String Tulips – Sue Maddox

Experiment using a string piecing technique to make the tulip petals in this small quilt. This is mainly machine pieced, but with some hand sewing as well. Fabric choice could be of the 1930’s reproduction mixed with moderns as in the original quilt for a bright scrappy look or other fabric selections of your own choice all work beautifully as well. You may wish to make just one block or plan to go on to make the complete quilt. Full instructions will be given.
 
Students requirements
Fabric  requirments for single block:
Background 8’’ x 9 1/2’’
Leaves approx 7’’ x 3 1/2’’’
Stem a cut strip 3 1/2’’x ¾  ‘’’
Petals : a variety of scraps- these need to be approx3 1/2’’ wide (any length)
 
Fabric requirments for quilt
backgrounds for blocks 60cm
borders 1 and 3                   80cm
border 2 and tulips    scraps or variety of fabric totalling 1 metre
Leaves and stems         a variety of greens totalling approx 50cm
Ric rac                              61/2m
 
you will also need
sewing machine and leads and extension
normal sewing equipment
threads – neutral colour for peicing
a colour match for leaves and stems and tacking thread
scissors for fabric and paper
freezer paper – approx half a metre
pencil
rotary cutting equipment