100 Things Every Quilter Should Do, Take 2

 94 things DONE

6 Things to Do... Well, going to Paducah is the only thing that I want to do. And, obviously, I need to learn more about needles. And, 2 of the things I will never do because I don't do that. 

But, pretty good for a list of 100 things that a Quilter should do!

100 Things Every Quilter

Should Do Before She Dies

1. Visit a quilt shop. Done and Done

2. Make a Nine Patch. Done and Done

3. Make a Log Cabin. Done and Done But So Boring

4. Label a quilt. Done and Done

5. Figure yardage for a quilt. Easily Done and Done

6. Learn about warp and weft. Done and Done

7. Use a rotary cutter. Done and Done.  

8. Use templates. Done and Done

9. Paper piece a quilt block. Done and Done

10. Hand applique a quilt block. Done and Done. Yuck!

11. Make a yo-yo. Done and Done

12. Embellish a quilt. Done and Done

13. Try free motion quilting. Done and Done

14. Stitch in the ditch.Done and Done

15. Try hand quilting. Done and Done. Boring. It's too slow for me.

16. Bind a quilt. Done and Done

17. Miter the corners of quilt binding. Done and Done

18. Join the ends of quilt binding. Done and Done

19. Sew diagonal seams. Done and Done

20. Use a walking foot.Done and Done

21. Attend a guild meeting. Done and Done. I was on the Board of Directors for 2 years.

22. Visit Houston for International Quilt Festival. Done and Done. I lived near Houston for 7 years. I'd drive in daily.

23. Have a quilt appraised. Done and Done

24. Visit a quilt museum. Done and Done

25. Go on a quilt retreat. Done and Done

26. Try curved piecing. Done and Done

27. Miter the borders. Done and Done

28. Learn to do blanket stitch by hand. Done and Done

29. See a local quilt show.Done and Done

30. Put your quilt in a local quilt show. Done and Done

31. Sell raffle tickets on a quilt. I've bought tickets for a raffle quilt but never sold them.

32. Take a road trip with quilt friends. Done and Done

33. Create a Pinterest board with quilt images. Done and Done. Duh! I have about a million boards of different quilts.

34. Make a 3-D quilt block. Done and Done

35. Donate a quilt to a good cause. Done and Done

36. Make a sampler quilt. Done and Done

37. Make an art quilt. Done and Done

38. Try bobbin work. Done and Done

39. Learn to maintain your sewing machine. Done and Done

40. Add rickrack to a quilt. Done and Done

41. Design a quilt. (Remember, you don’t necessarily have to make the quilt.) Done and Done

42. Change/tweak/alter a pattern to make it your own. Done and Done. Of course, almost every pattern needs to be rewritten!

43. Make a color wheel with fabric swatches. Done and Done

44. Chat about quilting with a stranger. Done and Done. Certainly, at every quilt store or show.

45. Talk about quilting with your family. Done and Done. They are sick of my talking about quilting.

46. Give a quilt as a wedding/graduation/retirement gift. Done and Done

47. Visit Paducah during the AQS Show. Not yet. Hopefully someday.

48. Take a class with a nationally known teacher. Done and Done.  Jo Morton was my favorite teacher.

49. Use some fabric you dislike. Done and Done

50. Participate in Show & Tell. Done and Done

51. Volunteer for a job in a quilt group. Done and Done

52. Use a color you detest. Done and Done

53. Make a quilt inspired by nature. Done and Done

54. Get up early or stay up late to quilt. Done and Done. Duh!

55. Make a scrap quilt. Done and Done

56. Make a tote bag.Done and Done

57. Make a postcard quilt. Done and Done

58. Make a baby quilt and gift it to a newborn. Done and Done

59. Understand the basics of caring for quilts. Done and Done

60. Borrow a quilting book from the public library. Done and Done

61. Teach someone else to quilt. Done and Done

62. Creatively piece a backing for one of your quilts. Done and Done

63. Apply a piped binding, or some variation of it. Done and Done

64. Post quilt pics to Facebook.  I don't do Facebook but I've posted quilt pictures on my blog and on Pinterest.

65. Install quilty wallpaper on your computer. Ha! Done and Done

66. Put a quilty bumper sticker on your car. Nope, I don't do Bumper Stickers. But, I've laughed at bumper stickers.

67. Cuss mildly when you realize you've been sewing air (because you ran out of bobbin thread). Done and Done. Mildly?!

68. Read your sewing machine manual cover to cover. Done and Done

69. Learn to thread baste. Done and Done

70. Learn to pin baste. Done and Done

71. Use basting spray. Done and Done

72. Help a friend make a quilt. Done and Done

73. Make a quilt for a special child. Done and Done

74. Make a quilt for a spouse or partner. Done and Done

75. Make a quilt for a friend. Done and Done

76. Include your quilts in your last will and testament. Done and Done. Well, everyone knows what to do. Maybe I need to include them in my will.

77. Determine your favorite thread for piecing. Done and Done

78. Understand the concept of value. Done and Done

79. Understand the mathematics of quilt blocks. Done and Done

80. Apply a bias binding. Done and Done

81. Take a guild speaker to dinner. Done and Done. My friend, Jeanne. We spent the day together.

82. Comment on a quilt-related blog post. I don't make comment. I only make the blog posts.

83. Make a mystery quilt. Done and Done

84. Take part in a block exchange.Done and Done

85. Write how-to instructions for making a quilt block. Done and Done

86. Be able to state clearly what you learned from a particular quilt.

87. Know the difference between lengthwise and crosswise grain. Done and Done

88. Know the parts of a sewing machine needle and why they matter. No, I don't know why they matter.

89. Organize your stash. Done and Done. Over and over again.

90. Know the names of hand sewing needles used for different tasks. I don't remember the names.

91. Finish a UFO. Done and Done. There is always a UFO needing attention.

92. Purchase fabric on impulse. Done and Done. Of course.

93. Try sewing with precuts. Done and Done

94. Trade fabrics with quilt friends. Done and Done

95. Identify your ancestors who quilted. Done and Done

96. Visit a quilt shop while on vacation. Done and Done

97. Sew on a treadle for old time's sake. Done and Done

98. Subscribe to a quilting magazine. Done and Done

99. Become a regular reader of a quilting blog. Done and Done

100. Go on a Shop Hop. Done and Done