daft question i know plz dont laugh
#11
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
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Welcome to our world. I would recommend sewing all of your blocks together into a top and then layering it with your batting/wadding and a solid back. Especially if you are going to handquilt as there will be fewer seams for you to quilt through. It does make for a big project. Once you have completed one it will not feel so overwhelming.
#12
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: Southern Minnesota
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Welcome to the wonderful world of quilting. Great people here. No such thing as a dumb question. I've only been quilting for 1 1/2 years. I have always put my pieced blocks together into a row; sew the rows together, then take the entire pieced top and layer batting (wadding) in middle, and a large backing piece. I layer the three pieces together on the floor or on top of a queen size bed. I use the method of pinning with safety or quilting pins. Then I quilt designs through the three layers with my sewing machine. Finally, I bind the quilt. Lots of good info here or on u-tube if you just take it one step at a time. Nice to have a visual format to follow. Best of luck with your 1st quilt!!!
#14
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Keller, TX
Posts: 1,927
Start with a wall quilt
Diana in TX
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Littlefield, TX, USA
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If you are wanting to do the quilting as you assemble, then quilt as you go will work for you, as long as you aren't wanting an allover quilt design that connects throughout the quilt....but, if you will put a motif in each block/square...then do look up "Quilt as You Go", by Gloria Bonsteel (may be spelled wrong). She had a set of videos and a book on the method (I have the vhs tapes ...all but one, and the book). My mom in law took a class.
#18
I almost do a Quilt As You Go - I generally make Twin or Queen size quilts. I have them in sections or row, usually 3 rows, whatever will be manageable to quilt at one time.
Quilt each section, then I sew two sections together in the front, then sew the next secton to the first part.
Finally I hand sew the backs together. Once that's done, all you need to do is the binding.
Quilt each section, then I sew two sections together in the front, then sew the next secton to the first part.
Finally I hand sew the backs together. Once that's done, all you need to do is the binding.
#19
In my Group I have a saying, there is no such thing as a stupid question just a stupid person who doesn't ask. Nothing is easy until you know how, it's easy being a brain surgeon, umm, when you know how!
When I first started quilting I found this site invaluable. http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.co...ry/Library.htm
Happy quilting.
When I first started quilting I found this site invaluable. http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.co...ry/Library.htm
Happy quilting.
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