Strip Your Stash
Nancy Smith
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- In-depth Instruction; over 156 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Getting Started
13:07
Get started with Nancy Smith, prolific quilter, quilt shop owner, author of more than 70 books and fabric designer. She'll dive right into a discussion of color combinations.
Making Stripped Yardage
23:56
Here's where the magic happens! Cut your stash of fat quarters into strips, then stitch and press them to create a whole new fabric.
Carnival Squares & Up and Down
23:56
Using the window template included in your class materials, you'll master the "Carnival Squares" and "Up and Down" quilt designs.
Candy Strips
8:10
"Candy Strips" - not stripes! - is another bold design to try. Set on a neutral background, the strip sets create a striking vertical design.
Paint Box
17:11
You'll cut, lay out, stitch and embellish the "Paint Box" design, which uses negative space to create positive results.
Kaleidoscope
14:12
Swirling, colorful strip-set triangles set into hexagons form the patterns of "Kaleidoscope."
Curved Play
19:50
Nancy throws you a curve as she demonstrates how to cut and piece sinuous shapes in "Curved Play."
Good to the Last Scrap
35:34
Nothing goes to waste in this class! From your strip set scraps, you'll create five cute projects that make great gifts, including placemats and napkins, a 16" pillow, waterproof snack bags and clever notebook covers.
Description
If your stash is growing to epic proportions, strip it down! In this class, you’ll learn the fast, easy, and thrifty technique of strip piecing. Starting with color matching techniques, you’ll work with the fabric you already have in your collection to make small gifts or a beautiful heirloom quilt. gWith Nancy Smith’s help, use every last scrap to make 6 different quilt designs, plus 5 clever projects, including pillows, waterproof snack bags, table linens, notebook covers, and more. As you work from fat quarters and yardage down to bits and pieces, nothing will go to waste in this class.
Nancy Smith
Nancy Smith, a quilter for more than 40 years, was co-owner of Great American Quilt Factory. She co-authored more than 70 quilt books for Possibilities and C & T Publishing and helped design more than 100 fabric lines.
Bonus materials available after purchase