A few years after I began to piece quilts, I was lucky enough to have a couple of quilting biggies teach me. This was thanks to public television. I had made simple quilts before that thanks to elenore burns book quilt in a day log cabin. But, in those days, it was tear the fabric into strips and we all know how off that can be. But still, it was revolutionary compared to the cardboard templates I learned from books. Honestly, if I had to make quilts like that still, I don't think I would love to piece and quilt like I do now.
I have to say I heard many tips while watching, but, it doesn't become clear why you do those things until you are in the middle of that part of the sewing blocks or tops together. I bought a great book all about quilting tips and highlighted the dickens in it to try and remember it all. I also bought tons of magazines and books and read and read. That is how I learned what I know today. I am still learning by reading and incorporating into my routine. You have to grow and that is how I keep up with the new methods and rulers available that make it easier and easier.
Hopefully there is one great book required to buy as a part of the classes to refer to. That would make it easier on the instructor.
All that being said, I only took one block of the month quilt class called, Sandys lessons from the lake. There were two of us in the daytime class and no one presided over the class! I don't know what happened, but they stuck us back in a sewing room and not one person came in to check on us the whole time! The poor little gal in there with me was asking me to help her. I was able to help but, I didn't get one thing done of my own. I never went to another class because I just was so unset with them I could spit! I mean really???
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