Originally Posted by
Cindy60545
I've read all the posts thusfar & have some comments. As an instructor, I like to teach something small so that there is a finished project at the end of the session. When I list that it's a class for a "confident beginner", it means you have a working knowledge of your machine & know something about quilting. I've had students that didn't know the first thing about sewing, much less quilting, take those classes. Yes, I had to spend a little more time with them, but when they were through, were much more knowledgeable. I would like to think that if someone were having a problem with what I was teaching, that they would come to me & let me know their concerns so that we may remedy it immediately. I like students who have a mind to think outside the box, so to speak, rather than take everything I say as the only way to do something. I like teaching different techniques & how to apply them in other quilting. I enjoy passing on this information to others to further their knowledge of quilting.
THANK YOU.,..this is why some classes seem so "vague" to students who end up saying they did not "learn" anything. They failed to "think", to listen, and ask questions. Everyone here says "NO QUILT POLICE" but then they take a class and expect the instructor to teach them everything. What happened to the "NO RULES" policy? If you take a class expect to ask questions, that is how you learn a skill. Following orders, won't teach you much! Make a few mistakes and ask the instructor WHY those mistakes happened, that is how you learn how good the instructor really is. I will say, that I have taken classes with TOP national teachers, who seem to have lost themselves to their own fame and think people are only there to SEE them. HA....the names I could drop. I will drop a few good names though...Mark Lipinski, Debbie Maddy, Darcy Ashton, Susan Masters, Carol Doak, Lisa Moore, Judy Neimeyer, Karen Combs, the list goes on! Bottom line, do not dwell on the "FEAR" of taking a class, instead, learn what questions to ask BEFORE you even sign up, Know what will be taught and what is expected from YOU before sign up, Google the teacher/class and see the reviews,,but remember Opinions are just that opinions...until You have tried the class you won't really know what to think about the teacher/class. Learning new things, or new ways to do old things, is such fun..really it is,..IF you are prepared for it. and you are never to old. This weekend I learned to ride a motorcycle! Now I just have to keep practicing so the neighborhood kids/lawns are safe!