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07-12-2011, 07:46 AM

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QultingaddictUK

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Originally Posted by craftybear

disappearing 9 patch is fun

Perfect choice IMO It's the pattern I teach to my total newbies

07-12-2011, 08:14 AM

#52

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Originally Posted by wesing

Rail Fence is also a great beginner block. Very forgiving on matching up seams and can be strip pieced.

I agree on the Rail Fence. Warm Wishes is also easy and interesting.

07-12-2011, 08:31 AM

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Lovely quilts!

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Originally Posted by TanyaL

If her son has a special interest and she could find a fabric featuring that interest, then a quilt with blocks of that fabric, really small panels, against one solid color such as white or black makes an outstanding quilt. Nothing has to line up, it is very graphic and is personalized to the interests of her son. We have had some pictures of quilts like this in the pictures sections.

I agree, because most children/young people have an interest and it isn't in the design of the quilt blocks that put the quilt together--it's the design ON the fabrics. If they love camping, fishing, skiing, bicycling, etc, then find something the kid/adult likes and use big pieces of that fabric, alternating with something contrasting. They will really like it.

Or do as someone else suggested and use alternating 9 patch with the interesting squares. It makes a very interesting quilt.

07-12-2011, 09:28 AM

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Donna in Mo

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I think sewing 4" OR 6" blocks of various coordinating baby prints and solids. I think a nine patch would be s little too much matching seams for a beginning sewer.

07-12-2011, 09:30 AM

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Or a 4 patch alternating with plain blocks. The nice thing about the traditional patterns is that they give you some guidance for actual quilting, too. With SID or outline the blocks or "X" through the blocks.

07-12-2011, 11:23 AM

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My first quilt was a Turning Twenty pattern that uses 20 fat quarters for a quilt. The Yellow Brick Road is also easy. Both would be appropriate for a beginner. They're both simple patterns; made of squares and rectangles.

I found the Yellow Brick Road pattern online for free too!

07-12-2011, 11:34 AM

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First a nine patch, then a disappearing nine patch to show her how easy it is to 'change it up'?

07-12-2011, 12:32 PM

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First a nine patch, then a disappearing nine patch to show her how easy it is to 'change it up'?

I will never forget the look of astonishment and pleasure when I cut n turned a rather ugly 9 patch into a beautiful block, it's an amazing pattern and so easy, n addictive.

07-12-2011, 02:26 PM

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The DP9 would be nice as a beginner quilt as hardly any corners to match up. Or maybe a rail fence? The nine patch as you suggest would also be a good option for a beginner.

Maybe1day

07-12-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by sidmona

check out http://www.quilterscache.com - if you look at the list of their blocks they show the difficulty of the block by the amount of straight pins it has next to it

This is my suggestion, also. I have done quilts with all my grandkids when they turned 13, so I went to this site, and found easy patterns, with minimal seams, but fabric choices made them wonderful. Try to stay away from triangles for a first quilt. There are easy ways to do triangles, but just work with squares on a first. IMHO. :oops: quilterscache.com :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: