Firstly, pick out the sort of material for your quilt. Usually quilts are manufactured using one hundred percent cotton or cotton mixes. Cotton is a very spacious, stable and natural material to work with, it is normally allergy free and is not highly inflammable, in contrast to some synthetic fibers e.g. art silk and polyolefin. Synthetics and cotton mixes are sometimes a bit more hard to work with since they pucker and crease much more than one hundred percent cotton does, but they are available in a really vast range of bright colours and paints and can be magnificent in appearance. Synthetics can be hard to quilt nevertheless as they have a "cellular" feeling, accordingly if you're a beginner, it is recommended to use one hundred percent cotton or cotton mixes if you can afford it.

When picking the pattern and color, remember to note what kind of mood you would like the quilt to make. When selecting color scheme and the kind of fabric you should aggregate the color with your chosen pattern. An excellent tip is to always purchase a little bit more than you plan to use.

There are a lot of quilt patterns of miscellaneous types, designs and skill levels. Search for your favorite patterns together with history and hints. You may use search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing to find applique quilts and anything else you like. Visit this page to read more about quilts.