Sep282012
Skill of the Month Follow-Up: Send in your photos!
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Survival Moms’ Quilting Bee
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Let’s see how everyone’s doing! Have you tried quilting for the first time this month or have you started a new quilting project? Email your photos to admin @thesurvivalmom.com and your photos will be posted on the blog!
Whether you’re an experienced quilter, increasing your skills, or a newbie just joining the Survival Moms’ Quilting Bee, here are a few more ideas for you. Below you’ll find links to supplies, patterns, and books that you may find helpful. Feel free to post links and sources you have found helpful. There’s an endless world of quilting information and ideas!
Supplies:
Patterns:
“Yellow Brick Road” by Alkinson Designs
This is one of my favorite patterns. I made it for my middle sister a few years ago and she absolutely loved it!
“Feather Bed Charm” by Black Cat Creations
My post apocalyptic project! At my sweet husband’s request, I’m ordering the final supplies to have this king-size quilt ready to make by hand. He loves my quilting so much, he advises on colors and patterns that he likes. It will be especially special if I have to work on it in a TEOTWAWKI environment!
Books:
Yes, I actually own and use this book. It is well written with clear and easy to understand instructions. It also provides several projects for beginners.
The Essential Quilter Project Book by Barbara Chainey
Any of Barbara Chainey’s books are good. She is very easy to understand, provides clear instructions, and her patterns and projects are lovely. If you are concerned about cutting and piecing blocks making a quilt top, this book has a wonderful section on whole cloth quilting.
Better Homes and Gardens: Teach Yourself to Hand-Quilt
This is a simple and inexpensive “how to” book. It covers the basics from supplies to instructions and provides a few projects for beginners.
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Casey
My favorite quilting book is “The It’s Okay If You Sit On My Quilt Book” at http://www.amazon.com/The-Its-Okay-Quilt-Book/dp/0929950054. Nothing fancy, no heirloom quilting or appliqued designs, just plain piecing and quilting — quick and easy and practical. And beautiful!
Traci
I started a hand quilt about three years before my son was born. It is my learning project, a nine patch. Well, had the baby and it stayed in a box for two years. I brought it back out and am now about %75 done with it.
KateJ
So glad to see one of my favorite hobbies is a survival technique. I can see how quilting and sewing would be useful. I feel pretty good now that I’ve read more. I learned to quilt from an aunt and my grandmother. They taught me how to use cardboard to make templates or newspaper and their quilts used a lot of old family clothes. My mom can sit and tell me which scrap her family members wore. I bought and love a book called, I think this is the name, The Visual Quilter. It can be found searching those words. I’d go check but can’t go up stairs, had minor surgery on my leg today and really sore.
countrygirl
This is my survival skill of the year. I’ve made four so far with one more part way done. This is a terrific hobby that is very prepper friendly and I’ve met other preppers in the process.