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CLASS OUTLINE - GRANDMOTHER'S DIAMOND RINGClass Description: Grandmother’s Diamond Ring is a new pattern from Judy Martin’s Creative Pattern Book. It was inspired by the traditional favorites, Double Wedding Ring and Grandmother’s Flower Garden. Grandmother’s Diamond Ring gives the illusion of interlocked circles without the fuss. This rotary cut and machine pieced quilt is much easier to make than its predecessors. It has no set-in seams, no paper piecing, and no curves. You may easily adapt this outline for the four Grandmother’s Wedding Ring versions in the book, although the Grandmother’s Diamond Ring is faster and easier with simplified joints and 33% fewer patches. This beautiful queen-sized quilt can be made from scraps, fat quarters, or just a handful of fabrics. The border width can easily be adjusted to accommodate different quilting motifs and different bed sizes from twin to king. Level: Intermediate Supply List: The Creative Pattern Book by Judy Martin Rotary cutter Rotary ruler with sixty-degree angle 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 quilt, as listed in The Creative Pattern Book SESSION ONE: Preview Demonstration: Show the classroom sample as well as the book versions Discussion: Style and color choices (p. 35) Hands on: Assist with fabric selection Homework: Choose and prepare fabrics (p. 126) SESSION TWO: Unit 2 Discussion: Cutting lengthwise strips (p. 25), trimming points (p. 36) Demonstration: Rotary cutting 60-degree diamonds (p. 20) Rotary cutting 60-degree triangles (p. 20) Hands on: Cut patches A, B, & C for Unit 1 & Unit 2 Demonstration: Piecing Unit 2 (p. 56) Hands on Piece Unit 2 Homework: Cut and stitch Unit 2’s SESSION THREE: Unit 1 Demonstration: Rotary cutting hexagons (p. 20) Hands on: Cut D patches for Unit 1 Demonstration: Piecing Unit 1 (p. 56) Hands on: Piece Unit 1 Homework: Cut and stitch Unit 1’s SESSION FOUR: Units X, Y, and Z Demonstration: Rotary cutting long triangle E and Er (p. 16) Hands on: Rotary cut E and Er patches for Y and Z units Demonstration: Piecing Unit X (p. 56) Hands on: Piece Unit X Demonstration: Piecing Unit Y (p. 56) Hands on: Piece Unit Y Demonstration: Piecing Unit Z (p. 56) Hands on: Piece Unit Z Homework: Cut and piece Units X, Y, and Z SESSION FIVE: Joining Blocks, Quilting Demonstration/discussion: Arranging the units in vertical rows, piecing rows, joining rows together, borders (p. 57) Demonstration/discussion: Quilting options (pp. 41, 45, 49, or 57), marking, basting, quilting, binding (p. 33) and finishing |
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