The Classic Double Wedding Ring
Gail Kessler
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- In-depth Instruction; over 146 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Piecing the Arc - Traditional Method
23:09
Get acquainted with Gail as she goes over the history of this magnificent quilt. Make your templates and create the arc pieces.
Finishing the Block - Traditional Method
30:04
Now that you've created the arc pieces, finish the Classic Double Wedding Ring blocks using traditional piecing methods.
Foundation Piecing the Arc
16:53
Gail goes over another method for creating the arc pieces, this time using foundation paper-piecing techniques.
Finishing the Block - Foundation Piecing
35:50
With your paper-pieced arcs already made, prepare your background fabric and side pieces for machine or hand appliqué.
Using Templates
19:41
Gail covers a third method for creating the blocks by demonstrating the ease and effectiveness of plastic templates.
Setting Your Blocks
19:38
With all your blocks created, now it's time to piece them into the final quilt top! Gail shows you how to do it for both the traditionally pieced blocks and the paper-pieced blocks. She also shows you several ideas on how to quilt it!
Description
The Double Wedding Ring pattern is nearly a century old, but it has never been more accessible! Join quilt shop owner and teacher Gail Kessler, and learn how to make a breathtaking Double Wedding Ring quilt using fun, approachable techniques. Discover three ways to piece Double Wedding Ring blocks: traditional, precision foundation paper piecing and using plastic templates that speed up the process. Along the way, Gail will help you simplify curved piecing, teach you different setting techniques and inspire you with ideas for quilting your own Double Wedding Ring projects.
Gail Kessler
Gail has spent the last 13 years living in the best of both worlds, with weekdays in the New York City fashion district and weekends at her farm and quilt shop, Ladyfingers Sewing Studio, in the heart of the historic Oley Valley of Pennsylvania. This continuous change of scenery has produced a style that shines through her work as a fabric and quilt designer, shop owner, quilting instructor and former marketing director of Andover Fabrics. Gails work has been featured in countless publications, and she has appeared on QNNtv and Fons & Porter's "Love of Quilting."
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