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[theherd123]

I have zero experience of quiting but over half term I intend to work with some of my students on a small quilting project so we can learn the skill together.

 

Do any of you have simple quilting projects that would be good for starters and would also grab the interest of teenagers?

 

The students I will be working with are eager to learn sewing skills but lack ability.

 

Thanks

[Valkyrie]

Well I would start with something that involved a mix - like a sampler with different blocks to try. My first one consisted of a simple pattern with some squares and triangles. The second block was a star that had inset points, third was a circle within a square and the last one was applique with hexagon flowers (although that was by hand). Or something like "trip around the world" which can be done by machining strips of fabric and cutting to make squares. Log cabin is also quite easy and the blocks can be played with before putting together because they make fabulous different overall designs.

Quilting itself is a little different - but can always be practiced on a piece of paper (and use an old needle for that).

[Snowy]

You could try them on a bargello style piece of patchwork - very simple but effective! Cut fabric into 2 1/2" strips and stitch them together in random colours.

Iron the seams, then cut into 2 1/2" strips again across the seams. The strips can then be sewn into loops and unpicked along a different seam so that the coloured squares are in a different order. Then sew the new strips back together again. Creates a really good effect!

[Plum]

Why not try a log cabin block which is easy to learn, quick to assemble and fun to play with colours. They could make a few into a cushion or put them together to make a group quilt for a charity. Arranging the blocks is fun for making patterns.

 

This site explains it in four parts with lots of diagrams

 

http://www.equilters.com/library/logcabin/easy_log_cabin_part1.html

[Mrs Webmuppet]

My Star Quilt was made by the Log Cabin method.

 

Karin Hellaby does a book which is very good at explaining how to do log cabins the easy way............its on Amazon & the Quilters Haven website, I think the the book's called Sew Simple Logs.

[theherd123]

Thanks for your suggestions I will have a chat with my students and see which one they would like to tackle

 

I do like the log cabin one myself