Originally Posted by donnajean
I'm a retired teacher. The sewing teacher at the high school I taught used the 9 patch. I taught quilting for a while at a local Sew n' Vach shop & used the "More Quilts for Baby" by Ursela Reikes book. I would have each student pick a pattern to make either a baby quilt of lap throw.
Originally Posted by AudreyB
I will be teaching a beginning quilting class soon and I was wondering what quilt pattern you would suggest for new quilters.
I have been quilting 12 years and have some ideas for beginners, but I was wondering what ideas other quilters might have.
The class will be six weeks, meeting once a week, and cover all aspects of quilting, from fabric selection through binding and labels.
Thanks for your ideas!
I'm a retired teacher too. I agree with the above suggestion. I would use the 9-patch as my main theme and then add variations of the 9-patch.
Edit: oops. I hopped onto the wrong post, I had read the one about the 9-patch and thought that was a great idea. My suggestion remains the same.
Good luck in teaching your class. You may want to have lots of samples on hand for them to see -- pictures as well as the actual quilts or quilt blocks.