Newbies challenge
03-15-2011, 04:31 PM
#1732
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: WV
Posts: 44
It would be great to have a go to person for my many questions. I have been sewing for years, but I am new to the quilting world. I have seen so many amazing quilts. I have become hooked. I would love to have your help. Thank You Pam,,,Cozy Crafter
03-15-2011, 04:33 PM
#1733
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: MO (the Show Me state)
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I think this is a great idea. I would love to have a mentor. I want to learn free motion quilting FMQ) and I am thinking about taking a class on long arm quilting. I am not intimidated tackling quilt patterns that interest me (thanks to thread nippers and seam rippers) but I want to get the skill of FMQ under my belt.
I am drawn to art quilts and very colorful contemporary ones, not so much the traditional ones unless I can put a contemporary and update spin to them Will someone be my mentor?
I am drawn to art quilts and very colorful contemporary ones, not so much the traditional ones unless I can put a contemporary and update spin to them Will someone be my mentor?
03-16-2011, 04:09 AM
#1734
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 35
Originally Posted by coyotebait
This Newbie challenge is a great idea... I'm a total Newbie, so new that last night I cut my first every 5"x5" square. Today I have cut 27 more. LOL... So I can use all the help without being made to feel stupid. Thank you for helping any and all NEWBIE's like me.
03-18-2011, 06:20 AM
#1737
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: western NY formerly MN, FL, NC, SC
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My machine does not drop the feed dogs, either. The first [and only] time I tried fm on that machine, I just reduced the tension of the presser foot. It seemed to work just fine, as opposed to my working just fine... LOL. I was trying stippling for the first time and thought that it had to be a specific pattern to it and sewing lines must not cross. I have since learned that you can make your own design and the quilt police will not arrive if you cross the line :)
03-18-2011, 09:01 AM
#1740
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 35
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
My machine does not drop the feed dogs, either. The first [and only] time I tried fm on that machine, I just reduced the tension of the presser foot. It seemed to work just fine, as opposed to my working just fine... LOL. I was trying stippling for the first time and thought that it had to be a specific pattern to it and sewing lines must not cross. I have since learned that you can make your own design and the quilt police will not arrive if you cross the line :)
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