I am fairly new to the board and wasn't aware of the "adopt a newbie" I'll have to check it out. One of my two friends that wanted to learn bought fabric to make a bed sized quilt. I tried to talk her into making something small but no she wanted a quilt for her bed. We picked a simple trip around the world pattern. She did not have a sewing machine so we were working on hand piecing (all the more reason for learning something small)I think she may have gotten one or two rows done. She keeps talking about getting started again so the interest is still there, but the ambition is lacking. I'll keep working on her. :hunf: