| Author |
Stitching & Crafting Room:  Quilting Help!  |
|
|
MrsHurlbut
True Blue Farmgirl
117 Posts
Nikki
Carthage
MO
USA
117 Posts |
 Posted - Oct 27 2017 : 7:32:16 PM
|
Ok FarmGirls.....
I am not the greatest at sewing, so I've been practicing by making easy strip rag quilts. Well, that's the title of the pattern, but they are anything but easy!
It seems that the only way for me to make a rag quilt is with the flannel nursery fabric. It frays the best to make the rag quilt look correct.
Well I've got a ton of regular calico/cotton fabric I'd like to use to make a blanket of some sort.
Every pattern I find has super complicated directions when it comes to the batting. I know that's a super important part of a quilt, the batting....but....
Do any of you lovely ladies have any go to, beginner, quilting patterns that either don't involve batting, can use calico fabric, something I can make in 1 evening so I feel accomplished?
I hope this makes sense to everyone. I need a few projects that are quick turn arounds. My usual crochet projects take so long to complete. I'm sorta in a funk right now and need to feel like I can actually accomplish something.
Thanks ladies.
God Bless from the Midwest Nikki H. #5131
Wife, Mother, Soldier |
|
|
levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9439 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9439 Posts |
|
|
gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Oct 28 2017 : 5:14:12 PM
|
Eleanor Burns BEST beginning start to finish.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
 |
|
|
GGBQuilter
True Blue Farmgirl
62 Posts
62 Posts |
Posted - Jan 28 2018 : 6:15:14 PM
|
Greetings: I would also recommend Eleanor Burns! I actually had an opportunity to meet Eleanor and tour her studio in CA! Missouri Star Quilts is another good resource and videos are available for most patterns. Good luck.
GGBQuilter
Farmgirl #7534 |
|
|
|
quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7546 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7546 Posts |
Posted - Jan 30 2018 : 10:59:46 AM
|
Nikki - I have the Georgia Bonesteel books and would be happy to sell them to you for a very reasonable price. They include the patterns, too. She teaches you one of the quilt-as-you-go methods.
Farmgirl hugs,
Farmgirl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month April 2017
Linda O
Lone Oak, TX
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
|
|
|
|
debbieklann
Sharpshooter/Schoolmarm
784 Posts
Debbie
Madras
OR
USA
784 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2018 : 08:56:07 AM
|
Nikki, I hear you! Sometimes you just want a project that can be done in a relatively short time and feel like you've accomplished something! And it's nice to shake things up a bit and work on something different for awhile. I agree that Eleanor Burns is GREAT for learning how to quilt and her books are well written and directions easy to follow. Don't be afraid of batting...haha! Another option would be to send your top to a machine quilter to finish it for you and you wouldn't have to deal with the batting and layering?
Debbie Klann
Farmgirl Sister #770
2018 Farmgirl of the Year
"Well behaved women seldom make history"....Laurel Thatcher Ulrich |
|
|
| |
Stitching & Crafting Room: Quilting Help! |
|
Quilting Help!
