Hi. Brand spanking new here. Found your website from youtube videos (awesome help). I have ordered a Brother LB6800PRW sewing/embroidery machine. While waiting for that to come in I thought that I would go to a fabric store and get supplies, I don't know if I should mention the name or not. Anyway, I also took a full size "wedding ring" quilt top that my grandmother had made more than 40 years ago. I wanted to get some ideas on finishing it. Long story short, they really took the wind out of my sails. I had to go through 4 people before I could find someone who knew about quilting. When I showed the woman the top she said "are you kidding?" she said, you can't do that, that has to be stretched on a frame, you have to let the women at the church do that and there is a waiting list that is years long, don't be ridiculous.
With my jaw dropped I just said forget it and she walked off. Then I tried to ask a girl what material she recommended to get started with to practice and she said that it didn't matter and walked away. I ask another girl about thread and she said just get polyester and walked away. Everyone just looked at me like I was an idiot. I left feeling terrible and doubting whether or not I could actually make anything. Needless to say I won't be going back there.
I did go to the bookstore and bought a really good book on quilting and have read that. Between that and your videos I have learned alot. I have lots of ideas floating around in my head and am looking forward to actually starting. On the quilt top I just wanted some opinions on which way to go with it. Since my grandmother had hand stitched it I thought that I would finish it by hand. I know that will take a long time but I have tons of time.
I also thought that I would start out with one of the quilt kits that you have and was wondering what all comes with that. Will I need to get the thread, backing and batting?
Well, sorry for the length, just wanted to say hi, and that I am really happy to have found your site.
Thanks so much.
Rhonda
With my jaw dropped I just said forget it and she walked off. Then I tried to ask a girl what material she recommended to get started with to practice and she said that it didn't matter and walked away. I ask another girl about thread and she said just get polyester and walked away. Everyone just looked at me like I was an idiot. I left feeling terrible and doubting whether or not I could actually make anything. Needless to say I won't be going back there.
I did go to the bookstore and bought a really good book on quilting and have read that. Between that and your videos I have learned alot. I have lots of ideas floating around in my head and am looking forward to actually starting. On the quilt top I just wanted some opinions on which way to go with it. Since my grandmother had hand stitched it I thought that I would finish it by hand. I know that will take a long time but I have tons of time.
I also thought that I would start out with one of the quilt kits that you have and was wondering what all comes with that. Will I need to get the thread, backing and batting?
Well, sorry for the length, just wanted to say hi, and that I am really happy to have found your site.
Thanks so much.
Rhonda
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