jadely wrote:
I need a new hobby like a hole in my head, but just out of curiosity, what is the difficulty level and expensive of quilting?
Quiltings difficulty is very difficult to gauge, IMO. It depends a lot on how good you are with a sewing machine already, and what kind of design you go for. If you go for a more basic block pattern, then personally I think it's * easy until you have to quilt it. Then it's just about following the lines unless you want to hand it to someone else or do something funky.
Realistically, you can make quilts very easily or with a lot of moaning and griping and much of that depends on what kind of a pattern you choose to do.
There are of course people out there who will tell you to truly get quilting, with perfect lines and perfectly matching corners it takes time and skill. I think that's mostly hogwash. Mostly, it takes being willing to not rush through things, although even if you do, you're likely to still come out with something decent. At least, that's what I think if you already know how to use a sewing machine.
Hand quilting is again, just as easy or as hard as you choose to design, but frankly, I cba to do it cause it just takes too damn long. Youd be faster learning to use a sewing machine from scratch and you'd still beat the hand Quilter to the finish line.
Quilting IS more expensive than cross stitch I find. With cross stitch/embroidery a lot of the cost is in building your stash, but once you've got that, it's just some material and for the most part away you go.
Quilting on the other hand, can involve a stash, but that stash costs a lot more. Fat quarters go for much more than thread. You're usually looking at 2-3 meters of fabric minimum for any quilt, and if you want something larger it's often much more than that. It adds up. Fat quarter selections and layer cakes and jelly rolls help a lot as you can a wide variety of just a little bit of stuff but they're still usually upward of 25 quid/dollars/euros. You'll still usually have to find a border fabric and ofc the backing fabric and the batting for in between.
All that said, I do enjoy it quite a bit. In the middle of this currently-
http://withoutastitchon.blogspot.com/20 ... lting.html
Which I've spent €27 on the jelly roll and about £45 for possible border fabric that I'm still not sure is right. The batting will probably be 12 or so and this is just for a lap quilt. It'll probably be a about 60 inches square.
Both of my brothers would be thrilled to get something like this for a baby. Yeah, I think I just talked myself into a project for next winter!
