Originally Posted by
Bonnie K
Our guild has a night of mini classes each year. Members from the guild volunteer to teach a technique in the span of 15 minutes, like making your own spray starch, binding a quilt, no waste flying geese, how to mark a quilt for quilting, etc. They all have their own table. We walk around and watch them demonstrate their technique. A bell will ring after 10-15 minutes and we go to the next table to see the their demo. It's a very fun night and we learn a lot.
This is a good variation on my thought. So often quilters do not acknowledge their own skills. Some would not want to take on an evening of teaching, but 15 minutes is doable. We can all learn tips and cues from one another. Additional suggestions: how to press without stretching, how to adjust a machine to get accurate 1/4 inch seams, how to measure and add sashing to avoid ruffles and to keep the top square, tricks to keep sashing strips matching, Hexies, How to lay out orphan blocks to create a cohesive scrap block quilt.