crafty pat

Welcome. I hope you find the right pattern for your first quilt. You have had a lot of great advice already so the only thing I can add is to take your time and don't get discouraged when you make a mistake. Redoing is a good teaching tool. I started mine with two lap sized quilts and a baby quilt then went on to the larger sizes. Good luck and we will be looking forward to seeing some of your work here soon.

linhawk

Elenore Burns is a good one to learn the Log Cabin.

pjamerican

I would recommend that you take some online classes from Craftsy. There is so much to learn there. I am not affiliated in any way, just someone who has taken many classes from them.

Quiltlady330

Hope this isn't too long...Thought this might be helpful to you.
New Fabric Bundle Terms
• Fat Quarter Bundles-collections of fat quarters from a fabric line or color coordinated…18” x 22” each piece
• Charm Packs –collections of 5” x 5” inch squares of fabric
• Jelly Rolls-collections of 2.5” x 44” strips of fabric (usually there are 40 strips of fabric…but this can vary) They are a wider version of a Honey Bun.
• Layer Cakes-collections of 10” x 10” squares of fabric and typically include 42 pieces of fabric..but this can vary.
• Honey Buns-collections of 1.5” x 44” strips of fabric and are a narrower version of a Jelly Roll…usually 40 strips.
• Dessert Rolls-collections of 5” x 44” strips of fabric
• Turnovers-collections of 6” half-square triangles of fabric…usually include 2 triangles of 40 different prints for a total of 80 triangles.
• Bali Pops- 2.5” x 44” strips
• Twice the Charms- 5.5” x 22” strips
• Sushi Rolls- 2 7/8” x 44” strips

MadQuilter

Greetings from Northern California. My first attempt at quilting was a sampler class from the book Quilts! Quilts! Quilts! I REALLY appreciated it because it taught me all the terminology and all the finer points like 1/4" seams, accurate cutting, accurate pressing, and a host of other helpful hints. There were quite a few blocks I liked and WAS SURE that I would make a whole quilt out of them. After ONE block - I would change my mind on many of them.

Often we collectively recommend to a beginner (or "newbie) that they start with a manageable size and an easy pattern. Anything with triangles is not necessarily for the first lesson. BUT, that said, I agree with Alicat, do a test block and see how it works out. And if the first one doesn't try it again. None of us were experts out of the shoot. Most importantly - have fun with it.

Gerbie

What a great idea. Now wouldn't that just make a great jelly roll quilt, one would have all different designs and colors, and no repeats. Thanks for the idea.

Gerbie

Thanks quilt lady- I knew the measurements of most of these, but I don't purchase precuts normally, so I didn't know the measurements of some of these. I've not heard of Sushi Rolls either, nor twice the charms- new ones to me, but since I don't buy precuts, I would never have known these sizes. Thanks again. I learn something new every day.