May i ask the stupidest question ever????
#1
When you hand quilt...... well i get that you follow a pattern and so but is it running stitches you do and how do you do the first and beginning stitches to avoid knots?????
I am planning to start with maschine quilting i think and i need veryyyyy beasic ideas suitable for a child me thinks but if i decide to hand quilt maybe some corners i need ideas for that too, links and photos even tutorials would be good cause it is so much out there i m totally confused :oops:
I am planning to start with maschine quilting i think and i need veryyyyy beasic ideas suitable for a child me thinks but if i decide to hand quilt maybe some corners i need ideas for that too, links and photos even tutorials would be good cause it is so much out there i m totally confused :oops:
#4
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What helped me the most when I was learning to quilt, was watching someone do it, better yet watching several people do it. Nothing is as good as seeing it, at least for me. Try at a quilt shop or a quilt show, most quilters would be happy to help. Good luck, and don't give up, it is a great pleasure once it "clicks".
#6
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One of my books says when you are getting ready to end a section, just wrap the thread around the needle once and pull it into the fabric. It is almost like the way you start out and holds the thread in place nicely.
#7
Originally Posted by roselady
What helped me the most when I was learning to quilt, was watching someone do it, better yet watching several people do it. Nothing is as good as seeing it, at least for me. Try at a quilt shop or a quilt show, most quilters would be happy to help. Good luck, and don't give up, it is a great pleasure once it "clicks".
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#8
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When can I come?!!! A year ago my husband and I got to travel to Scotland to visit my daughter who had been there on a mission trip for two years. We were fortunate enough to travel through Great Britain, Belgium, and Germany. It was wonderful, but didn't get to Scandinavia at all.....someday, I hope. It would be my pleasure to teach you to quilt when I come....until then keep looking for someone to help you...tutorials online will also help, just don't give up.
#9
trust me ... that is not a stupid question ... let alone the stupidest question ever asked here. :lol: :lol: :lol:
beginning and ending knots are the two trickiest steps in hand quilting. you were wise to ask. ;-)
beginning and ending knots are the two trickiest steps in hand quilting. you were wise to ask. ;-)
#10
Originally Posted by roselady
When can I come?!!! A year ago my husband and I got to travel to Scotland to visit my daughter who had been there on a mission trip for two years. We were fortunate enough to travel through Great Britain, Belgium, and Germany. It was wonderful, but didn't get to Scandinavia at all.....someday, I hope. It would be my pleasure to teach you to quilt when I come....until then keep looking for someone to help you...tutorials online will also help, just don't give up.
I wasnt joking so u let me know when ur coming :wink:
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