Hi there😊
 

My very first chat type situation EVER. Not sure what to say…I had some questions about cutter machines and ended up making a profile for this cuz it looks fun and informative!!!
I’ve been telling myself for a great while that I am gonna make a quilt but I don’t know how…baby blankets, yes…. and straight line blankets and cut n ties, But I haven’t the confidence to try to cut pieces and make them sized okay to fit together.
i feel that it’s gonna end up crooked and then I’ll want to give up😕

what I started out wondering is if the Janine lJanime machine would be easier to work with than the silhouette (cuz I haven’t figured out how to use that!) and I’m thinking of getting something easier

Welcome to the board. I don’t know about the machine you have questions about. On your first quilt I suggest make a small baby or lap size. And use a pattern with larger blocks. The smaller pieces require more precision. Check out YouTube tutorials by Missouri Star or Quilt in a Day. You can do this

Welcome to the board. You can do this. Read and do your homework. This is an excellent place to ask questions.

Welcome and the best way to learn is through experience. And of course getting advice from our very generous and knowledgeable Quilting Board!

Welcome from So. California! If you are new to quilting, may I suggest watching some videos by Jenny Doan of the the Missouri Star Quilt Co. She is very easy to listen to and she uses pre-cut fabric for a lot of her quilts and when she does use a template they fit within the pre-cuts. Cutting larger pieces of fabric can be a challenge. They can give you some inspiration for small and larger quilts.

I love my Accuquilt system and all the dies but I didn't start out with them. I had a large variety of template but gave them away when I got more involved with Accuquilt. (Actually I started quilting before the rotary cutters were sold - truly the best invention for quilting.) I was thrilled when I bought the June Taylor Shape cutter - people on the QB talked about it - it was on clearance price at Walmart so I bought it. Cutting long strips were so much easier than just using a ruler. Also it is great for cutting strips wider than my 6in. ruler.

PS: From your name it sounds like you are a Beatles fan - I was very fortunate and went to see them in Seattle in 1966. Still love them to this day.

Welcome! Just jump right in... There are so many quilting videos online, you will never get stuck not knowing what to do. And of course, ask questions here too. Don't forget to post your pictures!

Welcome to the QB…yes cutting takes a bit of practice to get accuracy but we all started somewhere. Like Sewbizgirl posted, there are tons of YouTube videos (even on accurate cutting) that are very helpful. Good luck and we can’t wait to see some of your progress.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Each of us was a beginner once. We all miss cut, miscalculate and break a needle now and then, but the joy of creating washes over us and we begin again and count each "oops" as a lesson that will lead us forward. Yes, use the wonderful world of the internet to help you walk through cutting and piecing. Many, many excellent sources. Some with videos and others with simple step by step still pictures (tutorials) with good directions. Ask questions here too. Many good quilty fiends are ready to assist here on the Quilting Board. Welcome, welcome, welcome. Pull up a chair. There is always room for one more at the quilting frame.

We each think and work a bit differently -- I started with scissors and then rotary cutters and haven't really felt the need for any cutting machines (yet). Find what works for you and what you enjoy. But set reasonable standards -- I maintain that quilting is a physical thing just like playing the piano or ping pong and that to be good requires practice, and practice requires doing. Just by doing we get better. We can always try to do the best we can do -- but the rest of the world sees changes as our skills change.

I started quilting quite young (in my teens even) and I was rather intimidated by the "little old quilting ladies" when I started but since I've become one myself, I've learned that quilters are a pretty good group of people and nothing to be feared. We have a lot of talent on the board, but honestly us old timers get a lot from the beginners, too. We're all quilters, after all :)