Originally Posted by bakermom
you make a good point. IMO starting out by learning the shortcuts is not always a good thing. If you get the basics down you can figure out the best way to do it for you. what is the easiest way for me may not be for you. We all learn in different ways. some people need to see how things are done step by step in order to feel confident.
I would go to my great-grandma's with my mom to quilt with her and she always told us to not rush when we made a quilt,and to always put love in every stitch. That's what my mom does and that's how she taught and how she is still teaching me. My great-grandfather made mom a plaque for her quilting room that says,"Quilting is like a trip.It doesn't matter how fast you get there if you don't take your time to appreciate getting there and learning something at the end ." I have not rushed through making a single quilt and I won't,ever.