Hints for newbies
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I thought it would be neat if we had a thread with hints for quilting. Here is my hint: wash your fabrics then startch, startch and iron or press. Makes cutting and sewing so much easier.
#2
If I'd been told as a new quilter that I would have to wash and press my fabrics before I could cut and sew, I would never have made my first quilt, much less continued for 10 years. Please do not put that burden on newbies. Give them the pros and cons and let them decide.
And now that I've started that debate, I'll quietly leave.
My hint is spend the money to buy good quality tools and supplies. Use the JoAnn's discount coupons to make your purchases, but don't scrimp on quality over quantity.
And now that I've started that debate, I'll quietly leave.
My hint is spend the money to buy good quality tools and supplies. Use the JoAnn's discount coupons to make your purchases, but don't scrimp on quality over quantity.
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Originally Posted by Bluphrog
If I'd been told as a new quilter that I would have to wash and press my fabrics before I could cut and sew, I would never have made my first quilt, much less continued for 10 years. Please do not put that burden on newbies. Give them the pros and cons and let them decide.
And now that I've started that debate, I'll quietly leave.
My hint is spend the money to buy good quality tools and supplies. Use the JoAnn's discount coupons to make your purchases, but don't scrimp on quality over quantity.
And now that I've started that debate, I'll quietly leave.
My hint is spend the money to buy good quality tools and supplies. Use the JoAnn's discount coupons to make your purchases, but don't scrimp on quality over quantity.
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Originally Posted by Bluphrog
If I'd been told as a new quilter that I would have to wash and press my fabrics before I could cut and sew, I would never have made my first quilt, much less continued for 10 years. Please do not put that burden on newbies. Give them the pros and cons and let them decide.
And now that I've started that debate, I'll quietly leave.
My hint is spend the money to buy good quality tools and supplies. Use the JoAnn's discount coupons to make your purchases, but don't scrimp on quality over quantity.
And now that I've started that debate, I'll quietly leave.
My hint is spend the money to buy good quality tools and supplies. Use the JoAnn's discount coupons to make your purchases, but don't scrimp on quality over quantity.
4 Paws up! I AGREE with BOTH your comments! :)
#8
Don't give up if your first projects are less perfect than you had hoped. Learn from the mistakes made and keep trying. (I have yet to make one "perfect" quilt and I've been doing this 30 years.)
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