I've made one quilt in my life, for my Laurel project. I had no idea what I was doing at the time; I just sewed scraps together, used a blanket for batting (which is what my aunt does--it works very well, if you prefer a warm yet thin layer between), and tied it in about 3 places. And now, 10 or 15 years later, it's falling apart on me. I didn't give enough seam allowance for some of the little pieces, I think.
What I want to do is something like Nessa's quilt--that's amazing! I like Fish's quilts, but I've just been fascinated with the idea of making something the way my ancestors might have, you know? I don't think I've ever shown anyone the square of the quilt my grandma made when she was 10 that now hangs on my wall. I might have pointed it out to Fish and Chimera when they were at my house (it was above the bookshelf by the bathroom), but I don't think I did. I'll have to take a picture of it and post it. It was a honeycomb quilt--hundreds of little honeycomb shapes about an inch wide sewn together to make bigger honeycombs, which were sewn together to make even bigger ones. It was amazing.
