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CLASS OUTLINE - ALL STAR

This class outline may be used by teachers who wish to teach a project using The Creative Pattern Book by Judy Martin. Individuals seeking guidance for self instruction are also welcome to use this outline. I recommend beginning each class with a preview to ensure that students will come to the first work session properly prepared. Feel free to tailor this outline to your own teaching style. I divide each project into sessions. Sessions can be planned for consecutive weeks or all sessions can be presented in a single all-day workshop. The outline indicates where you can find additional lessons and details in the book or on this web site.
 
Class Description: All Star combines a star and a pinwheel in an original block. Blocks are staggered in a stunning arrangement and bordered with smaller pinwheel blocks. The wall quilt first appeared in The Block Book by Judy Martin; the large quilt appears in Judy's The Creative Pattern Book. The pattern is presented in wall and full/queen sizes.
 
Level: Intermediate. This pattern has no set-ins, curves, or partial seams, and it goes together easily. One shape, the trapezoid, may expand some students' rotary cutting repertoires.
 
Supply List:
The Creative Pattern Book by Judy Martin
Rotary cutter
Rotary ruler
Point Trimmer (optional; available from this web site)
Shapemaker 45 (optional; available from this web site)
Cutting mat
Sewing machine
Thread
Straight pins
Thread snips
Seam ripper (optional; you know if you need one)
Extension cord
Yardage, fat quarters, or scraps for your chosen size, as listed in The Creative Pattern Book
 
SESSION ONE: Preview
Demonstration:
Show the classroom sample as well as the book version
Discussion:
Style and color choices (p. 151)
Hands on:
Assist with fabric selection
Homework:
Choose and prepare fabrics (p. 126)
 
SESSION TWO: Rotary Cutting
Discussion:
Cutting lengthwise strips (p. 25), trimming points (p. 27)
Demonstration:
Rotary cutting squares (p. 16)
Rotary cutting 1/2 square triangles (p. 16)
Rotary cutting half trapezoids (p. 18) using S45 tool (a good opportunity to sell S45!) or cutting from rectangles
Rotary cutting 1/4 square triangles (p. 16)
Rotary cutting 45-degree triangles (p. 17)
Hands on:
Cut patches for blocks and borders (p. 155-156, 160)
Homework:
Complete cutting
 
SESSION THREE: Piecing the Y Units
Demonstration:
Piecing the Y Unit (half star) (p. 157, 161)
Hands on:
Piece Y Units
Homework:
Complete the Y Units
 
SESSION FOUR: Piecing Z Units, Arranging Units
Demonstration:
Piecing the Z Units (pinwheels) (p. 157, 161)
Hands on:
Piecing the Z Units
Demonstration:
Arranging units and squares, placing matched Y's together
Ignoring stars and piecing in diagonal rows one unit wide
Playing with placement of squares and pinwheels to form a smattering of pinwheels border or interior embellishment
Hands on:
Arrange units
Homework:
Complete Z blocks, complete quilt top
 
SESSION FIVE: Quilting and Finishing
Demonstration/discussion:
Quilting options (p. 158, 161), marking, basting, quilting, binding (p. 33) and finishing
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