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  • Kaz2904
    Kaz2904 Posts: 5,797 Forumite
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    Can I just recommend this website. I am just finishing off this quilt along (although obviously well behind the original!) and it is fabulous. She has many other quilt alongs and offers step by step instructions. I had never sewed with a machine before I started trying to make up squares according to her instructions and I am now at the stage where I need to (find my 2.25" square) finish my binding and then sandwich the whole shebang.
    http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2008/04/star-quilt-along-week-1.html
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  • rachbc
    rachbc Posts: 4,461 Forumite
    edited 12 January 2012 at 10:16AM
    I have deiced to do this as my first project

    katiedid.squarespace.com/katie-did-journal/2009/1/27/quilt-how-to.html

    think I might treat myself and do it in silk as a thrown for the sofa - just going to do a it cot bed size as a 'lap quilt'. Will have to wait a while to buy the fabric though

    Kaz - I was reading the tutorial on binding on that site and have it book marked - looks like agreat resource. Can we see picks of yoru quilt?

    Sanity - I think a jelly roll is a roll of narrow strips of fabric - they sell them labled as jelly rolls in my local fabric shop so I guess jelly roll quilts are patchworks using strips. I could be totally wrong though....
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  • Hi, Jelly rolls are fabrics that have been cut into 40 strips measuring 2.5 by 44 inches.

    HTH

    Dizzy
  • LondonDiva
    LondonDiva Posts: 3,011 Forumite
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    Hi All

    My mum is thinking about taking up quilting and I was looking to get her a beginner's intro book.

    She's v crafty and can sew and knit, but can easily get discouraged when learning things. Once she picks things up, she's a -perfectionist and can improvise with the best of them.

    Any suggestions for starting up that would have a couple of quick wins?

    Thanks
    Diva:)
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  • The Book People have a book called Quilting Step by Step. It's only £4.99. I received mine yesterday and it seems to be a very good book. (Only had a quick look so far)
  • miffy257
    miffy257 Posts: 890 Forumite
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    Also on the Book people The Gentle Art of Quiltmaking by Jane Brockett. My friend is an avid quilter and she always recommends this author . It is £6.99 and had a good review.
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  • Apologies if this is on the wrong board but I couldn't see a suitable alternative!

    I've just started quilting - well actually I haven't yet started ;), I'm doing a college course that involves some quilting and have been reading up on different patterns and techniques.

    So what I'm after is.........some recommendations for good forums (fora?) for quilters, useful websites for help, free and easy patterns for some foundation quilting etc etc

    I hope that someone can point me in the right direction

    Thank you

    AA
  • short_bird
    short_bird Posts: 4,012 Forumite
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    Neither of these blogs are mine.

    Frugal Queen's blog is very handy for quilting tips and links to other quilters
    http://frugalincornwall.blogspot.co.uk/

    And Vintage Sheet Addict
    http://vintagesheetaddict.blogspot.co.uk/

    Hope that helps. Both blogs are reusing textiles most of the time rather than buying new which may save you a few quid here and there!

    Also, there are quilters groups around the country so it may be worth a quick search. Or asking your tutor.
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  • *zippy*
    *zippy* Posts: 2,979 Forumite
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    edited 29 September 2012 at 10:19AM
    This one is my favourite as it's very active and there are links to lots of free patterns

    http://www.quiltingboard.com/forum.php

    The sewing forum is a UK board and has a quilting section

    http://www.thesewingforum.co.uk/

    Free block patterns

    http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore.html

    Free modern patterns, look under recipes

    http://www.modabakeshop.com/

    Beautiful scrap quilt patterns

    http://quiltville.com/scrapusersystem.shtml

    Wanted to add this one, just for fun, drool over some fabulous fabric stashes, it always cheers me up :D

    http://www.amisimms.com/stash.html

    There is so much free stuff on the internet I haven't bought many quiting books, you will find loads of free pattens, hope you enjoy x
  • Thanks for all these links. Managed to play with a triangle foundation quilt and some flying geese yesterday so a good start!!

    AA
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