Mariner's Compass Workshop
In this class we will learn how to make a Mariner's Compass block with strip piecing using the Skinny Robin Mariner's Compass book and ruler by Robin Ruth Designs. No paper piecing required in this method!
Classroom Juki sewing machines will be provided. No need to lug your machine to class! Ironing stations will also be provided.
We will complete an 18" Mariner's Compass block in class. For this block you will need to bring the following fabrics:
Four colors of contrasting fabric. These should be width of fabric 1/4 yards, not fat quarters.
One 1/4 yard of fabric for background (solid, or a solid-reading tone-on-tone or small scale print
Three contrasting fabrics for compass points, 1/4-yard each
1 5-inch square, or larger scrap for compass center circle
In addition, students will need to bring the following supplies:
· 6" x 24" Ruler
· 18" X 24" Cutting Mat
· Rotary Cutter with a new blade
· Fabric scissors
· Seam ripper
· A neutral colored thread for piecing
| Skill Level: | Advanced |
| Skill Details: | Appropriate for intermediate and advanced quilters |
| Instructor: | Jeanette Bussard |
| Instructor Bio: | Jeanette Bussard is a wearable artist and couture fashion designer. She began her journey in sewing in the 4-H program in Anderson, Indiana at the age of eight-years-old. The ten-year 4-H program provided the basic garment-sewing skills that Jeanette has built on for over 40 years. The self-proclaimed "Bound Buttonhole Queen" has furthered her sewing education by pouring over books and magazines, attending countless sewing seminars and conferences, and just plain experimenting on her own. Jeanette has created wearable art ensembles and couture garments that have won her many awards at such competitions as the Pacific International Quilt Festival, Nancy's Notions Creative Jacket Contest, the American Sewing Guild National Sewing Contest, Make It With Wool, and the Illinois and Wisconsin State Fairs. Now retired from accounting, Jeanette looks forward to devoting herself full-time to passing on everything she knows to other sewists, learning from others, and providing the supplies and inspiration necessary to help others reach their creative potential through her new studio and online store, High Sewciety Boutique. |
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