String Tulips

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.
Student requirements
For single block

Background 8” x 9 ½”
Leaves approx 7” x 3 ½”
Stem – a cut strip 3 ½” x ¾”
Petals – a variety of scraps – these need to be approx 3 ½” wide (any length)

For quilt

Background for blocks 60cms
Borders 1 & 2 80cms
Border 2 & tulips – scraps or variety of fabrics totaling 1 metre
Leaves & Stems – a variety of greens totaling approx 50cms
Ric Rac 6 ½ metres

You will also need:

Sewing machine in good working order with manual & leads (sewing machine to have been recently PAT tested.)
Spare sewing machine needles
¼” foot
Normal sewing equipment – scissors (for fabric & paper), pins etc…
Neutral sewing thread for piecing plus a colour match for leaves & stems
Tacking thread
Freezer paper approx ½ metre, pencil
Rotary cutting equipment and mat