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AQG member Kathy C will be showing us how to make the “Arrowhead Quilt” from a pattern in the December 2010 issue of ‘Quiltmaker” magazine. We saw two examples of this pattern recently: one made by Mary M M. that she has entered in competition at this year’s Vermont Quilt Festival, and a second by Barb S which she made as a gift for a friend. An example of the Arrowhead quilt can be found in the Gallery Section of our guild website.

                Materials and tools for this workshop are as follows:

Tools:     Usual Sewing implements

                Sewing machine, lead cord, surge suppressor

                Rotary cutter, mat and ruler

                Ironing board/matt and iron

                Neutral piecing thread or thread to match your fabrics

                Spray starch or sizing

                Disposable dryer sheets (to clean the sizing/starch off your irons)

Materials: for a 51” X 60” (approx) throw (not including borders) – add more fabric for a larger quilt….Each block measures 8 ½”

·         21 fat quarters of assorted prints and tone on tones – this can be scrappy with many different fabrics or more planned with one or two color families – however, to achieve contrast, each block requires two fabrics that show some contrast with each other, so you should have equal amounts of light vs darker fabrics ;or noticeably bold prints vs tone on tone, more subtle fabrics

·         5/8 yard multicolored striped fabric (or fabric of your choosing) for binding – if you add borders to the quilt you will need additional fabric for binding

·         3 5/8 yard backing fabric (more if you desire to add borders to the quilt)

·         59” X 68” batting (larger if you desire to add borders)

Cost for this workshop is $5 per AQG member; $15 for non-guild members.