tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post759161107113427033..comments2023-05-02T03:25:38.097-07:00Comments on The Desert Quilter: My First QuiltMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01805403370463885686noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-389542562503446122010-06-16T10:30:26.842-07:002010-06-16T10:30:26.842-07:00Wow, what a great first quilt. I remember that mag...Wow, what a great first quilt. I remember that magazine and I really liked it alot. Too bad they had to stop.Carrie P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10063988589711911820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-42665515101744610832010-06-16T01:38:08.400-07:002010-06-16T01:38:08.400-07:00I love that! I can't believe you hand pieced i...I love that! I can't believe you hand pieced it! WOW. <br /><br />I have yet to quilt and bind my first quilt (baby sized, mind you) because the top turned out so much better than I expected that I am afraid I'll mess it up when I finish it! Haha! How did you learn how to do everything?Jennifer Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347795287924579677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-25326013092390887572010-06-15T14:25:58.297-07:002010-06-15T14:25:58.297-07:00I love this quilt! It looks like quite a tricksy p...I love this quilt! It looks like quite a tricksy pattern for a first go - well done! And for doing the hand quilting too!myBearpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513624290881481351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-54144502835976071052010-06-15T12:26:10.720-07:002010-06-15T12:26:10.720-07:00It's a beautiful 'first quilt', much m...It's a beautiful 'first quilt', much more difficult that my first quilt, and all hand done. Wow! I'm loving it! ~karenKaHollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528677007819875856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-89891691108278567302010-06-14T22:36:28.257-07:002010-06-14T22:36:28.257-07:00I'm so impressed -- all done by hand! That is...I'm so impressed -- all done by hand! That is a really amazing project. I love that you made it totally your own. I think it is beautiful!<br /><br />Oh, and thanks for changing your comment settings!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07980461113595763030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-44273679461219584212010-06-14T20:10:33.915-07:002010-06-14T20:10:33.915-07:00That is an amazing first quilt! Wow! You put lots ...That is an amazing first quilt! Wow! You put lots of love into these quilts.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04929308533488145608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-65419034592003626032010-06-14T19:56:34.478-07:002010-06-14T19:56:34.478-07:00It looks like a complicated quilt for a newbie. Yo...It looks like a complicated quilt for a newbie. You've done it very well - it's lovely! All that work and time put into it, you surely love it more than any other quilts you've made! I love the story behind it. Thanks for sharing!Astridhttp://grandmasredneedle.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-26086071484856468432010-06-14T19:04:13.774-07:002010-06-14T19:04:13.774-07:00Found your site after reading Sunshine, Paradise. ...Found your site after reading Sunshine, Paradise. I think your 1st quilt is wonderful. I bet it carries a lot of memories with it. I also scrolled down and saw your NY Beauty! It is a beauty!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01542918863237046287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-54987150069529647192010-06-14T18:54:34.347-07:002010-06-14T18:54:34.347-07:00Michelle,
Thanks for the kind words on my embroid...Michelle,<br /><br />Thanks for the kind words on my embroidered piece. Thanks also for giving me the link to Colorado Lady. I will try to get the stain out tomorrow, if it doesn't work, I will be contacting Colorado Lady! ;)<br /><br />Thanks again.<br /><br />Have a wonderful night.Ivory Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912738976411473827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-81389292111454360032010-06-14T10:57:25.375-07:002010-06-14T10:57:25.375-07:00What a wonderful quilt with a wonderful story, Mic...What a wonderful quilt with a wonderful story, Michelle! I, too, used poly blends for my first quilt and thought I'd go crazy with raveling from those fabrics. Live and learn, huh? ;)Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667715646074106309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-12831354189418375012010-06-14T06:21:56.146-07:002010-06-14T06:21:56.146-07:00I too am amazed by the complexity of the pattern y...I too am amazed by the complexity of the pattern you chose for your first quilt--all those points and angles! It's really lovely, and you did your pioneer ancestors proud!Paulettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181665241824945247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-53321328126744531302010-06-14T04:29:27.229-07:002010-06-14T04:29:27.229-07:00That is very beutiful. I can't imagine doing ...That is very beutiful. I can't imagine doing something like that the very first time.GaAmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645536686358270199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-3739745275078366762010-06-13T20:26:54.102-07:002010-06-13T20:26:54.102-07:00Michelle,
You are amazing! That's first quil...Michelle,<br /><br />You are amazing! That's first quilt of yours is IMPRESSIVE!Ivory Springhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06912738976411473827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-61502507420625718072010-06-13T18:06:18.587-07:002010-06-13T18:06:18.587-07:00That is a beautiful quilt, and definitely an ambit...That is a beautiful quilt, and definitely an ambitious project for a beginner! I'm impressed that you did all that by hand. It's a beautiful pattern for a scrappy quilt!!Sarah Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18393284767325742399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-4701920543504169592010-06-13T16:26:38.685-07:002010-06-13T16:26:38.685-07:00sometimes first quilts are the ones we like and en...sometimes first quilts are the ones we like and enjoy the most for years to come.<br />Some of my quilts have taken a long time to quilt as well.<br />Karen<br />http://karensquilting.com/blog/Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5824554059843705380.post-31994894851662983712010-06-13T15:39:40.020-07:002010-06-13T15:39:40.020-07:00That looks pretty complicated for a first quilt. G...That looks pretty complicated for a first quilt. Great job. The more I learn about quilting the more I realise that it really is a learning process. <br /><br />I've never hand quilted anything, so you're one up on me! (I dont even hand sew the back of my binding although I keep promising I'll do that one day )Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11032969125788408807noreply@blogger.com