Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes
Learn how to make a sampler quilt with Laura Nownes. Join Laura in this six-part class as she walks you through the process of creating your own contemporary sampler quilt. Learn the basics or brush up on your skills--great for beginners and seasoned quilters alike.
Laura's classroom also contains spray basting tips from guest teacher Rob Appell, pin basting tips from The Quilt Show member littleflower, and binding tips from Alex Anderson.
Begin with the Resource Guide and move on to the lessons as you work on your quilt.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Lesson 03 - 3" Quarter-Square Triangle Blocks
In Lesson 3, Laura teaches you how to make a Quarter-Square Triangle block (aka a "Yankee Puzzle" quilt block). This block demonstrates the importance of grain line.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Lesson 04 - 6" Sawtooth Star Block
In Lesson 4, Laura teaches you how to make a 6" Sawtooth Star block and demonstrates an easy way to make Flying Geese.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Lesson 05 - 6" Log Cabin Blocks
In Lesson 5, Laura shows you how to make a 6" Log Cabin block.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Lesson 06 - Putting It All Together
In Lesson 6, Laura shows you how to lay out the rows and borders so that you can put your quilt top together.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Mitered Corners and Binding
Guest Host Alex Anderson demonstrates how to piece the binding for a quilt and then shows you how to bind a quilt with a mitered corner.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Pin Basting
We grabbed a piece from Rob Appell's portrait class to give some of the basics of pin basting.
Contemporary Quilt Sampler with Laura Nownes - Spray Basting Tips
Spray basting is another quilt basting technique commonly used to hold the quilt top, batting and backing together while you are quilting. Here are some tips to help spray baste your quilt top.