tntgranny

My daughters and I have always sewn - in fact I taught my oldest to sew because she was so finnicky (sp?) when we went shopping for clothes. "I like the design of this one, but I don't like the color...The color is ok, but it doesn't fit like I want it to." That was when she was only 5 years old. Had to teach her how to make her own clothes to preserve MY sanity! Anyway - one Christmas I decided we needed some Mother/Daughter bonding time. Went to our LQS and signed us up for a class. I wrapped up a cutting mat, rotary cutter, ruler and a coupon for the fabric of their choice. The class was over 4 Saturdays and meant lunch together and a day together at home to do the finish work (basting, quilting and binding). After the class we all became addicts.

Mariposa

I am self-taught. I bought myself a new basic sewing machine, a sewing kit (back when it had tools already in it!), ordered a couple of pre-cut quilt kits, and got the book Quilt in a Day-Log Cabin by Eleanor Burns.
The rest is history!!

Leota

I found a pattern I liked (hexagonal wreath) and started cutting up the scraps of material that I had from making mine and my dd dresses and dh shirts... have yet to complete that quilt...

OKLAHOMA PEACH

One day I was looking thru the magazines, and a quilt spoke to me. It was a Christmas wall quilt, paper pieced, I still have it and put it out every Christmas, has to be 15 years old at least.

mhansen6

I already sewed a great deal, but I took a six week beginning quilting class and got all the basics. Since then it has been all on my own. I have learned A LOT from this board and the tutorials that everyone posts. There is so much out there on the internet.

buckyfan19

self taught, I watched Sewing with Nancy, then bought a cuddly quilt from Joannes and went from there! Also, reading lots of tips on this board!

DJ

I couldn't find a quilt in the colors I wanted, so I bought a book and and fabrics and went to work. It was taking too long (still a UFO in the cupboard), so I made up my own pattern with really large pieces. "My own pattern" turned out to be "rail fence" when I learned more about quilting and the names of blocks. What really got me going strong, though, was when DH bought me a new sewing machine. I've only taken one class (machine quilting, including FM). I've learned the most right here. THANKS!

mommafank

Totally self taught using books and internet information. Matter of fact---still learning new stuff every day!

Becky Crafts

I bought a Quilt In a Day Log Cabin book & some fabrics & went from there. I still have the quilt, but I had used straight pins to sandwich it & recently got it sandwiched again with safety pins. It's an oversized queen, so I'm not sure how to finish it on my little Brother machine & can't afford a LA'r. One day...it's real pretty in colonial blues.

Quilter Day-by-Day

Self taught. Read alot of books and then started buying the supplies I needed. I already had 2 older sewing machines.