Sunday, August 11, 2013

Quiltmaking (HFST 1130) Requirements and Course Outline


Course Requirements:
Twelve Assigned Blocks:  120 points
Four Choice Blocks:            40 
Drafting Assignment:          10
Quilting Samples:                10 
Assembled Top:                  30 
Attendance:                         30 
Final:                                   10 
Total points possible:         250

Supplies and Materials:
Total of 8 yards fabric:  2 yards plain background fabric, 6 yards of different prints.  
        Select a variety of pattern, value and scale.
Thread:  All-purpose kind
Basic Sewing Kit:  Scissors, pins, seam ripper

To see more examples of finished quilts be sure to view blog post from May!



Course Outline:

August
22     Supplies and Materials

27     Cutting and Sewing
         Fence Rail
         Roman Square

September
3     Intrinsic Value of Quilts
       Strip Piecing
       Log Cabin Variations

5     Abundance of Materials
       Partial Seams
       Woven Ribbons

10   Traditional Nine Patch
       The Simple Square
       Nine Patch Variations

12   Some Simple Math
       Half-Square Triangles
       Pin Wheel Block

17   Double Half Square Triangles Using a Stitch and Flip Technique
       Sawtooth Star
       Wild Goose Chase
       Memory Star

October
1   Controlling Bias Edges
     Kaleidoscope

8   Set-In Seams or Y-Seams
     8-Poinnt Star
     Spool
     Attic Window
     Bow Tie
     Tumbling Blocks

15 Folklore Involving Quilts
     Applique Techniques
        Paper Backed Iron-On Adhesive
        Fusible Interfacing

22  Today's Fabric Choices
      Applique with Bias Tubes

29  Heritage Education
      Curved Seams
      Drunkards Path Variations
      True Lovers Knot

November
5   Drafting Your Own Patterns

12  A Reflection of Your Life
      Setting Your Blocks Together

19  Selecting Backing and Batting

21  Hand Quilting

26  Machine Quilting

December
3   Bindings

12  Final @ 12:00

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