New to quilting, new to sewing, new to site - Southern Indiana
02-21-2014, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: AR
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Welcome from Northeast Arkansas. If you ever have a question about quilting, this is the place to get a good answer. Everyone is so helpful and so encouraging. I've learned so much from everyone here. I love the pictures of the blocks, quilts, etc. Seeing a picture helps me more than reading the pattern sometimes. I guess I'm a visual learner. I've posted a few picture of the quilts I've done and gotten positive feedback. Be sure and show us your quilt when you finish it.
Debbie
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02-22-2014, 09:41 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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Thanks so much everyone! The quilt is coming along. I finally got it laid out the way I want it and the rows pinned together. So far they're halfway sewn for the quilt top. I'm waiting on my batting to come in the mail... I will never order again from Joann's online, it took them a week to ship something that was in stock! Grrr!
I just have a regular sewing machine... can I quilt on that? I have no idea where to start. I was thinking of just doing just doing the tie method. I've watched some youtube videos about stitch in the ditch and I think I can do it, I just don't know if my machine is big enough. Any ideas y'all?
I just have a regular sewing machine... can I quilt on that? I have no idea where to start. I was thinking of just doing just doing the tie method. I've watched some youtube videos about stitch in the ditch and I think I can do it, I just don't know if my machine is big enough. Any ideas y'all?
02-23-2014, 04:46 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Roseburg, OR
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Maggie: Many of us quilt on our home machines. I'm a comparative new comer to free motion quilting so I have a lot to learn but enjoying the process. In terms of stitch in the ditch or any other method of straight stitching for quilting it will help a great deal if you have a walking foot. In case your not familiar, this is a foot that feeds the quilt layers through the machine at an even rate so that you don't have slippage of the various layers. If you don't already have one, you can order one for most machines.
02-23-2014, 06:20 PM
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Hey Nan, since you're from Indiana too, I'll ask you! Do you know how to find any quilting clubs? Classes? etc? in the area? I tried looking online at Joann's and they only have quilting classes during the weekdays when I'm working. I'm wanting something more than that though. I dunno, a group of people that quilt together, meet occasionally, etc. Any ideas? I live in southern Indiana near Vincennes.
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