Hello from Budapest!
 

Hi Everyone!

I'm an American ex-pat living in Budapest (for now!). I have finished three quilts and am excited to start #4. Budapest doesn't seem to have much of a quilting-scene, so I am looking forward to reading about your experiences, advice, and hopefully learn a few tricks!

Until now my projects have been with second-hand materials and hand-quilting. I promised myself I wouldn't invest a lot of money in quilting until I could prove that I would keep it up. For my new project I am getting my first cutting mat and rotary cutter-- which I think will make me love it EVEN MORE!

Thanks!
Em

HELLO ! WELCOME to the quilt board. You will learn to love this board as there are so many things to learn. New friends and beautiful quilts as well as lots of advice. We are one big happy crazy family. Have fun.

Do you own a greyhound ? we have a Whippet

I do! She's my personal trainer and best pal!
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Hi , welcome from Ontario, Canada. We were in Budapest 2 years ago.

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Welcome from Louisiana:)

Thanks everyone for the warm welcome!

Thanks for the hints on cutting up shirts! I have to say, I am in love with my first rotary cutter. OLFA was the only brand I could find here. I was a little disappointed because the blade that came in the package (pre-fitted) was AWFUL and DULL. I had to buy a separate one just to cut through cotton. :(

I haven't found many resources here for nice fabrics. There is one shop that sells some nice things, but the prices are laughable. $4 for something out of the scrap pile! I tried to purchase some solid fabric (I'd been using bedsheets, but thought I would try something more colorful) and they wouldn't sell me less than a full meter. I asked for 1.5 meters and they said 1 or 2, nothing in between-- and nothing less than 1! I'll have to start buying my fabric online!!

Thanks again, so glad to see so many helpful quilters!
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welcome to the board! your dog is beautiful!

when it comes to buying online - I'm an expert. I'm from Germany and we have quite a few online shops which sell and ship to other european counties. they are more expensive than online shops stateside but still ... you can get good deals (especially in the sales section). I also know a few online shops stateside which sell and ship to Europe. PM me if you want my list!