I've taken many quilting classes and done day long retreats, that were all so much fun. Right now, after doing genealogy for well over 40+ years, I'd love to take a class on genealogy. I'd like to learn more about searching ship registers and many other things. At age 76, I'd better find a class soon so I have time to do the searching. I get tired of banging my head on a brick wall. Quilting is a great hobby to have during this pandemic. It has kept me sane while alone. Finding you, Pat, has helped me tremendously as far as getting things finished and trying to keep up. Also in joining in the sew-alongs, I've met some wonderful people in your group and we stay in touch. You have increased my circle of quilting friends when I don't have any in my own immediate area. Thank you for the inspiration Pat and please thank Gregg for all of the help and assistance he gave you from June forward. You make a great team!
I stopped taking Quilt classes many years ago. The cost got to be out of this world for Nat'l teachers and I discovered that they didn't teach me anything I didn't already know. I found that I learned a lot from fellow guild members and they were very happy to share with you one on one. If I had a class that would be of interest it would be photography.
Over the years I have taken a lot of quilting classes and in every one of those I’ve learned something helpful and met new people. If I could take a class now it would be knitting and crochet classes. Just some basics that would help me make a better made item.
Just watching this video Mar 2023. I took a landscaping class offered as adult education from local tech school many years ago. It was quite interesting and involved making a scale drawing of my yard and adding the landscaping plants and plotting the direction of sun. I loved this class. It met for 6 weeks and it was taught by the manager of a local nursery. Maybe you could find something similar in your area.
I would love to take a Master Gardening class! I once took a apprenticeship position at a stained glass shop to learn the art of making stained glass both Cain work and leaded glass windows. Worked for free and gained a new skill. Love to learn new skills! I’ve become a advocate for those who are living with disability.
I would love to take a drawing class. I think of all these quilting blogs as a "class" . I've learned a lot just by watching. Thanks for the class teach!!
A class in oil or water color would be great. Or a couples Italian or Greek cooking class would be fun for my husband and I. Or a quilting class in a technique I’ve not learned yet would be nice. Your Barbie quilt is so cute Pat. She will love it, especially with the kitty quilting ❤️
I take as many classes as I possibly can. There were so many years I was working two jobs and couldn't even see straight. I have a long arm now, so I sign up for all the zoom classes I can that are offered by my long arm dealer! It's great!
I am thinking of crochet and knitting. I knit a lot of hats on a loom but would like to use the actual knitting needles. I have a whole set of them. Also would like to learn the proper way to crochet. I am sort of self taught but that was a long time ago. I do a lot of quilting use appliqué, piecing and foundation paper piecing. Love doing those but want to expand my horizons in more crafting. I also do counted cross stitch. Anything with my hands.
Only take classes for a new technique that interests me....for inspiration. Rarely is it because of a pattern. I have a tendency to wander off the written word of a pattern to create my own version. At a retreat or guild if there’s a free demo/class I may sit in. Usually pick up a new tip or trick. Education is never a waste of time. I’m always learning something new.
I have taken many quilt classes over the years but if I were to take one it would be on making portraits. I did accounting and worked in the accounting department of a savings and loan in DC. At the time everyone was on line with Perpetual then computers came out. We had a whole climate controlled room for our computer. I did the key punching etc for it. Amazing now how things have changed.
Love the kitty panto! I would take a quilting class in person, so I could learn to machine quilt, straight line and fmq. I love to make patchwork, but struggle with the quilting.
Also would love to take bread making class, more cooking classes. Watching your youtube all summer and sewing with you has improved quilting skills so feel accomplished in quilting especially after completing 13 quilts this year.
I would love to take a rustic bread making class. When you mentioned gardening I thought of the Master Gardening Classes that are usually available in each state by a County Ext. agency. The classes usually last around six months. But they are made unique to each area of the country. Are you a master at the end. I wasn't but it enabled me to be able to access what I needed and apply it.
this is going back a bit, but your coneflowers done in taupe, murky aqua and burnt orange are some of my favorite pieces in my stash..in fact I made a shower curtain from the taupe. If I recall, the line was called "one for me and one for you." I used a good bit of it in one of your sew alongs where we visited cites of the world...can't remember the name of it but it was lots of fun!
This is my class. I love that I never know what we are going to learn. Each of us takes away a different piece. Wow. You are super smart with that graphic design! Oh, I too had a pet hamster named Cookie, which spent my second grade year as our class pet. I still have thank you letters from my classmates. I have truly learned so many things from you about quilting, and resilience too.
I had 3 corn snakes, a mating pair of teddy bear hamsters, fish, and a fat-tailed gecko. Kids always wanted to help feed the snakes the mice, but not into crickets for gecko. Ha ha.
I still have a lot to learn in quilting . I just took a FPP class on line and really enjoyed it. There were people from all over the world in the class. Outside of that, I would love to take a pottery class using a potter's wheel. Great video Pat.
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your design process. I love computers and I learned to write some programs when the opportunity presented itself. The boss asked who wanted to learn programming and I was the only one who did. It was fun. 👵🏻
What an interesting segment! Thanks for sharing your design methods. When I design I haul out my ruler, pencil, eraser, and graph paper. It is a calming activity for me. I am not sure what kind of class I would take, so many things to learn. Perhaps watercolor painting... or I like the idea of an Italian cooking class at a villa in Italy mentioned by another fan.
I would love to take an edge to edge quilting class using the embroidery module. My dream class would be a tour of cooking classes in several European countries.
I can't think of a class I would like to take now. I do sometimes take a class, back when we had shows, just because i particularly like a teacher. Probably that's because I am fairly advanced in my quilting and sewing -- it's my business too, albeit a micro business...LOL -- and I keep learning things online for other things, like breadmaking. Your software looks like Corel Draw software that I use in conjunction with Corel Painter to design my art quilts. I do wish they talked with each other better, but it can be managed. I also have Electric Quilt but I only use it occassionally for a quick little panel quilt or utility quilt project of some sort. Cheers.
Would like to re-upholster my love seat and sofa. Bought some books but think I need more hand-holding. Fabric is expensive so I don't want to mess it up. Your videos ARE my quilting class...many thanks!
Go take an upholstery class @a Jr. College or adult learning center, but start with youtube videos. I worked for a neighbor, one summer as a teen, who was an upholsterer. I observed that he always cut apart the fabric at the seams & used the pieces for the pattern. He marked the back of the pieces with chalk or tape. His worktable was about 4' x 10', @ counter height. He used a "half inch" seam allowance. He cut the new pieces out with long heavy scissors, but there are rotary cutters now, making it easier. I hope you give it a try. You would want more than a std. sewing machine to sew upholstery. If not, maybe you could have a washable slipcover made.
Very interesting morning chat, Pat. I look forward to our Good Morning Friend. I am always interested in how to grow and preserve our food. I would leave the protein raising to others. How women ran their homes and gardens during the 30's and 40's. Anything hands on is of interest to me. Thanks for stirring the little grey cells.
Love your daily videos, Pat. I would love to take photography classes and a class about growing, preserving and using Herbs . Thanks for making me think about this :)
? What class? I would like to take a class on Herb Gardening 🌾🌱🌿🍃 I have to say that Barbie quit is SEW CUTE 💋🐱 MEOW 💕, I was so empress with how well your hands and wrists are healing 😊
I would love to take computer classes on how to work a computer...I’m not very computer savvy 😏 in addition to quilting, cross stitching, smocking, & sewing. I have a Babylock sewing/embroidery machine. It wasn’t to hard to learn how to purchase embroidery/Applique designs and download them to my computer, then to a flash drive for my machine. But, for Christmas I got a cricut. It’s been a challenge for me to purchase a design from Etsy, then download that svg to open up in my computer as a file to upload to my cricut. It seems to 90% of the time comes as a document that won’t upload to my cricut!😩 I’ve watched RUclips videos on how to do it, but I need step by step illustrations and their computer screen looks nothing like mine! Plus they go too fast!!
I want to learn how to applique and i find online tutorial/ sharing their technique is not working for me. i've watched Jan Patek and bought several of her patterns ( i just love love her work) and it's such a struggle. I sure wish there was a place i could go and get some hands on tips and tricks.
I would take guitar lessons. The only quilt class I took was for a pattern that I knew I wouldn't be able to do myself...the Phoenix. But we didn't finish in class, so that's in a "project bag."
I would like to take a class that will show me something new. I’m with you that I already know a lot about many aspects of quilting. So what’s new out there?
I love your Barbie quilt! Was it made with FPP? If so, where can I learn to make a FPP quilt pattern from one of my drawings. Do you have any suggestions?
Well, I am actually taking some online classes through skill share in how to use Procreate. It's a design program for the Ipad. And it does go way up into huge size layouts (as per inches), which is nice. I am a Corel Paintshop Pro user from way back, but wanted to utilize some of the features that the procreate program had that mine didn't. Both have great features in designing though. So I actually use both. It's very hard to learn to use Ipads when you have used windows programs for over 20 plus years. LOL Other classes I would like to take are Silk painting (I have taken this before but there is new tech. so would like to take it again), and I'd like to take many many other classes, all pretty much pretain to textiles and textile design however. LOL
What OS is your tablet? What software are you using? I want to find a 2D cad software to draw in, that I can use on a tablet. I prefer non-ios, as I'm not familiar with it, & it's expensive, for my purposes. Any suggestions? I worked in CAD many decades ago, so I understand how to draw, snap, replicate, fill, etc. I use Inkscape, but I don't believe it works on Android or Tablets. Glad you're on the mend!!! Thank you for all that you share.
I would love to get some formal instruction on Long Arm quilting. I've asked everyone I know in this area if there are classes. We moved here (rural Vermont) 6 years ago, I worked full time for 4 of those years, so I do not have many connections. One Long Arm quilter she just bought the machine and went for it. Another stated that she was trained by company that makes her machine. She invested in it as a business and only does computer generated edge to edge. So its RUclips and prayer for me to learn this.
I live in Tennessee... and have just started going to the place that sells longarm machines ... They rent time on them to individuals (after you take a class)..... I have rented one four times - and have finished two quilts each of those days. I had nearly 30 tops done for easy too long. I have sent some to a friend who lomgarms - but I really have enjoyed it. I've been doing FMQ on my regular machine but it takes forever. I have done pantograph, free motion, and some ruler work. The name of the place is Accomplish Quilting and they are so nice. I know they have locations in other cities - I go to the Nashville one.
It is a 'no longer made' professional level graphics package. Any professional level graphics package can do what i do. they take quite a long time to learn if you are not already using graphics software
Most of my quilting has been self-taught, figuring it out on my own. The first time I signed up for a BOM at my local quilt shop, I thought I was going to actually learn how to piece the blocks. I was wrong. There was absolutely no teaching on how to make the blocks. I paid $5 and I was given a piece of paper with a picture of the block and dimensions of the various pieces to cut and the fabric. Had to figure it out myself. I had no clue whatsoever. I am sure that had I taken the time to talk to one of the people who worked in the quilt stop, they would have gladly walked me through the process, but most of the time I was making the block just before had to take it in to show them, so I could get the pattern and fabric for the next block and there was no time for me to answer questions now. This was called $5 Block of the Month Quilt. If you didn’t miss a single time of taking in your finished block the entire quilt only cost you that initial $5. What a bargain! If you missed taking your block in, you had to pay $5 to get the next one. They usually had 3 or 4 sessions available to do that. I thought the “sessions” would be a class, but they amounted to a commercial for some new product, notion that you can’t live without or new fabric line that the store owner was pushing at the time. Definitely not that helpful, though I did learn about rulers and templates that were helpful. I remember when I discovered “nesting the seams”, it was like I discovered electricity or something! Until I figured that out I was totally unable to get the seams to meet up perfectly together and was totally frustrated when nothing matched up like the picture. I had no idea that was the proper way to do it and I remember not wanting to show the back of my block because I was embarrassed as to how I got the seems to match up. I did take a class where I actually paid money to the local quilt shop, to learn to do free motion quilting. Still haven’t quilted a single quilt using free motion quilting. I have watched hundreds of videos, yours included, Pat on how to free motion quilt. Still haven’t free motion stitched a single quilt. I really want to but I remain stuck and in the end I resort to straight line quilting with a walking foot when it comes down to finishing up the quilt. UGH! So. I guess I want to take another class to learn how to free motion quilt. I think that a one-time class is not going to work. I need someone standing over me, making me mess up a perfectly beautiful piece of quilt sandwich by practicing on it. I was determined this summer in June when you held the daily free motion quilting classes to actually do it but it didn’t happen then either. I did the exercises with you, but still did not put a single stitch in a quilt. Still stuck.
I would love to go on a quilting cruise or tour, but it seems you have to have a LOT of discretionary $$ to enjoy those kinds of jaunts, sigh. I can’t justify throwing around money like that.
I like to take quilting classes from quilters whom I’d like to meet in person. Usually they have a style of quilting or a quilt that intrigues me and I want to learn more about it.
I've taken many quilting classes and done day long retreats, that were all so much fun. Right now, after doing genealogy for well over 40+ years, I'd love to take a class on genealogy. I'd like to learn more about searching ship registers and many other things. At age 76, I'd better find a class soon so I have time to do the searching. I get tired of banging my head on a brick wall. Quilting is a great hobby to have during this pandemic. It has kept me sane while alone. Finding you, Pat, has helped me tremendously as far as getting things finished and trying to keep up. Also in joining in the sew-alongs, I've met some wonderful people in your group and we stay in touch. You have increased my circle of quilting friends when I don't have any in my own immediate area. Thank you for the inspiration Pat and please thank Gregg for all of the help and assistance he gave you from June forward. You make a great team!
You do a great job of your chats. Especially since you don’t edit. Amazing. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
thank you!
I stopped taking Quilt classes many years ago. The cost got to be out of this world for Nat'l teachers and I discovered that they didn't teach me anything I didn't already know. I found that I learned a lot from fellow guild members and they were very happy to share with you one on one. If I had a class that would be of interest it would be photography.
Over the years I have taken a lot of quilting classes and in every one of those I’ve learned something helpful and met new people. If I could take a class now it would be knitting and crochet classes. Just some basics that would help me make a better made item.
I think decorating gourds looks like fun. Thank you for your amazing chats. I love having you come visit me in my home almost every day.
Yes a gardening class for ones’ own landscaping sounds great and also knitting. I word enjoy making my own socks.
Just watching this video Mar 2023. I took a landscaping class offered as adult education from local tech school many years ago. It was quite interesting and involved making a scale drawing of my yard and adding the landscaping plants and plotting the direction of sun. I loved this class. It met for 6 weeks and it was taught by the manager of a local nursery. Maybe you could find something similar in your area.
I would love to take a Master Gardening class! I once took a apprenticeship position at a stained glass shop to learn the art of making stained glass both Cain work and leaded glass windows. Worked for free and gained a new skill. Love to learn new skills! I’ve become a advocate for those who are living with disability.
Container vegetable gardening would be great!
I love how the Barbie quilt came out. I love your staggered borders. Your niece is going to love it.
I would love to take a drawing class. I think of all these quilting blogs as a "class" . I've learned a lot just by watching. Thanks for the class teach!!
A class in oil or water color would be great.
Or a couples Italian or Greek cooking class would be fun for my husband and I.
Or a quilting class in a technique I’ve not learned yet would be nice.
Your Barbie quilt is so cute Pat. She will love it, especially with the kitty quilting ❤️
I take as many classes as I possibly can. There were so many years I was working two jobs and couldn't even see straight. I have a long arm now, so I sign up for all the zoom classes I can that are offered by my long arm dealer! It's great!
I am thinking of crochet and knitting. I knit a lot of hats on a loom but would like to use the actual knitting needles. I have a whole set of them. Also would like to learn the proper way to crochet. I am sort of self taught but that was a long time ago. I do a lot of quilting use appliqué, piecing and foundation paper piecing. Love doing those but want to expand my horizons in more crafting. I also do counted cross stitch. Anything with my hands.
Only take classes for a new technique that interests me....for inspiration. Rarely is it because of a pattern. I have a tendency to wander off the written word of a pattern to create my own version. At a retreat or guild if there’s a free demo/class I may sit in. Usually pick up a new tip or trick. Education is never a waste of time. I’m always learning something new.
I have taken many quilt classes over the years but if I were to take one it would be on making portraits. I did accounting and worked in the accounting department of a savings and loan in DC. At the time everyone was on line with Perpetual then computers came out. We had a whole climate controlled room for our computer. I did the key punching etc for it. Amazing now how things have changed.
Love the kitty panto! I would take a quilting class in person, so I could learn to machine quilt, straight line and fmq. I love to make patchwork, but struggle with the quilting.
I would love to take a class in stained glass window / panels.
Also would love to take bread making class, more cooking classes. Watching your youtube all summer and sewing with you has improved quilting skills so feel accomplished in quilting especially after completing 13 quilts this year.
I would love to take a rustic bread making class. When you mentioned gardening I thought of the Master Gardening Classes that are usually available in each state by a County Ext. agency. The classes usually last around six months. But they are made unique to each area of the country. Are you a master at the end. I wasn't but it enabled me to be able to access what I needed and apply it.
That black stripe would be perfect for the Barbie Quilt binding! I’m always up for cooking classes and sculpturing would be another.
Hi thank you for the time you take with us.
I enjoy the videos so much!!! Thanks Pat
I would love to take a pottery class. Have always wanted to be a potter but have never tried it. LOL
this is going back a bit, but your coneflowers done in taupe, murky aqua and burnt orange are some of my favorite pieces in my stash..in fact I made a shower curtain from the taupe. If I recall, the line was called "one for me and one for you." I used a good bit of it in one of your sew alongs where we visited cites of the world...can't remember the name of it but it was lots of fun!
This is my class. I love that I never know what we are going to learn. Each of us takes away a different piece. Wow. You are super smart with that graphic design! Oh, I too had a pet hamster named Cookie, which spent my second grade year as our class pet. I still have thank you letters from my classmates. I have truly learned so many things from you about quilting, and resilience too.
I had 3 corn snakes, a mating pair of teddy bear hamsters, fish, and a fat-tailed gecko. Kids always wanted to help feed the snakes the mice, but not into crickets for gecko. Ha ha.
Thank you for the chat on designing quilts, so interesting.
I still have a lot to learn in quilting . I just took a FPP class on line and really enjoyed it. There were people from all over the world in the class. Outside of that, I would love to take a pottery class using a potter's wheel. Great video Pat.
An origami class, resin pouring, sushi making, pie baking.
Pottery class would be fun!
I love your infectious giggle!
I would love to take quilting or any stitchery. I live far from any classes so I do online. I bet you would give an awesome quilting class.
I want to start an apple orchard/tree nursery! So I would love to take classes pertaining to that!
I would say Quilting because i have made 6 or more blanket but want to learn more
I love your Barbie quilt, can you please tell me where I can buy it. Thank you
I thoroughly enjoyed hearing about your design process. I love computers and I learned to write some programs when the opportunity presented itself. The boss asked who wanted to learn programming and I was the only one who did. It was fun. 👵🏻
I have designed a quilt. paper method. I am finding so many quilt designs are many different blocks presented in a new way.
What an interesting segment! Thanks for sharing your design methods. When I design I haul out my ruler, pencil, eraser, and graph paper. It is a calming activity for me. I am not sure what kind of class I would take, so many things to learn. Perhaps watercolor painting... or I like the idea of an Italian cooking class at a villa in Italy mentioned by another fan.
I would love to learn how to throw clay using a wheel. Adding different colors to your project and learning to use the kiln.
Barbie is so cute. Nice job.
I would love to take an edge to edge quilting class using the embroidery module. My dream class would be a tour of cooking classes in several European countries.
I'm taking a class on machine quilting with templates on the 2nd of November.
Love the Barbie quilt! I'd like to take a class for foundation paper piecing. Also a knitting class.
Love your quilts thank you for all you do.
I can't think of a class I would like to take now. I do sometimes take a class, back when we had shows, just because i particularly like a teacher. Probably that's because I am fairly advanced in my quilting and sewing -- it's my business too, albeit a micro business...LOL -- and I keep learning things online for other things, like breadmaking. Your software looks like Corel Draw software that I use in conjunction with Corel Painter to design my art quilts. I do wish they talked with each other better, but it can be managed. I also have Electric Quilt but I only use it occassionally for a quick little panel quilt or utility quilt project of some sort. Cheers.
Appliqué for me. Sometimes I think I have it but most of the time, not. I usually hope no one will look at it when I’ve done it.
Would like to re-upholster my love seat and sofa. Bought some books but think I need more hand-holding. Fabric is expensive so I don't want to mess it up. Your videos ARE my quilting class...many thanks!
Go take an upholstery class @a Jr. College or adult learning center, but start with youtube videos. I worked for a neighbor, one summer as a teen, who was an upholsterer. I observed that he always cut apart the fabric at the seams & used the pieces for the pattern. He marked the back of the pieces with chalk or tape. His worktable was about 4' x 10', @ counter height. He used a "half inch" seam allowance. He cut the new pieces out with long heavy scissors, but there are rotary cutters now, making it easier. I hope you give it a try. You would want more than a std. sewing machine to sew upholstery. If not, maybe you could have a washable slipcover made.
Try a smaller project first!
Very interesting morning chat, Pat. I look forward to our Good Morning Friend. I am always interested in how to grow and preserve our food. I would leave the protein raising to others. How women ran their homes and gardens during the 30's and 40's. Anything hands on is of interest to me. Thanks for stirring the little grey cells.
I like that you seem to come into our homes.
How do you determine to use edge to edge or custome when you send your quilts to the spa?
I would like to take a crochet class and a class so I can create a butterfly/humming bird garden.
I love, love, love the Barbie quilt!! It's perfect! 💗 Photography or stained glass would be cool classes to take.
I would take an Italian cooking class, preferably at a country villa in Italy!
I'll come with! Lol
Me also.
Ha. Look at that Barbie quilt in the background! How very foreshadowing of you!
My class would be one on unlocking creativity. I've been taking online classes on EQ8 - great software!
Come to Montana and I can teach you how to make bread. I taught bread making classes in the past.
I would take a painting class
Pottery and Longarm Quilting
Love your daily videos, Pat. I would love to take photography classes and a class about growing, preserving and using Herbs . Thanks for making me think about this :)
Appliqué is on the list
? What class? I would like to take a class on Herb Gardening 🌾🌱🌿🍃
I have to say that Barbie quit is SEW CUTE 💋🐱 MEOW 💕, I was so empress with how well your hands and wrists are healing 😊
I would like to learn about slab pottery.
I would love to take computer classes on how to work a computer...I’m not very computer savvy 😏 in addition to quilting, cross stitching, smocking, & sewing. I have a Babylock sewing/embroidery machine. It wasn’t to hard to learn how to purchase embroidery/Applique designs and download them to my computer, then to a flash drive for my machine. But, for Christmas I got a cricut. It’s been a challenge for me to purchase a design from Etsy, then download that svg to open up in my computer as a file to upload to my cricut. It seems to 90% of the time comes as a document that won’t upload to my cricut!😩 I’ve watched RUclips videos on how to do it, but I need step by step illustrations and their computer screen looks nothing like mine! Plus they go too fast!!
I want to learn how to applique and i find online tutorial/ sharing their technique is not working for me. i've watched Jan Patek and bought several of her patterns ( i just love love her work) and it's such a struggle. I sure wish there was a place i could go and get some hands on tips and tricks.
I would take guitar lessons. The only quilt class I took was for a pattern that I knew I wouldn't be able to do myself...the Phoenix. But we didn't finish in class, so that's in a "project bag."
I would like to take a class that will show me something new. I’m with you that I already know a lot about many aspects of quilting. So what’s new out there?
I would love to take a class on how to make patterns.
Stained glass would be a class for me. Always wanted to do that. Can’t be hard. Right..
I would like to learn to play the ukulele. Happy happy music.
I love your Barbie quilt! Was it made with FPP? If so, where can I learn to make a FPP quilt pattern from one of my drawings. Do you have any suggestions?
it was a panel, so work at all! You will need to search for it
Well, I am actually taking some online classes through skill share in how to use Procreate. It's a design program for the Ipad. And it does go way up into huge size layouts (as per inches), which is nice. I am a Corel Paintshop Pro user from way back, but wanted to utilize some of the features that the procreate program had that mine didn't. Both have great features in designing though. So I actually use both. It's very hard to learn to use Ipads when you have used windows programs for over 20 plus years. LOL Other classes I would like to take are Silk painting (I have taken this before but there is new tech. so would like to take it again), and I'd like to take many many other classes, all pretty much pretain to textiles and textile design however. LOL
So were you a mainframe programmer? I am a mainframe programmer and find it interesting that I am drawn to quilting, too. :-)
I agree it would be sourdough bread. I'm watching Proof Bread on RUclips now he gets the science and history I have learned so much. I recommend 🤔
You named your hamster Janice!!! So cute...I named mine Hammy
cute barbie --
What OS is your tablet? What software are you using? I want to find a 2D cad software to draw in, that I can use on a tablet. I prefer non-ios, as I'm not familiar with it, & it's expensive, for my purposes. Any suggestions?
I worked in CAD many decades ago, so I understand how to draw, snap, replicate, fill, etc. I use Inkscape, but I don't believe it works on Android or Tablets.
Glad you're on the mend!!! Thank you for all that you share.
i don't use a tablet to draw. I use a desktop (NO apple products) and I use software that is discontinued. So I'm not much help to you
Can I ask specifically what the software package is called? It sounds like you are using a product similar to Adobe inDesign for layout?
I never take classes. I amself taught. Been sewing since I was a child. I find just talk and see what other people have done the best for me..
I would love to get some formal instruction on Long Arm quilting. I've asked everyone I know in this area if there are classes. We moved here (rural Vermont) 6 years ago, I worked full time for 4 of those years, so I do not have many connections. One Long Arm quilter she just bought the machine and went for it. Another stated that she was trained by company that makes her machine. She invested in it as a business and only does computer generated edge to edge.
So its RUclips and prayer for me to learn this.
I live in Tennessee... and have just started going to the place that sells longarm machines ... They rent time on them to individuals (after you take a class)..... I have rented one four times - and have finished two quilts each of those days. I had nearly 30 tops done for easy too long. I have sent some to a friend who lomgarms - but I really have enjoyed it. I've been doing FMQ on my regular machine but it takes forever. I have done pantograph, free motion, and some ruler work. The name of the place is Accomplish Quilting and they are so nice. I know they have locations in other cities - I go to the Nashville one.
What is the design program you are using?
It is a 'no longer made' professional level graphics package. Any professional level graphics package can do what i do. they take quite a long time to learn if you are not already using graphics software
How to coordinate colors. The hardest thing for me is to pick the colors for a quilt.
I started quilting 5 years ago, so I am still All Things Quilting. I take Bible study classes .
Bargello class
Most of my quilting has been self-taught, figuring it out on my own. The first time I signed up for a BOM at my local quilt shop, I thought I was going to actually learn how to piece the blocks. I was wrong. There was absolutely no teaching on how to make the blocks. I paid $5 and I was given a piece of paper with a picture of the block and dimensions of the various pieces to cut and the fabric. Had to figure it out myself. I had no clue whatsoever. I am sure that had I taken the time to talk to one of the people who worked in the quilt stop, they would have gladly walked me through the process, but most of the time I was making the block just before had to take it in to show them, so I could get the pattern and fabric for the next block and there was no time for me to answer questions now. This was called $5 Block of the Month Quilt. If you didn’t miss a single time of taking in your finished block the entire quilt only cost you that initial $5. What a bargain! If you missed taking your block in, you had to pay $5 to get the next one. They usually had 3 or 4 sessions available to do that. I thought the “sessions” would be a class, but they amounted to a commercial for some new product, notion that you can’t live without or new fabric line that the store owner was pushing at the time. Definitely not that helpful, though I did learn about rulers and templates that were helpful. I remember when I discovered “nesting the seams”, it was like I discovered electricity or something! Until I figured that out I was totally unable to get the seams to meet up perfectly together and was totally frustrated when nothing matched up like the picture. I had no idea that was the proper way to do it and I remember not wanting to show the back of my block because I was embarrassed as to how I got the seems to match up. I did take a class where I actually paid money to the local quilt shop, to learn to do free motion quilting. Still haven’t quilted a single quilt using free motion quilting. I have watched hundreds of videos, yours included, Pat on how to free motion quilt. Still haven’t free motion stitched a single quilt. I really want to but I remain stuck and in the end I resort to straight line quilting with a walking foot when it comes down to finishing up the quilt. UGH! So. I guess I want to take another class to learn how to free motion quilt. I think that a one-time class is not going to work. I need someone standing over me, making me mess up a perfectly beautiful piece of quilt sandwich by practicing on it. I was determined this summer in June when you held the daily free motion quilting classes to actually do it but it didn’t happen then either. I did the exercises with you, but still did not put a single stitch in a quilt. Still stuck.
What software….? Inkscape?
no, the software I use is no longer in production
I would like to take a free motion quilting class, specifically taught by someone who is knowledgeable with my sewing machine.
Smith owen fabric store is doing the one I am doing and it it vertiual.
Please find Norm a Nanette!
I would like to take drums or guitar classes
I would love to go on a quilting cruise or tour, but it seems you have to have a LOT of discretionary $$ to enjoy those kinds of jaunts, sigh. I can’t justify throwing around money like that.
Amazing.... you savy beautiful girl.....
I like to take quilting classes from quilters whom I’d like to meet in person. Usually they have a style of quilting or a quilt that intrigues me and I want to learn more about it.
I think maybe she was just trying to find out if there was anything new and interesting in the quilting world.