Vasilisa

I have recently started quilting and I hope to get useful advice and some encouragement here. I hope to keep posting photos of better and better works! Till now, I have made 1 bag and 1 quilt, 1 quilt top (to be batted soon) and 1 pocket application on a bag.

I have been busy with the needle since childhood, but I bought a sewing machine only a month ago. Instead of making clothes (that I have a full wardrobe of) I opted for making quilts for a while. I try to keep this new hobby of mine as budget as possible, so here are the rules I abide by (is this correct English? It's not my first language).

1. I use (almost) only material from second-hand/ thrift stores. Remake is the key word.
2. I have a machine I could afford - nothing fancy. It's going to stay that way for a while.
3. I make all my patterns myself. That said, there is nothing new about a combination of squares, triangles and rectangles, but I try to think up the proportions, colours etc. myself instead of using a design from a magazine etc. (this is about keeping the costs low, too).
4. Once I am confident with my skills, I am going to make quilts for charities occasionally. Since I am a cat lover, I will support organizations dealing with stray cats etc.
5. I will try to keep my stash as small as possible (good luck to me with this one, ha ha!)


Since we don't have such a developed quilt culture here, I am totally new to the world of specific language and ideas (e.g. I have to check up what an "Amish star" or "walking foot" is when I read about it). Please be patient with me.

Nice to meet you all and good luck with your fantastic works!