Welcome, I agree with the others, I think starting with a baby quilt first would be your best bet. In my opinion those patterns you showed are a bit more complicated than a beginner might want to try. I would suggest that you go to Missouri Star Quilts tutorials on You Tube and watch some of Jenny Doan's tutorials. She has a lot of tutorials and shows some easy ways of making various quilts. There are so many tutorials that are really good on You Tube, but I really enjoy Jenny's. Try something easy first and as someone else posted don't promise something for Christmas. Quilts do take time and as stated before Christmas will be here before you know it. Take your time and ENJOY your journey. The machine doesn't make the quilt, you do, but machines are a necessity today, your machine doesn't have to be fancy to do a good job. I do the majority of my piecing on my 1935 Feather Weight at 83 years old it sews great - sews straight and reverses, nothing fancy, but I love it. Just have fun and ask questions when you need to, be sure to share with us through your journey. I might add, before you begin sewing, get out the manual for your machine if you have one, or download one and see how to clean and oil your machine, if it has not been used for some time it does need some tender loving care. I oil my machines and clean them after about 8 hours of sewing or every project if it isn't a large one. DON'T use canned air on your machine. If you need help locating a manual just ask there are SO MANY - knowledgeable people on this board and they are all so helpful.
Last edited by Gerbie; 05-15-2018 at 03:42 AM.