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Home / My Blog / Improvisational Quilting Classes / ::First Quilt/Blankie::

::First Quilt/Blankie::

August 23, 2010 By Katie

I can’t really call it a “quilt.”  There’s no piecing and barely any quilting for that matter.  It was my first attempt of the basics when Roan was just little and I know I love it more than he does.  It also happens to be the softest flannel blankie ever and still is used when one needs a small soft spot to sit.

Barely quilted it still manages itself through the wash.  I used a set of star shapes cookie cutters to mark the shape and quilted over the tracings.  The stars are all different sizes.

I machine stitched the binding done.  I’ve tried this several times and have concluded that I rather enjoy a movie, some couch time with my husband and the needle when it comes to the finale of the quilt.

Even with a lifetime of watching my Mother quilt, baby steps are needed to build skill and confidence.  Do you still have your first quilt?

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Filed Under: Improvisational Quilting Classes, Improvisational Quilts, Innovative Patchwork Piecing Tagged With: classes, fabric, flannel, handmade, Improv, improvisation, improvisational, joanne fabrics flannel robots, quilting, Quilts, seattle, sew katie did, sewing

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  1. Karin van D. says

    August 23, 2010 at 7:19 am

    Cute. Those robots, adorable. It looks very soft and snugly.

    I don’t have my first quilt anymore. I gave it away. Yep, my first attempt at quilting was a gift for someone else. Pretty naive, probably 😉 But it turned out ok and I think the receiver loved it.

  2. wonderwoman says

    August 23, 2010 at 10:25 am

    actually i do – it was for my daughter – very simple blocks, some pics and others blank and hand quilted – its been much used and loved.
    xxx

  3. Jules says

    August 23, 2010 at 3:36 pm

    Thanks for sharing this – Isn’t it amazing how quickly we evolve as quilters? I don’t have my first, either. I gave away quite a few (amateur) quilts long before I started saving them.

  4. Flaun says

    August 23, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    I gave my first quilt to my mother, specially made in colors I knew she loved, thinking it would be nice to snuggle under while she read on the couch, or something… It lives in the dog bed! Honestly, the dog uses my very first, amazingly enough, well-crafted first quilt. I’m still upset.

  5. Ahava says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:10 pm

    I didn’t keep a quilt for myself until last year. My very first quilt was a patchwork from blue and yellow plaid homespun toweling. The backing was corduroy and the stitch-in-the-ditch quilting was bunchy. It was ugly, but the recipient loved it (or was too polite to tell me otherwise). I didn’t try again for ten years.

  6. Jill says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:17 pm

    What a great idea to use your cookie cutters as stencils. I have tons lying around. I think gingerbread men might make a really cute quilting pattern

  7. Erin says

    August 23, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    I’ve made four quilts in the last year and have yet to keep one for myself! My first one was a queen and a wedding present. I pretty much just dived right in and it turned out great! You can see it here: http://entredeuxbetweentwo.wordpress.com/2009/06/28/quilt-no-1-complete/

    The only money I spent on it was the floral cotton on clearance and the batting. The rest I already had in my stash. It’s still my favorite quilt I’ve made, probably because while making it I realized how much I loved quilting!

  8. Rachel says

    August 23, 2010 at 7:22 pm

    Ahhh, sweet idea with the stars! Yes, I still have my first quilt.. it was made for me: http://stitchedincolor.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/colorbrick-for-bloggers-quilt-festival/

  9. Laura says

    August 23, 2010 at 7:44 pm

    I just made my first, for my son. Kind of similar to your robots, it’s flannel but with fish. I love seeing him cuddle under it.

    I really like the star quilting, and the idea of tracing a cookie cutter. I’ll remember that for my next few quilts!

  10. Cheryl Arkison says

    August 24, 2010 at 1:14 pm

    Aw, thanks for sharing that. My first quilt was a gift for my nephew, but he still has it. A single Irish Chain with 2 fabrics.

  11. Mrs Moen says

    August 24, 2010 at 6:22 pm

    I actually have my first quilt folded over the living room sofa; it’s on loan from uor daughter who is the rightful owner of the masterpiece.-) It’s almost 12 years now, but I still love the colours.

  12. Grace says

    August 27, 2010 at 2:57 am

    Yes, and it needs quite a bit of repair since it wasn’t put together so well. It’s also rather gaudy, so it doesn’t get much use.

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