Beginning quilting

SpringMama5 · 10-01-2014, 03:25 PM

I've never quilted but have seen a few things. My mom used to tell me it was as simple as just collecting scrap fabric and sewing it together. Are there easy quilt pattern sites I can use out there?

Punkie · 10-01-2014, 03:33 PM

There are lots of easy quilts out there. I really love the quilting classes on creative bug, and it is relatively inexpensive. (I think they offer a 14-day free trial.)

This was the first quilt I made, and it was super easy: http://www.polkadotchair.com/2010/08...-tutorial.html

SpringMama5 · 10-01-2014, 03:44 PM

Oh wow! That's cool! Doesn't look too hard. Was it complicated at all?

Punkie · 10-01-2014, 07:45 PM

No. It was super easy. I've now made 2, and I also made one from creative bug.

Second one:
http://instagram.com/p/noiGQTsgMc/?modal=true

Creativebug pattern:
http://instagram.com/p/h9i9ADsgI-/?modal=true

Soliloquy · 10-01-2014, 08:03 PM

I've always wanted to do this, too.

ctab · 10-02-2014, 10:10 AM

Look at missouri star quilt company's you tube videos. She makes the process so much easier.

JoyfulMom · 10-02-2014, 12:20 PM

Punkie, those are adorable! I have some quilt squares from a swap several years ago that I couldn't figure out what to do with. I think this is what I will do. Thanks for sharing.

light of mine · 10-02-2014, 06:52 PM

I don't quilt, but this article about hand quilting from Mother Earth News popped up on my fb feed today. It was interesting.

Punkie · 10-03-2014, 08:42 AM

I love the hexes in the pic! I am working on an English Paper Piecing hex quilt, and it is SO fun. This was my first hex flower, and now I'm working on my second. They go really fast.

http://instagram.com/p/tecGPkMgK_/?modal=true

I also agree with their whole cloth quilt suggestion. Again, creative bug has a class on it that is awesome. I'm following their tutorial with this one:

SpringMama5 · 10-03-2014, 10:03 AM

So cool! I just finished making my 3rd cloth pad stash. Have a stack of scrap fabric I need to measure to see if I can get 6.5 x 9.5 out of each of them and also resisting the urge to run out and get more. Haha!

joyinthejourney · 10-10-2014, 04:30 PM

I love this thread! Thank you! I made a quilt top for my daughter with leftover fabric from the nursery, so I "graduated" her room when she got a big-girl (twin) bed. Instead of quilting the top to a backing, I sewed it to a twin sheet, like a giant pillowcase, and put a plain white twin comforter inside of it. I stitched up the top and bottom edges so it wouldn't shift around inside. It made a beautiful comforter that has held up well!

I haven't made anything since this, though. That was 3-4 years ago. Ready to get back into it!

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10-01-2014, 03:25 PM	#1
SpringMama5 Rosebud Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 122	Beginning quilting I've never quilted but have seen a few things. My mom used to tell me it was as simple as just collecting scrap fabric and sewing it together. Are there easy quilt pattern sites I can use out there?

10-01-2014, 03:33 PM	#2
Punkie Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,092	Re: Beginning quilting There are lots of easy quilts out there. I really love the quilting classes on creative bug, and it is relatively inexpensive. (I think they offer a 14-day free trial.) This was the first quilt I made, and it was super easy: http://www.polkadotchair.com/2010/08...-tutorial.html __________________ GCM Admin and Moderator in Questions About the Message Board, Drawing Closer, Let's Talk, Weight Management, In the News, and Electronics. Homeschooling mom to 4, certified herbalist, homesteader, and overly ambitious crafter

10-01-2014, 03:44 PM	#3
SpringMama5 Rosebud Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 122	Re: Beginning quilting Oh wow! That's cool! Doesn't look too hard. Was it complicated at all?

10-01-2014, 07:45 PM	#4
Punkie Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,092	Re: Beginning quilting No. It was super easy. I've now made 2, and I also made one from creative bug. Second one: http://instagram.com/p/noiGQTsgMc/?modal=true Creativebug pattern: http://instagram.com/p/h9i9ADsgI-/?modal=true __________________ GCM Admin and Moderator in Questions About the Message Board, Drawing Closer, Let's Talk, Weight Management, In the News, and Electronics. Homeschooling mom to 4, certified herbalist, homesteader, and overly ambitious crafter

10-01-2014, 08:03 PM	#5
Soliloquy Rose Garden Why climb a mountain? Because it's there! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Selkirk Mountains Posts: 52,860	Re: Beginning quilting I've always wanted to do this, too.

10-02-2014, 10:10 AM	#6
ctab Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 784	Re: Beginning quilting Look at missouri star quilt company's you tube videos. She makes the process so much easier. __________________ Mom to A born 2009 B born 2010 and M born 2013 baby #4 due June 2015

10-02-2014, 12:20 PM	#7
JoyfulMom Rose Bouquet Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 550	Re: Beginning quilting Punkie, those are adorable! I have some quilt squares from a swap several years ago that I couldn't figure out what to do with. I think this is what I will do. Thanks for sharing. __________________ Amy, wife to awesome hubby since 1991. ~A Joyful Mom to six blessings~ Shelby~21 Breanna~18 Madison~16 Christopher~12 Emma Grace~10 Jenna Kate~7

10-02-2014, 06:52 PM	#8
light of mine Rose Trellis Baby smooches Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN Posts: 2,546	Re: Beginning quilting I don't quilt, but this article about hand quilting from Mother Earth News popped up on my fb feed today. It was interesting. __________________ ~Christina, WAHM, Devoted wife to my wonderful DH 2001, Loving mother to DD Cola 01/06 and DS Q-man 03/08, DD Nutter 'Butter 12/2010, and new DD babybear 11/13

10-03-2014, 08:42 AM	#9
Punkie Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 20,092	Re: Beginning quilting I love the hexes in the pic! I am working on an English Paper Piecing hex quilt, and it is SO fun. This was my first hex flower, and now I'm working on my second. They go really fast. http://instagram.com/p/tecGPkMgK_/?modal=true I also agree with their whole cloth quilt suggestion. Again, creative bug has a class on it that is awesome. I'm following their tutorial with this one: __________________ GCM Admin and Moderator in Questions About the Message Board, Drawing Closer, Let's Talk, Weight Management, In the News, and Electronics. Homeschooling mom to 4, certified herbalist, homesteader, and overly ambitious crafter Last edited by Punkie; 10-03-2014 at 08:46 AM.

10-03-2014, 10:03 AM	#10
SpringMama5 Rosebud Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Colorado Posts: 122	Re: Beginning quilting So cool! I just finished making my 3rd cloth pad stash. Have a stack of scrap fabric I need to measure to see if I can get 6.5 x 9.5 out of each of them and also resisting the urge to run out and get more. Haha!

10-10-2014, 04:30 PM	#11
joyinthejourney Climbing Rose Discipleshipmothering.wordpress.com Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,285	Beginning quilting I love this thread! Thank you! I made a quilt top for my daughter with leftover fabric from the nursery, so I "graduated" her room when she got a big-girl (twin) bed. Instead of quilting the top to a backing, I sewed it to a twin sheet, like a giant pillowcase, and put a plain white twin comforter inside of it. I stitched up the top and bottom edges so it wouldn't shift around inside. It made a beautiful comforter that has held up well! I haven't made anything since this, though. That was 3-4 years ago. Ready to get back into it! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Website: Http://Discipleshipmothering.wordpress.com Email: Discipleship.parenting@gmail.com

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