Not everybody can teach. However, I respect that they are making her take it out to learn to make a 1/4 inch with her machine properly. Getting it right in the beginning will save her many tears later on. Practice does not make perfect. Practicing CORRECTLY is what makes perfect. However, I'd never harass a student to keep taking the same thing out. Even in my own stitching, if it still isn't right the 3rd time, it is a design element.
However, that said, I do think an introduction to quilting class should have a simple pattern that goes together well even if the 1/4 inch is off a lot. You are more encouraged to perfect if you have a great looking beginner piece than getting it all right off the top, as other quilters have indicated.
Last edited by IAmCatOwned; 11-08-2011 at 12:03 PM.