What Tips would you give to a New Quilter?
#151
As a newbie, I'm still learning myself, but the best advice I can give is to take pictures of your work in progress. With my dd's quilt, a d9p, it wasn't until after dd and I looked at a picture of it that I had printed out that we saw that the layout wouldn't work. We saw right away which squares needed to be moved. Now, we are both happy with it.
I'll have to try starching my fabric before I cut. My next project is much smaller - a wall hanging - and I'm going to start cutting it tomorrow (I hope). I'll try starching and see what happens.
I'll have to try starching my fabric before I cut. My next project is much smaller - a wall hanging - and I'm going to start cutting it tomorrow (I hope). I'll try starching and see what happens.
#152
if you have a local quilt shop nearby or a community college extension program see if there is a beginning quiltmaking class. learning the right way from the start saves lots of time unlearning bad techniques and saves LOTS of time (now how do I know this, you might ask :oops: :oops: :mrgreen: )
#154
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Originally Posted by NatalieMacDonald
Ceil: the book is ABCs of Longarm Quilting by Patricia C. Barry. Ironically I'm not a longarm quilter but that was the best piece of advice I got from her book.
#156
I started with a wall hanging. It was made with 9 -12" sqrs. Each one was different. Log cabin, bear paws, flower basket, etc. I machine pieced them and hand quilted each sqr. I think it was a fun way to start.
#158
Read your instructions until you understand what you must do BEFORE cutting out your fabric. Take as many workshops you can to learn the right way to do a quilt then after understanding the process, do it your way.
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