Hi! ive been lurking here for bout a week now reading some posts..and want to join in the fun....im very very very new to quiliting and hope to learn more...uh..like how to use my sewing machine is my 1st goail LOL
debbie in kansas
Hi, Debbie! Welcome to the group! I've heard quilts can be made without a sewing machine, but learning to use one is a great beginning to machine-made quilting! I'm a big fan of it!
What kind of quilts are you hoping to make? Have you collected any fabrics yet? If so, where are you storing them (please give specific directions).
WOOHOO!! Another Debi/Debbie! Now we can mutiny and take over this bucket!!! ARRrrrrr!!! (trying the pirate thing out again)
This pirate's not afraid o' a bunch o' quilters named Debi/Debbie!
thanks for the welcome :) i cant hands stitch very well either its not like doing cross stitching at all! (that i can do) as far as stash oh yeah i have some just went nuts buying fabric that matches a book i bought called "welcome winter snowfriends" northcott fabrics..and well uh its still in the bag i bought it in..my other scraps i have in a plastic blanket tub.
debbie in kansas
Welcome, Debbie! I cross-stitched before I started quilting too, and I can't hand stitch either, so I sympahtize. I have only been quilting for about 3 years, and for awhile I was just buying fabric and books and dreaming about quilting...when people asked me if I quilted, I'd say, "well...I FEEL I am a quilter." The quilting came a little later! So, buy guilt free. My mom just started quilting too. The first thing she made was a chenille quilt - I helped it get her started. It was a nice easy start to quilting and then she caught the bug (you can see a picture of the chenille quilt in my webshots sewing album). My first project was the stocking in my album.
Lynn
Welcome, Debbie! Yes, using your sewing machine can be very handy ;), but some people do it all by hand (not me! ). We need more information about you while you're sitting with us around our virtual quilting frame -- like do you have QIs? What kind of chocolate do you like? What quilting project(s) are you working on? Etc. :)
Welcome Debbie!
What kind of machine do you have? I started quilting by hand - I still haven't finished that project, but I recieved a machine about 2 years ago and finished maybe 4 projects and I'm still learning how to use my machine!
Knowing you like to quilt is all you really need to know - everyone here is just great about helping out and collectively it's the best class you could take!
Welcome again! NS
Welcome Debbie!
I find piecing and quilting by hand quite relaxing--did an entire quilt that way....of course, if you want something started and finished in the same decade, a machine is handy. :-)
When I began quilting, I collected lots of fabrics first. Not on purpose, but just because I found the fabric inspiring. Then one day I finally got my guts up and started. I've been quilting ever since. Remember, your first project doesn't have to be a full-sized quilt. You could try a table runner or something along that line.
Michelle (formerly of KS and now of NV)
Welcome Debbie!!
You'll like learning to use your sewing machine on quilting. It's much more fun than trying to sew clothes or putting patches on your husband's pants. (I refuse.....)
Before you ever sew a stitch, it gives you a reason to buy all those fabrics you just love but have no idea where they'll end up, or think they'll make weird clothes. I always buy fabric I love (even if it's a tiny piece) and maybe it will be something but maybe not. Just to know it's there in my fabric stash is all I need. I've made hotpads and pillows and many odd stuffed animals and clothes and now it's quilting. But it's ALWAYS about the fabric!!
Enjoy and nice to meet you.
Annie in Washington
Welcome Debbie Beginning is very exciting - we've all been there >gg< Don't know that anyone can 'distance teach' you how to use your machine; but once you got it up and running, and you can sew a straight line, we're your group. Do come back and let us know what you think you might like to do first. . In message , Debbie Graves writes
Read the manual! Try threading it 10 or 20 times, so you REALLY know how! Get some cheap and cheerful fabric and just practice sewing to learn how to control it.
You'll do fine! :) I teach kids as young as seven to use sewing machines, so you will manage it, no problem! :) And my son's first sewing project was a quilt he made for a friend. Take a look in my quilt gallery for it. If he, as a 10YO, can do it, so can you. :)
Debbie - welcome! I cross stitched before I quilted too - but after my first quilt gave it all up. I still occasionally bead/scrapbook/paint etc - but now I'm a die hard quilter. Using the sewing machine is easy
- just dive in, and have no fear. Your first quilt may seem sloppy to you, but as we say in the weekly quilting group I attend, if the quilt looks good hanging on the line as you gallop by on a fast horse, then it IS good! My first quilt, fraying seams and all, is still on our bed and is cherished.
Welcome! Glad you could join us! Is it a new machine, or new to you? Is there a course you could take at your local dealer? Roberta in D
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Take a class!
That finally got me started. I sympathize on the hand stitching. I can cross stitch a best in show piece of blackwork, but I'll be darned if I can hand stitch a straight line.
Thank goodness for sewing machines.
And boy you thought you had UFOs before, just wait till you really start quilting. :-)
Jenn - who must figure out her pirate name soon
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