At what point does one.......
#41
I have been sewing over 50 years, was a home ec. major, but only seriously got into quilting 6 yrs. ago. I still feel like a beginner on some patterns, but will try just about anything that I really love. Some patterns are written poorly, others though complicated, are achievable if you just take baby steps and read and re-read the directions. I have learned so much from the marvelous quilters on this board and feel I learn something new from each quilt I make.
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I think that would depend on the person and the pattern. Some of us pick up things faster than others. Years ago my sister asked if I thought she could do pj's for her grandkids. to me that is simple. It took a year to finish those and that was because that was the next time I made it back home. We had also bought a quilt kit, all straight lines, not angles and cut it out before it left. She couldn't get it. If I could have been there to give her the confidence she needed then she could have done it. Some patterns are like this, there isn't a way for them to really say what is beginner verses intermediate, etc. It depends on the person as to what the can do and also how well the pattern is written. Good luck. I'm hoping to start teaching this fall in several areas and I'm sure this will be the hardest thing.
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Make test blocks, you'll know when to move up to the more complicated patterns.
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