HBs of my own to sew up and I had been thinking of doing a rag quilt with the March Safari ones ... I must get to it ...

you are inspiring!

Kylie

Both your quilts are sooo pretty especially the raggedty one. We love piccies on this site so keep them coming!

Milica