kristelwyman

is this a 1/4 inch foot? sorry if that's a dumb question.

http://www.amazon.com/Singer-Even-Fe...1047001&sr=1-1

kristelwyman

pocoellie i'm so encouraged by the fact that so many of you have taught yourselves!!

sisLH

I never really did learn. I sewed kids clothes yrs ago out of necessity. Now I look at quilts here or see a picture in a book that I think would look nice as a quilt and just study the lines of it and go from there, changing things as I want.

pocoellie

No, that's a walking foot, which you will need if you're going to stitch in the ditch and to put your binding on.

kristelwyman

hm... ok, maybe i'll contact singer. besides the 1/4" foot, should i ask them about any other accessories?

Maia B

Sparky's Mom, that's a spectacular first quilt!

Jim

All you need is a basic machine ...it will do wonders..you only have to upgrade when you want to do more then the limits of your machine...I started learning by actually doing...I read alot and then sat and went at it...Ive been quilting now almost 20 years and its something my wife and I do together...I make the tops she does the quilting machine..I use a Brother CE5000PRW to carry back and forth to quilt group and always use the same machine from the start to finish of any projects, even though we have several sewing machines. Do yourself a favor and join a quilting group...don't be intimidated by others who have sewn for ages...everyone has to start somewhere..you learn so much in a group (and get great advice and inspiration)and its a great time to be amongst those who love the same thing.

Flying_V_Goddess

Mostly quilting books and internet sites. I think I quick referenced some sort of "Idiots Guide to Quilting" or "Quilting for Dummies" book while working on my first quilt. Then I joined this board so a good amount of info has come from here.

cjtinkle

7 years ago I decided I wanted to learn, and I taught myself. Between books and the web, I could pretty much get answers to anything I couldn't figure out on my own.

mmdquilts

Welcome! I learned to make "puff" quilts from a friend of my grandparents when I was 9... 40 years ago! She taught me to hand piece each one and stuffed them with nylons, left over batting, and anything else she had in the basket. We spent many summers making them for the cottages she rented out in the summer. How I wish I had one of those quilts now!