Hello from southern Virginia
 

Hi, it's very nice to be here. I taught myself how to quilt a year or so ago by looking at youtube videos and instructions from quilters on the internet. I find that I like making the patchwork quilts the best, I guess because that's the kind of quilts I remember from my childhood. I hate cutting triangles for some reason so most of my quilting is by piecing squares or rectangles but I think I might be ready to try more difficult projects soon. I've been looking into the GO! cutting systems but I saw an old thread where some of you said don't do it The people who know best are the ones who actually quilt, so I'll trust your judgment on that. I have cut around 4500 2" squares and my next project will be a queen-size postage stamp quilt. Have any of you made one and was it pretty?

I'm looking forward to digging into posts and learning some new things.

Welcome from Michigan!:)

Welcome from western NY and happy quilting :)

Welcome from Oklahoma. Yes I made a postage stamp quilt once. It was a small one though.

Thanks! I'll do that.

Wow that is beautiful!

You will learn many things from the talented quilters on this site. And welcome from your neighbor to the south in the beautiful mountains of western NC.

It's very good to meet everybody. There are people here from all over the country and Canada too.

aren't YouTube videos worth a 1,000 words! so nice to have you here with us. Welcome form Long Island NY

Endora is new here too, and she's from Canada. see if you can contact her as a new neighbor.


I did a postage stamp 1" sqs. for my boyfriends dog, it was 45 x 45. I cute each piece separately,and sewed them together in rows. that was back in 1977. the dog loved it and dragged it all over with her.
it was fun to do. join the swaps for more variety in your quilt. good luck.

I can't imagine doing a quilt for my dog because she's in and out and it would be filthy in no time. If I had a house dog, I might do that.

Yes, they sure are. I bet you I've watched way over 100 since I've been quilting. There were even videos to show me how to use my newest machine. Priceless info on there.

Welcome from California. Missouri Star Quilt Co has some amazing videos. Good luck with the postage stamp quilt.

If I were cutting that many squares, I would use my accuquilt go cutter. I have used it for a lot less. Welcome to the board.

:) welcome from se TX

Welcome from Arizona! Isn't the internet great for teaching yourself to quilt?

Welcome to the board from NE Ohio.

Welcome from Québec, Canada
so many quilts to be made yet Enjoy!

Welcome from Middle TN

Welcome from NY!

It sure is. Youtube videos taught me how and in what direction to lay my cloth down and how to cut strips. Instructions from quilters on websites were very helpful in things like finding the bias of the cloth you're working with and how to bind a quilt. A lot of aggravation and tearing my hair out (and a bit of under-the-breath cussing) accompanied all that learning, too, lol. And there's still a lot that I don't know but I love doing it.