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From the lens My First Quilt.

  • iijuan12 May 6, 2012 @ 1:33 am | delete
    Nope. I don't even sew button. Very impressive work on your quilt!
  • Terrie_Schultz Feb 9, 2012 @ 11:40 am | delete
    I have been quilting for about 20 years. I have many more unfinished quilts than finished ones! Nice job on the quilt and the lens!
  • AngryBaker Feb 8, 2012 @ 11:18 pm | delete
    Good job.. my quilts tend to be small "30 mph" pieces (as in... they look great if you are driving by at 30mph)
  • Tipi Feb 8, 2012 @ 2:48 pm | delete
    Just saw this posted on Google+ and stopped by to see what it was. Its your first quilt lens, haven't been here in a ling times. Its still a wonderful lens! :)
  • veryirie Feb 7, 2012 @ 9:54 pm | delete
    I love to sew and I've made crazy quilts and t-shirt quilts and quilted small wall hangings in the past, but I've never made a full-size traditional quilt with the hand stitching. Some day I hope to.
    I think your little "mess up" while assembling just gives your quilt that much more character. Congratulations on finishing your first!
  • RenaissanceWoman2010 Jan 23, 2012 @ 7:31 pm | delete
    What a huge accomplishment! I still have not made my first quilt, but I sure hope to complete one. Quilts are such special heirloom gifts. It is touching that your daughter wanted your very first quilt for a Christmas present. That really says a lot. Makes it all worthwhile. Thanks for sharing your journey.
  • Sylvestermouse Apr 20, 2011 @ 4:36 pm | delete
    I enjoyed your journey with your first quilt. It is lovely and I never would have guessed you messed up your intended pattern. That size of quilt was quite an undertaking for your first. My first quilt was a quilted pillow. You would have thought I hung the moon :)
  • kinworm Apr 3, 2011 @ 2:47 am | delete
    Well done on sticking with it! I started a quilt about 10 years ago but didn't get too far before giving up. Such hard work and I should have used squares instead of hexagons but you've inspired me to maybe take another look at it.
  • orlifan66 Feb 26, 2011 @ 7:24 pm | delete
    Congrats, Marsha! It is lovely. I will keep returning to re-read. I've been so embarrassed to even show my progress on the first quilt (in 21 years) I just started. This is a really wonderful journal which has inspired me to document my progress.
  • SereneSea Jan 26, 2011 @ 11:49 am | delete
    Congrats on completing your quilt. I read the lens throughout to know that were you able to complete ? Quilting does require infinite patience and it is really inspiring to know that you didn't even have prior experience. Enjoyed the virtual tour in quilting with the lens.
  • poutine Jan 22, 2011 @ 5:59 pm | delete
    Hi,
    Thanks for visiting and commenting on my lens:

    http://www.squidoo.com/gifts-for-quilters

    Re: The Quilt-Opoly Game
    You should put it on your Valentine's Day Wish List, may be your nice boyfriend will surprise you with it!!
  • LisaAuch Jan 19, 2011 @ 2:14 am | delete
    No I am not a quilter, however like you have been bought a sewing machine! perhaps a "how to? for a novice....well done on your finished quilt there is something lovely about them
  • AdrianaCopaceanu Jan 13, 2011 @ 7:45 am | delete
    I am not a quilter, but love the look of quilts. Same day I hope to get one as a gift :)
  • mannasugar Jan 8, 2011 @ 10:51 am | delete
    Very creative...
  • NaturalMindset Dec 21, 2010 @ 9:14 pm | delete
    Congrat's on your first one, and lensrolled to Quilting Quotes!
  • Senora_M Dec 9, 2010 @ 1:29 pm | delete
    I was writing on this earlier when my son decided to shut the computer down for me. :) I love quilting! Nice lens! It always feels great to finish one!
  • my_never_bored_hands Nov 13, 2010 @ 9:38 am | delete
    It takes much more than just sewing the pieces together, and now you know it. Well done, Marsha! Congrats on your first quilt.
  • nenaandtrey Oct 21, 2010 @ 9:59 am | delete
    That is very pretty!! I am going to try to learn from watching you do this. Wish me luck. I have never done this before either.
  • teatree Sep 9, 2010 @ 11:00 pm | delete
    It was lovely seeing it all take shape from just a few squares to the finished item. You have a tremendous amount of patience to have kept going!
  • Craftyville Sep 9, 2010 @ 6:09 pm | delete
    Love the quilt, thanks for sharing your crafty journey!
  • skiesgreen Jul 21, 2010 @ 6:17 pm | delete
    Its funny reading this lens today. I have been procrastinating for a week on whether to do a quilting course at the local craft shop but have declined on the basis that I think I can do it without formal instructions. Seeing what you have done has confirmed my opinion. Well done. *-*Blessed*-* and featured on Sprinkled with Stardust
  • poutine Jun 1, 2010 @ 5:42 am | delete
    It takes a lot of patience to make a quilt and you obviously have it!

    Beautifully done!

    Poutine
  • partybuzz Mar 26, 2010 @ 9:05 am | delete
    Beautiful quilt! I've made a quilt top before and my mom put it together. I still have that quilt. Great lens!
  • BevsPaper Mar 17, 2010 @ 6:45 pm | delete
    Great job on your first quilt!
  • JaguarJulie Mar 1, 2010 @ 8:18 am | delete
    Now, I have never made a quilt ... but what a great idea for a project.
  • LindaJM Nov 11, 2009 @ 8:01 pm | delete
    Very impressive! I've never made a quilt... what a great work of art! 5* and Angel Blessed!
  • Oct 1, 2009 @ 1:21 am | delete
    Wonderful lens! I've been thinking of quilting and making a bag out of it. ^_^

    5*
  • Quilt_Business Aug 31, 2009 @ 4:24 pm | delete
    Great story. Thank you for sharing.
  • MeMeBev Aug 20, 2009 @ 10:55 am | delete
    Wonderful job! It is quite a journey when making one to decide how you want every square to look within the whole. I am currently working on one for my youngest granddaughter. Guess I need to make a lens on some of my quilts. Make mostly lap quilts now. Give you a 5*
  • Great job, Marsha. Very inspirational! Aug 20, 2009 @ 9:25 am | delete
  • JeffRiveraAuthor Jul 27, 2009 @ 6:03 am | delete
    Awesome
  • CassandraRichmond123 Jul 27, 2009 @ 5:05 am | delete
    this is a wonderful lens!
  • LaraineRose Jul 27, 2009 @ 2:30 am | delete
    Nice to see the children get involved. It will be something they remember for the rest of their lives. I know, my mum was a quilter and I loved 'helping' her. She has been gone from us for a very long time and I still remember with love, the quilting parties. Thank you for writing about this. 5*s
  • Tipi Jun 16, 2009 @ 5:57 pm | delete
    Marsha - this is a wonderful lens! Love the quilt that you made.
    Thanks for coming over to see my dog Biscuit!
    Good to see you !
    Susie
  • Senora_M Jun 14, 2009 @ 8:10 pm | delete
    Awesome! I just finished my first quilt. I have another one waiting for the binding...for weeks now. I just can't get motivated with a 9 month old!!!
  • Intuitive May 31, 2009 @ 7:39 pm | delete
    I've had a quilting lens in the works for almost a year now. I'm finally actually doing the quilt. Just started this week. So I understand. :) 5*

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My name is Marsha and I am now a married woman, as of July 30 2011, residing in Kansas. I have 1 child left at home. We are a home school family.
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