Charted Heart Quilt with Instructor: Jo Ann Lepore
Charted Heart Quilt Design
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Size: 52 x 55 inches
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Fabric:
One Block Any Size
This is a custom/original size quilt. You can make it as large or small as you like you. Blocks sizes range
from 1½” to 8” square. The larger the block the larger the quilt.
A good manageable size block is cut 5” finished 4½”. It’s up to you.
The larger the block the more fabric you will need.
Smaller blocks are fat quarter friendly.
Larger blocks require more fabric. Anywhere from ½ yard to 2 yards of a fabric depending on placement.
It is difficult to give exact fabric amounts. I say pick 4-8 fabrics and a variety of cuts based on the
amounts stated above.
Again don’t be afraid to use fat quarters they work as well in the design plan.
A good variety of color, scale and design is important. Largest amounts of yardage are used for nine
patch blocks and blocks surrounding heart.
Flannel, batting or something of your choice measuring that blocks will adhere to at least 60 x 65 inches
for quilt layout, design & transport during and after class.
Very Important!!
These fabric requirements are for the quilt top only!!!
Backing and binding can be purchased or determined upon completion of the quilt top.
Homework:
Iron all creases from any fabric you choose to bring to class. Specifically iron out the folded crease from the center of the fabric as it is folded on the bolt. Gently refold or place you fabric on a hanger to transport and avoid creasing. Makes for the very best workmanship! (I will be doing a demo on how to cut strips accurately for piecing.)
Tools:
Sewing machine in good working order and a capable operator.
80/12 sewing machines needles in the event one should break.
Neutral color thread and bobbins filled and ready to stitch.
Rotary Cutter, Mat, Straight ruler, Square ruler.
Straight Ruler should be at least 3 x 14 inches with 1/4 inch marks clear on ruler.
Square ruler should be at least 8 inches square. (not required)
Wonder Clips (12) or pins for project transport at end of class.
Any other tool or item that you prefer to use when piecing quilt blocks i.e. small scissor or trimmers, awl, pins, seam ripper etc.
Blue painters tape approximately 1 inch wide to tape design surface to wall temporarily.
(optional or provided/shared by shop/ guild)
Cell phones on vibrate please. Be considerate of the instructor and students
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | |
| Requirements: | • Charted Heart pattern ($10 from Instructor) • Fabrics per pattern • Sewing machine and basic sewing kit • 45mm or 60mm rotary cutter with a sharp blade • Rotary mat and 24” ruler • Large 14” or 15” square-up ruler (to trim blocks) |
| Instructor: | Jo Ann Lepore |
| Instructor Bio: | Since the age of 8 when I realized what the sewing machine was all about I have been totally distracted by its magic. My mother sewed much of what we had in our home including window treatments, clothing for me and both of my sisters, etc. She once cut up an old Persian Lamb coat and made coats for our dolls. They had better coats that we did! It was about that time when I also discovered the fabric store. Now things really changed. I bought preprinted panels for Barbie doll clothes and the rest is history. The summer of my tenth birthday my mother found a shop that gave sewing lessons to young girls and I signed up and could not wait to go each week. I made most of my clothes from then on, one summer making sixteen dresses from the same pattern using different fabrics. Was I hooked? Well for the next several years I was but when I married I vowed no more clothes….maybe because I made all of the bridal party outfits including hats and muffs and 185 table napkins for the dinner reception. Having earned a B.A. in Political Science I worked in the area of Human Resources for 15+ years and a corporate relocation forced me to shift gears, all one big accident. I became involved in quilting in the early 1980’s while working for a distributor of cross stitch and needlework supplies. That supplier sent me to Quilt Market in L A. one spring and I was totally bitten. Fabric became my passion and my new best friend. In 1985 I started a cottage industry producing handcrafted gifts and decorative accessories for the wholesale gift industry. Timing is everything and before I could say no I was exhibiting at trade shows throughout the U.S. This company, Always Special, is still in operation today but on a much smaller scale due to competition with imports. While producing gift items, quilting crept back in. Teaching was a natural extension of my interest and again before I could say no I was scheduled by my local quilt shop to teach my first class in the fall of 1986. I have taught a variety of techniques and classes over the years. Currently I have had the opportunity to say yes to my passion for designing original quilts. In February of 2013 I was a contributor to Quilt Life magazine and where an original quilt was featured on the cover with two articles relating to the quilt and my binding technique. Again in February of 2014 another original design was published in Quilt Life magazine and I am working on a third opportunity at this time. I am excited about this new phase of my quilting life. I have no clue what will come next but I can tell you that there will be fabric involved. |
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