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Bibliophile:
The arts & crafts thread needs more quilting. I've started going to a quilting course with my almost-mother-in-lawTM and our neighbour, so I'm going to post my work for the next couple of weeks.

Our first lesson was spent discussing what equipment and fabric we would need. I am pretty skint at the moment, so incredibly generous Muff (my almost-mother-in-lawTM) who already paid for my classes, took me on a shopping spree and we got these fabrics, cutter, ruler and board.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gypselle/1491990936/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2261/1491990936_33ba20a222.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Fabric and Equipment" />[/url]

She was a great help in picking the colours, since she's made plenty of quilts before. I could have spent a fortune in the fabric store we went to - so many gorgeous asian themes, battics, florals etc in every conceivable colour!

In the second class, we made our first block, the most basic nine sqaure.

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We get one block of homework each week, so I've cut out my stepping stones and layed out the order.

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More to come!

Caiphana:
I love quilting. I should take pictures of the things I've done..

For the record, it's spelled "batik." *winks* Batiks are my favorite.

My latest quilting project was a little case for my birth control pills, because the cases they come in are butt ugly. I used batiks!

Lines:
Making the batik is probably the funnest part.

I want to learn how to  quilt, but I do not own a sewing machine. Are you using a machine or doing it by hand, Bibz?

SailorPunk:
I'm making a quilt too! It's taking a very long time though because I am doing it by hand and I have 2 cats who like to get in the way. It is my first quilt and it is just squares, but the squares make a pattern. yeah.

quilting!

Emaline:
You guys, I am bored, and feeling like I need to create something! I don't want to knit, or crochet because I am bored with both. I can't think of anything to draw, so that is out. So I have decided that I am going to make a quilt!




...Except I have never done this before, and generally don't like sewing machines(I am an awesome handstitcher). I have no freaking idea where to even begin. Any tips?

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