I want to make DD a quilt..

[Stevie]

I have never made one in my life, i would have to do it by hand (am i nuts? lol) which doesnt really worry me..
where do i begin? what do i need?
ANy help or advice would be so so awesome
TIA xx

[Fleur]

I made one for DD2 when I was PG, I had a sewing machine though.

Actually I made two, the first one was ok, I learnt by trial & error and the second turned out really well.

I started with a patchwork top, and then added batting & a back....

What kind of quilt are you wanting to make? do you want to do patchwork?

[Rainbow_Mumma]

ive Pm'd you as i dont think we are allowed to post links

[Stevie]

Thanks MrsS thats gonna be really helpful

Fleur, yeah a patch work one, i dont know too much about quilts thought that was the only kind lol

[Mother Goose]

start with something simple first. something like a "box" pattern. Chose your material and then cut it into squares (I'd suggest 6" - you can get templates from spotlight which makes it super easy). Arrange in a pattern (my first one pretty basic, two materials alternating). Once they were sewn together (I pinned them together and sewed in lines then joined the lines), I cut a "back" (I chose one colour and it was slightly bigger than the sewn piece. This mean I could "fold" it over and have a it of edging). I put batting inbetween the two large pieces of material and sewed around the edges.

HTH and makes sense!

[Pandora]

A really easy way to go would be to buy a pack of charm squares from a fabric/patchworks shop (or online) that way there is minimal cutting and they are all colour co-ordinated, you just sew them together, border, batting and batting.

[Stevie]

Is there like a kit or something i can get? but i wana choose my ownbits of squares, i kinda wanna make it theme in with out life (snakes, lizards, our dog her name even, if i can that is lol ) and still be a girly colour :sigh:
i wih id done this when i was pregnant lol.. i had alot more time then to focus on it lol.
i still really wanna do it, but she might not get it very soon is all LOL