Originally Posted by woodchkr
Acouple of weeks ago I joined this quilting board. Many of you welcomed me and I really appreciate the many welcomes that you all gave.
At that time I also mentioned that I was a beginner quilter and was taking a class at my local Hancock store. Well I had my class yesterday and it was very disappointing. We were handed instructions for a table runner project, and told to ask for help if we needed it. Some class.....NOT!!! It was not a quilting class, more of a craft project to pay for something that could have been done on our own.
The caution I give all - ask more questions about content when you see an offer for a beginning quilting class and what you are actually supposed to learn and the content.
I am seriously considering asking for my money back. Oh and by the way - this was a SMALL room, probably 12 x 20 with 6 women, 3 tables, 2 people per table, CROWDED , we were elbow to elbow, tripping over one another and the store owner was also using it as a storage room which there were boxes stacked along 3 of the walls.
Needless to say - it was the pits and I learned nothing!! Uh yeah just wasted $35.00 for nothing on a project I could have probably done at home by following printed instructions.
For the beginners out there such as myself - insure you ask detailed questions about the content of a class so you don't waste your money and time. :(
So sorry for your disapointment. I have been in your shoes and felt lost because I was a beginner and was so wanting to learn to quilt. Nothing worse than to dive in and learn from making mistakes but then that is the way we learn alot of things in life. I am so glad I was persistant in trying to learn to quilt. I started about 4yrs ago and still have alot to learn but have a sense of accomplishment since I have learned quite a bit in this time. We have a weekly sewing group in our town and this last winter I was lucky enough to have one of our group leaders take some time to teach me some important basics. In addition I joined this group and have learned so much from these ladies!! I am so excited about my quilting that I lay awake at night thinking about my work in progress and future quilts I plan to make. Like a memory quilt in memory of my Dad which will be my next project. Don't give up. I think a while back I had seen that in this group they were pairing beginners off with someone experienced to kind of mentor them and help them learn to quilt depending on what they were wanting to learn...hand quilting or machine quilting or paper piecing or just the basics, what ever. Are they still doing that here?? Anyway, if there is anything we can help you with please just holler and I am sure we can try and point you in the right direction. I know there are alot of tips I have picked up here that have made my quilting much more successful.