When it comes to quilting you have a lot of choices available. They range from traditional piecing to free-motion. Free-motion quilting is an advanced skill and will require a lot of practice before you will be happy with the results. This is something I would recommend having a book or a video available that can be watched repeatedly.

You could also take a lesson at your local quilt shop and find an experienced quilter who can teach you a lot of the techniques you will need.

In this article we will look at some basic quilting courses and how you can learn quilt making with them.

Quilting 101

Before you get started, it is always a good idea to go through a quiltmaking 101 course. It will help you to understand the basic techniques and terminology. Quiltmaking 101 is available in lots of different forms. There are books, video, and online courses to choose from.

The following topics will be covered:

Quilting Terms

Making Fabric Quilts

Quilting and Free Motion Quilting

Machine Quilting Basics

Quilting Basics

The Quiltmaking 101 Course

Quilting 101 is a free course and available from quilting101.com and quilting101.com/quilting101. Quilting 101 can be watched online or downloaded as a PDF file. In addition to the online course, you will be sent a link to download the lesson plan as a Word file.

The Quilting 101 course takes a step by step approach to teaching you the skills you will need to quilt your own quilts. It covers a variety of quilting topics in an enjoyable and easy to understand way. There are five videos with a range of topics and around 25,000 words of writing to read through. It should take around five hours to complete.

The Quilting 101 Course is available for the next five months. You will receive the course, PDF and Word documents. You will also receive five weekly newsletters to keep you up to date with the course.

If you need to learn the basics of quilting but don’t want to invest the time and money it will take to buy a course and take a lesson, there is an option for you.

If you are interested in taking the course you can visit the website www.quilting101.com to register. The site contains lots of helpful links, information and videos about quilting and quiltmaking.

Learning to Quilt – An Online Course

Learning to Quilt is a free online course for beginners. You do not need any previous experience with quilting. This is a great way for you to get started if you don’t want to spend a lot of money on books or a course.

Learning to Quilt is a step by step approach to learning how to quilt and includes the following:

Getting Started

Preparing Fabric

Making Fabric Quilts

Quilting and Applique Basics

Hand Quilting Basics

Machine Quilting Basics

Embroidery Basics

The course is broken down into 8 lessons and includes the following:

Introduction to the course

Lesson 1: Getting Started

Lesson 2: Preparing Fabric

Lesson 3: Making Fabric Quilts

Lesson 4: Quilting Basics

Lesson 5: Hand Quilting Basics

Lesson 6: Machine Quilting Basics

Lesson 7: Embroidery Basics

Lesson 8: Applique Basics

This free course is a great introduction for beginners and you can get a lot of useful tips and tricks from the online course.

You will receive an email containing information on the course after you register and if you follow the instructions you should be able to finish the course in about 8 hours.

Quiltmaking 101 and Quilting 101 on DVD

If you are looking for a more in-depth course, it is also possible to buy Learning to Quilt and Quilting 101 on DVD.

Quiltmaking 101

Quiltmaking 101 is the main course. It includes a DVD and PDF. You can buy the DVD and PDF separately or get the DVD plus the PDF and instructions. The DVD is available for £13.99 and the PDF and instructions is £7.99. The DVD is around 4.5 hours long and the instructions are around 3 hours long.

The Quiltmaking 101 DVD and PDF can be purchased through quiltmaking101.com.