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Thank you! The blue base is upholstery suede and the thread is doubled up gold rayon. I recommend using thinner base and thicker thread, tbh. There’s quite a few patterns available online but I find this book to be most valuable because it shows the underlying grid and recommended stitch order. I then fused a thin interfacing onto the back juuuuust in case there’s a thread break so it wouldn’t unravel.
It’s beautiful! I do sashiko as well. I love this book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0715318470/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_p2CyBb4D3F8A4_nodl
So far I’ve only done practice pieces though. I do need a bag for my embroidery, that’s a great idea!
Edit: There is r/sashiko but it’s all the mending type of sashiko than the decorative type. I’ve always been too embarrassed to share my stuff there as it doesn’t really fit in.
Kimonomomo on Etsy is great for supplies!
You don't have to fussy cut. You just cut and stack 6 pattern repeats so they line up, then cut strips and then cut triangles. All the triangles are identical and make the hexagons. It's actually really easy and fun!
One-Block Wonders: One Fabric, One Shape, One-of-a-Kind Quilts https://www.amazon.com/dp/1571203222/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_TQmUBb1FYBJ29
I'm sure someone has a blog or YouTube reference, but my resource is a book... I purchased Your First Quilt Book (or it should be) when I first started quilting. I do believe I found mine at Joann's, if you're not into buying used from Amazon. It was published in 1997 so it might be harder to find new.
What's nice is it runs through EVERYTHING. Fabric selection from color to texture to directionality, block design, thread choices, fixes for oops moments (like running out of fabric) and all instructions include hand and machine instructions for every step. The back half of the book gives step-by-step instructions of 8 simple projects (pillow, table runner, wall hangings and a small quilt). It's a great resource and I do reference it even 8 years later.
Good luck!!! Excited to expand the community :)
Charm School 18 Quilts from 5" Squares: A Beginner's Guide https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1617452718/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_HTnkCbMDXGN7Y
This is from UK Amazon. Hope the link works. It's a lovely book, I want to make all the quilts.
as far as I am aware, it is a technique that is exclusively available in books - amazon link.
you might be able to find them in your local library though!
Do you have any specific questions about tools or what terms mean? We can help you decode some of the terms and help with what tools are actually necessary.
I don't know of books that use the metric system, since I'm in the US, but this is one I used way back when.
Edit: this is another super simple beginner ebook
Welcome to the community! One of my favorite resource books is [The Practical Guide to Patchwork: New Basics for the Modern Quiltmaker(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004RQD3IO/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1) (Amazon link) by Elizabeth Hartman. I don't have a copy in front of me, but teaches you all the steps to make a quilt from fabric and color palette selection, to sewing the blocks, to making the quilt sandwich (2 fabric layers with batting between them), to quilting (sewing the layers together), to binding the finished quilt. Your local library may also have a quilting section with some great resource books. And have fun! Your quilts don't have to be perfect, just functional.
After learning the very basics and not sewing for years I wanted to get back into little projects and needed a good reference book with info. Here is a book I bought and has been very helpful with all the terminology and sewing notions. School of Sewing by Shea Henderson. It comes with easy projects to build skills and wonderful images and explanation. School of Sewing by Shea Henderson
I only use The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook from Susan Briscoe (ISBN-13 : 978-0715318478). You'll find everything you need in it.
Link to Tulsa’s book, because I thought of that one too!
i used this book as a reference for a lot of the patterns
The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook: Patterns, Projects and Inspirations
it's invaluable
I particularly like The Quilter's Album of Patchwork Patterns: 4050 Pieced Blocks for Quilters by Jinny Beyer. She organized the blocks by grid, provided earliest known publications as well as alternate names for blocks.
As far as I know, her patterns are only in her books.
Not the OP, but here is the book the OP mentioned as the base technique.
I suggest the Charm School book. It's intended for beginners. I know basics of sewing, but had never made a quilt before. I'm happy to report that I just dropped off the Chandelier quilt top and backing to the quilter today and I did it all by myself!
Charm School_18 Quilts from 5" Squares: A Beginner's Guide https://www.amazon.com/dp/1617452718/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_8kOODbZFW0957
Doubled up gold rayon on upholstery faux-suede. The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook is a great resource for grids and patterns. Took about 2 hours per side for the most complicated patterns (the last 2 at the back).
These are available on my etsy shop(kitterieco.etsy.com) if anybody wants to take them off my hands ��
I bought a beginning quilt book when I started my first. It had instructions for handwork and for machine work. It really helped a lot and was really good to check for reference when doing the stitching etc, gave good beginning supplies to have and has some patterns for you to follow to practice.
It's this one if you are interested. I'm sure there are others just as helpful too, but this one was cheap AND super helpful.
http://www.amazon.com/Your-First-Quilt-Book-should/dp/1564771989
Good luck and don't forget to post pics!! Welcome to the club :)
You're welcome! I know you said you didn't want to use a pattern but consider at least looking at some free ones or some tutorials online to get a visual understanding of how this style works with photos. That's what I did and it really made it a lot easier to understand. I did buy a book to help me too that might help illustrate the concept.
I purchased this book. It really isn't hard, it's just a lot of cutting and a lot of seams.
The finished size once you've squared them up should be 4 1/2" for the pattern I followed. The class I took had us get this book: School of Sewing: Learn it, Teach it, Sew Together https://www.amazon.com/dp/1940655021/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_hsmcvb0EE2ZPP She's a local Kansas Citian like myself, so I had to share the love. :D it's a great book and has really great beginning sewing projects and the last project goes through the quilt I made, in case you were interested. :)
Depends what you have already. It's hard to beat the basics that make life worth living, such as a rotary cutter and square ruler and cutting mat. After that how about an encyclopedia of quilt blocks
Elizabeth Hartman's blog has recently featured a pattern she's creating for a Space Invaders quilt which has the pixelated action you're looking for. Her book is also a great resource for beginners and will teach you all about the basics of piecing, basting, and quilting your first quilt. Good luck!