Colorwash Hunter Star
Using a new product designed specially for Jan's Hunter Star, learn the technique of composing a scene on a fusible foundation that will sew up into a 15" x 15" finished panel. Workshop focus: fabric selection & placement for the artistic design, construction technique, and quilting recommendations.
The fusible foundation is included in the class kit. Additional foundation may be purchased from Jan.
(Skilled beginner to intermediate. One or two-day class.)
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Monet Water Lily Impressionist Quilt
Create an impressionist-style quilt using 45-degree diamonds. Working from a favorite photo of Claude Monet's paintings, students will design a quilt with a painterly approach using a fabric palette. Workshop attendees will share a small number of fabrics, resulting in a richer collection of patterns, prints and colors for each quilt.
Water lily pads, flowers or other details (student's preference) are added to the pieced quilt top with the student's preferred appliqué method and thread work.
(Advanced beginner & above. Two-day class.)
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Diamond Landscapes Quilt
Create an impressionist - style quilt using 45-degree diamonds. Working from your own photo, students will design a quilt with a painterly approach, using a fabric palette. If desired, details are added to the pieced quilt top with various forms of embellishment, appliqué and thread work.
The first day of class is spent cutting and laying out the design. Sewing begins on the 2nd day, and hands-on stitching of the water lily pads, flowers or other elements is introduced. Single-day workshops receive a visual presentation that briefly covers the details of construction and embellishment.
(Advanced beginner & above. Multi-day class.)
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Colorwash Diamonds Quilt
Sew a beautifully simple quilt using 45-degree diamonds. Workshop focus will include color placement tips, piecing tips, and quilting suggestions.
Jan will provide online fabric selection guidelines for the students registered for this workshop. If desired, quilters may customize their design following class with decorative details added to the pieced quilt top with various forms of embellishment, appliqué and thread work.
(All skill levels. One or two-day class.)
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Quick Star Quilt using the Fussy Cutter Diamond Ruler
Create a quick star quilt using fabrics of your choice while learning to sew Y seams. Advance cutting insures farther progress in class.
Purchase of the Fussy Cutter Ruler set required. Lone Star Quilts book purchase is optional.
Several quilt design options in various sizes are available. Fabric requirements will vary depending upon the size of the project, and whether large scale prints are incorporated.
(Skilled beginner or above. One to two-day class.)
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Colorwash Lone Star Quilt
Create a stunning colorwash Lone Star quilt with strip piecing. Working with a selection of printed fabrics, create pieced strip-sets. Workshop focus will include Lone Star piecing techniques, pattern layout, simple pattern drafting, blocking diamond units and quilt top assembly tips.
If desired, further decorative details may be added to the pieced quilt top with various forms of embellishment, appliqué and thread work.
(Advanced beginner & above. Two-day class.)
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Love that Lone Star! (Lone Star Basics)
This is the BASIC Lone Star quilt class. Piece a traditional Lone Star design, and update it with corner and border options. This is a great-looking favorite! Focus on rotary cutting, piecing tips, and overall design layout. Pictured (right) is Jan's classic quilt with beautiful Asian fabrics. Two layout options available.
(Adv. Beginner & above. One or two-day class.)
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Summer Salsa Lone Star Quilt class
Jan's own Lone Star design, seen in bright, sizzling summer colors is a real favorite. Includes options to personalize your quilt with a variety of designs. Some advanced preparation required to get the most from this class! See the same quilt in a different color family: Double Cappuccino.
(Adv. Beginner & above - Best suited to a 2 or 3-day class due to material covered. This class offered exclusively to guilds and seminars.)
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Remembrance - Feathered Lone Star Quilt class
Jan's own design. This romantic feathered Lone Star features strip cutting, fussy cutting, precision piecing techniques, and foundation piecing.
(Adv. Beginner & above — Best suited to a 2 or 3-day class due to material covered. This class offered exclusively to guilds and seminars.)
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Safari Lone Star Quilt class
This is the BASIC Lone Star class with extra design details.
Jan's sample features a quilt with preprinted pillow panels on each corner. This design is fabulous for ANY decorator-print, scarves, or pillow top designs. Select coordinating fabrics for the central star and outer borders.
(Adv. Beginner & Above. Two-day class)
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Spiral Lone Star Quilt Class
An exciting Lone Star design achieved through fabric placement, compass setting squares, and compass corners. Several different techniques covered in this class!
(Adv. Beginner & above - Best suited to a 3-day (or longer) class due to material covered. This class offered exclusively to guilds and seminars.) Online Supply List
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Hunter Star - Asymmetric design layout
Create an asymmetric design with a wide range of printed fabrics. The model quilt, Out of Africa, measures 70" x 80" and features a collection of African fabrics. Optional changes in block size or numbers of blocks will increase or decrease the quilt size as desired.
One-day workshop, Skilled Beginner and above.
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Hunter Star – Variable Hunter Star
Create a terrific quilt design from your favorite fabrics, incorporating an 8-pointed star where the block corners meet. Strip piecing methods used. See all 3 colorations of the Hunter Star in Jan's Workshop Quilt Gallery.
(Skilled Beginner & above. One or two-day class.)
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Hearts At Home Wallhanging
Incorporate a central panel of Danish Hearts, with houses in the corners and an outer border of Flying Geese blocks. Jan's original design. Featured in the May 2000 issue of Quilting Workshops book by Chitra Publications. Eight top quilting instructors share favorite patterns in one great volume! Also featured in Issue #63 of Traditional Quiltworks Magazine, July 1999.
(Skilled Beginner & above. One or two-day class.)
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