patchwork and quilting

Welcome Giulia! Here you will find lots of advice, tips and friendship! What sort of sewing have you done in the past? Have you done any patchwork and quilting at all? Do you own a sewing machine? Many people prefer hand work, but a machine gives you a choice and it is (usually) faster! There are other members of RCTQ who are from Italy as well. I'm sure they will help you out. :)

-- Jo in Scotland

Your English is quite good! When I was in Rome two years ago I used Italian when possible, and my Italian is simply horrible! I found, however, that taxi drivers and waiters and shopkeepers were very tolerant and extremely helpful -- although I'm sure their smiles were at how awful my speech was. (I studied Latin in school and Spanish in college, and sang Italian, so it is all mixed together.)

As to quilting, you do not need to take classes! There are lots of places on the Internet with very good information. Whether you use a sewing machine or not, you can certainly learn to do it. If you know someone who does quilting, ask for advice! Almost all quilters I know are always happy to help beginners!

When I teach people to quilt, I suggest that they NOT purchase a lot of tools and equipment, but try it out without spending money other than for fabric and batting, and begin with a small project to see if they enjoy doing it. (They can buy all the gadgets later if they like.) What you need are needles, cotton thread, scissors, a thimble, a ruler or other straight edge, and pencil to learn patchwork. You probably have all of those things already. If you have cotton fabric scraps, that's fine. If not, get a small amount of two colors -- a half yard (or half meter) of each is plenty. Now, go to the Internet and search for free information. There is a lot of that!

Welcome, Giulia! :) You're not the first Italian on this list -- are you there, Pomodoro? What sort of quilt do you want to start with? If you could give us some details, we could help better. :)

Ciao Giulia, Ci sono quattro or cinque donne qui che parlano Italiano....Puoi insegnare te stesso. Tutti qui aiutarti... Io sono stata in Italia TANTI anni fa, ill mio padre e` di Lucca, ed io sono andata a scuala a Firenze. Ho girato l'Italia ma solomente le citta` voleva Il mio babbo. Milano, Napoli, Venezia, Firenze, Genova, Verona, ma purtroppo non Torino! Ci sono PW websites Italiani e francese, se vuoi le mandero`..... Per comminciare, Hai una macchina a cucire o cucirai a mano?, Se cucirai a mano, guardare per English Paper piecing, E un posta di cominciare.

Ciao Giulia and welcome.

Hello from Downunder in Australia. Believe me - your English is much better than my Italian lol

I do not post as much as I used to but it is wonderful to see names from all around the world popping up when I get a chance to read.

Welcome Giulia! Try this link

to the International Women's Club of Torino. Good chance they have some quilters! Worth a try anyway. I know of a quilting group in Rome, but that doesn't help you much. Best if you can find a good basic book -lots in English, try Amazon. E.g. "First Quilt Book" by Carol Doak. Or "Quilters Complete Guide" by Marianne Fons and Liz Porter. Roberta in D

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Ciao Giulia, io sono Maria Daniela da Roma. Sei nel posto giusto, qui troverai aiuto e tante, troppe idee che non saprai da dove cominciare :-) Se vuoi, puoi iscriverti al forum in italiano:

dove ci sono altre iscritte di Torino

se non riesci, mandami una mail privata: m_d_romanelli at msn punto com

Ciao alle carissime Mauvice, Joanna e Roberta!

marina in Rome