Make a Quilt Class Schedule

Each month we make a block and learn and practice different techniques. If you miss a session, you can either take the directions and make the block away from the class or work on them after finishing the block for the particular class.

11/21/09
Straight piecing / 9-patch block
1/4" seam – string piece

12/19/09
Half Square Triangle (HST) / Friendship Star
Piece triangles method
2 Speed piecing methods
Formula for cutting size

1/16/10
Quarter Square Triangles (QST) / Hour Glasses/Pinwheel
Piece triangle method
Speed piecing method
Formula for cutting size

2/20/10
Piece Triangles / Flying Geese/Variable Star
Speed piecing (1 QST + 2 HST)

3/20/10
Strip Piecing \ Rail Fence / 9-patch
Making strip sets
Cross cutting

4/10/10
Paper Piecing / Which Way / 9-patch
Cutting oversized pieces – waste

5/22/10
Appliqué / Hearts Around
Needle turn method
Freezer Paper method

6/19/10
English Paper Piecing / Grandmother’s Flower Garden
Basting fabric to paper pieces
Stitching pieces together
Removing paper and pressing
Appliqué to background square

7/17/10
Curves \ Orange Peel Variation
Cutting templates, pieces
Curved piecing

8/21/10
Sashing, Corner Stones, and Borders / Construction of Quilt
Cutting and piecing sashings
Cutting and adding borders

9/18/10
Quilting
Basting, hand, machine, and long-arm

10/16/10
Binding
Piecing binding, pressing binding, sewing binding to front of quilt
Sewing binding to back of quilt
Flat binding vs. Stuffed binding

11/20/10
Show and Tell Party
Bring your finished quilt to show and share with others
Refreshments provided