Gal

I had read about it in my sewing mags/books etc and just had a go at it myself. A friend showed me how to sandwich.

Gal

KarenSimon

My mother and grandmother were quilters. Maybe for generations before then. I didn't get interested in quilting until 2003 about 7 years after my mother's death. I sewed from about age 10 but just didn't take the plunge to quilting until much later. I think about what I missed in discussing with my mom.

alageeps

I took a class at my local high school and loved it. I have been quilting many years, my problem is I hand quilt and it takes me forever and I try to use a very simple outline type of stich. Love it. I will some day try to machine quilt I probably will take another course to learn that. I have a straight sewing machine is it hard to machine quilt on a simple machine?

quiltluvr

Two of the three kids left home, hubby working full time and I needed a hobby/creative outlet. We rented so there were no decorating projects that used to keep me busy when we owned our home.

I had always like miniature doll houses and thought how fun that would be. Made a trip to A.C. Moore, looked it all over, headed to the magazines. Had thought about quilting too. Picked up one of each and thumbed thru. What caught my attention was there was a quilt show in a neighboring town just weeks away and I got excited. The doll houses, even on the Internet, there wasn't anything locally for me to check out.



So I became a "quilter." Finally I was able to take a beginning class, wasn't so keen on the instructor, but it soon consumed me. Looking back, I think based on what I've spent, it may just have been cheaper to do a miniature doll house. And yes, I realize how expensive those can become.

maryjoan

I started out in life making all my own clothes. One day I received a Family Circle magazine and saw a blanket on the cover. I decided to try to copy it because I had a lot of scraps. That is how you can get started. Start with simple blocks and you will get addicted. God bless you with a new adventure.

sweet

I had two aunts that sewed and then jr and high school I took every sewing class, even tailoring. The quilting bug bit me via El Burns and her TV show. When I started watching her I thought I'd never get it. I got a book/dvd then went to it. One day I found my LQS and practically jumped with joy! They had one spot left in their $5 quilt class and loved it! My LQS is so wonderful, I just adore all of the folks there!

Marlys

I never did any sewing. I took a weekend class (Double Irish Chain) and took off from there. Now I mostly take classes for the social part of quilting. There are a lot of classes I take that I know I could do on my own, but it's more fun with a group. I also teach classes for our local Community Education Program.

tryitall

I am a self taught quilter. Then I went to books, friends, classes, etc. Fun no matter how you learn!

SuziC

I am strickly a "self taught" quilter. Never taken a class. It was all trial and error for me. I have only made one quilt in 15 years from pattern. I usually pick a block style i want to try and go from there. I design the quilt top in my head and start cutting. The only problem i have is when doing it this way, i always end up with a lot of left over fabric because i always over buy. At least that gives me quite a bit of scraps for other smaller quilts.
It was very hard for me to actually do a complete quilt from a book pattern. I was stresed over cutting wrong or sewing wrong and running out of the alotted fabric pieces. I guess i just like the freedom of doing it any way i want. Is that a bad thing to you accomplished quilters?

dotcomdtcm

I think we mean learn quilting? When I first saw this I thought quilters were teaming up with weightwatchers!