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Originally Posted by thetygerlily
As a non-sewer, how difficult is quilting? One of my friends made a quilt for my newborn son and it is so cool looking it got me wondering if it'd be a good side hobby in the future. Something kind of challenging but also offering some time to escape the stressors of real life. I have the same challenge as AGDee, though- I feel like I would agonize over every single little scrap to make sure it was really perfect. That may result in never getting off the ground or never finishing! I feel like I need a class in "how to give up artistic control and just go with it".
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thetygerlily, my 7th grade home ec teacher guaranteed that I would hate sewing for the rest of my life. I wouldn't touch a machine or sew ANYTHING until the mid 90's. My best friend (a pledge sister) had her mother make quilts for both of my kids when they were born. I loved them. A friend took a quilting class and got me to join her. I have been hooked since. When sewing clothes, you had to be spot on or else you may be walking down the street with 1 sleeve a mile longer than the other. With quilting, if you make a mistake, you either take out the stitches if it is a big error or add an applique to cover the boo boo if possible. I still won't do curves. I do straight stitch seams, but thanks to optical illusions, often it looks like I have done curves.
Try a basic quilt class and see how you like it!
DaffyKD
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