Firstly, choose the sort of material for your new quilt. Most quilts are made from one hundred percent cotton or cotton mixes. This fabric is a very flexile, durable and natural material to work with, it is usually not flammable and is allergy free, in contradistinction to some synthetical fibers such as nylon and viscose rayon. Synthetic fibers and cotton mixes can be sometimes a little more baffling to use because they pucker and crease much more than 100 percent cotton does, however they can be found in a quite wide variety of bright colors and pastels and can be incredible in appearance. Synthetics can be hard to quilt nevertheless since they have a "honeycombed" feeling, thereby if you are a novice, you should use 100 percent cotton or cotton mixes if it is possible.

When defining the color and pattern, we recommend you to pay attention to what kind of feeling you wish the quilt to create. When picking the kind of fabric and color scheme you need to integrate the color into your designed pattern. A brilliant advice is to always get some more material than you think you are going to apply.

There are many quilt patterns of all types, styles and skill levels. Search for your favorite patterns along with advices and history. You may use search engines like Yahoo, Bing, Google to find quilts and coverlets and anything else you need. Learn more about quilts here.