I’ve quilted before—you know, the quilts you put on a quilting frame and pull yarn through every 4 inches or so on a simple square pattern (plenty of times at church!), killing your fingers the whole time because you don’t own a thimble. 
And while those are fun quilts, I have wanted to learn to quilt this way for a long time. So Groupon had an offer for a quilting shop not too far away (and close to my sister and Sabra’s sisters), so we signed up. It offered four 3 hour classes, plus $50.00 worth of fabric, all for $35.00. Not too bad. It was a beginning quilting class of course, because I knew I needed to start at the beginning!
It was super fun to learn some of the tricks you quilters know! And I have a whole new level of respect for quilters! It is time consuming with all the cutting and trying to be so precise! 
And as you can tell, I was not perfect in my cutting nor with my sewing. I have a LOT to learn. But I enjoyed it! I would love to make more quilts. 
I decided I’m not a big fan of in the ditch quilting, which is how we quilted in the class. I really was liking my quilt until I started to quilt in the ditch, and I’m so bad at following straight lines apparently because it looked a bit messy to me. It reminded me of when you are sewing clothing and have to gather something, and then when you sew that gathered part onto another, if you miss the gathering stitching and it is sticking out, it looks unfinished and messy. 
I also have a lot to learn about choosing fabrics and colors. I definitely should have incorporated some yellow into the middle section of the quilt!
But I do adore the fabric—especially the backing.
So overall, I think I like quilting so far.
I have a few quilts pinned on Pinterest that I’d love to give a try!
So props to all you quilters. You amaze me!
Quilt pattern: Daily Bread, Sweet Tarts Pattern by Kaye England
Fabric: I believe most of the fabric (besides pink dots on white) is from Bev Proulx ‘Posies from the 1930’s’ line.
That looks G! Really, they got you beginning on something more complicated than I’ve made, so you should be quite impressed with yourself- not that I’m impressive, but you get the idea ;) I really love 1930’s fabrics, there is something about them that is so calming.
Welcome to the quilting world!! :)
Darn keyboard… that looks Great!! :)
Aw great job! You’ll be hooked now, hehe!
It looks great! Quilting is addicting – watch out! :-)
You knucklehead, that is a GREAT quilt! Quit beating yourself up. You should’ve seen my first ever quilt. It was supposed to be twin sized. When I finished it was magically a small square… about lap sized. lol. I think it’s adorable and I really like the yellow border piece. It’s so cute. It looks like the perfect doll baby blanket. I’m sure your little girl has claimed it. :)
What a pretty quilt and gorgeous model! I too did a beginners patchwork and quilt class a few years ago and they taught me to stitch in the ditch. It is the one thing that I don’t like about that first proper quilt I made and every now and then I consider unpicking it lol quilting is definitely addictive, I look forward to seeing your next quilt :)
I think it’s beautiful! The backing is especially pretty. B looks so cute modeling it for you. :)
My mom is a quilter. I agree…it is very precise and a different kind of sewing. She doesn’t like to sew clothes so much but man can she quilt.
Absolutely PRECIOUS.
Great job.
:)
❤Ky
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so cute! Great job! I made a couple large quilts before, but no one showed me how. Just sewed squares together (I copied a bedspread a friend had) and just tied the center of each large square with a piece of yarn. Would love to learn how to do it right though!