dkabasketlady

Rail fence, 9-patch, yellow brick road, DP9,& warm wishes! Have fun and don't hesitate to ask for help. Everyone just jumps in and is sew friendly!

CarrieAnne

I was gonna say a nine patch, but I think any with just squares or rectangles!

oatw13

Another good one is called Just Can't Cut It. This one looks best with one larger focus print. It is all squares and rectangles and the pattern includes several sizes. Have fun!

quiltinghere

Yes I agree with SIMPLE block like rail fence or even 4" or 5" squares sewn together.

jolo

I think Turning Twenty is excellent for a beginner. Large blocks ,let your fabric to the talking

reach for the stars 2

When I teach beg. I like to used Yellow brick road. You learn cutting, color placement in block as well as quilt and no matter what they all come out nice.

bstanbro

I learned on a nine patch and rail set on point (or is it en pointe?). Anyway, I learned so much on that one quilt! There is a really great pattern in a spiral bound book by M'Liss Rae Hawley called "Make Your First Quilt." It's a sampler and makes a nice sized lap quilt. There are nine different blocks, and I learned a lot on that one too. The quilt is very pretty.

irma tapia

Yellow Brick Road is a good beginner pattern as well

ann clare

Rail Fence or D9P(Disappearing 9 Patch) for machine piecing and grandmother's garden (hexagons) or tumbling blocks for hand piecing.

marla

I did my first quilt using the "Rag Quilt" pattern. Love it as you quilt as you go and can make it as big as you want.
I did 3 of them. 2 in flannel.
Then I tried paper piecing and did a lap size quilt.
Use cheaper material to practice one block. ( You can get enough variety of blocks together one day to use up in a table runner or tote bag.) Each quilt I do is something new for me and becomes a challenge.
Good luck and have fun!