Posted by Leonie on 2007-08-06 11:54:56
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You can try to find "how to videos" on the web. I've made a baby quilt following instructions of free instruction videos on the web. Sadly I can not remember the website...
Posted by Letter_to_the_world on 2007-07-24 15:34:01
Post Subject: Help for a beginning quilter!
I''ve stumbled on this fun site while searching desperately for some help with my beginning quilting attempts. Hopefully you ladies can lend a hand!
I''ve been quilting for a maybe a year. I barely sewed before that. I''ve made a pillow, a baby quilt, and a table runner. Actually, I''m finishing the table runner now, and am just *not* happy with how it came out! My corners never match, my batting always gets bumpy -- I can''t even seem to rotary cut straight. There aren''t any quilting classes around that are available to me, but I like the looks of the Quilt University website I found. Only problem is the beginners class doesn''t start until mid-September. So until then, I want to use my extra summer time to practice as much as I can.
Maybe there''s a great book out there for beginning quilters (I have a Quilting 101 book and a book by Carol Doak that I use right now) that I don''t know about -- or maybe one for sewers, because really that would be just as helpful. Or maybe another online resource that could give me tips/lessons to try out. I love new projects, but in general just feel very inept, especially when it comes to anything that needs to be straight!
Posted by Athos on 2007-10-20 02:24:07
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I have a copy of the book as well, and I also was confused. Hand tied quilts a choking hazard? really? If anyone has more knowledge as to why, I'd love to hear it. There's a vintage hand tied baby quilt on ebay I've got my eye on, but not if I can't use it....
Posted by Gluey on 2004-07-03 14:15:44
Post Subject: Who wants a big box of fabric?
Hey there! and HELP!
I live in a fairly small apartment and am in fabric overload! Most of it is small-ish pieces of brightly colored calico, sateen, fake fur (leftovers from the Muppet baby quilt I made for my niece) and then there's the yards of craft felt (in grey, red, yellow, green, etc...) given to me from Barnes & Noble (leftovers from decorations for the last Harry Potter release party). Right now it's just taking up room I don't have. I hate to waste good fabric, but being that I don't have the time to really create projects for it, let alone make the stuff, I hope I can give it a home with someone who can and will. So... who wants a big box of fabric? I will ship it at no cost to you! Please reply and whoever convinces me that they want it the most will receive the BIG BOX OF FABRIC. WOW!
Posted by happydaisydoo on 2005-10-18 16:10:18
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My mom has made several rag quilts out of baby flannel. They are super soft and frayed on the outside so they have some visual interest. She simply cuts out 4 or 5 inch squares and sews them wrong sides together. She then cuts fringe into the parts sticking out from the seams. After that she washes the quilt top once to induce fraying. She adds batting and backing and voila, she has a baby quilt. She sometimes adds pretty embroidery to the quilt squares, too. I'm sure you could google "rag quilt" for much better instructions. Have fun with the babies!
