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02-26-2011, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by apronlady

This may be a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway. I sew but do not know how to quilt; I'm going to start a class next month.

I have two wonderful children: a daughter graduating from medical school in early June, and a son who's having an engagement party in April and wedding some time in 2012. How fast and what pattern could I use to produce the graduation quilt. I'll put the wedding quilt on hold for the moment.

I made both kids a scrapbook not knowing a lick about that, so my positive spirit is shining through. Is it feasible or am I trying to do a Herculean task for such a newbie? Give me the straight scoop! Thanks so much!

That depends on a lot of things. The pattern, the techniques involved, the skill of the quilter, if you cut your own pieces or use precuts (like jellyrolls), and how much free time you have. Patterns that use pieces of the same size are easier. Things can get complicated if you have a pattern with different shaped and different sized pieces. If you can use strip piecing things will go by faster because you don't have to cut out each piece indivually. I'd forgo anything with curved seams or even applique because both can be a little tricky if you've never attempted it before.

Some patterns I suggest: Nine Patch, Rail Fence, Irish Chain, and Pin Wheel. These are all very easy, they use the same sized pieces, and strip piecing can be used (except the pinwheel, but there is a shortcut to making pinwheels---http://www.youtube.com/user/Missouri...21/ekYpJzHoW6E). Another easy quilt to make would involve the Tube Quilting technique---http://www.youtube.com/user/Missouri...60/vOWSp0mTTqE and http://www.youtube.com/user/Missouri...3/J5WgTyqB8Pc. And to make them even easier you can make them with jellyroll pre-cuts (in the case of the pinwheels, charmpacks)

And you are doing a Herculean task (coming from a quilter who's second quilt was a denim quilt). A beginner can totally put a quilt together. ;)

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