QUILTING FOR BEGINNERS

Well hello friends and welcome to my first official post.

So, how did it all begin, you might ask.  Three years ago I was visiting my friend in Queensland and was admiring a quilt that she was making.  I was certain that I couldn't do anything like it.  (My last try was years ago when the children were small -  it was dismal!)

The creative juices had been stirred and I felt a longing to try again.  Where did I start looking for help?  YouTube of course.  I googled "How to make an easy patchwork quilt".  I realised that I could stop the video, rewind and watch again - as many times as I needed.  YouTube wasn't around 20 odd years prior.  Maybe, just maybe this was the tool that I needed.  I am a visual learner and I have to be shown step by step.

Another resource that wasn't around during my first attempt were pre-cut fabrics.  Jelly rolls, charm packs, layer cakes and more. (Well, they may have been but I didn't know about them.)  Also, we didn't have Spotlight back then either.  But, more about pre-cuts fabrics in another post.

I didn't want to do a huge quilt - that was beyond me, but a baby quilt was a perfect size.  Luckily, the nephews obliged and a baby girl was to arrive.  So I bought a jelly roll, a new Singer sewing machine, cutting mat, quilting ruler and a rotary cutter.  I was armed with the basics.  Now all I had to do was pluck up the courage and start.

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