Review of Quilting Websites
As beginners we are searching for fast and free information on how to quilt, patterns in quilting and anything else we can use to help us in our new hobby. There are websites about beginning quilting, quilting museums, quilting guilds, quilting magazines, shops that specializes in quilts and selling quilting materials, and quilt festivals.
http://www.quilting-beginner.com/ Quilting Beginner
http://www.quiltingassistant.com/ Quilting Assistant
http://www.pamsquiltedmemories.com/index.htm Pam’s Quilted Memories
http://www.keepsakequilting.com/default.aspx Keepsake Quilting
http://www.quilterswarehouse.com/ Quilters Warehouse
http://www.quilterswarehouse.com/ McCalls Quilting
http://www.thequiltermag.com/ The Quilter Mag
http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com/ Quilt Pattern Magazine
http://www.quiltershomemag.com/index.html Quilters Home Magazine
http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/index.html Quilters Newsletter
http://www.quiltingboard.com/ Quilting Board and Forum
http://www.quiltfestjax.com/ Quilt Festival in Jacksonville, Florida
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/ take Classes on Quilting
http://www.electricquilt.com/ Electric Quilt
http://www.equilter.com/ eQuilter
http://mqumag.com/ Machine Quilting
We hope you will find some of these websites helpful in your quest for learning how to quilt.
Example of Quilts Around the World
Quilting is and has in the past been considered an artistic endeavor. There has been quilting throughout history. It can be a great pastime, a way to make money or something that you can pass down to your children and grandchildren. Quilting should be fun and an expression of your own creative process. Quilts can be just interesting designs, tell a story or memorialize an event. Most of all you and anyone you involve in your quilting project should enjoy the process. Below you will find links to various quilting museums where you can view examples of quilts to get you started. We have copied some of them for you to preview in our slideshow:
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Free Motion Quilting
You can find a variety of free resources on the web about quilting including a beginners course on Free Motion Quilting. I was cruising through youtube.com the other day and came across this series of videos on Free Motion Quilting for the Beginner. It is a great video series that explains how to do free motion quilts using a regular sewing machine. Take a look and see what you think:
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Quilting Websites
We stating in the post previously that we will be finding FREE information resources for those who would like to learn about quilting. The first one I found that seems to offer a free beginners course in short little lessons that will give you a starting point: http://www.sewaquilt.com/
I read through the material and it has some great beginners information. The free lesson does seem to stress the fabric choices mostly. But does have other links for more information as well.
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Using Quilt Block Kits
I have come to appreciate quilt block kits offered by shops on line. Such as mystery blocks of the month.
However, I am quite allergic to fabric sizing and always prewash my fabrics when I get home. Most shops tell you not to prewash these kits.
You can very safely prewash by hand. I use woolite and simply fill my sink and separate my lights and darks. I hang them to dry on a drying rack and thats it. The best of both worlds and my allergy goes without fuel!
Check out www.fatquartershop.com for their beautiful mystery block of the month going on now! Happy piecing. Debbie
Updates to Website
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