Mariner's Compass Quilts - Setting a New Course: New Process, New Patterns, New Projects

by Judy Mathieson

Overview

Presents techniques from America's expert on the Mariner's Compass block. Here, quilters can achieve dazzling and accurate Mariner's Compass designs with Judy's freezer-paper foundation method, that eliminates the tedious tearing away of foundation paper.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781571203007
Publisher:	C & T Publishing
Publication date:	07/01/2005
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	8.66(w) x 11.15(h) x 0.25(d)

Table of Contents

	Foreword	6
	Introduction	8
Chapter 1	Planning Your Quilt	11
Chapter 2	Drafting the Patterns	23
Chapter 3	Selecting Fabric	42
Chapter 4	Construction	49
Chapter 5	The Patterns
	8-Point Rising Star	60
	Basic Mariner's Compass	62
	16-Point Split Star	65
	Circling Geese and Outer Ring of Points	67
	Expanding Checkerboard	70
	16-Point Stars With Rays of Varying Lengths	71
	Fleur-de-Lis and Calligraphy Letter Appliques	74
	Twilight Star	76
	18-Point Cartwheel Costa Rica With Middle and Center Stars	80
	Cartwheel Costa Rica 2	82
	16-Point Oval Star With 32-Point Option	84
	64-Point Star	85
	Background Quarter Blocks	87
Chapter 6	The Projects
	Kyoto Stars	89
	Pulsar	92
	Bibliography	95
	About the Author	95
	Index	96