First quilt :)))

[Thirteen]

I want to be able to do something like this. I have a hand me down sewing machine: what hardware do I need for cutting triangles? Is it just a rolling cutter and a square?

I'm curious...


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Yes plus lots of pins and matching or neutral thread. A small cutting mat is good too.

[Ladybug]

I want to be able to do something like this. I have a hand me down sewing machine: what hardware do I need for cutting triangles? Is it just a rolling cutter and a square?

I'm curious...


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If you're just starting I would start with a charm quilt. It's a simple quilt, good for learning the basics (aligning, pinning, chaining, straight seams and even squares for easy corner matching, quilting, backing, binding the sides). You can buy the charm pack precut and not invest in all the cutting equipment until you're sure it's for you. You'll either love or hate quilting. You'll only need to buy pins, neutral thread, fabric scissors, batting, backing fabric and binding. I would start with the premade quiter's binding sold at Joann's. Use the Sunday Joann's coupons to get your batting, good scissors and backing fabric.

Here is simple charm quilt. No borders or lattice. The binding is simple (looks premade), and she machine-quilted straight lines.



Here are some precut charm packs. Watch the number of squares you get and need. THese vary according to the seller. Charm packs are 5 inch square from the designers collection.

http://www.hawthornethreads.com/fabr...ut/charm_packs

Do a search/shop on charm pack and look around online.

Here is a more complex charm quilt with lattice, borders and custom binding.



Her pattern to follow:

http://ocd-obsessivecraftingdisorder...t-pattern.html

You can also get into strip quilting. It's pretty straightforward too, but you would have to invest in cutting equipment. Maybe precut jelly rolls would work? Angie's a stripper but I haven't done it yet. Here's an example. Love, love, love this quilt. Definitely book marking this one.



Here's the tut:

http://www.cluckclucksew.com/2012/07...aby-quilt.html

Let me know if you decided to take the plunge and I'll find a straightforward quilting tut for you. Maybe I'll play along.