Judy Niemeyer patterns...How hard are they?
06-01-2013, 10:03 AM
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Thanks everyone! I think that I will take the advice of starting with a simpler Judy Niemeyer pattern. One I get the gist, I can move on to a more complicated piece...or be totally confused and check out something else. That's what I love about quilting...you can keep growing and learn more and more, or just be happy and creative where you stay put.
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06-01-2013, 04:03 PM
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I am making the Sea Urchins quilt at the moment. I am not too good with reading instructions, but I have persisted with these ones.
I love how all the fabric is precut for each section as it has really minimised the waste. I am only in the piecing stage so I am not sure how I will go putting it all together but I am hopeful
I love how all the fabric is precut for each section as it has really minimised the waste. I am only in the piecing stage so I am not sure how I will go putting it all together but I am hopeful
06-02-2013, 05:25 AM
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I have done several and although her directions are intimidating (I had to read them twice on my first one). My favorite part of her directions is that she gives you templates to cut the fabric for the paper piecing. There isn't much waste with this method. Her patterns take some time, but I didn't actually find them all that difficult. It does take a bit to get a rhythm down with the paper piecing. On her older patterns you need to be careful with your points. On most of the newer patterns, she designed them so the points "float" which makes it easier.
06-02-2013, 05:50 AM
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I understand the attraction to Judy Niemeyer's pattern I love them too. My first two Judy quilts that I did, I took classes. Her patterns look difficult, but they are very detailed. The instuctor explained and I learned that her method is very organized and keeps parts and pieces together and makes the process easier . Classes are the way to go. Worth the money, because the results are tremendous....Paper pieceing is not my favorite method, but the results are worth it. If you have never paper pieced before, I suggest Carol Doak also. Her process is simple to understand and you can see if you like it. Don't get discouraged.
06-02-2013, 05:54 AM
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I forgot to mention that Judy's website http://www.quiltworx.com/ has a placed for pattern corrections. Check there before you start making your quilt.
06-03-2013, 03:24 AM
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I have never done any of her patterns. But, there is a class offered over at Craftsy on paper piecing. It's called "Mastering Foundation Paper Piecing" and is taught by Carol Doak. I'm not real good at paper piecing. You need to be able to think backwards and my brain has trouble with that!
http://www.craftsy.com/classes/quilting
Check them out. I have signed up for several of the other classes and have not been disappointed. Maybe someone here has taken this one.
I don't think I have paid full price for a class yet. I wait for their sales. You just missed a good one over Mother's Day weekend. Sign up for their newsletters. You can also watch their intro videos - that will let you know if your computer can handle the videos. Some have better luck watching them through Chrome rather than IE or Mozilla.
They also have a few freebies. Look under the sewing as well as the quilting ones for the freebies.
http://www.craftsy.com/classes/quilting
Check them out. I have signed up for several of the other classes and have not been disappointed. Maybe someone here has taken this one.
I don't think I have paid full price for a class yet. I wait for their sales. You just missed a good one over Mother's Day weekend. Sign up for their newsletters. You can also watch their intro videos - that will let you know if your computer can handle the videos. Some have better luck watching them through Chrome rather than IE or Mozilla.
They also have a few freebies. Look under the sewing as well as the quilting ones for the freebies.
I bought the Carol Doak class from craftsy. Even tho I have already learned to paper piece on my own, I learned a lot from her class. AND best of all, I get to watch it as many times as I want!!
06-03-2013, 03:44 AM
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If you can paper piece you'll be fine. If you go to her web site she even says that they are broken down and simple enough for a confident beginner paper piecer to quilt. People are so often put off by what looks complicated - you can do it! 
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