How many of you
10-17-2010, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by EagarBeez
I am curious, I look at the pictures of the quilts and I wonder, how many of you are self taught and how many have taken classes.
I am self taught, I look at something I like and go home and re create it to the best of my ability
I am self taught, I look at something I like and go home and re create it to the best of my ability
10-17-2010, 03:07 PM
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I watched my then MIL make quilts in the late 70's/early 80's, and then made a friendship quilt for my mother where I cut and sent out many white 12x12 blocks and got them back with all sorts of different memories and signatures on them...I put them together with a sashing. That would have been `81... a few years later, I made a Mariner's Compass wall hanging, and a couple of star quilts...no one told me they weren't exactly beginner's projects, and they turned out great! I quit again for several years, and am just this past year getting back to quilting...and I'm loving it! :)
10-17-2010, 05:32 PM
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Self-taught -- from books, magazines, patterns from Simplicity, etc. back in the day (but I've only ever used one, and it was made to display in a Minnestota Fabrics store where I was working at the time), and now through TV and this board! :thumbup: I haven't taken any classes, but I sometimes think about it. :oops:
10-17-2010, 05:57 PM
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Self taught!! Took home ec in te 60's where I learned to sew. Started quilting about 10 years ago. Bought a baby quilt book, Simply Quilts and E Burns on TV and the just went nuts. Just love this hobby/therapy!
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