Just getting into quilting. Hope to meet others & share ideas.
SandyGail

this is my first year quilting, I'm in NY. This is a great place, lots of give and take. Feel free to help other and to ask for help. :D

Hi, This is a great forum to meet new friends. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Hi SandyGail,
I'm in NC also, on the coast in Jacksonville. Where are you, if you don't mind my asking? Maybe we could start a new guild or group or circle?

Sharon

I am in New Bern, but belong to the Croatan Quilt in Havelock. Have you been to All About Quilting? I know one of the girls there & I have been going down there to get material.
Sandy

Hi Sandy Gail,I too am in NC. I live in Gastonia. I am a self tought quilter and am having fon doing it. I am about to start a new quilt if I can find out how to do it. Just finished my second shadow quilt. That one was a Cal.King. I'm also working on a Catheral Window.It's a twin so far and want to make it a queen. I want to find out how to do a "around the twist" I thinkthe name of it is and I want to add photos I've taken of my 13 year old grandson's years in scouting.Any ideas?

I am not familiar with that one. I have heard of the Catheral Window but not done one. I have been quilting for a couple of years, but only baby quilts and usually the same pattern. I like something quick. I did my new great-grandson a quilt where I appliqued on the machine things that go (cars, trains, trucks & planes). It turned out very nice. I just finished 2 Turning 20 tops, but have not quilted them yet. They are full size. They were quick and simple. I have not been brave enough to do free motion quilting. Usually I stitch in the ditch. But I am getting there! My quilt guild president, did a demo on an attic window block, where you make triangles & fold & stitch. It looked easy. I may try that soon. We are doing an allnite sew 2/9 & one lady is helping us do a square quilt which has one large star in it. It comes in 3 sizes and I am doing the smallest (44' sq). I am looking forward to the sewing get together.
Sandy

nanaforbes, I have a little box next to the yahoo icon and it says "Search Web". I typed in quilt-Around the Twist and it gave me a site with pictures and instructions and everything you might want concerning this quilt. I hope you can find it. My email add. is [email protected] if you need to get in touch with me. Estella

nanaforbes, I forgot to tell you when you get to the sites go to number 3 The Twisted Frenzy pg 3 and click on that one. Estella

In the Catheral Window you cut out blocks of muslin into 8-12" squares.
First fold in half,sew the two sides, fold in half again. I like to start in the middle and sew out at this point, leave and opening big enough to turn your square rightside out. Fold the 4 corners to the middle so you have a smaller square and sew only the points. Cut 1" calico squares for 8" muslin or 2" calico for anything larger. Sew all squares together to make a long row. (I did 21 squares per row) to make it wide enough for a queen size bed. Every where you have two squares, put a piece of 2" cloth,fold over the sides to cover the raw edges. I like to use double thread for all execpt for the folded edges. I hpoe this makes some kind of sense to you.
I like to cut about 20-30 squares at a time and I cut 1/2 rd of calico at a time and use a lot of differant colors.

Hi SandyGail,

What type of quilting do you like?

Linda

It sure seems like it. That's why I joined too. Looking forward to meeting everyone.

Linda
Central Canada

Hi Sandy Gail,
I have been in their shop! I don't go as much as I'd like, it's hard for me to get around very well. They ordered a machine foot for my old machine and I've bought a few patterns and fabrics there. I'm on the south side of town. Have lots of friends in New Bern, used to visit there at least once a week! Thanks

I like something easy & quick. I have been doing baby quilts. I have a pattern called Story Book with nine large blocks. I have just finished 2 Turning 20 tops. I have only been quilting for about 2 years. I want to try free motion quilting and some applique.

That sounds interesting. So you have muslin on the back & stitch the blocks after they are turned? I am going to re-read your instructions. The quilts look great! I am going to have to learn how to load pictures to the computer. Never enough time! I am working on a top now that says it can be done in a day (Ha!HA!). It has 12 blocks with Iris appliqued on them set on point. I have the Iris blocks done except sitiching around them and the other blocks cut. Hope to sew this week end.
SandyGail

Are you going on the Shop Hop next week? I am going with some gals in my quilting guild. I want to do some scrapy quilts. I have all kinds of fabric from sewing and collecting the last 20 so years. I want to do my daughter a dresen plate one for her birthday in June. Not sure what year I will finish. That is why I like quick & easy ones! I need to learn to quilt the tops better.
SandyGail

I'll do step-by-step and take pectures and post them for you. This is a quilt that does take forever depending on tahe size. I have seen it done for pillows and wall hanggings too. Those take only a weekend depending on the size you want.

nanaforbes
your quilts are very pretty! Do you make your cathedral windows quilt all by hand then? I have never made one. But yours is so striking I think I might want to .

Everystich by hand. I've worked on this one all last winter and so far most of this on. Only while waiting at Drs,grandkids and where ever I have to sit for a short time.It stays in my truck all the time some I'll have it.