First quilt I ever made used a friendship block that I found online. I had taken a total of 3 quilting lessons and did not know what I was getting myself into when I started it. The top took several months to finish; I ran out of fabric and had to get something else to finish it. Instead of a double bed size, it came out a lap quilt. LOL. Then I din't know how to put a border on it or to bind it.
It sat for almost 6 months before I learned to quilt it - by hand. That took forever.
But like everybody else, I am very proud of that quilt and it still keeps me warm on cold winter evenings - both outside and inside.
Connie