Page 1 of 100 Things Every Quilter Should Do Before She Dies #1-#50

Hi this is my intended list of things I want to do to grow and experience fully the fun of quilting. I may add other things as I go through this list. Come on, watch me grow, and let me know if you have accomplished some of these beautiful things.

It is my hope to either do one of the points or change it for a new challenge eventually
* this may change in time to be something different than suggested

• 1/     Visit a Quilt Shop
• 2/     Make a Nine Patch
• 3/     Make a Log Cabin
• 4/     Label a quilt

5/     Figure yardage for a quilt
6/    *Learn about warp and weft.......this may change in time.......
7/     Use a rotary cutter
8/     Use a template or templates

• 9/     Paper piece a quilt block 

10/   Hand applique a quilt block or small wallhanging
11/   Make a yo-yo
12/   Embellish a quilt
13/   Try free motion quilting
14/   Stitch in the ditch
15/   Try hand quilting
16/   Bind a quilt
17/   Miter the corners of quilt binding
18/   Join the ends of quilt binding
19/   Sew diagonal seams
20/   Use a walking foot
21/  Attend a Guild Meeting
22/ *Visit Houston for International Quilt Festival.....may change this to a Canadian venue
23/   Have a quilt appraised
24/   Visit a quilt museum
25/   Go on a quilt retreat
26/   Try curved piecing
27/   Miter the borders

• 28/   Learn to do blanket stitch by hand

29/   See a local quilt show
30/   Put your quilt in a local quilt show
31/   Sell raffle tickets on a quilt
32/   Take a road trip with quilt friends
33/   Create a Pinterest board with quilt images
34/   Make a 3-D quilt block
35/   Donate a quilt to a good cause
36/   Make a sampler quilt
37/   Make an art quilt
38/   try bobin work
39/   Learn to maintain your sewing machine
40/   Add Rickrack to a quilt
41/   Design a quilt (remember, you don't necessarily have to MAKE the quilt,      only design
42/   Change/tweak/alter a pattern to make it your own
43/   Make a colour wheel with fabric swatches
44/   Chat about quilting with a stranger
45/   Talk about quilting with your family
46/   Give a quilt as a wedding/graduation/retirement gift
47/   Visit Paducah during the AQShow
48/   Take a class with a nationally known teacher
49/   Use some fabric you dislike