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hart44

sparkleychel wrote: »

i've been noseying through the pictures and you are all brilliant!!!
you have definaltely given me the sewing bug

so my 1st question is, i have my patchwork squares ready to start a quilt , do i just start with the middle one , and sew the others around it ? any tips i need to know?

Hi sparkley and welcome
I have done a few patchwork quilts now since starting sewing last year and I found this blog very helpful as she takes you through the very basic squares to makeing more patterns
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2007/11/quilt-long-week-1.html

You do a pattern a week so you can build them up for a nice quilt top

avstar

Wow Sethsgran, the quilt is gorgeous! You're very brave to attempt it, good luck and keep us informed
Ta for The Skep shop & courses info, its v near me too :T

jemtom

polkadot - i used net wire, put the eyes onto the wood and just hung them up like you do with nets.
avstar - i know mine are the same been into the cs in town today and none of them had duvets.
did manage to get some material though 2 big pieces from one cs 95p each! can someone help me please, i want to make seat pads for my dining chairs i have the material where would i get the pads from?

sethsgran

Probably your local market, I know Leeds market sells the squares

nykied

If there's a Dunelm Mill near you, they might have them in there.

rufusdog52

sparkleychel wrote: »

i've been noseying through the pictures and you are all brilliant!!!
you have definaltely given me the sewing bug

so my 1st question is, i have my patchwork squares ready to start a quilt , do i just start with the middle one , and sew the others around it ? any tips i need to know?

If I am doing a quilt which is just made up from small squares I normally sew them into strips first then sew the strips together making sure the seams fit together as I sew.

If I am doing a different pattern then I usually make up blocks and then sew the blocks into strips and then sew the larger strips together.

sethsgran

Wow prompt delivery, the pattern arrived this morning. It is a great pattern but oh so many small pieces. Ah well it will stretch my mind!

sparkleychel

hart thanks for that :beer: very helpful ive bookmarked it

cheers rufusdog will do strips of squares then sew them together

i am doing it by hand, is that mad ? just i can sew straighter by hand then with a machine

wow sethsgran that was quick ! is it just the pattern ? do they tell you what else you would need to buy ?

sethsgran

sparkleychel wrote: »

hart thanks for that :beer: very helpful ive bookmarked it

cheers rufusdog will do strips of squares then sew them together

i am doing it by hand, is that mad ? just i can sew straighter by hand then with a machine

wow sethsgran that was quick ! is it just the pattern ? do they tell you what else you would need to buy ?

Pattern, full instructions and also fabric requirements plus any notions needed. Very impressed.I hope to make this .. http://dontlooknow.typepad.com/dont_look_now/puppet-theatre/ for 3 of my grandchildren for next christmas

sparkleychel

its gorgeous , really pretty i love the designs on that site
i'd love to hear how you get on with it
i'd love to do something like that