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 pteryla on 2005-09-02 08:14:23
Post Subject: hip? no. helpful? yes.
sewingworld.com, aka sewingworld commons, has been enormously helpful to me in my beginning-quilting efforts. these ladies aren't "hip," but they are fantastic, helpful hardcore sewing fiends. they guided me in my purchase of a machine, and i have gotten sucked into many a discussion about fabric there.
Posted by Morgan on 2004-05-04 15:59:55
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Yeah, I meant how do they do the quilting all the layers together at the end? Sometimes they have really complex or repetitive designs. But I read the "how we make our quilts" section at funquilts.com, & it said they use a machine, which makes a lot of sense! I love the circles, too. They use them a lot at that site, too. I think I'll try hand quilting next time. The chalk pencil part seems quite logical! It might be a bit too much work for the string quilt, though... & that would probably work best with straight lines, too. So the next next quilt, then!
The Kaffe Fassett quilts are really great, too! So many rad ideas!!
I save pictures of the ones I like, too! So far, they're mostly from the internet, so I have a file on my computer for the pics.
My mom bought me a whole beginning quilting package, with a rotary cutter, a mat for underneath (although it's small), & the clear measuring thing. Very smart! It works really well!
I can't wait to get your package, Researchasaurus! I'm really excited about the fabric scraps now! Fabric is pretty expensive, especially here in Sweden. I'm going to have to stock up when I'm in the US this summer, especially with those 40% off Joanne's coupons!! I'm going to be living at home with my parents in California for four months. I don't know how much I'm going to get done, because it's like 100 degrees all summer there, which doesn't exactly inspire quilt-making. But it's a perfect craft for Swedish winters!
