I am a beginner and I LOVE quilting, I get all the magazines to get the patterns and such, but sometimes when they say a beginners pattern is beginners, I wonder if they have lost their marbles. I just started sewing to regain mobility lost when I was in a car accident, so when I say beginner I mean beginner. I have made some nine patches, and simple patterns like that. I really appreciate all the help I can get. I still don't know how to put the binding on, my lovely mom-in-law does it for me and is in the process of teaching me. But she lives in another state. You ladies have been a great resouce for me. Thanks in advance.

Warm wishes is easy and fun and looks elegant (smile). It is a free pattern as well; just google it. Take it one step at a time and soon what looks hard will be very easy. Nice to see you here.

I would suggest you go the Quilter's Cache website and look at all the patterns available there. The are broken down by difficulty (beginner, etc.)and give pretty good instructions for piecing them as well as sample quilts and blocks that have been made using those blocks. You will enjoy all of the info there.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-135666-1.htm
This link might give you some help....enjoy:)

Thank you so much.

My first 6 or 7 quilts were log cabins done from Elanor Burns Log Cabin in a Day book. They are strip pieced using 2 1/2" strips and go together really easily. The book's binding is now shot because I kept it open on the table for the longest time till I "got" how to do it, as i was suffering from severe brain fog at the time.

Once I got going, I loved the process and just kept on sewing big blocks...because the strips are so big, the blocks are big and the quilt goes together really quickly, tho not really in a day for a newbie! She is great, she'll say ok, now you don't need this fabric anymore, get it out of your way. At that time, i really needed that level of handholding. i have seen that book for sale for under $10 on ebay, at amazon, on here, try buying it if you can, i think it's even better then her videos, those those are ok too.

have fun with it and don't get too uptight, it should be fun and your " mistakes" can be considered creative choices.

let's see

~turning 20
~patchwork (a bunch of blocks all the same size, scrappy or otherwise)
~pinwheels, though sometimes the center is a little hard
~rail fence (my avatar, quite easy and if they don't match up perfectly, you can't really tell, trust me!)
~around the world
~chineese coins, http://www.ohfransson.com/.a/6a00e54...f5bd970c-500wi (not mine)

Can you find a friendly quilting group near you? local quilt store or church?

Hands on help is the best, but if there are no groups in your area, you can pick out a pattern and ask specific questions here.

This is an excellent site for any quilter, beginner to advanced. her directions are clear, with pics as well. I like the last page of the directions, as she shows a sample of what all blocks will look like when put together.