For Jeff's birthday, I decided I was going to make him a quilt. And just a side note, I got my first sewing machine for Christmas a month ago. Ambitious, eh? More like crazy. I hoped that I would have some quilting in my blood since my grandmother made some beautiful quilts for me when I was younger. With some patience, tears, a seam ripper, and necessary breaks so I didn't end up throwing it out (um, like the dishtowel with the semi-attached pompoms that I gave up on), I did it. I used this Amy Butler free pattern because it seemed easy enough for a novice.
All of my mess-ups with cutting crooked, funky measuring, and sewing wavy lines ended up being fine at the end. I did almost lose it when I basted the quilt and put the backing on the wrong way. Tip: Re-read that part in the pattern a few times before doing it.
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