For about $35-65 you can make it mostly on your embroidery machine! Go look at Anita Goodesign catalog at the Mix n Match quilting items. Find the shapes you want to use. When you get your designs surrounded by quilt design, you straight stitch together the squares into columns, the columns into rows and then put the back on by making it like a pillowcase, straight stitching 3 sides and part of the fourth, turn inside out and stitch closed, either by hand or machine. Try it! Makes it so easy.

Before you begin to sew. I would suggest you purchase a book that tells you all the steps you need to go through to create a quilt from start to finish. One that has good picture illustrations that can take you through step by step. I know some of the Cuties can probably give you the name of some books. You can go to a Library and probably find some books there also. You need to decide how large you want to make it, you also need to decide on some fabric that will compliment your squares, I would take them with me to a fabric store and lay some on different fabrics untill you find what you want. this will get you started. When the actual sewing begins, then there will be some here to help you along the way. I can't wait to see what you come up with . Most important do not get discouraged most quilts are not made in a day. I hope you'll love doing it. Lillian AKA LBROW

If you go to youtube and search quilting, several videos will show you how to quilt from start to finish. Best of luck in your new found sewing project. Hugs, Barba

This picture shows the fabric I have chosen. However I'm considering buying something in red to help give it some interest

#1 step is to make all the squares the same size.
#2 do the borders next around each square.I like to cut 3 inch stripes
#3sew stripes to top and bottom, oh boy this might get confused try to see elnorna burns on quilt in a day .I love her site,books etc. and have made all them once at least hugs carolyn

What a lovely group to be sewn together, TX is where my first granddaughter was born. Your project looks amazing so far. Beautiful work!!! Love the fabric you've chosen so far.

Hi and welcome...I see you have some great comments...I would definitely invest in a walking foot and free motion embroidery foot...easily found for almost any machine...all you really need to know is high shank or low shank..any sewing machine dealer can help you with that information if you don't know and a generic feet should work just fine for you...also, I recommend checking out the books and videos from Eleanor Burns...Quilt in a Day...she is fantastic! Very easy to follow and quite specific about how to put a quilt together...click on the link below to go to her official website...check out the Television and Video tab to watch..lots there to see and learn...also you can go to YouTube and find tons of videos on learning to quilt...or go to your local quilt shop...most would be happy to help you get started and most will let you use their classroom when it is not in use to get you going...keep us posted!

Hello! For some great help, first join charmingstationchat yahoo group. On the charming station home page, scroll down about half way, and the link is on the right-says messages posted by all. In the files section, there is a folder called quilt lessons with numerous pdf files that will walk you through everything you want to know about making a quilt. Gig has written very clearly all about it. The group has quilt challanges where anyone can make and show pictures of that style of quilt. As well as have great designs at her site, and she is a very active participant in the group.
Quilter's cache has a zillion patterns to see and also a lot of information and help.
You've made some great looking blocks, love your material. Good luck
Jo

these will make a beautiful quilt.... when you have finished the quilt top, you can always have it quilted by a quilt shop.. they do amazing jobs and there are lots of quilters listed on the internet.. I have all my quilt tops done by Coties Machine Quilting.. she is in Kansas

This will make a most adorable quilt!!

I am a quilter who came to machine embroidery... sounds like you are coming into a new hobby from the other direction. I think that you have some very good suggestions so far, and I have one more to add.

When I start a quilt project, I almost always have a picture in my head of what I want to do. So I start with making a quick drawing of the placement of key elements, so that as always have a visual to refer back to. I'm no artist with pen/pad, so most of these drawings are really really rough, but I like having them to refer to. For those with many colors/fabrics, I color in my rough drawings to see how it flows.

Good luck with your quilt! This is going to be fun!

Oh,I love all your blocks! Makes me wish I was from Texas!-lol- (I have a few relatives that live there) These designs are so nice, all relative to Texas. I can't wait to see your finished quilt._Toogie

I got the new feet ordered for my sewing machine and some more fabric order also. Now I have to be patient. And patience is not my strong suit. So as I'm trying to find something to do. My oldest son comes over for a visit. I showed him what I got done so far. And he informed me he wants a manly blanket with the same designs.
Now one thing you can't tell in these pictures is these are done with Mylar therefore it looks like I have use metallic thread. So I proceeded to ask him what would make it a manly blanket. He says make it with browns and creams in all of those rustic colors. So I asked him if he wanted it without the shiny stuff. And he informed me he wants the shiny stuff because "Metal is manly".
So I guess it's not going to be difficult for me to stay busy. This is what I've done so far. Do y'all think this is manly enough. Lol. My son cracks me up.