Pretty much on the fence for me,too! Flannels, I definitely wash, others it depends. Fabric wherever I can find it and it is of good quality and the price is right. I learn shortcuts and tips every day and the more quilting I do the more I am learning tings on my own. Mostly, I do whatever suits me and works for me. I think I have read that a few times on the Board.

To wash fabrics before cutting them versus there is no need to

Buying nice fabrics wherever one finds them versus purchasing them only from LQS

Starch/size a fabric before cutting versus thinking a fabric should have enough body on its own

Using steam to press versus using a dry iron to press

WalMart/JoAnn/Hobby Lobby are nice places to shop versus I would rather die than go in any of those!

Using a nice, simple old(er) sewing machine versus top of the line new sewing/embroidery machine (money matter!)

Applique versus piecing---each has a place

Paper piecing/strip piecing/foundation piecing versus the other kinds of piecing

Long arm quilting versus domestic machine quilting Someone else is doing it--I don't care

Tied versus stitched methods to hold the layers together depends on quilt

Binding cut on the straight of grain versus binding cut on the bias------usually!

Something I'm adamant about is repurposing fabric-----------lots of my stuff is recycled yet almost new fabric

1. I never wash until I've completed the whole quilt--that's why I don't participate in swaps and round/row robins

2. I buy fabric I like wherever I like

3. I'm a steam/starcher

4. Walmart/JoAnn/Hobby Lobby are fine with me if they have what I like

5. I don't make clothes anymore so a simple straight stitch machine is fine for me however I do have mid range embroidery machines cause I'm a gadget person :)

6. I love both applique and piecing

7. I love pp/strip piecing/foundation piecing--all piecing

8. I think the project should dictate the need for long arming, domestic machine or hand quilting--they all enhance the quilt.

9. I've never tied a quilt

10. I'm a bias binding girl--no right or wrong answer for this one--just my preference

I feel there's no wrong or right method to used when quilting--just what's comfortable for you. Kind of like being right handed or left handed;) NO QUILT POLICE ALLOWED IN MY HOUSE!

There is also hand-sewing and quilting versus machine work, and god forbid - computerized patterns (shriek). lol

Using a brand-name sewing machine from the dealer or (gasp) a cheap model from a box store.

My favorite: Needle-turn applique or iron-on raw-edge by machine.

Of ALL the topics listed along the way the only one that will always get my goat is when someone tries to tell me how I should do it because "that is how it is done."

I agree!! If it works for you great! If I don't like it ,thats my problem! LOL If the quilt police show up here I stick them in my sewing area, tune there voices out and watch them get frustrated when I just smile and nod my head and go ahead and do it my way!! LOL They soon leave!

My answer to all the above question.
A definite maybe.

I have no strong view on this. Clearly, no one thinks there is a need to prewash until they have a bleeder!


This is a matter of personal budget. For myself, I prefer higher threadcount, because my time is short, and I have enough money to buy better quality fabric for the little amount I need. Others have more time and less money. Others care less. Whatever.

The more experience I get, the more I starch!

I have no view on this at all.

Same as the one above re quality of fabric. I certainly buy threads and notions wherever, and keep an eye out for things I would like to work with in all sorts of places!

I use a nice simple modern sewing maching!

Dont have the patience for applique but never say never!

Have tried them all. Depends on the project.

Never produced anything that I considered good enough to be worth paying a professional to quilt. But I will one day.

I only tie on tiny projects where the thread would make it too stiff, but each to their own!

Bias cut for curves. Otherwise, whatever works, and that is usually straight.


Of course they are. People have different preferences. That is normal.

I'm on my side. I don't care how or what anybody else does or doesn't do. If you don't like my way then do it your own way but don't insist or demand that I do things your way. I have seen several people on the board insist their way was the only way. Sorry, but no.

Longarm Quilter's have a fence, too. Computerized Quilting. Side 1). If you are not doing it freehand you aren't really being creative. Side 2) Creativity can be found in design selection and placement & isn't necessarily based on moving your arms around.

In all things I figure whatever it takes to get get the end results you are pleased with. I just learned about Wonder Clips and have started machine finishing some quilts. Never hold on too tight to your side of the fence. You might miss the view from the other side or at least the chance to visit with the neighbors.

I do what works for me! And that is subject to change. I like reading about everyone's experiences. Seeing that there are so many different ways to do things helps me to be less rigid about what I do. Being less rigid opens the door to new experiences. I have tossed *always* and *never* out the window. I like being open to trying different methods. Then I can choose what works best for me. :o