June 21, 2024 on ZOOM 10 am- 1 pm June 28, 2024 on ZOOM 10 am- 1 pm "StarQuar Scrap Quilts"
Diane Harris
$50 for SRQG members - registration opens Oct 1, 2023 $60 for non SRQG members - registration opens Apr 19, 2024
Diane Harris is a scrap quilt specialist. After 11 years as an editor for Quiltmaker magazine, she formed Stash Bandit to help quilters bust through their stash and make quilts that are both unique and beautiful. She never met a fabric she didn't like. Her work is featured in a variety of publications in the US and abroad. Diane lives on a working farm in rural Nebraska. Learn more at stashbandit.net and on Instagram @stashbanditquilts.
StarQuar Scrap Quilts
Cut scraps into one useful patch size and make these blocks without any fuss at all. Let Diane Harris of Stash Bandit show you the secrets to great scrap quilts! Learn a fast and simple way to turn your scrap stash into a gorgeous starry sky—and so much more! Most fabrics work into these quilts beautifully so you can use leftovers or your most favorite fabrics. Concepts include value, contrast, color, scale, difficult prints and more plus many ideas for using these units in a variety of ways. You'll catch a vision for how diverse fabrics can work together and become something much greater than the sum of its parts. StarQuar scrap quilts could not be more fun!!! Skill level: Confident beginner and beyond.
LOOKING FOR A SUPPLY LIST? - It's all scraps, so raid your stash! Diane has a few hints for those scraps-
StarQuar is made with 2.5" squares. That's it! It's one of the reasons I love this method because it makes cutting very efficient. I will demonstrate this clearly with scraps to get everyone on board. It's great fun to unlock these secrets for people in class! If workshop participants want to pre-cut 2.5" squares for StarQuars, I think that would be helpful as people prepare. Sometimes I use three matching squares to make the units, sometimes I just use three "similar" squares. Either one works.
Other than your scraps, sewing machine, rotary cutter, mat & iron. Join us for some scrap play!
I had a chance to speak with Diane Harris and we chatted about her upcoming Zoom workshop on June 21 & 28, “StarQuar Scrap Quilts”. Check out this short video to meet Diane and hear about her workshop