The Broken Daisy Placemats pattern is a good experienced beginner project. The sewing techniques that will be demonstrated include curved piecing and inserting a vein.
Crackers is a good introductory class to paper piecing, Quiltworx & Judy Niemeyer’s patterns and techniques. This is a one day class. You will not finish the quilt in class but will learn the skills needed to finish it at home. The pattern contains enough papers to make two 30” x 48” quilts. The Crackers