This little guy is a charmer!
And he’s fast and easy to make, too! In no time at all, you’ll
be able to sew your own little turtle school, frolicking in paper-pieced
waves. Join teacher Lisa Boyer as she shows you how to piece this
fun little block.
FABRIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LAP-SIZED
QUILT (54 X 62”):
| Background of turtles
and waves |
3 yards
|
| Turtle Bodies |
1-1/2 yard |
| Turtle Shells |
1 yard total of various greens.
(I used 5 different shell greens in my quilt. There are 16
turtles in all and you will need two 6” squares of green
per turtle.) |
| Various fabrics for paper-pieced “wave” blocks
(optional) |
1½ yards of whatever assortment
you wish. My quilt has a mixture of blues, turquoises and greens. |
| Small Inner Border |
½ yard |
| Large Border 2 ¼ yards |
2 ¼ yards |
| Binding ½ yard |
½ yard |
| Batting (allows 5 inches bigger
all around for trimming after quilting) 64 X 72” |
64 X 72” |
Backing (allows 5 inches bigger
all around for trimming after quilting) 64 X 72” (You
will need to piece this)
|
64 X 72” (You will need to
piece this) |
Supplies to bring to class:
1. Sewing machine capable of zig-zag stitch with sharp needle, preferably
size 80/12. If you haven't changed your needle in a while, now is
the time. You will also need your open toe appliqué foot,
or a zig-zag foot that allows you to see and sew on a penciled line.
Please check your presser foot before class—some zig-zag feet
have metal bars in front of their needles which makes it very difficult
to see and sew tight curves on a line. A clear zig-zag foot is the
next best thing to an open-toe foot. (Bernina owners-if you have,
bring your #9, #37 and #20 feet.)
2. Rotary cutter, ruler and mat.
3. An assortment of pens, pencils or markers that are visible on your
turtle body fabric and turtle shell fabric. These will be used on the
WRONG side, so permanent pens are okay. No sharpies or anything that
bleeds or smears! I highly recommend pencils or gel-type ink pens. The
gel pens go on lightly and smoothly and come in a variety of colors,
even white and yellow for dark fabrics! Pick something that makes a light,
visible line on your turtle and shell fabric.
4. General sewing supplies: straight pins, a seam ripper, fabric scissors
and paper scissors.
5. Thread to match your turtle body fabric and turtle shell fabric. Best
here to use a finer thread, such as a size 60 cotton embroidery thread
or a size 50 cotton. Cotton-covered polyester and machine quilting thread
are both too thick for this project.
6. Clear, fine nylon thread for appliqué—Sulky or YLI. No
clear polyester thread please—it melts under the heat of the iron!
7. 2 sheets of template plastic, non-gridded or gridded.
8. Turtle eyeballs. You can use black beads, of course.
9. Ball point bodkin and drinking straw for turning your turtles. McDonald’s
straws are best—but don’t make a special trip! I usually
have a few extras.
10. Baby Honu pattern and yardage specified on pattern back. You may
make either the lap-sized quilt or the wallhanging in class. Most of
our time will be spent making the turtle, but I will be giving a paper-piecing “wave” demo.
11. I HIGHLY recommend a 12” paper-piecing ruler for making the “wave” paper-pieced
block. I will be demonstrating this tool in class and you are welcome
to try mine. 12. If you would like
to do some cutting before class, you can use the chart below to pre-cut
some of your fabric. PLEASE DO NOT CUT ALL OF YOUR FABRIC UP IN ADVANCE!
At the most, cut the following pieces:
FOR THE LAP-SIZED QUILT (54 X 62”):
Turtle Shells Fabric-- Cut 7” squares (Cut about 6)
Turtle Bodies (Head, tail, flippers) fabric-- Cut 8” squares (Cut
about 6)
Background Fabric (Water or ??)-- Cut 8” squares (Cut about 3)
That’s all! See
you in class!
A Baby Honu of a Different
Color, Lisa Boyer 2004
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