watterstide

here ya go..

http://www.sewaquilt.com/fabric-grain.html

the top and bottom of the fabric off the bolt is the Selvage..where the "printing is" or where it is tightly woven..

EagarBeez

seeing the beautiful quilts, gives me inspiration. I am rather new at quiting and when I put something together, I am told it looks great. I may not be as good as someone with many,many years exp, but, each quilt I make is the best of my ability at the time. The next quilt I challenge myself a little more. I love this site

watterstide

make sure you take pictures so you can see how far you have come! i never thoguht to take pictures when i started out..there are about 10 or so, quilts out there,without my name on them..maybe that is a good thing!

8-) ;-)

AliKat

I am not a beginner ... but, during the whole time quilting I have found when i don't feel like quilting more than likely something else is going on around me. It is only later that I began to see this in a positive light.

If I force it and sew/quilt I find I make a lot of errors. If I use this time to restore my creative juices, then when I get back to sewing/quilting I can do more and better in less time.

Sometimes it is just plain the arthritis is acting up. sometimes I never really know the why. But the waiting it out and relaxing while waiting has always been positive once I 'let go' and tried to control it all.

If it isn't fun ... don't do it!

ali

plainpat

The older you get, the faster it leaves !

Don't know what happened - guess my get up and go just got up and left.

Pickle

Well after I re read my post I got down in my sewing room and finished a Sq . I was working on, it turned out very nice I am happy with the color and surprisingly how well I got the seams matched.
Pickle

maryb119

I love to look at the quilts on the board. I have learned so much and gotten so many ideas. I do spend more time here and less time quilting than I should. :)

EasyPeezy

You are in the right place. You can learn a lot more here than from any
single book. Use the search engine - it's a very valuable tool and if you
can't find the answer, ask away. Happy quilting. :D

TN Donna

Look through some magazines or books and get inspiration for something you want to do an ask the board. Someone will always help you.

Edie

I am happy right where I am right now. I can't look too far into the future as far as a new design is concerned. I am in the process of making a huge sampler and scared to death that I don't have enough fabric. Actually, the only thing that I really really want to learn is the Marriner's Compass. I just received my last quilting book. I am never going to order another one, because I will never live long enough to do what is in the ones I have. I will page through, one of these days, and find a baby quilt that I am going to make, but what I have now is more than enough to learn and practice with. Have a good day. Edie