Talk about a total 180!

I have officially completed my very first Sewing with Nancy quilting project. More than 3 years ago I made each of my boys a very simple 4" alternating squares quilt that was crib size, but my corners were off, the binding..questionable, and puckers galore. In the end they were loved and well used but reaked of 'beginning quilter'. After watching one of Nancy's more recent show series ("Already Cut and Ready to Quilt"), I knew it was time. I taped the show, and did each step with her, pausing and sewing, pausing and sewing. Here is the result. (this is a jelly roll quilt). I honestly expected my quilt to be mediocre and figured that it would be better than my previous quilts, but not quite good enough to give away. Well, not only can I not believe that I even made this, my husband kept saying, "that's really good" everytime he glaced back at the finished project.

It's 40 X 40-ish the backing is cotton flannel. Can you believe my corners worked?

Anyway, the boy-ish version of this same quilt is already underway and soon to be finished. All it needs in machine quilted and the binding done and voila, another quilt! I wrote an email to Nancy linking it to pics of my quilt. So I'll be watching my site map to see if we get any hits from Beaver Dam, WI ;o) (Dare to dream) The quilt is tied up and ready to be given to my friend Alyssa who had a baby girl earlier this month. Hopefully this is the first of many successful quilting projects. Stay tuned!