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01-07-2011, 10:19 AM
#21
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Merced, CA
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Welcome to this quilting talk show. We show and teach and learn.
First of all, starch and iron your fabric. Then cut. If your block ends do not match precisely, then shift them to the center of the joining block. Or else put sashing between them. Make an entire lap robe like that, I'll bet it will be eye catching. Have dramatic colors. Use whatever you have, old sheets, new materials, old cotton dresses or men's shirts. Our Grandmothers and Mothers used every thing that came in grabbing reach of their busy hands, and made lovely quilts with them. Then when you feel more in control of your sewing machine you can start on the fabulously intricate and lovely many pieced ones that are shown all the time on this forum.
From blocks then you can to to the Disappearing Nine Patch, and from there, anywhere you want to go.
First of all, starch and iron your fabric. Then cut. If your block ends do not match precisely, then shift them to the center of the joining block. Or else put sashing between them. Make an entire lap robe like that, I'll bet it will be eye catching. Have dramatic colors. Use whatever you have, old sheets, new materials, old cotton dresses or men's shirts. Our Grandmothers and Mothers used every thing that came in grabbing reach of their busy hands, and made lovely quilts with them. Then when you feel more in control of your sewing machine you can start on the fabulously intricate and lovely many pieced ones that are shown all the time on this forum.
From blocks then you can to to the Disappearing Nine Patch, and from there, anywhere you want to go.
01-07-2011, 10:32 AM
#22
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Maryland
Posts: 231
Agree with everyone here, esp. the online resources. Look at as many YouTube videos as you can, check out basic quilting books from the library, etc... don't let something you can figure out with a few simple skills in place discourage you!!
01-07-2011, 02:25 PM
#27
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Welcome! I was taught to sew back when I was in high school, but have only picked it up again in the last few years.
I made a list for myself of all the places I find tutorials, because i can never remember where I saw stuff, but most of these bloggers, give step by step, photo directions of each thing they do. This is how I have improved my skills.
http://alimaui.blogspot.com/p/my-fav...tutorials.html
I made a list for myself of all the places I find tutorials, because i can never remember where I saw stuff, but most of these bloggers, give step by step, photo directions of each thing they do. This is how I have improved my skills.
http://alimaui.blogspot.com/p/my-fav...tutorials.html
01-07-2011, 10:12 PM
#28
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Turku, Finland
Posts: 596
Carhop mentiones the book "Quilting for Dummies". Google "Quilting for Dummies.pdf". I got mine free somehere years ago, forgot where, but I have it in my files. I can e-mail the file to you if you post (Private Messages, maybe?) your e-mail address. The book is very clear and does cover the basics to get started, no too fancy stuff to mess your head up! Let me know, I read this board every morning (my time zone is in Europe).
01-08-2011, 02:46 AM
#30
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Maple City, MI
Posts: 2,135
Originally Posted by Babes
Iwant to quilt. I started a quilt and put it aside as i read a book on making squares and i was off track. Now i have started just a block. i cannot afford the classes in my area and do not have any friends that do crafts. What is with all of this ironing seams this way and that? i read the board every day.
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