Quilting Class

Dobie · 09-10-2008, 12:01 PM

I started taking a quilting class last night. I wish there was a step below "beginner" - that's the level I feel I'm at.

Last night I learned a lot of the basic terminology and how to thread my sewing maching (I told you I'm REALLY a beginner). I picked my colors and started to cut out some 4 inch blocks to make one of the bigger blocks.

I really enjoyed myself, although in the end it's probably going to look like something a second grader did. We're meeting once a month, with homework to do over the month - so it's not going to be finished for 10 months.

DianaB · 09-10-2008, 12:28 PM

I think that's great, Dobie! I think that all women should know how to run a sewing machine, even if it's only for the basics. You never know when knowing how to sew will come in handy! I'm sure that as you work on it you'll get better. You know that we're going to need pictures as you progress!

Janet · 09-10-2008, 02:50 PM

Dobie, I would love to join a class like that. I like to sew and make some doggie clothes, but I've never tried a quilt. Maybe someday, I would like to try and make at least one.

gja1000 · 09-10-2008, 03:47 PM

I don't think I have the patience to make quilts but I have many that my grandma made and I love them to death!!! There's just nothing like a good quilt - especially in Texas where it does not get very cold. You need a blanket but not a super heavy/warm one.

I remember my grandma piecing quilts by hand, and then later by machine. She and my aunt would set them up in the living room and quilt them. I would try to quilt, but they would make me quit, telling me that grandpa would get his toe caught in my stitches because they were so long!! LOL!!

At the community center in my home town in Oklahoma, they still set up quilts and the women come in and quilt them.

Dobie · 09-11-2008, 03:48 AM

As I move along, I'll post pictures of finished blocks - but you all have to promise not to laugh!

Tiramisu · 09-11-2008, 04:16 AM

I'd love to see your progression of quilt classes. I love to quilt and have my g-mother's quilt frame that is probably 50 years old. My mother bought it for her when I was little. I'm more of a lap quilter.

I machine stitched a quilt top of 6" squares while I was off work. I found some leather looking fabric at Wal-Mart. I'm using butter suede for the backing and a low loft batting. It will be fairly heavy. Hubby loves it and we've decided to use it as the bedspread/comforter on our bed.

09-10-2008, 12:01 PM	#1
Dobie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,075	Quilting Class I started taking a quilting class last night. I wish there was a step below "beginner" - that's the level I feel I'm at. Last night I learned a lot of the basic terminology and how to thread my sewing maching (I told you I'm REALLY a beginner). I picked my colors and started to cut out some 4 inch blocks to make one of the bigger blocks. I really enjoyed myself, although in the end it's probably going to look like something a second grader did. We're meeting once a month, with homework to do over the month - so it's not going to be finished for 10 months.

09-10-2008, 12:28 PM	#2
DianaB Moderator Donating 4WT 13K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kansas Posts: 16,069	I think that's great, Dobie! I think that all women should know how to run a sewing machine, even if it's only for the basics. You never know when knowing how to sew will come in handy! I'm sure that as you work on it you'll get better. You know that we're going to need pictures as you progress! __________________ ´¨) ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•*¨) (¸.•´ (¸.•` ¤ Diana Baker ✞ You and I are friends....... Always remember that if you fall I will pick you up...... After I stop laughing!!!

09-10-2008, 02:50 PM	#3
Janet Moderator Donating 4WT 18K Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: INDIANA Posts: 21,625	Dobie, I would love to join a class like that. I like to sew and make some doggie clothes, but I've never tried a quilt. Maybe someday, I would like to try and make at least one. __________________ To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. ECCLESIASTES 3:1

09-10-2008, 03:47 PM	#4
gja1000 Donating 4WT Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 5,717	I don't think I have the patience to make quilts but I have many that my grandma made and I love them to death!!! There's just nothing like a good quilt - especially in Texas where it does not get very cold. You need a blanket but not a super heavy/warm one. I remember my grandma piecing quilts by hand, and then later by machine. She and my aunt would set them up in the living room and quilt them. I would try to quilt, but they would make me quit, telling me that grandpa would get his toe caught in my stitches because they were so long!! LOL!! At the community center in my home town in Oklahoma, they still set up quilts and the women come in and quilt them. __________________ Gayle

09-11-2008, 04:16 AM	#6
Tiramisu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Caney, Texas (outside Houston) Posts: 1,776	I'd love to see your progression of quilt classes. I love to quilt and have my g-mother's quilt frame that is probably 50 years old. My mother bought it for her when I was little. I'm more of a lap quilter. I machine stitched a quilt top of 6" squares while I was off work. I found some leather looking fabric at Wal-Mart. I'm using butter suede for the backing and a low loft batting. It will be fairly heavy. Hubby loves it and we've decided to use it as the bedspread/comforter on our bed. __________________ SANDY

09-11-2008, 03:48 AM	#5
Dobie Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 1,075	As I move along, I'll post pictures of finished blocks - but you all have to promise not to laugh!

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