I want to make a quilt?

Question

I want to make a quilt?

Answer 1

http://quilting.about.com/



http://www.ehow.com/how_7520_make-crazy-quilt.html



http://id.essortment.com/howtoquiltmak_rzpj.htm

Answer 2

first go to the store and pick ur fabric. if u dont know how to sew u might want to pick up one of those learn to sew books. its really not that hard. you cut the fabric into squares (some fabric already comes in squares) and sew them together. maybe buying a "how to quilt book" might help. it will tell you how and give you some ideas to make an awesome quilt.

Answer 3

Everybody's suggestions were awesome.. I want to do a quilt too, but haven't yet!!

My suggestion is to buy pre cut squares.. They are real cheap on ebay .. This will save you tons of time, maybe a bit more$$ ... Goodluck and enjoy your stitching!!

Answer 4

I agree with the one answer that you already received regarding Eleanor Burns, Quilt in a Day Log Cabin. However, I believe there is another pattern that is even easier. It is Turning Twenty by Tricia Cribbs. It is made with twenty fat quarters. Very very simple. Pick a pattern and fabric and have fun!

Answer 5

start with your local quilt store. find out if you have a local quilting guild. Most are very friendly and can point you to a good teacher or a book.



Check what is available at your library.



This is the website I started with http://www.quilt.com/Beginner/RomanStripe/RomanStripe.html and I made my quilt this past weekend.

Answer 6

about.com, there are hundreds of quilt web sites but it might be best to go to your library and find a book that you can really read and study and have on hand while you begin this task.

Answer 7

Hi:



The follwing website and books might interest you:

all book are available at any library or bookstore:



http://wy.essortment.com/makingquilt_rtbb.htm



http://www.junetailor.com/Creativity%20Center/CreativityCenter_QuiltMakingBasics.htm



http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/string_piecing.htm



http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltblockconstruction/ss/patchwork_block_5.htm





http://www.mykindaliving.com/crafting/fabric/shadedquilt.shtml



http://krstl.tripod.com/id57.htm





Books:





Make a Quilt in a Day: Log Cabin Pattern

by Eleanor Burns, Quilt in a Day



Creative Quilting: The Journal Quilt Project

by Karey Patterson Bresenhan (Editor)



Contemporary Quilts: Design, Surface and Stitch

by Sandra Meech



Creative Quilts: Inspiration, Texture and Stitch

by Sandra Meech



Mastering Precision Piecing

by Sally Collins



All-in-One Quilter's Reference Tool: Easy-to-Follow Charts, Tables and Illustrations, Yardage Requirements, Cutting Instructions, Setting Secrets, Choosing Supplies, Piecing Techniques, Number Conversions and More!

by Harriet Hargrave, Alex Anderson, Liz Aneloski, Sharyn Craig



Your First Quilt Book

by Carol Doak, Ursula Reikes (Editor



Complete Guide to Quilting: More Than 750 Step-by-Step Color Photographs Includes Every Method and Technique

by Better Homes & Gardens (Editor), Better Homes and Gardens Editors, Better Homes and Gardens (Editor), Jennifer Darling (Editor)



Start Quilting with Alex Anderson: Six Projects for First-Time Quilters

by Alex Anderson



Complete Idiot's Guide to Quilting

by Laura Ehrlich



Quiltmaking for Beginners: A Stitch-by-Stitch Guide to Hand and Machine Techniques

by Lynn G. Kough



It's "El"Ementary: Quilting Tips and Techniques

by Eleanor Burns



The Quilter's Ultimate Visual Guide: From A to Z - Hundreds of Tips and Techniques for Successful Quiltmaking

by Ellen Pahl (Editor), Ellen Pahl (Editor)



Quilters Stitch Bible: The Essential Illustrated Reference to over 200 Stitches with Easy-to-Follow Diagrams

by Nikki Tinkler



Quilting: Design and Make Your Own Patchwork Projects

by Barbara Kane



Simple Strategies for Scrap Quilts

by Lynn Roddy Brown



Quilting: The Complete Guide

by Darlene Zimmerman



301 Country Christmas Quilt Blocks

by Cheri Saffiote, Mary Jo Hiney



24-Hour Quilts

by Rita Weiss



Color from the Heart: Seven Great Ways to Make Quilts with Colors You Love

by Gai Perry, Liz Aneloski (Editor), Lynn Koolish (Editor)

Answer 8

Check with local quilt shops and see if they offer classes. Go find a beginner level book that appeals to you visually and try it out. I like Eleanor Burns books because she is so good at making the complex simple. Her books have excellent illustrations and simple directions. You could start with any of her books and go solo. Lastly try to find a quilt guild in your area that welcomes beginners. Many stitchers love to mentor new quilters. I am a self taught quilter and learned from books and trial and error. Just dive in, do what looks good to you and don't worry about mistakes.

Answer 9

You should get some quilters magazines, to start with, that way you will get some ideas on patterns.And some of the best quilts are made from fabric of something that was special to you, a favorite shirt or something like that. '~'

Answer 10

First decide if you want to sew by hand or by machine. Everything else depends on this choice.



The best thing a beginning quilter can do is take a class. It is well worth the cost because you have someone right there to show you all the tricks you didn't know you'd need, and to answer your questions. I took my class from a local quilt shop, and I think that's the best way to go if you can because you'll be building a relationship that you can go back to again and again with questions. Years later, I'm still going to that quilt shop and getting help with everything from fabric selection, to quilting designs. If you don't have a local quilt shop, try a fabric store or a community college. Find out if you have a quilting guild in your area - they might have classes or could put you in contact with someone who would help you.



If none of this works for you, get a couple of good books, check out the tv and the internet, and teach yourself. I recommend "Start Quilting with Alex Anderson" as a great beginning machine piecing book. It's what we used in my class. It is a small book with only six blocks, but with the skills you learn from those blocks you can make 75% of the thousands of blocks out there. I also recommend "The Quilters' Ultimate Visual Guide" for a reference book. It has everything. Eleanor Burns also has some great books, with lots of illustrations and step by step instructions. Her "Still Stripping After 25 Years" is a bigger book, but it's a great place to start. The last book has a wire binding with a hard cover so you can lay it flat. This is WONDERFUL for a quilt book. The other two have regular soft covers, but I took mine to an office supply store and had them cut off the edge and put a spiral binding on it. For a couple of dollars, it makes a big difference.



There are dozens of magazines out there - my favorite are Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, American Patchwork and Quilting, and The Quilter. Flip through the magazine at your newsstand to see what appeals to you.



On TV, check your PBS station listing for shows like "Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting" and Eleanor Burns' "Quilt in a Day." There are many others out there. HGTV is no longer airing episodes of Alex Anderson's "Simply Quilts," but you can watch episodes (or segments) at the HGTV website.



Also online, check out QNNTV. It's all quilting shows, all the time. Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims also have a quilting "webstation" called The Quilt Show. That one has a subscription fee, but I think it's worth it.



Finally, be sure to check out all of the websites you can find. Search for "quilting patterns" and spend some time exploring. My favorite is Quilter's Cache - over 1000 free quilting block patterns, with detailed instructions, illustrations, and photos. Best of all, NO ADS in the instructions! Click the drop down menu that says "Where do you want to go today?" and select "Quilt Blocks Galore." For a little inspiration, go to Google, type "quilt" and search, then click on "Images" at the top. You'll have photo after photo of quilts that can get your creative juices flowing.

Answer 11

I have been making quilts for years and I started with the LOG CABIN in a Weekend. Of course it took much longer than a weekend but it was worth it. You may still be able to buy this pattern at Joann's but any Log Cabin would do. It is a strip quilt. That means you cut all your material into strips (the width will depend on the pattern). Then you sew them together starting with the darkest to the med, then cut those again and then sew the newly made pieces to the light fabric, and so on.

Another resource and the first book I bought was The Weekend Quilt by Leslie Linsley. The problem with this book is that it does not give instructions using a rotary cutter. If you do not plan to become a avid quilter, the instructions in this book are for you.

The next step up the 101 Fabulous Rotary-cut Quilts. It has complete instructions for a beginner in rotary cutting quilts. The quilts are harder but they are very nice.

If you have a Walmart near you, they sell fabric at $1-$2 a yard. I would recommend this as you may make mistakes and have to recut pieces.

Your Library may be a good source,too. I have found that the books my library carries are more about very complicated quilts done by and for professionals but you may have better luck.