I need a jump start...
01-16-2012, 11:57 AM
#21
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,059
Oh don't be scared 
we all have been there and done that and still do it. its a 1/4th seam. do you have a 1/4th foot for your machine? if not get one... it will be a life saver for you and your seams. plus the grains.. you should learn the grains of the fabric, width doesn't stretch, length does, bias does. aboutquilt.com has a lot on grains and seams.
anyway welcome from Oregon
we all have been there and done that and still do it. its a 1/4th seam. do you have a 1/4th foot for your machine? if not get one... it will be a life saver for you and your seams. plus the grains.. you should learn the grains of the fabric, width doesn't stretch, length does, bias does. aboutquilt.com has a lot on grains and seams. anyway welcome from Oregon
01-16-2012, 12:24 PM
#23
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northern Lower Michigan
Posts: 109
Originally Posted by TLC
I am new to the quilting world. But I want to make some for my children. But I have hit a wall. I bought the material, and all the supplies that I think I need. If I should run into needing something else. I will just go buy it. This is what I am telling myself.
Here the problem: I can't get myself started. I am scared of messing it up and I want it to look right. It is a simple pattern. I did do some sample patches. And the seams didn't match! What if the quilt does the same thing? How will I fix it?
Any suggestions? I am sure that some of you went through this on your very first quilt. Please help....
Here the problem: I can't get myself started. I am scared of messing it up and I want it to look right. It is a simple pattern. I did do some sample patches. And the seams didn't match! What if the quilt does the same thing? How will I fix it?
Any suggestions? I am sure that some of you went through this on your very first quilt. Please help....
01-16-2012, 12:34 PM
#24
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 15
A friend tells me that if you cannot see the mistake from a galloping horse, it won't matter.
Cutting accurately is good, but I had trouble getting a "perfect one quarter inch seam" Someone suggested that I mark one quarter inch left of the needle on my machine with painter's tape. In fact someone else told me to put several layers so that fabric cannot shift by it. Good luck! It does get easier. And when it gets too easy, you will find a complicated pattern that will stir you to try it!
Cutting accurately is good, but I had trouble getting a "perfect one quarter inch seam" Someone suggested that I mark one quarter inch left of the needle on my machine with painter's tape. In fact someone else told me to put several layers so that fabric cannot shift by it.
Good luck! It does get easier. And when it gets too easy, you will find a complicated pattern that will stir you to try it!
01-17-2012, 08:09 PM
#27
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,614
You're focusing on making mistakes instead of what is really important - you're creating something out of love for those you love. Do your best and know that its a process. I guarantee you that your children will love their quilts because you made them, and you'll be look back on this time and realize that it was a bonding experience with your babies. You'll also realize that quilting is exactly like life -- we learn a little bit more every day, that we're surrounded by good examples to follow and that we learn much more from our mistakes than our successes! Have fun and post pictures!
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