I recently spent the day with 5 enthusiastic students, who were eager to learn the Feathered Star--not paper pieced. We used Marsha McCloskey's wonderful book, Marsha McCloskey's Feathered Star Quilt Blocks 1. Marsha believes in truth-in-advertising--the book is sub-titled:
REALLY HARD BLOCKS THAT TAKE A LONG TIME TO MAKE.
The students could choose whether they wanted to make a 12" or a 15" block and they all went with the 15". For good reason: the pieces are easier to cut for that size.
We worked from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and each student got a row together. All the rest of their pieces are cut out and they now know the process to complete the block. They did great:
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Mary used a reproduction-style palette
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| Loretta had a quilt started with these soft fabrics so added this block |
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| Susan used brights with white |
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| JoAnne is making hers red, white and blue, very striking |
They learned a lot, like these are really hard blocks that take a long time to make and they all seemed to be tired at the end of class. Hopefully, they'll finish their Feathered Stars and use them in a great quilt project.
Let's quilt!
Barbara
These are great looking blocks! They are hard and take time, but so worth it. Marsha's book is definitely the way to go, full of inspiration.
ReplyDeleteBarbara, I think that was the most challenging class I have ever taken! But I love the end result. Thanks for a great class!
ReplyDeleteMarsha is such a good teacher, and she certainly knows her feathered stars!!
ReplyDeleteLooks like everyone did really well. That would be because you are a good teacher, too!