Teacher:  Josephine Keasler

Email:  josephinesquilt@aol.com

Level:  All

Time:  6 hr class  

Part 1 – 3 hr - Thursday, September 17, 2020   8:30 am - 11:30 am

Part 2 – 3 hr - Saturday, September 19, 2020   8:30 am - 11:30 am

Class Fee:  $50.00/$71.42

Pattern Fee:  $40.00 (Required)

Kit Fee:  No  

Machine:  Required

Class Description:  You will learn a strip piecing technique that expands on a traditional foundation paper piecing approach to complete lone star units. Strips are sewn onto foundation paper to complete what is called a ‘Strip Set’. After the strip sets are completed, they are cut apart, rearranged, and re-sewn into a diamond star point. The Summer Solstice star uses 3.5” strips for the strip piecing. It incorporates a paper pieced New York Beauty (NYB) block and a general assembly process designed with no Y-Seams. This class will require some pre-cutting of pattern and fabric.  This class will be taught in two 3-hour blocks.   Part One is on Thursday and Part Two will be on Saturday.  This will provide extra time for you to work on your strip sets.

Supply List:  Sewing Machine with a quarter inch foot (without a guard) or an open toe foot, (4) one gallon zip bags, box of jumbo paper clips, rotary cutter, mat, 6” x 24” rotary cutting ruler for cutting yardage, medium size mat for trimming, Add-A-Quarter ruler (12” preferable), folding template (3” x 12” piece of template plastic), #70 sharp needle, good quality 50 wt. thread, UHU glue stick (or similar product), fine line sharpie and pencil, small scissors, and seam ripper.

Pattern and Fabric: Based on 42” WOF:  (8) fabrics – 2/3 yards of each.  1^st Border – 22 inches; 2^nd Border – 12 ¼ inches; 3^rd Border is 5 ½ inches wide – 1 ½ to 2 yards

Included in Kit:  n/a

Pre-Class Preparation:  Instructor will contact you with cutting instructions.