Enjoy your Viking - I have an older model I won't trade for any other machine - works like a dream.

Good patterns already mentioned. Try any with squares & rectangles before triangls and diamonds. Quilting is great for gearing down at the end of a hectic day. :wink:

There are a lot of people here ready to help if you have questions. Glad you joined us.

Greetings from the CA North-Central Valley. Rail fence, 4-patch, 9-patch, snow flake, log cabin...there are tons of beginner patterns.

I learned from the book Quilts, Quilts, Quilts.

Hello, and welcome from Missouri! Check out the tutorials here on this board!

Welcome from the state of WA.
Glad to have join us here on the QB.
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Glad to have another newbie in the group. Welcome aboard.

Welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here.