Last Thursday I started a new Beginning Piecing class, teaching More Peas in a Pod. We went over quilting basics, and I showed them how to cut using a rotary cutter. I gave them some fabric to practice on to get the feel of cutting with the blade and using their rulers. They cut some of their new fabrics and sewed the center strips together.
Last night they cut them up into sections of "peas" and practiced more cutting as they cut their coordinating fabrics for the pods. I think they are feeling more comfortable with the cutting aspect this week....it's pretty scary to cut into that new fabric the first time.
It is fun to see the fabrics you chose start to come together as blocks in a quilt. I think they were surprised at their own talent! We had a few discussions about color and placement of fabrics.
It's really fun for me to work with beginners and see their excitement as they begin to build that first quilt. Next week they will start putting their blocks together.
3 comments:
They have a great teacher. Happy Mother's Day.
This is a great block to get new quilters inspired as it looks so effective.
I especially like the blue and black fabrics one on the bottom, it sound like a real fun class.
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