Does anyone here know anything about patchwork and quilting? I went to the Quilt Museum at the weekend and also bought a book on Lucy Boston's patchwork and am feeling very inspired but I have never done either!
I am an experienced sewer - used to do quite complicated dressmaking. I would start with something small like a cushion before I work up to a whole quilt.
My questions are:
- can anyone recommend a good book on techniques etc?
- does anyone these days do patchwork from genuine scraps, ie cut from old clothes?
- is it all sewing machine work or would I be able to do some of it sitting cosily in an armchair after dinner?
- how hard is it to design something yourself and make it look decent? I don't want to just passively make stuff from kits, but I don't have huge confidence in my artistic ability.
thanks