When my mother hired a hairdresser from out of town, they usually stayed with us til they got settled. One gal came when I was 10 and stayed a year and brought her sewing machine. That was my intro. She got me signed up for classes at Singer downtown - I rode the bus and thought I was grown up, dontchaknow? lol. I sewed all my life, but when I got my embroidery machine I needed to learn to put these blocks to good use, so I took a beginning quilters class. That was it. That is still my advise to newbie machine embroiderers. Take a beginners quilting class. I didn't know how to square up properly or use the tools. Of course, I'm so over the top now. I have thousands of dollars tied up in machines and fabrics, but I wouldn't trade it for a million bucks. Love the process and the joy it brings.
Judi
Below is my latest. a silk tie quilt made of ties from my friends father. He wanted this made so bad so I did it for him.
Originally Posted by christina d
I was wondering how people became addicted to quilting.Myself I was having a child and decided to make a quilt it was simple a panel .My family went out one day and we went to studio where a woman was making a huge wonderful quilt and I said to my dad thats a quilt like I was making (meaning putting the layers together)he then told me that mine was not like this this was artwork he didnt mean it bad but it inspired me to prove to him I can also do this.He loves every quilt I make and I have been quilting for 22 years
silk tie quilt
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