one thing the girls in my guild like when I show a technique is a supply list ahead of time....the newletter just tells them to bring blah blah...and then everyone has what they need. If these girls don't sew at all, scraps help alot. One girl just cut out scads of 3" squares and showed a nine patch...they had a finished block when they left and one girl had a quilt done (9 patch) the next month...really got into it LOL