|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
07-15-2008, 07:54 PM | #1 |
Love My Furbabies! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: somewhere
Posts: 4,427
| Anyone Here Quilt? I am working on my first quilt and am doing a simple 9 block style. I have to say I'm a little nervous about doing all the quilting at the end and working with the binding. Does anyone have any good tips? I did buy a book but it's a lot of information to get through and know what's important and what's not. I'm using the Amy Butler Midwest Modern fabric collection with a lot of large white squares, I really want it to be crisp and bright . I love the way the quilt top is coming out but I way underestimated how much of the patterned fabric I needed so I have an order in for 5 more yards and am just waiting on it. For the backing do you all prefer to use a sheet in the size of the quilt or do you piece together the back? I'm a newbie at this so any info is sooo appreciated! Here are the pics of the quilt top so far |
Welcome Guest! | |
07-15-2008, 07:58 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member | You quilt is very pretty, you've done a great job so far! I've done some quilting before and do enjoy it. It's fun to get a group together for quilting. For the backing I get fabric from a local Fabricut outlet - they have drapery fabrics, in wide widths.
__________________ ~Ruby, Reno, Razz, & Jack~ |
07-15-2008, 08:35 PM | #3 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PORTERVILLE, CA
Posts: 1,574
| I am a quilter and I have taught beginning quilting classes. I would be happy to help you in any way I am able. I would recommend that you use one of the fabric in the front of your quilt for your backing as this offers the best continuity. Of course, the beauty about making a quilt is that you can do anything you like. I also would be able to help you with your batting and with the binding methods as well. If you desire, just send me a PM and I will gladly do that. Quilting is both fun and rewarding! Here is a picture of my first quilt (It's called a Rail Fence): |
07-16-2008, 05:09 AM | #4 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: NJ
Posts: 539
| Both of your quilts look beautiful!! I have been wanting to take a quilting class for years - bought a sewing machine, and have yet to do it Yorkiegirl83, keep us posted - I would love to see the finished quilt! |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Thread Tools | |
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart