[QUOTE=TanyaL;5008684]
Originally Posted by
jaciqltznok
that's why I haven't taken any classes. Can't stand the idea of learning to make someone else's quilt instead of learning to make my own. Just because it would have my choice of fabrics and my effort would not make it "mine". It would still be a copy.
BUT, having said that....in this thread we are explaining just WHY you do need to take that class...so that you can gain the SKILLS to design and be creative! DO you think Carol Bryer Fallert or Holice Chaterlain started out with the quilts they are making now???...Hardly....BUT, they did learn the basic, underlying skills that are needed to bring out the creativity inside of each of us!
So you take a class to make a rail fence or a sample (which is the best) and you learn...you ask the "WHY" questions, you keep a notebook with notes and samples and thoughts that are in your head..and when all is done, you walk away SKILLED and with the knowledge that you CAN create YOUR designs!