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UN-learning and RE-learning how to quilt
I've been making all types of quilts for almost twenty years as well as
having taught quilting classes for about 6-7 years in the mid-90s till our local fabric store went out of business. I've found that I need to go back to beginner's books periodically and un-learn or re-learn my techniques. I *know* how to do it, but I find sometimes I wander off the path and develop bad habits and/or get sloppy (mostly in my cutting and safety practices with the rotary cutter). If my basic skills aren't excellent my more advanced skills will suffer since I don't have a strong foundation to build on. Also, new and better methods and tools are being developed every day and I need to keep up with the advances being made in our craft. Do you find yourself getting in a rut or complacent and needing to un-learn bad habits and re-learn correct basic techinques? Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
LOL! No - but I have never considered myself an "excellent" quilter. I'm a
Git-r-Done (LARRY THE CABLE GUY) Quilter. -- http://community.webshots.com/user/snigdibbly SNIGDIBBLY ~e~ " / \ http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/snigdibbly. http://www.ebaystores.com/snigdibbly...ox&refid=store "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message oups.com... I've been making all types of quilts for almost twenty years as well as having taught quilting classes for about 6-7 years in the mid-90s till our local fabric store went out of business. I've found that I need to go back to beginner's books periodically and un-learn or re-learn my techniques. I *know* how to do it, but I find sometimes I wander off the path and develop bad habits and/or get sloppy (mostly in my cutting and safety practices with the rotary cutter). If my basic skills aren't excellent my more advanced skills will suffer since I don't have a strong foundation to build on. Also, new and better methods and tools are being developed every day and I need to keep up with the advances being made in our craft. Do you find yourself getting in a rut or complacent and needing to un-learn bad habits and re-learn correct basic techinques? Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
That's just like a musician who will still practise scales even when he
is practising for a concert hall performance. .. In message .com, Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes I've been making all types of quilts for almost twenty years as well as having taught quilting classes for about 6-7 years in the mid-90s till our local fabric store went out of business. I've found that I need to go back to beginner's books periodically and un-learn or re-learn my techniques. I *know* how to do it, but I find sometimes I wander off the path and develop bad habits and/or get sloppy (mostly in my cutting and safety practices with the rotary cutter). If my basic skills aren't excellent my more advanced skills will suffer since I don't have a strong foundation to build on. Also, new and better methods and tools are being developed every day and I need to keep up with the advances being made in our craft. Do you find yourself getting in a rut or complacent and needing to un-learn bad habits and re-learn correct basic techinques? Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Sep/Oct 05 has just come in. I thought of
Leslie when I considered Lynette Jensen's block on page 98. For those of you who have this magazine, have you tossed the instructions around in your head and do you see a better way to do it? Just wondering. Polly (and yes, I still practice scales, concert or no. They take the kinks out of my fingers and brain.) "Patti" wrote in message ... That's just like a musician who will still practise scales even when he is practising for a concert hall performance. |
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"Polly Esther" wrote: Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Sep/Oct 05 has just come in. I thought of Leslie when I considered Lynette Jensen's block on page 98. For those of you who have this magazine, have you tossed the instructions around in your head and do you see a better way to do it? Just wondering. Polly (and yes, I still practice scales, concert or no. They take the kinks out of my fingers and brain.) I haven't gotten my copy yet. Now I'm most curious about how she puts these blocks together. Here's a picture for those without the magazine http://www.fonsandporter.com/storefr...ottagewood.asp marcella |
On 18 Aug 2005 08:49:40 -0700, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote: I've been making all types of quilts for almost twenty years as well as having taught quilting classes for about 6-7 years in the mid-90s till our local fabric store went out of business. I've found that I need to go back to beginner's books periodically and un-learn or re-learn my techniques. I *know* how to do it, but I find sometimes I wander off the path and develop bad habits and/or get sloppy (mostly in my cutting and safety practices with the rotary cutter). If my basic skills aren't excellent my more advanced skills will suffer since I don't have a strong foundation to build on. Also, new and better methods and tools are being developed every day and I need to keep up with the advances being made in our craft. Do you find yourself getting in a rut or complacent and needing to un-learn bad habits and re-learn correct basic techinques? Yes Ma'am! I do a lot of sewing, and if I don't keep myself in order I swap over techniques inappropriately. For example I have gone and sewn entire blocks with a 3/8 or a 5/8 seam allowance. Now there would be nothing wrong with that, except I cut most blocks with a quarter inch allowance. If it is a block with curves things can get really ugly when you do a dumb like that! So if I have done a fair bit of garment sewing I will sit myself down and run over the simplest things about putting together a quilt before I so much as take the cover off the machine. Vice-versa if I am sitting down to make clothes after a long stretch of quilting. Sometimes I will sit down and put myself in the right mindframe by sketching out a design and doing the math for it. Sometimes I will pick up a book or three and read through basic techniques. Though I do that mostly for garment sewing as I have reletively few quilting books. Sometimes I just rattle off a mini project that takes a specific skill I have to focus on. Since I mostly do Really Big Quilts I want to be in the right sewing mode and proceeding with confidence. Otherwise I will end up ripping a whole great lot. Having the basics in order and done well are what make the quilt IMHO. NightMist -- "To repeat what others have said, requires education; to challenge it, requires brains." -Mary Pettibone Poole |
In message , Marcella Peek writes In article t, "Polly Esther" wrote: Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Sep/Oct 05 has just come in. I thought of Leslie when I considered Lynette Jensen's block on page 98. For those of you who have this magazine, have you tossed the instructions around in your head and do you see a better way to do it? Just wondering. Polly (and yes, I still practice scales, concert or no. They take the kinks out of my fingers and brain.) I haven't gotten my copy yet. Now I'm most curious about how she puts these blocks together. Here's a picture for those without the magazine http://www.fonsandporter.com/storefr...ottagewood.asp marcella -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
Thanks for the picture, Marcella. No magazine here!
I see what you mean, Polly, about the possibilities of different ways of putting the block together. Of course, I don't know what they suggested g So, I only have my own ideas. .. In message , Marcella Peek writes I haven't gotten my copy yet. Now I'm most curious about how she puts these blocks together. Here's a picture for those without the magazine http://www.fonsandporter.com/storefr...ottagewood.asp marcella -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
Hi Leslie,
Good question. When I've not done some thing in a while, I start off by doing some practice bits. Some exercises I do include making lone blocks. Lately I've found it advantageous to make a few Hug Blocks, in assorted colors. I set those aside for Hug requests. Pot holders are fun ways to practice. Sometimes I make a house block or two, then quilt and bind them singly. House blocks have straight and angled parts, so are good practice blocks. A good way to practice MQ is to use some cheater fabric to make quilts for teddy bears and dolls. I've made a few this year and plan to donate them to the teddy bear project my local service club does in December. PAT in VA/USA Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. wrote: I've been making all types of quilts for almost twenty years as well as having taught quilting classes for about 6-7 years in the mid-90s till our local fabric store went out of business. I've found that I need to go back to beginner's books periodically and un-learn or re-learn my techniques. I *know* how to do it, but I find sometimes I wander off the path and develop bad habits and/or get sloppy (mostly in my cutting and safety practices with the rotary cutter). If my basic skills aren't excellent my more advanced skills will suffer since I don't have a strong foundation to build on. Also, new and better methods and tools are being developed every day and I need to keep up with the advances being made in our craft. Do you find yourself getting in a rut or complacent and needing to un-learn bad habits and re-learn correct basic techinques? Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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