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Hello ladies and gentlemen,
I've been wanting to begin quilting as a hobby for as long as I can remember - since about age 14 when I saw my grandmother's beautiful handmade quilts, and I'm 37 today. I don't own a sewing machine and don't know how to use one as I've never really tried. I never took home economics or had classes. I have taken art for 4 years in high school, 1 year in University, and had private lessons (including pen and ink, pencil, oil, watercolor, and basic crafting), so taking this up wouldn't be a passing fling for me but an extension of something I've enjoyed all my life. Coming from the Appalachian area in the U.S. I think I've got it in the blood. I'd like to learn to quilt and I'd like to do it like they did in the olden days if possible, completely by hand, all hand sewn. Could anyone point me in the right direction as to how to begin this art? Thanks very much, Catherine - "Cat" or "Cate" is fine too |
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Welcome Catherine/Cat/Cate
I had Jinny Beyer's 'Quiltmaking by hand' for my birthday. It's really well planned, and when you look at her quilts and realise that they are all hand sewn, (apparently everything she does is by hand) it really gives you a boost. (Sorry everyone else - I really haven't got shares in Jinny Beyer - just 4 books!) Her website is : http://www.jinnybeyer.com/index.cfm Libraries are a good source of quilty books - you can always buy your own if you find you never want to take it back to the library! I machine bigger things but do enjoy hand sewing, so I do any paper piecing using 'Stitch and Tear' because it softens as you sew. Love applique too, and always hand sew it, because everytime I machine it I am never satisfied and end up pulling it out and hand sewing anyway. Happy quilting - it really is addictive and the sky's the limit! -- Sally at the Seaside~~~~~~~ http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 10:55:40 +0100, Catherine wrote: Hello ladies and gentlemen, I've been wanting to begin quilting as a hobby for as long as I can remember - since about age 14 when I saw my grandmother's beautiful handmade quilts, and I'm 37 today. I don't own a sewing machine and don't know how to use one as I've never really tried. I never took home economics or had classes. I have taken art for 4 years in high school, 1 year in University, and had private lessons (including pen and ink, pencil, oil, watercolor, and basic crafting), so taking this up wouldn't be a passing fling for me but an extension of something I've enjoyed all my life. Coming from the Appalachian area in the U.S. I think I've got it in the blood. I'd like to learn to quilt and I'd like to do it like they did in the olden days if possible, completely by hand, all hand sewn. Could anyone point me in the right direction as to how to begin this art? Thanks very much, Catherine - "Cat" or "Cate" is fine too |
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Sally Swindells wrote:
Welcome Catherine/Cat/Cate I had Jinny Beyer's 'Quiltmaking by hand' for my birthday. It's really well planned, and when you look at her quilts and realise that they are all hand sewn, (apparently everything she does is by hand) it really gives you a boost. (Sorry everyone else - I really haven't got shares in Jinny Beyer - just 4 books!) Her website is : http://www.jinnybeyer.com/index.cfm Libraries are a good source of quilty books - you can always buy your own if you find you never want to take it back to the library! I machine bigger things but do enjoy hand sewing, so I do any paper piecing using 'Stitch and Tear' because it softens as you sew. Love applique too, and always hand sew it, because everytime I machine it I am never satisfied and end up pulling it out and hand sewing anyway. Happy quilting - it really is addictive and the sky's the limit! Hi Sally, The Jinny Beyer page is bookmarked and I am investigating that as I write. Thanks for the tip. By the way, I have to comment, your picture gallery is wonderful. I just spent 30-40 minutes looking through it. The quilts and embroidery are lovely! And Rachel's dress is so elegant. (I know that's kinda off-topic but I couldn't help slipping that in there) What a beautiful couple! ~Catherine |
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Catherine wrote:
Hello ladies and gentlemen, I've been wanting to begin quilting as a hobby for as long as I can remember - since about age 14 when I saw my grandmother's beautiful handmade quilts, and I'm 37 today. Welcome and happy birthday. I don't own a sewing machine and don't know how to use one as I've never really tried. I never took home economics or had classes. I have taken art for 4 years in high school, 1 year in University, and had private lessons (including pen and ink, pencil, oil, watercolor, and basic crafting), so taking this up wouldn't be a passing fling for me but an extension of something I've enjoyed all my life. Coming from the Appalachian area in the U.S. I think I've got it in the blood. Sounds like it! I'd like to learn to quilt and I'd like to do it like they did in the olden days if possible, completely by hand, all hand sewn. Could anyone point me in the right direction as to how to begin this art? No reason why not. Hand piecing and hand quilting are both good methods that folk on this group do regularly. I'm a mad machinist myself, though I have done a little hand quilting. It's slow, but very therapeutic. I'll let the hand experts fill you in on that side, and just ask the standard nosy questions: What is your QI status? QI's are usually 4 footed and furry (cats are real experts when it comes to inspecting quilts!). Chocolate politics: are you in the Plain Party, The White Party, or a Cross bencher of the Milk persuasion? What do you want to tell us about kids and family? You don't have to say anything incriminating! Thanks very much, Catherine - "Cat" or "Cate" is fine too -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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Kate Dicey wrote:
Welcome and happy birthday. Thank you! What is your QI status? QI's are usually 4 footed and furry (cats are real experts when it comes to inspecting quilts!). Hm. No four-footed furry inspectors at the moment, although I do have a 6' two-legged one who gets pretty furry if I don't keep after him. Add to that a claw-footed, tuft-headed, feathered inspector - a thus-far-nameless new addition to our family - who shows great QI potential. Chocolate politics: are you in the Plain Party, The White Party, or a Cross bencher of the Milk persuasion? I tend toward the fresh cream-filled Belgian Party, living so close to the country's border. I can't tell you exactly how they make it, but I have my suspicions God is involved. Since milk figures so highly in the equation, does that make me a Cross bencher? What do you want to tell us about kids and family? You don't have to say anything incriminating! Well... I'm married to the aforementioned furry QI, three children, one of which is teetering on the fence that spans "go to University of Iowa" and "join the Air Force", one of which is perching precariously on "getting ready to enter high school", and one who has just learned to walk and is busy taking our entertainment center apart. |
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Welcome Cat. If you're looking for courses on quilting your LQS is a great
place to begin. There are lots of books out there to guide you (as was mentioned in a previous post). If you can have access to an sewing machine it will help you decide what features you are looking for in your own sewing machine (if you choose that route) as you learn to quilt. I started to quilt using my Grand mother's machine and within a year I new what features I wanted in a machine. However, that is no guaranty that you wont want another machine. lol - You will have to tell us about your QIs etc... -- Carole Champlain, NY http://photos.yahoo.com/ceridwen_rhea Fine style does not make something true, nor has a man a wise soul because he has a handsome face and well-chosen eloquence. Aurelius Augustinus (354-430) "Catherine" wrote in message ... Hello ladies and gentlemen, I've been wanting to begin quilting as a hobby for as long as I can remember - since about age 14 when I saw my grandmother's beautiful handmade quilts, and I'm 37 today. I don't own a sewing machine and don't know how to use one as I've never really tried. I never took home economics or had classes. I have taken art for 4 years in high school, 1 year in University, and had private lessons (including pen and ink, pencil, oil, watercolor, and basic crafting), so taking this up wouldn't be a passing fling for me but an extension of something I've enjoyed all my life. Coming from the Appalachian area in the U.S. I think I've got it in the blood. I'd like to learn to quilt and I'd like to do it like they did in the olden days if possible, completely by hand, all hand sewn. Could anyone point me in the right direction as to how to begin this art? Thanks very much, Catherine - "Cat" or "Cate" is fine too |
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C & S wrote:
Welcome Cat. Thanks! If you're looking for courses on quilting your LQS is a great place to begin. There are lots of books out there to guide you (as was mentioned in a previous post). Yes, I see I will be hitting the books. A good thing because I love to read. If you can have access to an sewing machine it will help you decide what features you are looking for in your own sewing machine (if you choose that route) as you learn to quilt. I started to quilt using my Grand mother's machine and within a year I new what features I wanted in a machine. However, that is no guaranty that you wont want another machine. lol - You will have to tell us about your QIs etc... This is an added perk - getting and learning to use a sewing machine. Although I don't initially plan to use it for quilting, I guess I've put learning off long enough. I feel sort of strange, to tell the truth, for not knowing how to use one already. Good thing Christmas is coming up so I have a reason and an occasion. |
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Hi there Catherine and welcome. I smiled at you nicknames as I am
"catsatararat" on Yahoo (thats cats at ararat - Ararat being where I live). Would you be interested in trying a very old form of quilting that is done completely by hand? I was taught Manx Quilting by a lady from the Isle of Mann in Britain, and both of us are keen to see this method preserved, so she teaches in UK and I teach in Australia - LOL! It is the early form of Log Cabin and very well suited to scrap quilts. If you are looking to make elaborate art quilts this is not the method to use. But if you are looking for a creative outlet that gives an almost limitless number of design options from the Log Cabin style block, try Manx Quilting. There are class notes and pictures on my Webshots page that can be printed. http://community.webshots.com/album/421953688HTZElL BTW - I agree with Sally, the Jinny Beyer book is excellent. Given your art background are you interested in Applique at all? If so, do you have a preferred style or method - buttonhole, needle turn, etc? Or am I talking double Dutch to you - lol? Leap in and try whatever takes your fancy, and feel free to ask lots of questions. I think you will find this group very knowledgable, and more than willing to share and help. -- Cheryl http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest cawaitesATnetconnectDOTcomDOTau PS Re the other posts in this thread - They are serious about the chocolate - VERY serious. I can say that because I don't eat it at all, but they guard their stashes of chocolate almost as fiercely as they guard their stashes of fabric!!! LOL "Catherine" wrote in message ... Hello ladies and gentlemen, I've been wanting to begin quilting as a hobby for as long as I can remember - since about age 14 when I saw my grandmother's beautiful handmade quilts, and I'm 37 today. I don't own a sewing machine and don't know how to use one as I've never really tried. I never took home economics or had classes. I have taken art for 4 years in high school, 1 year in University, and had private lessons (including pen and ink, pencil, oil, watercolor, and basic crafting), so taking this up wouldn't be a passing fling for me but an extension of something I've enjoyed all my life. Coming from the Appalachian area in the U.S. I think I've got it in the blood. I'd like to learn to quilt and I'd like to do it like they did in the olden days if possible, completely by hand, all hand sewn. Could anyone point me in the right direction as to how to begin this art? Thanks very much, Catherine - "Cat" or "Cate" is fine too |
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Cheryl in Oz wrote:
Hi there Catherine and welcome. Thanks Cheryl. I smiled at you nicknames as I am "catsatararat" on Yahoo (thats cats at ararat - Ararat being where I live). Alas I don't have any professional four-footed QI's of my own, although I've been longingly stalking the online page of my local rescue shelter. My two-legged QI has allergies, you see. Well, I won't give up hope. Maybe one of these days... Would you be interested in trying a very old form of quilting that is done completely by hand? Yes! I was taught Manx Quilting by a lady from the Isle of Mann in Britain, and both of us are keen to see this method preserved, so she teaches in UK and I teach in Australia - LOL! It is the early form of Log Cabin and very well suited to scrap quilts. If you are looking to make elaborate art quilts this is not the method to use. No, not at first. Just something simple. I think simple can be very elegant. But if you are looking for a creative outlet that gives an almost limitless number of design options from the Log Cabin style block, try Manx Quilting. There are class notes and pictures on my Webshots page that can be printed. http://community.webshots.com/album/421953688HTZElL BTW - I agree with Sally, the Jinny Beyer book is excellent. Thanks for the info and URL. I have bookmarked it and am checking it out as I write this. Just took a look and OH that is GORGEOUS! I would love to learn how to do this! That is exactly what I envisioned when thinking about what I wanted to make for my home. The Jinny Beyer book is ordered and on the way also. Given your art background are you interested in Applique at all? If so, do you have a preferred style or method - buttonhole, needle turn, etc? Or am I talking double Dutch to you - lol? I am embarrassed to admit I'm new to sewing in general, and thus far my experience in art has been limited to methods involving canvas, a paper block, and some simple cross stitch projects. I'm about to remedy that, though, and am really looking forward to it. Leap in and try whatever takes your fancy, and feel free to ask lots of questions. I think you will find this group very knowledgable, and more than willing to share and help. Thank you and I completely agree. You've proved this of yourselves already. How refreshing to find such a nice, helpful group of people on Usenet. |
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Hellok and welcome, Catherine! If I were you, I'd dive right in, right
now, with 4 squares of fabric, all the same size (like 3 inches) and sew them together to form a sqare with 4 quarters, called a 4 patch. Just remember that the standard quilting seam allowance (the distance from the edge of the fabric that you sew your fabric pieces together) is 1/4 inch and every 5-8 stitches do a single backstitch. You'll be surprised at how much you learn just be starting a simply project like a single block. And the 2nd block you will find yourself improving on it. Musicmaker |
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