With all the talk in the quilting world about changes which include shops closing, magazines no longer publishing, and quilt shows stopping, the one way we as quilters can help is... to teach one person how to quilt. If each and every quilter took one person, friend, or family member under their wing and taught them to quilt, we would double the number of quilters!!! Which would mean there would be twice as many of us buying fabric...which would mean manufacturers would be making more fabric.  And then!!!!...there would have to be more quilt shows to show off all the quilts we would be making!

 

I am leading the charge by sharing my quilt knowledge with my daughter-in-law (along with sharing my stash). My generosity with my stash is not because I want to shop more...well...admittedly I do, but it does create more space on the stash shelves in case I see a fabric I can't live without. And there seems to always be a fabric I can't live without. I love quilting and it is a warm fuzzy feeling to know that I have passed on something that I love  Besides the fact that if I choose a family member...maybe...just maybe all the quilts I have made won't end up being donated, but may be cherished.

The other warm fuzzy is knowing that the culture of quilting is about giving and when you share your knowledge with someone you also share the culture. I was blessed to be witness to this innate and precious part of quilting when my daughter-in-law asked for assistance in making a baby quilt for her girlfriend. We do make quilts for ourselves, but I would imagine if you asked any quilter where most of their quilts live, it would be at someone else's home.  

My daughter-in-law came over and looked through all my patterns and chose one that she thought as a beginner she would be able to make. It turned out adorable!

   

 

According to her this pattern was great for a beginner and so we are sharing the cover here as a possibility for your new protege!

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