Comments on: I’m Looking for a Quilting pattern for a Beginner.? http://www.easyquiltpattern.org/2010/04/im-looking-for-a-quilting-pattern-for-a-beginner/ Quilting Patterns for All Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: swbiblio http://www.easyquiltpattern.org/2010/04/im-looking-for-a-quilting-pattern-for-a-beginner/comment-page-1/#comment-433 swbiblio Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:24:05 +0000 http://www.easyquiltpattern.org/2010/04/im-looking-for-a-quilting-pattern-for-a-beginner/#comment-433 That size piece of fabric is called a fat quarter. Look for books or patterns that say they are fat quarter friendly, or made especially for fat quarters. For beginners, nothing beats a Chinese Coins pattern. It's very simple, there are no seam intersections to match, and it teaches the basics of strip piecing. Check out instructions here: http://www.quilterscache.com/C/ChineseCoinsBlock.html This Flickr group has photos of the many, many ways you can use this pattern: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2009coinquiltpiecealong/pool/ The Rail Fence block is similar to the Chinese Coins because it is also strip pieced. You can cut long strips of fabric, sew them together, then cut them into blocks. It's a very fast pattern. http://www.quilterscache.com/R/RailFenceBlock.html I'd also recommend you check out a book called "Start Quilting with Alex Anderson." It's an excellent first quilting book. The beginner quilting class I took used this as our textbook. That size piece of fabric is called a fat quarter. Look for books or patterns that say they are fat quarter friendly, or made especially for fat quarters. For beginners, nothing beats a Chinese Coins pattern. It’s very simple, there are no seam intersections to match, and it teaches the basics of strip piecing. Check out instructions here:
http://www.quilterscache.com/C/ChineseCoinsBlock.html

This Flickr group has photos of the many, many ways you can use this pattern:
http://www.flickr.com/groups/2009coinquiltpiecealong/pool/

The Rail Fence block is similar to the Chinese Coins because it is also strip pieced. You can cut long strips of fabric, sew them together, then cut them into blocks. It’s a very fast pattern.
http://www.quilterscache.com/R/RailFenceBlock.html

I’d also recommend you check out a book called “Start Quilting with Alex Anderson.” It’s an excellent first quilting book. The beginner quilting class I took used this as our textbook.

]]> By: Lynda http://www.easyquiltpattern.org/2010/04/im-looking-for-a-quilting-pattern-for-a-beginner/comment-page-1/#comment-432 Lynda Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:25:08 +0000 http://www.easyquiltpattern.org/2010/04/im-looking-for-a-quilting-pattern-for-a-beginner/#comment-432 At fabric stores, a good magazine display, the library. You can find books on quilting that will have some ideas. Or, use your imagination and lay out your own design. Or on the web: http://quilting.about.com/ At fabric stores, a good magazine display, the library. You can find books on quilting that will have some ideas. Or, use your imagination and lay out your own design.

Or on the web:
http://quilting.about.com/

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