Originally Posted by momto4
humbird I am a part time student and stay at home mom so I DO have quite a bit of free time (well more than most people anyhow) I just do not have anyone to learn from and have been quite intimidated by trying it but I think economy is forcing my hand (no pun intended) and I will try and give it a go!
Howdy :lol: I haven't read everyone's reply to you but wanted to add somethings that you might not have thought of.
I understand how with four kids $$$ can be tight. Have you considered buying a vintage machine for $100 or less? They stitch very straight and several I have purchased for $125 or less come with all sorts of attachments including some with a walking foot. There is a virtual shop on this site called Vintage Sewing Machine Shop. On this site there is all sorts of info on where to look for sewing machines and Billy (shop manager) who is putting a tutorial together this weekend as to how to clean and service it yourself.
Also, I have been intimidated and a great lack of confidence in my own abiblity to FMQ, etc. There are tons of YouTube videos and Leah Day's website
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/quiltshop.htm for all sorts of videos to learn FMQ by yourself. Leah's website has videos you can purchase but she also lists quite a few short video clips on there for free.
You probably can, quite easily, learn to quilt your own quilts. Wouldn't that be something. Then, you can also say that you made the entire quilt! Awesome :thumbup: