Hello everyone!
03-15-2011, 12:15 PM
#91
Junior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Atwater, Ohio
Posts: 151
I just started quilting about five years ago----I joined a local quilt guild and learned so much from the ladies there as a different technique or block demonstration was given each month---- taking classes at your quilt store is also great----
03-15-2011, 01:50 PM
#93
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Johnson City, Tn.
Posts: 153
Welcome to this board, Shiela, you are going to love it and learn a lot as everyone is happy to help. I can't give you much help as I'm pretty new at the art also but there are so many experienced quilters who do beautiful work and I know they'll have some good suggestions. Soon you'll be as accomplished as they are.
03-15-2011, 02:44 PM
#94
Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Blackfoot Idaho
Posts: 44
Welcome from Idaho! I joined my local quilt club with little or no experience, boy have I learned a lot from those ladies. They are also some of my best friends now... You will learn techniques that are found in ALL the best books... I have friends who are self taught and they agree, they have learned more from our more experienced quilter friends than they ever learned from a book.
03-15-2011, 04:20 PM
#98
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Lemoore, Ca
Posts: 1,467
Find a good website like The quilters Cache that provides you with lots of blocks and charts, buy yourself 1 yd each of three materials that blend with each other and then practice cutting the pieces, sewing and putting a block together.
!st and foremost buy a good beginners quilting book, look at what tools you will need, like a rotary cutter, cutting mat, rulers size 12x24 is a good size, plus a square ruler for cutting and square blocks, pins, etc,
I would try a small quilt 1st or maybe a block , practice,practice . Better yet, find someone who quilts who might share her knowledge with you.
Warning- it is addicting, so beware.
!st and foremost buy a good beginners quilting book, look at what tools you will need, like a rotary cutter, cutting mat, rulers size 12x24 is a good size, plus a square ruler for cutting and square blocks, pins, etc,
I would try a small quilt 1st or maybe a block , practice,practice . Better yet, find someone who quilts who might share her knowledge with you.
Warning- it is addicting, so beware.
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