Don't forget about the library, they even have quilting magazines available to check out!
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Don't forget about the library, they even have quilting magazines available to check out!
If a woman's work is never done....why start?
Totally agree! check your library to see what type of books you are interested in--I bought way too many for a single pattern and regret it. But I did find from checking out library books, that I really do like design books. And as far as magazines, take it from a "magazinaholic"--buy several from the rack for a couple of months and evaluate which ones you would really make. You might want to purchase one quilting reference book--like F & P or Better Homes & Garden's, etc.Originally Posted by Latrinka
Quilt In A Day. This website is Eleanor Burns and she has the easy way of doing quilting down pat.
Have several of her books and all are great. The site also has videos.
Yes, I learned the basics with a couple Quilt In A Day books. Her directions are clear & with pictures. There were no YouTube videos when I started quilting in the 90's.
Thanks so much for all the great responses. This will help alot.
Judy Martin has some great books with gorgeous quilt patterns, and advice on some excellent quilting techniques.
When I started quilting I thought that surely I would only need a few good books. Now my library has grown well beyond that initial estimate - and is still growing.
Don't forget there are tons of free patterns online. Also, browse quilt books on Amazon and eBay to find the style you like: scrappy, strip pieced, modern style, etc. Once you see one you like, buy the book used. When I first got started quilting I spent hours looking at quilt images online (still do!) to figure out the styles I liked and with an easy level of difficulty. Just Google "easy quilt patterns", "free quilt patterns", "modern quilts", etc. And have fun!
I'm a booker. LOL, I have purchased a book for anything and everything I do, that said, I haven't purchased a book in years (except at a thrift shop for a $1). Way too much free info on the internet and many, jmany with video. I find video, where I can see what they are doing, way more helpful.
Better to do something imperfectly, than nothing perfectly.
Done is better than perfect.
I love Denyse Schmidt's Modern Quilts, Traditional Inspiration. It's really the book that got me back into quilting after I'd quit for a few years.
"All good things come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy." --Norman Maclean
Darlene Zimmerman has a great book. Many useful techniques and easy to understand. Eleanor Burns' books are great too. Jenny Doan from Missouri Star Quilt Co. is another good source.
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