Hi, I started quilting back in 1994. This was under the guidance of an English lady who had me cut templates then cut my blocks from these with scissors. Two blocks a week pieced by hand for a sampler quilt.
Unknown to her I found rulers and a rotary cutter and saved myself some time by "cheating".
We were allowed to add the sashing and finish by machine then quilt by hand.
Like my first child this first quilt took me nine months to make but I was hooked and patchwork became my passion.
Since then I have taught a few friends to make quilts and have derived much pleasure from this.
i live in Australia and belong to a small group that meets each week
Most of my quilts are traditional patchwork such as Irish chains, double wedding rings, etc.
I'm willing to mentor a newbie.