Sewing newbie

[Emmie2016]

Hi,

So my mother in law has gifted me her little sewing machine, as she has a bigger one now.

I would like to have a go at making a quilt, but not sure where to start!

What do I need? Other than the sewing machine.

Thanks!

[BevS97]

I used a tutorial from

youtube/c/MissouriQuiltCo

And you either need a jelly roll or fat quarters depending on your pattern for fabric.

Once you have the top made you can think about how you want to quilt it.

[Pumpkin Pie]

I suggest if you are a novice at sewing starting with something smaller such as a cushion cover first. You could make a quilted cushion front as a good introduction. There are plenty tutorials available on YouTube for beginners.

In addition to fabric for top of quilt you will need wadding/batting, cutting mat, good scissors, decent thread, a rotary cutter and a quilting ruler as well as backing fabric and fabric for binding.

If you buy pre-cut fabric then of course you won’t need all of the above items but long term you will if you take it further.

Edit: I will add since you mention it is a little sewing machine to that check it is actually big enough to deal with quilting a large item. If it’s a standard size you will be okay but as I have learnt it is a tight squeeze rolling it up to fit into the machine to actually sew (hope you know what I mean).

[Emmie2016]

Originally Posted by Pumpkin Pie

I suggest if you are a novice at sewing starting with something smaller such as a cushion cover first. You could make a quilted cushion front as a good introduction. There are plenty tutorials available on YouTube for beginners.

In addition to fabric for top of quilt you will need wadding/batting, cutting mat, good scissors, decent thread, a rotary cutter and a quilting ruler as well as backing fabric and fabric for binding.

If you buy pre-cut fabric then of course you won’t need all of the above items but long term you will if you take it further.

Edit: I will add since you mention it is a little sewing machine to that check it is actually big enough to deal with quilting a large item. If it’s a standard size you will be okay but as I have learnt it is a tight squeeze rolling it up to fit into the machine to actually sew (hope you know what I mean).

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Thanks for the advice! I have no idea really haha. But I just signed up for a beginners sewing box, so I will give those ago first. Then if I want to carry on I will invest in something a little bigger!