As I mentioned in the post Taking a New Quilter on Her First “Shop Hop” my friend J who I met in my new neighborhood at the community quilt group, is helping a new quilter D make her first quilt and I am tagging along (and occasionally being helpful as an experienced quilter).
Today we met up for a “quilters playdate” at J’s studio (which I featured in the post Project Linus Mini Retreat, Part II) and J taught D how to use a rotary cutter to cut her fabric into the sizes required for the pattern.
D made great progress on cutting her fabrics out with a rotary cutter for the first time:
While I worked on making some little wallets as something easy to work on while I visited with the group:
I gave D and J each a little wallet to keep.
J worked on the Plover Pouch by Noodlehead using pretty Tula Pink fabric:
She also showed us on her design wall is amazing and complex Judy Niemeyer pattern she was working on (pattern piecing and applique!):
I am intimidated!
J is a Judy Niemeyer pattern expert, has taking many classes from her; and made many of her complex paper piecing quilts. J was even selected to longarm machine quilt one of the cover quilts for one of Judy Niemeyer’s pattern booklets!
She thinks I should make one someday…
I’m just trying to get through my English Paper Piecing quilt from heck!
But I do have the pattern for the Plover Pouch and will make that one someday 🙂
The three of us are meeting again next Friday to teach D how to sew a quarter inch seam to piece her quilt together. J will be doing most the teaching and I will provide moral support!
tierneycreates 
This is really nice. New friends, helping out, congenial activities. Everything! I love seeing your tiny purses again.
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Thanks so much Claudia and this new communities is really working out for me😀
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Sometimes you just need a fresh start. I can attest to that!
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Thanks so much Claudia 🙂
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I have no doubt you could make a Niemeyer quilt! That one is particularly beautiful! What fun, teaching a friend to quilt!
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Thanks so much for your confidence. I really appreciate that.😀😀😀
It is really cool seeing someone join the Quilting cult! I feel really lucky to be a quilter and it’s so important to take the opportunity pass these skills along😀
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So much lovely work. That quilt is pretty impressive. I have a Judy Niemeyer kit that I started but is still in the UFO pile.
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Thanks for your comments and I worry that if I get one of her patterns to work on it might also end up in the UFO pile. I forgot to add a photo of the plastic tub on many sections that she is still working on with that quilt. I think it is a 5 year project – ha!
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I’ve made several Judy Niemeyer quilts and recommend taking a class if you decide to do one. There’s a certified instructor in one of my groups and she tells us which ones to try if we’re so inclined 😀
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I could see you making them you quilting goddess 🙂
I think the class would be the best way for me to go if I want to go there 🙂
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I do like learning about this craft and Judy Niemeyer patterns are new to me and seem wonderful – and challenging – and this playdate was fun
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