Quilting help

[StiggyZardust]

Hello, I'm looking for recommendations for websites/books to help me to start quilting. I've ruptured my Achilles tendon and I'm housebound for at least 4 months. Looking for something practical to do that I can manage whilst hobbling about.
I'm a competent sewer, I have a sewing machine. Just need some guidance on where to start and prevent me from going completely mad!

On YouTube take a look at Pattern Poole TV, the presenter demos things really clearly. Her method is quilt as you go, which can be easier on a domestic machine.
Good luck!

I started quilting and followed just get it done quilts on you tube. She has beginner friendly easy quilts.

easy fuss free, on my 4th quilt from her patterns, plus made a design of my own (that involved a lot of swearing)

Jenny Doan from the Missouri Star Quilting Company is your friend. Watch one of her YouTube videos where she explains the steps through a pattern.

Thank you everyone ☺️

My approach was different! I used Pinterest to work out how to sew different types of blocks to begin with. I started with HSTs (half square triangles) then I just learned every block I liked the look of. I then bought a simple pattern, which for me was campfire glow by 'then came June' and threw myself in the deep end by making a double bed sized quilt. I googled/pinterested every step of the way because quilt patterns are often very scant on detail.

You will need a LOT of rulers 😂 and maths needs to be your friend but it's so much fun.

I started with a tiny baby pattern - a needle case, which I did from a kit. It's an expensive way to start but I think it got me over the hump of knowing nothing.

I then did an appliqué style quilt (wouldn't recommend) and then a child's/knee quilt. I have not yet progressed bigger than that.

My recommendation is don't do what I did and decide to hand quilt the whole thing. It looks beautiful but it took me So So long. It put me off doing any more for literally years.

I have hand tied a quilt and buried the knots. It was for more son and it looks great. Still took takes time but is quite relaxing and fairly quick

So to actually answer your question specifically. Pinterest, plus instagram accounts. Once you find a few instas you like you will find it very easy to find more. So i like then came june, the hackney quilter, prairie and ocean, penelope handmade.

Books i recommend books with block designs in them to help you design. For example '500 quilt blocks' 'the loyal union sampler' and i also think that 'patchwork and quilting' by the v&a is brilliant too for other techniques.

I started with jellyroll quilts. Really simple and come out great

Yes me too! I was a total beginner (never used a sewing machine) and just used YouTube tutorials. Made 4 double bed ones and 2 jelly roll singles in 6 months

I'm fairly new at quilting but ive found that it's really really important to cut your pieces super accurately and sew your seams dead straight keeping the seam allowance always the same, otherwise it can all go very wrong. One YouTube video I saw gave the advice to sew your seams just shy of 1/4" then the fold of the fabric when you open the seam fills in the difference iyswim.
Have fun! I think it can become quite addictive.