My first big quilt But!!!!!!!!!!!

Shirley, that is a great looking quilt!! Don't quit!

Shirley - that's a lovely quilt. No one will be disappointed, trust me. Especially not Ms. B'fly!! Congrats on a finished quilt!!

Very nice, Shirley. Great job.

Pati, > But it did not turn out as I wanted it to.

I think your quilt turned out great! You should've seen my first quilt! :) Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) it never got photographed before going to the recipient. However, I understand it's still in use, even though it's been mended and repaired several times. It has to be over 20 years old and has been in daily use on the bed, since then.

CaroleD - Retired and loving it in the foothills of NW GA My quilts, crafts, pets, and more -

Even though you think you didn't do as good as you wanted to, it will always be a special piece of work that you will cherish as the start of something. I look at my first efforts and see all kinds of errors, and things I would now do differently, but wouldn't get rid of my first one for anything. It only gave me the opportunity to do better with each successive one. Keep at it, you only get better with each try. I think it looks grand, by the way.

John

John

Howdy!

Yee-Haw! You did it!

Fabric choices: good! Color placement: good! Design: good! Finished quilt: very good!

Fun and fresh and gorgeous and Finished! Way to go, Shirley. Don't stop now; I'm waiting to see where your quilting goes next.

Hugs, Ragmop/Sandy--who would be proud to have this Shirley Quilt #1 draped on a chair in the front room ;-)

I knew you could I KNEW you could I KNEW YOU COULD

And YOU DID and I'm as proud of it as if I did it myself.

N E X T

and there better BE a next. Remember a few months back when I sent you a bit for 2 quilts..........well # 1 is done--so now start # 2 and no, you do not have to do the same pattern design or colors unless YOU want to.

Just DO IT.

Butterfly ( feeling like a proud "mama" right now : )

But, but,. but, Mi'Dear, SHE needs to keep her first one

I have visions of her writing her first book on quilting and she will always have it to refer back to as HER FIRST. I don't have mine and sometimes I wish I had....

Butterfly (just to 'see' how far I have traveled)

I am known for jumping in the deep end. Shirley

In message , Mary writes

I probably shall but like you I have a host of other crafts at my finger tips. Thanks for your kind words Shirley

Thanks Patti and for the encouragement you gave me before. Hugs Shirley

In message , Patti writes

Thanks Donna, I will try to do another.

In message , Donna in NE La. writes

Thanks. Like I said before when I joined this group I had no intention of quilting. I just did the bead centre of the Enschede quilt.

Butterfly said otherwise and she won. Hugs Shirley

In message , TerriLee in WA writes

Many thanks Pati. Hugs Shirley

In message , Pati Cook writes

Thanks for your message. I doubt if I will be around in 20 years time. My heart threw a wobbler last week after I had spent two days machining. It was very scary for a time. Maybe with the continued lifting of my arms. Shirley

In message , CaroleD writes

In message , John writes

Thanks John. I too keep the first of everything I make, that is why I have drawers full of jewellery. I think I have more jewellery than anyone else in our village. LOL Hugs Shirley

Thanks very much for your sentiments. They are much appreciated Hugs Shirley

In message , Sandy Ellison writes

Thank you. The garden is taking on its spring coat at the moment. There are spring bulbs popping up all over and the Boston Ivy is beginning to shoot. Both ponds are full of frog spawn. Who knows what will grow this year because last autumn I liberally sprinkled poppy seeds all over, unknown to DH. I like the wild look and like to encourage birds and butterflies.

I hope I may get another robin that I can train to feed from my hand like I did 2 years ago. A pair came to my feeder 2 weeks ago but did not stay. Shirley

In message , Taria writes