greywuuf

Hi, I am new here, well relatively new. I have been semi active in the vintage area for a little while now, but have not ventured anywhere else. I thought I would stop in and say hi tell you a little about me (wow that sounds arrogant, like I just assume everyone wants to know all about me ) mostly to give you an idea of what I am looking for. So here goes.

I am a pushing 50 father of a range of children ( the only one interested in sewing is a 10 YO Daughter)
I live in interior Alaska ( where supplies and specialty items are rare,expensive or unavailable) and i have a thing for old sewing machines. All of my meager sewing experience has been heavy weight upholstery material, outdoor nylon (cordura) or ultralight extra slick silicone coated "Silnylon" (again an outdoor type of fabric.

I have a couple of treadle machine and some very cute 3/4 size vintage singer electrics ( 99's and 128's) only one machine has reverse or ZZ. (my singer 306 with stitch cams on a treadle base)


I have sort of been thinking I might like to make a quilt. never done it, never been interested. Let me further state that while i can apreciate a quilt and the many patterns an aplique as an art form, they do not interest me. To my way of thinking a quilt in its "purest" form is a collection of otherwise unused material, sewn together to make a useful item. I am pretty much a form follows function kind of guy, maybe that is why the tough old basic black straight stitch machines have taken such a hold on me.

Anyway, I would like to know if there is a basic tutorial for quilting, no FM no wandering lines, no particular patterns, maybe a bunch of squares of my old uniforms or something. So anyway I need details of things like are the two sides pieced first and then fitted with batting ? is the batting edge stitched all of the way around and then a back put on? Do you make an envelope and stuff it ?

Really basic step by step kinda things would be really appreciated and most helpful.

Thanks
Dan

oh I almost forgot, I want to do this on one of my vintage straight stitch machines.