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got2Bgreen
Coast range of, OR
(Zone 8b)
July 04, 2008
12:32 PM Post #5203510
| Do you have a favorite quilting site? I am looking for a site that can help me with the basics, like how much fabric (on average) do I need to make a 9-patch queen size quilt.
Maybe if there are enough responses this could be made "sticky" for this forum.
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Thanks for the links and keep them coming. This is all of the links organized by content:
Patterns
http://www.equiltpatterns.com/
http://www.quiltswithstyle.com/main/Free_Quilt_Patterns/
http://www.quiltswithstyle.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPat...
http://quiltmaker.com/
http://paperpanache.com/
Applique Patterns
http://www.freeapplique.com/
General Quilting Sites
http://www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/FonsandPorter/
http://www.scrapquilts.com/
http://quickquilts.com/
Fabric
http://www.connectingthreads.com/
http://www.zandsfabrics.com/
http://www.troy-corp.com/index.htm (full bolts only)
Yardage Calculation
http://quilting.about.com/od/stepbystepquilting/ss/calculate...
Sizes
http://www.decordecoratinganddesign.com/articles/bedding-com...
Quilt as you go
http://www.quilterscache.com/H/howtoquiltoneatatime.html
http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/2025-quiltasyougomethod1.ph...
http://www.quiltingworks.com/cabin-fever/projects/quiltasyou...
Micellaneous
Graph paper generator - http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/
Tying a quilt - http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=257...
This message was edited Feb 11, 2009 6:35 AM |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2008
10:46 AM Post #5207252
| http://www.equiltpatterns.com/
http://www.quiltswithstyle.com/main/Free_Quilt_Patterns/
http://www.quiltswithstyle.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPat...
Im a paper piecer, so my sites and magazine of choice are above
I spend alot of time digging around in here as well, tips and charts, you do have to look tho. |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 9a)
July 05, 2008
10:47 AM Post #5207257
| http://www.fonsandporter.com/aspx/FonsandPorter/
whoops
http://www.scrapquilts.com/
This will give you some great sites as well.
This message was edited Jul 5, 2008 10:55 AM |
Qwilter
Severn, MD//Flem Is,, FL
(Zone 9a)
July 06, 2008
06:22 AM Post #5211114
| These are where I go to buy fabric:
http://www.connectingthreads.com ? All their fabric is just $6/yd and they have nice collections.
Also http://www.zandsfabrics.com They are up in Amish country (PA). I've called them looking for a specific fabric and they are wonderful.
If you happen to have a business license, and don't mind full bolts,
http://www.troy-corp.com/index.htm is another nice source.
As for helpful hints, definately Fons & Porter. All the larger quilt magazines have web sites. |
got2Bgreen
Coast range of, OR
(Zone 8b)
July 06, 2008
07:43 AM Post #5211217
| Thanks,
These are great. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
July 20, 2008
07:19 PM Post #5292510
| Got2Bgreen, yardage info, in case you missed it on one of the above links: http://quilting.about.com/od/stepbystepquilting/ss/calculate... |
Highmtn
Cliff Dweller, WA
(Zone 8b)
July 20, 2008
09:52 PM Post #5293281
| Hi!
Here's a great one page explanation about bed spread sizes vs comforter sizes. Hopefully it will help you with your fabric decisions (measurements). I have noticed that there is a serious variable between sizes listed on pkging. Now...with the deeper mattresses and pillow foam tops...you have to know what your bed measures.
http://www.decordecoratinganddesign.com/articles/bedding-com... This link is kind of cranky so just hold down CNTRL and then click it with your mouse. It works when you do that.
Garden Glory...
I want to do some paper piecing. I did it once in a class (we made our signature blocks by paper piecing). It was a lot of fun! Any beginner books or websites on that topic you can send me to?
Thanks for the links! They look good!
This message was edited Jul 20, 2008 6:55 PM |
got2Bgreen
Coast range of, OR
(Zone 8b)
September 28, 2008
01:21 AM Post #5608216
| More links I have found helpful:
Graphing paper to design your quilts: http://www.incompetech.com/graphpaper/
Free applique patterns: http://www.freeapplique.com/
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Qwilter
Severn, MD//Flem Is,, FL
(Zone 9a)
September 28, 2008
12:34 PM Post #5609418
| Awhile back someone on one of these threads asked about prices for long arem quilting.
Although I doubt I'll be able to take many before late Dec, I did figure out the pricing.
For a regular fill, all over meander it is .02/inch. So multiply (width X length) X .02. For a throw size that comes out to @$50.
For a closer stitch - stipple - that would be .04/inch.
If anyone would like more info, plse d-mail me.
And now on to doing some machine allpique - not my favorite but I force myself to experiment from time to time.
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got2Bgreen
Coast range of, OR
(Zone 8b)
October 06, 2008
11:01 AM Post #5639215
| Standard Sizes for Lining from this post from CindyInAZ: http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/798846/ includes a link to this site for free patterns: http://quiltmaker.com/ and to McCall's Quick Quilts here: http://quickquilts.com/
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Doe41
(Audrey) Dyersburg, TN
(Zone 7a)
October 12, 2008
04:12 PM Post #5662826
| Where would I post to find out how to price a quilt I want to make? |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2008
04:51 PM Post #5662951
| I would start a thread in this forum with something like "Your help needed! Help price a quilt". Some of these ladies surely have sewn for profit. |
Doe41
(Audrey) Dyersburg, TN
(Zone 7a)
October 12, 2008
06:31 PM Post #5663272
| OK. but I don't know how to start a thread! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2008
06:36 PM Post #5663292
| Doe, go to the listing of the Sewing & Quilting forum by clicking on the link below the last post in this thread. When you get there, BELOW the last thread listed, there will be a place where you can "start a new thread". Shoot me a D-mail if you have trouble with it. |
Doe41
(Audrey) Dyersburg, TN
(Zone 7a)
October 12, 2008
06:37 PM Post #5663295
| I found it! Thanks! |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2008
06:43 PM Post #5663321
| You're welcome! You might even put a link to YOUR NEW THREAD here on this thread so you could get people to follow you over. That might also prove helpful. |
Doe41
(Audrey) Dyersburg, TN
(Zone 7a)
October 12, 2008
06:50 PM Post #5663387
| How do you do that? |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
October 12, 2008
06:53 PM Post #5663398
| Open a 2nd window in your internet browser. Keep this thread open. Go to the NEW thread and click on the internet address & copy it. Paste that address into a new post on this thread and it will create a hyperlink. Preview your work and you'll "see" what will actually post is a link rather than the internet address. |
Qwilter
Severn, MD//Flem Is,, FL
(Zone 9a)
December 28, 2008
10:26 AM Post #5935596
| All - anyone looking for a GREAT sale on fabrics????
go here: http://zandsfabrics.com/default.asp
We've added hundred of fabrics to our $3.59 clearance section.
All Rowan fabrics are now $5.99! All Free Spirit fabrics are now $5.99 There are so many price reductions, they are just too numerous to mention...
Stop by Z&S Fabrics and find your next project.
Again, thank you for sharing a wonderful year with us.
These are all 1st quality, name brand fabrics. And the 2 ladies who run the site are wonderful. |
PotEmUp
Fremont, CA
(Zone 9a)
December 28, 2008
11:37 AM Post #5935807
| My wife is a prolific paper piecer. Her favorite is http://paperpanache.com/ be sure to check out the Freebies (on the left) and the Mysteries (a free mystery pattern every once in a while.) My wife finally learned how to run the computer, so that she could get all the parts of http://paperpanache.com/ecart/croziernat.htm the free at the time Nativity pattern.
More paper (or Foundation) piecing at http://piecebynumber.com/ http://www.planetpatchwork.com/fndpiece.htm http://www.geocities.com/pcpiecers/freepatterns.html
and a nice intro to how to at http://www.nmia.com/~mgdesign/qor/technique/pfp.htm
I help sometimes as the operator of Electric Quilt http://electricquilt.com/ which will do a good deal of the work to convert your idea to a foundation pattern. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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sewq
Sanford, ME
January 20, 2009
04:15 PM Post #6029004
| Just wanted to drop a quick line to let everyone know about a great new height adjustable sewing table you can view the different models available at http://www.sewperfecttables.com - prices start around $425 - which is the most affordable I have found for a table this solid. If you are in need of a sewing table I highly recommend checking them out!
Also, if anyone is looking to buy or sell a used sewing machine or any accessories, be sure to visit:
http://www.SEWUSED.com
They are a new site trying to grow their member base. They will be marketing heavily at associated trade shows. Retailers and private listers can join. It's a very affordable site to sell up to ten items at once - free to browse! Let's help them grow while creating a great new resource for sewers!!
Thank you! |
got2Bgreen
Coast range of, OR
(Zone 8b)
January 30, 2009
02:02 AM Post #6069631
| Updated some of the links in the first post. I'm out of edits for today... |
gardenglory
Gainesville, FL
(Zone 9a)
January 30, 2009
09:03 AM Post #6070035
| O wow, I missed potemup. You know I have been looking for another paper piecer. The wife is a bit a ahead fo me. Thanks for those links.
thanks gtg...been away most of jan from computer, I culd have missed that. |
p2_glassgarden
Alachua, FL
February 09, 2009
01:24 PM Post #6115240
| A friend ask me to make him a quilt top using Crown Royal bags. Has anyone done anything like this? Any suggestions? I've made a t-shirt quilt for each of my sons and thot to do something similar but would like to do something different. Any suggestions are appreciated! |
Quilter5bdsr
(Barb) Hillsboro, NH
February 09, 2009
01:58 PM Post #6115387
| Those bags would make a nice rag quilt. I think they would fluff out nicely. |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
February 09, 2009
06:07 PM Post #6116420
| Enlighten me, Crown Royal bag, what is it? Is it a blue velvet looking bag or am I picturing something else? |
p2_glassgarden
Alachua, FL
February 10, 2009
09:05 PM Post #6121859
| they're more purple/violet velvet with gold trim and drawstrings. but i think you've got the right "picture"
I'll check out the rag quilt, sounds like a good idea. Thanks
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babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2009
10:37 PM Post #6195867
| I've made several quilts from Crown Royal bags. Here's the one for my fiance. I used the Professional Textile Detergent from Dharma Trading Company to wash the bags and set the color. The first thing to know is that the bags are very easy to work with, however, they were originally intended for decorative uses rather than quilts. I found that the dye varies a little bit once they are washed. They don't fade drastically but you'll want to wash them with either the PTD above or a product called Synthropol. Once washed and air dried, you'll be able to see the color variances and sort your bags accordingly. I took mine outside in a shady spot and the differences really showed well. Washing the bags is a must to prevent dye migration if you'll be using other fabrics. I also found that the size of the bag doesn't matter because the Crown Royal lettering is the same size on all the different bag sizes except those really tiny ones. One word of advice...wash the bags intact, don't cut them up then wash them. I learned the hard way after pulling a snarl of bags and threads out of the washer that couldn't be salvaged! After they are washed, they are very easy to work with. I cut the face and the back apart without harming the long side strips. Those come in very handy for borders. The bags are actually a flannel and make a very cozy quilt. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
February 26, 2009
10:39 PM Post #6195877
| oops! I picked the wrong photo! here is a better one. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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Quilter5bdsr
(Barb) Hillsboro, NH
February 27, 2009
07:54 AM Post #6196743
| What a great quilt!!!! What colors were used with the bags? I'm so glad you are a part of the Glutton Swap. Can't wait to see what comes. |
babeegirl
Wichita, KS
(Zone 6a)
February 27, 2009
09:00 AM Post #6196892
| thank you! basically 14 different fabrics. 7 whites and 7 blacks graded to blend in the middle. I fell in love with the book "French Braid Quilts" so the pattern is in the book and very very easy to do.
This message was edited Feb 27, 2009 8:13 AM |
barefootT
Wildwood, FL
(Zone 9a)
March 10, 2009
02:23 PM Post #6247761
| http://www.sewthankful.com/
some very nice wide quilt backing fabrics on sale here ;-} |
psychw2
Boise, ID
(Zone 6a)
March 10, 2009
04:50 PM Post #6248314
| Yes, that blue background with primary color swirls would be cute with our Baby quilt challenge fabric! |
barefootT
Wildwood, FL
(Zone 9a)
March 10, 2009
10:16 PM Post #6249875
| yeah, I ordered some of that one...and some other stuff, for baby challenge, and for grand-baby ;-} |
cheriffic
(Cheryl) Wilmington, MA
March 30, 2009
11:11 PM Post #6343186
| http://www.qnntv.com This site has a very large video library nice place to go.
http://www.thequiltshow.com This one is Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims show
both of these you need to pay a membership but fun to watch and keeps you up on whats new |
cactuspatch
La Luz/Alamogordo, NM
(Zone 7b)
May 20, 2009
01:50 PM Post #6575091
| I can highly recommend Sew Thankful. Most of the others have already added my favs. But I do enjoy just looking at photos of quilts and love checking out flickr photos for that. They often have whole sets of photos taken at quilt shows. A fun way to see the show!
/groups/719427@N21/
that is just one of the quilt groups on flickr, enjoy, Joyce |
Floriane
Villelongue-dels-mon
France
June 15, 2009
04:00 AM Post #6689010
| http://www.quilterscache.com/QuiltBlocksGalore22.html
this is very comprehensive. |
morningglorie
Youngstown, NY
October 12, 2009
08:23 AM Post #7160572
| here is a site with many free patterns. She also has some on her site.
http://sentimentalstitches.net/free-stuff/free-quilt-pattern...
sentimentalstitches.com has a lot of patterns and info. |
morningglorie
Youngstown, NY
October 12, 2009
08:27 AM Post #7160575
| Searching for a certain fabric?
http://www.quiltshops.com
http://www.fabricdepot has nice quilting fabric and great sales.
Trying to think of more. |
morningglorie
Youngstown, NY
October 12, 2009
09:18 PM Post #7163113
| http://missouriquiltco.com/shop/index.php/deal-a-day
different deal everyday. |
Qwilter
Severn, MD//Flem Is,, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 13, 2009
04:46 PM Post #7165687
| Anybody heard from got2Bgreen recently???? |
PotEmUp
Fremont, CA
(Zone 9a)
October 13, 2009
10:23 PM Post #7166705
| http://www.fatquartersquiltshop.com/ has a good selection and sells full cuts, as well as fat quarters. |
morningglorie
Youngstown, NY
October 28, 2009
06:09 AM Post #7216083
| A different deal every day.
http://missouriquiltco.com/shop/deal-a-day |
barefootT
Wildwood, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 28, 2009
05:52 PM Post #7217939
| have not heard from got2bgreen, did you try to d-mail? |
Qwilter
Severn, MD//Flem Is,, FL
(Zone 9a)
October 29, 2009
05:18 PM Post #7221380
| Yes, I heard from got2bgreen a week or so ago. She has a new schedule at work and has been busy.
She says she should be back with us when the weather starts getting bad. |
Quilter5bdsr
(Barb) Hillsboro, NH
October 30, 2009
08:21 AM Post #7223251
| That's great as we really miss her!!! |
Qwilter
Severn, MD//Flem Is,, FL
(Zone 9a)
December 05, 2009
08:42 AM Post #7337387
| got2Bgreen - if you are out there lurking - Happy Birthday!!!!!
Hope to see you back here soon!!!! |
Quilter5bdsr
(Barb) Hillsboro, NH
December 05, 2009
10:32 AM Post #7337615
| Happy Birthday got2Bgreen. Weather should start getting nasty soon and we sure do hope you'll pop in... |
