Quilting Classroom

Quilting
Classroom
Jennie Rayment
10th January 2016
8.00 am
Tools & Equipment
Stripy Stripey Story Quilt!
Piece and patch for scenic quilts - it’s a stripy stripey story! Build up blocks for a
definitely dramatic design as you compose, create and conjure your own imaginative cosy
coverlet or work on a wonderful wall hanging.
Part 1 of this unique BOM features a star lit sky, Flying Geese in dim twilight and a soft sunset
over the far distant mountains. Overall size approx 44 x 59”
Remember to record this show or watch on line for next seven days on createandcraft.tv.
Sewing machine and thread to match fabrics
EZ 60º Diamond acrylic
EZ Circle acrylic
EZ 10.5” Easy Angle acrylic
EZ Dresden Plate acrylic
Rotary Cutter 28/45/60 mm
Cutting Mat 17 x 23”
Clover mini iron
Foldy Rolly Patchwork Pzzazz (book) Jennie Rayment
Eazy Peazy Patchwork Plus 2 (DVD) Jennie Rayment
For further ideas for Flying Geese - see Fast Flying Geese - Karin Hellaby
Fabric Products
Six x 6 Fat Quarters (This is sufficient fabric for the quilt, binding and backing)
Fabrics used: Brights Plain, Bright Spot, Bright Stripe 100% Cotton Fat Quarters
Pastels Plain, Pastel Spot, Pastel Stripes 100% Cotton Fat Quarters
Bondaweb
Heritage Batting 60 x 45”
These pdfs contain brief notes on project
construction as a memory aide and are not
meant to be full instructions. Watch the
show for more details.
Star Lit Sky
1. Cut two 5½” x 21” Dark Blue
Spot. Join strips to make long
strip. Trim strip to 36½” length.
2. Cut 1½” x 12” Orange Spots.
From this strip cut six diamonds.
3. Join diamonds in pairs. Follow ‘Y’ seam
technique ‘Eazy Peazy Patchwork Plus 2’
(Tumbling Blocks) and join together to form star.
Press seams open and flat
4. Make another with different fabric.
5. Cut one 3½” x 12” strip Orange
Stripe. Repeat with Yellow Spot.
From these strips cut 10 Dresden
Plate sections. Follow ‘Eazy Peazy
Patchwork Plus 2’ (Grandmother’s
Fan).
6. Join sections together to make
semi-circle.
7. Using Circle
Acrylic, cut 3” semi
circle in card. Cut
fabric ¼ larger,
tack fabric to card.
8. Pin Dresden Plate semi circle to sky, Cover centre with card. Pin
layers well.
Appliqué moon and stars in place once sky strip is sewn to Flying
Geese.
Flying Geese
Cut:
Twenty-eight 3” squares Dark Blue
Fourteen 5½”x 3” rectangles assorted colours
1. Follow page 95 Foldy Rolly Patchwork Pzzazz and make fourteen sections. Sew seven sections
together. Repeat with remaining sections.
2. Check measurement of strips - it should be 18”!
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3. Cut one 1½”x 5½”Dark Blue. Join both Flying
Geese sections with this strip. Re-measure the strip
length - it should now be 36½”!
Sunset Strip!
Cut:
Three 2” x 21” Light Purple
Three 2” x 21” Mid Blue
1. Join one of each colour to make striped band. Press
seam open.
2. Lay two strips R/S together. Place 60º diamond on
top, cut along edge of template.
3. Working from this cut end, cut 2½” sections. Cut both
layers at same time. Fold remaining strip in half and
repeat - nine sections are required.
4. Sew two
sections
together to
make chevron.
Join nine chevrons to make long band. Press seams open
and flat.
5. Trim sides of strip level.
Delectable Mountains
Cut:
Two 8” x 21” Pink Spot
Two 8” x 21” Turquoise
1. Use Eazy Angle and cut three
8” triangles from the above
strips.
2. Join one of each colour to
make a square. Make six squares
in total. Press seam open and
flat.
3. Take two squares, place R/S together matching colours. Cut
into four 2” x 8” strips.
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3. Open first set of strips and arrange as shown.
4. Lay out remaining pieces to form ‘mountain’ shape.
5. Sew together in pairs.
Join two pairs to make
one half of mountain.
Repeat with other side.
6. Repeat with remaining four squares to make two more
mountains. Don’t join both halves of mountain at this point.
Sew Strips Together
1. Lay all sections on flat surface. Decide on
shape of mountains.
2. Sew mountain sections together to form
strip - it should measure 36½” in length!
3. Sew all four bands
together to make first
section of quilt.
4. Appliqué stars in place
- use satin stitch or other
relevant stitch. (Fusible
web on back of star helps
if machine sewing.)
5. Roll back edges of Flying Geese and sew in place.
6. Sew out edge of moon and appliqué centre - remove card afterwards.
Next instalment - February 14th!
© Jennie Rayment 2015
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