hello everyone! I have recently retired and want to make a quilt. I just purchased a baby lock esante. I have a little sewing experience but have never attemted to make a quilt. I am going to take a class for this. I was told you don't want to go to joann fabrics to buy material to make a quilt. Was told a place to go buy material and it is a better quality. I know a lot of time goes in to a quilt. What do you all think about material and what brands should i buy. Thanks and I will probably be on here a lot trying to learn. It took me about 2 hours to learn how to thread the machine. I had to keep reading the book. Oh well, finally got it threaded. lol

Welcome!!! I would go to your local quilt shop for fabric and thread etc. I think you made a wise decision to take a class.
I learned a ton in my first class and totally fell in love with quilting!!
Good luck! There's so much great info here. :D:D

Welcome from Washington. :D

You will have so much fun learning to quilt. Please buy your quilting fabric where you want too. I have made many quilts with walmart fabric and they are still going strong. Trust me they get abused. LOL!!

Oops!! Impatient finger.

Welcome from Illinois.

Does anyone order their material online? Do you have a good website I could look at? Also I was going to purchase embroidery thread and that is 3.25 a spool. Its been a long time since I have bought thread and this seems outrageous. Is there a good place to order embroidery thread online.

I'm sorry I don't buy online but I know that some like connectingthreads.com for their threads and yes it can be very expensive.

Welcome to the fun (& sometimes frustrating :) ) world of quilting.
You can buy fabric wherever it makes you happy. WalMart, JoAnn's, or your LQS. It all works, so do whatever is right for you & your budget :)
My favorite online fabric store is Thousands of Bolts.
http://www.thousandsofbolts.com/
No idea where to buy thread online; I just usually purchase at JoAnn's & yes it's a tad pricey.

I agree u can buy fabrics in many places! Have fun! Show us what u make so we can aaahhh over them! Welcome from Michigan! Ive only been quilting for a couple yrS! Well learn together!!