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Jenny Doan is the queen of shortcuts! Her Missouri Star Quilting Company video tutorials show you the quickest ways to do most anything. She also puts our a magazine, called "Block", with NO advertising-- just all quilt technique. All shortcuts, all the time.
Bonnie Hunter's books are all patterns done the quickest and most efficient ways. Look for her many books on Quiltville.com. |
For some of us (who live in the middle of nowhere), Internet service is not really up to a standard that allows video uploads. A short YouTube video can take a very very long time with lots of stops and stalls. Book ideas or purchased DVDs would work.
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Newfangled Piecing by Cathy Busch has some good techniques in it.
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I have also made myself a binder over the years and that way if I find a better way to do something, the old way can be tossed! For me making flying geese this way is best and the go-to way:
http://www.patchpieces.com/files/flyinggeese.pdf
Originally Posted by bearisgray
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For my personal use, I like to have things on paper.
I think one could get a three ring binder with the clear pockt pages to put ideas in. Maybe divide it into sections: designs - cutting - triangle trick - color - whatever one has a special interest in Keep the things that worked especially well - weed out the ones that were tried but did not work so well. I am thinking of something like one's favorite recipes file or notebook. I am sure there are books and videos with helpful hints. But sval used the word "all" - don' t think that one will ever happen. Something new is always being discovered and old ways are being revisited. For me, a whole section on how to make flying geese would be useful. There are some things I look up over and over - it would be smart of me to copy those pages - mark them with my personal notes - and keep them in one place. |
I keep tips in a folder on my computer. I have to make sure the title I give them is clear enough so when I search for something I can find it! I either cut/paste them into my word processing program. If they can't be copied I use the "snip it" tool on my computer (Win7). I also have a program (Gadwin Print Screen) that I use if I want the whole screen. Gadwin can also function the same as the SnipIt tool.
In the "old" days, I would print out the info and keep it in a binder. I kept an index page that I'd record the topic and page number I gave it in so that I could locate it easily. |
I see them in Fon's and Porter Love of Quilting and Quilters News letter and cut them out and make a binder of them.
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When I find them, I post them to a board on pinterest, so I can go back and look as needed. But I do agree, the more quilts you make, the more you find what works for you. There are many quilts I see where I would have pieced them differently. But I'm pretty good at figuring out my own pattern, strip and block sizes based on a picture for most quilts.
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If you go McCallsquilting.com you will find headings called lessons and videos that have many helpful short cuts and just information if you look through them. I just save the ones I need to my Favorites or bookmark. Lots of good info, IMHO. Sorry, just looked again and see that you are looking for books or magazines.
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The old carpenters rule. Measure twice, cut once applies here. Getting comfortable with the pattern is an important step . Read , read and read again.
I go through a pattern and lay out my fabrics with a post it marked with the cutting info. I most always do a sample block with scraps if it is one I am not familiar with. Fabric is very expensive and I surely don't want to make a mistake just because I didn't read all my directions. You can choose so many ways to make a HST and it doesn't matter as long as the measurement is right in the end. You might want to start a notebook with tips and methods you would like to try or use. I literally cut up my magazines and file tips, patterns, quilting motifs, etc., in separate books. There is always a reference to go to. Good luck on your quest, I would also like to know of any info book like this. peace |
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I'm not sure what exactly you are looking for, but if you want a great reference book, try this one: All-In-One Quilter's Reference Tool written by Harriet Hargrave, Sharyn Craig, Alex Anderson and Liz Aneloski.
[ATTACH=CONFIG]510042[/ATTACH] Besides those shortcuts you are seeking, it has lots of information on tools and how-to's. I really like it and refer to it often. I think Connecting Threads has it on sale now. http://www.connectingthreads.com/cfS...%27s+reference |
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