Spiral Lone Star Quilt Class
Intermediate level quilting skills required:
Rotary cutting, accurate 1/4” piecing, paper foundation piecing
This design is guaranteed to spark excitement! Visually dynamic, this graphic show-stopper, is easier to construct than expected! The class will feature precision piecing techniques and design. Components are constructed with a variety of techniques including strip piecing, foundation piecing on freezer paper, and modified template techniques.
Knowledge of rotary cutting, strip piecing and foundation piecing is required!
Strip size: 2 1/4" – Finished center star size (tip to tip): approx. 33 1/2" inches
Finished quilt size: approximately 46" x 46"
Supplies and tools:
Class text:
- Lone Star Quilts & Beyond book by Jan Krentz
Sewing machine & equipment:
- sewing machine with bobbins, electrical cords, foot pedal
- quarter-inch sewing machine foot
- walking foot, standard machine feet
Sewing tools:
- Assortment of needles – sharps, one ballpoint, sizes 70 or 80 / (10 or 12)
- extra-fine .5 shaft glass-headed pins (important for precision piecing and blocking – treat yourself to a brand new package!)
- Thread – medium value
- Seam ripper, thread snips, stiletto
- stiletto or substitute (bamboo skewer, seam ripper, trolley needle, awl, hat pin, etc)
Rotary cutting equipment:
- rotary cutter with new blade
- 18" x 24" or larger cutting mat
- rotary cutting rulers:
- 6" x 24"
- 2-1/2" square (optional)
- 12" x 12" (or larger quilter's square)
- 3" x 18"
Ironing Equipment:
- appliqué pressing sheet (if using specialty fabrics)
- Quilter's Cut 'n Press – 12"x18" pressing board or similar rigid pressing pad
- Iron, ironing board (one per 3-4 students)
- spray starch or fabric finish (optional if your fabric has good body. Required if your fabric is pre-washed and limp)
- Pump spray bottle (to fill with water in class)
Office Supplies:
- glue stick or Roxanne‘s glue baste-it (stick fabric swatches to fabric sheet and/or mockup)
- 3-ring notebook, blank paper, pen
- paper scissors
- Extra-fine Sharpie permanent marker
- Colored pencils, pencil sharpener (several colors to contrast with your fabrics)
- transparent (clear) adhesive tape (NOT frosted "magic" tape) - (UK: cello tape )
- double stick Scotch tape - can share with a friend
- small paper bag for trash
- 2-3 zip-lock bags (large) for small pieces
- Template plastic – 1 sheet (8-1/2" x 11"size OK)
- 10 – 11" squares freezer paper (includes 2 extra)
- 2 – 18" squares freezer paper
- Masking tape (to adhere design surface to the wall) OR 3M Command hooks with binder clips
Classroom & miscellaneous equipment:
- 2 yds. flannel, felt, or quilt batting for design wall
- Electrical "power strip" & heavy duty extension cord
- fabrics, precut into strips as recommended on fabric list. Bring all excess (uncut) fabric with you.
- camera - digital or film
Optional:
- safety pins (to secure fabrics to design wall surface for safe transport home)
- PVC pipe table leg extenders or bed raisers – save your back!
- 1–2 yds light weight fusible woven interfacing – only if planning to use lamé in the pieced design or foundation pieced sections
- Add-a-Quarter ruler – used for paper piecing
- Fussy Cutter 45 Diamond ruler (available for purchase from Jan in class or at event if desired)
- Quick Quarter ruler (blue with slots)
Fabric Requirements:
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Amount to purchase
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Cutting directions
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| 1 light – light (yellow) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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(cut fabrics 1-8 in the following amounts):
- 1 – 11" square: cut first from yardage
- 6 strips – 2-1/4" x 42" (full width)
- 1 strip – 2-1/2" wide (to be used for foundation piecing)
(bring excess fabric to class)
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| 2 light (yellow – orange) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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3 light – medium (peach)
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3/4 to 1 yard
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| 4 medium – (peachy-red stripe) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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| 5 medium – light (red-violet) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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| 6 medium – dark (red-violet wild print) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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| 7 medium – dark (violet) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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| 8 dark (navy w/ blue & green) |
3/4 to 1 yard
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| 9 black (corner – background) |
1/4 yard
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do not cut |
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10 assorted shiny accent fabrics 8 colors – lamé (optional)
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1/4 yard each
(full width if possible)
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do not cut
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| 11. binding & backing fabrics |
purchase later
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N / A |
| 12. muslin |
fat quarter
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Do not cut – used for blocking cloth |
HELPFUL HINTS with fabric selection – 3/4 to 1 yard each of eight fabrics, shaded from light to dark. You need sufficient contrast between the fabrics to see the spiral effect easily. For accent slivers, seen in the secondary diamonds, and scattered through the compass points: Add a small collection of unusual fabrics for shimmer and sparkle.
Please feel free to CHANGE the color families! The fabric colors in the list reflect those in the Spiral quilt, pictured in Lone Star Quilts. This design looks TERRIFIC in a wide variety of fabrics and color collections. Please select fabrics that appeal to you!
The Spiral design appears most vividly when some of the fabrics are "calmer" with less textural printed design and just 1-2 "busy" prints. If your fabrics all have visual texture, they will work only if there is a distinct value or color difference between fabrics that will fall next to one another.
NOTE – The fabric requirements are different than in the Lone Star Quilts & Beyond book, because I am encouraging you in class to make design choices. The book specifies ONLY the fabric enough to make the quilt AS IT APPEARS in the book. There is no extra fabric included for error or design variation.
NOTE – Specialty fabrics are challenging to work with, requiring patience and a cool iron. I recommend that skilled beginners work with cotton fabrics only, and intermediate–to–advanced quilters may try the specialty fabrics. Each of these materials has its own personality, requiring patience and care when constructing the quilt.
Consider any of the following specialty fabrics: tissue lamé, silks, chiffon, satin, brocade fabrics, sheer ribbons, exotic trim pieces, etc.
NOT RECOMMENDED: Fabrics with a foiled surface - these may have a tricot knit backing. The foiled surface decoration is very heat sensitive. It is too fragile for extended use in quilts.
Questions? Please contact Jan
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