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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:

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Part Four

We hope you enjoyed these Free Motion Quilting Lessons and put them to good use by creating your own Free Motion Quilt using a Regular Sewing Machine….

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.

The About.com website has lots and lots of information that people have contributed and they have a subdomain about quilting. http://quilting.about.com/ They break it down into easy to digest sections but not really all that printer friendly. The Rag Quilting Section is great for beginners. You use materials from your own home. Old clothes or clothes that you and you kids no longer wear are pretty good sources of materials. If you just throw away your clothes you are wasting a great source of material. Granted you really can’t use those that are all stained but generally old clothes make a very interesting quilt and hey, your are recycling!

Finally, there is the ehow site that has videos and articles about quilting as well. I have read through some of them and watched a couple of the videos and they are pretty good. Give it a try at: http://www.ehow.com/articles_2414-quilting.html

More later!

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

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