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NIne patch is the way to go. Easy and fast!
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where are the other steps ?
Originally Posted by grendelskin
I did the same - got myself all geared up, then months passed. The first cut is the hardest, and it gets easier every time after that! I'd suggest a rail fence - simple strips, always looks fabulous. I used Old Red Barn Co's tutorials as part of a quiltalong, Dana's instructions are very clean but you'll have to fish through her posts to get at all the steps. Step 1 is here if you want it: http://oldredbarnco.blogspot.com/200...ng-week-1.html
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Welcome from SE Michigan!
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Hello and welcome from Michgian :lol: :lol:
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Hi from Natchez, Ms.
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Just keep in mind it is only fabric--not your life! Make the leap and if you mess up--you will figure it out.
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Remember the christmas show that has a song in it that goes something like this, "Put one foot in front of the other and soon you will be walking out the door..." Listen to lyour fabric, they will tell you what pattern they want. You have to be quiet to listen, though. Good luck!!!!
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Hello and welcome from Iowa.
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Hello and welcome from Ontario Canada
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Hello from the Big South Fork Mountains, Tenn. Just find a simple pattern, i.e. 9 patch or rail fencing - before you know it, you'll be shouting "Look, I did it!".
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You can either start with a simple pattern like a nine patch or Warm Wishes or start a sampler, which is a bunch of different patterns and get experience in different techniques. There are some good sampler books out there and I'd suggest getting one. Make sure it is for a beginner so you can understand the lingo. There are lots of free block patterns on line but some of them don't download true to size, I have found. That is ok if the quilt is all the same block but if you have different blocks they need to be the same size to put in a sampler. PM me anytime and if I can help I will. There are many people here with lots of knowledge and willing to help you if you get stuck. I'v quilted for years and I still learn things from the folks on this site. Enjoy and Welcome.
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welcome from se TX -- getting started is hard for me too and have made quite a few quilts
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hello Australia, my mom is from New Zealand
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Welcome from Kansas
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I am in Indianapolis, IN
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welcome you will love it. are you near a place that gives classes?
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Originally Posted by kwhite
RAHHH RAHHH RAHHHHH. SISBOOMBAHHHHH!!! You Can Do IT!!!!!!!!
Try a 9 patch. It is very easy and it will give you lots of practice with cutting and seams. |
Yes I am but right now I am in a leg cast
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Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! :-D
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Welcome from San Gabriel, California
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Welcome from central Mn.
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Welcome from Canton, GA. Post pics of fabric and the amounts of each piece and I'm sure someone will be able to advise on a good beginner pattern.
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welcome from North Dakota. Don't be scared it happens to all of us, but we get over it.
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Hey.....don't be confused....we can help you out of that state and into a state of happiness and confidence :-D Choose something you'll like and go for it!
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Welcome from WI.
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Hi and welcome from Texas!
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Yes, a nine patch for you to start.
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Hi and welcome from Louisiana. You have come to the right site. Everyone is so willing to help.
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Welcome from Montreal, Canada! Once you get started, you won't be able to stop! Don't worry about mistakes, they are part of quilting, and if you look hard enough (not really encouraged...:)) you can find errors in every quilt!!!
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Welcome from Virginia ! YOU GO GIRL !!!!!
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