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09-10-2013, 10:50 AM

#47

HouseDragon

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Join Date: Jul 2012

Location: Kaua`i

Posts: 617

Take a beginner's class: you'll meet other quilters, learn the basics, and you may make some new friends. After you learn the basics, your LQS will also give other classes which can be super fun.

Stop working when you are tired.

Buy a bit extra of each fabric. Better to use the leftovers from several quilts to make a scrappy quilt than discover you need a bit more fabric to finish the quilt and that fabric isn't available any more.

Bought patterns: go online to check for corrections. You may be shocked!

Make a sample block if it's a complicated pattern: it's a good way to make sure the directions are correct (see above). It will also tell you how big that block really is.

Change the blade in the rotary cutter when it starts "skipping" cutting threads. BTW, you can turn the blade over and get a few more hours of cutting from it.

Keep a notebook of tips and tricks and your personal discoveries along with photos of your finished quilts, etc.

Never hesitate to ask for help!

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