I don't remember just when I became interested in quilting, but it was a few years before I retired from my job and my time was limited. Since then, I've probably been at it for about ten years. The first quilt I made was a quilt top which was made by a friend's mother and sister-in-law and I put it together and tied it. The next two or three, I tried my hand at quilting, but found out early on that that part of making quilts just wasn't for me. I love piecing quilts, but have them machine quilted by a lady who does a professional looking job and we have become close friends over the years.
I never had any quiltmaking lessons and learned only by reading and asking questions. I'll have to admit that my first attempts were pretty sorry and it's only recently that I feel that they're something to be a little proud of. Most of them I have given to my children. On another page, I'll be showing pictures of some of them. Since I'm not very artistic, I feel that making quilts is my one way of doing something artistic.
There are several sites on the internet which have free patterns. I mainly use a couple of them and will posts links to them below. One of them, Quilters Cache, also has tutorials on how to make them.
I will also post some links to craft sites since many of my friends are crafty and I love to see their work. Hopefully, I can display photos of some of their work, too.
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