Barb Eikmeier

Connect the Blocks: Designing Custom Sashings

Barb Eikmeier
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Meet expert quilter Barb Eikmeier, your guide to designing and creating custom sashings to complement any quilt. Starting with a basic plain sashing with cornerstones, Barb details how to accurately calculate the amount of fabric you'll need and how to stitch the sashings to your blocks for precise results!
Plain sashings without cornerstones are a striking way to frame your quilt blocks. Perfect your technique making them with Barb's guidance! Learn a simple method for marking, pinning and easing the sashing to keep your blocks aligned. Want to add even more visual interest? Barb shows you how to construct a lovely outer border.
Learn how to incorporate triple sashings into your projects -- an easy and versatile way to increase the size of your quilts. Barb walks through the process of calculating fabric requirements, assembling the sashing and stitching it to the blocks. Plus, discover how to create different sashing designs simply by changing the fabric.
Embellish your sashings with classic designs that will make your quilt tops pop! Get step-by-step instruction on constructing a charming friendship star using half-square triangles and an easy folded-corner technique. Then, practice making a classic Ohio star sashing for an attractive variation.
Add another star sashing to your toolkit as you construct the popular sawtooth star. Barb demystifies the process, showing you how to piece the units together using the folded-corner technique from Lesson 4. You'll also discover a shortcut for creating an eye-pleasing garden maze sashing, perfect for appliquéd and embroidered quilts.
Dress up your cornerstones using two versatile designs that will complement the overall look of your quilts. Learn how to stitch a nine-patch cornerstone, which pairs well with plain and triple sashings. Finish by tackling a graphic square-in-a-square design that makes a striking center for your sawtooth star sashing.
Create an elegant framed effect around your quilt blocks with Barb's scalloped appliqué sashing. In the process, you'll see how to hand baste the scalloped edge to the sashing strip before turning under the raw edge of the fabric. In addition, learn a simple method for enhancing your sawtooth star sashings with a gorgeous vine and leaf design.
 
 
7 Lessons
1  hrs 38  mins

Description

Don’t let completed blocks go unused! Learn how to make and customize a variety of sashings that will bring them to life as a gorgeous quilt. Enjoy step-by-step guidance from veteran instructor Barb Eikmeier and discover her straightforward system for fitting quilt sashing and cornerstones to any number of blocks in any size. Using the worksheets included with this class, you’ll be able to accurately calculate your fabric needs and create your own cutting charts, so you can take on any project with confidence. From plain, triple and scalloped sashings to the dazzling friendship star, Ohio star and sawtooth star variations, Barb will help you assemble designs that you can use to unify your blocks, increase quilt size and add instant visual appeal. Plus, learn cornerstone designs that will enhance your sashings, and uncover timesaving construction and alignment tips for high-quality results.

Barb Eikmeier

Barb Eikmeier has been teaching quilting for more than 25 years. She is a writer for Quilting Quarterly, a fabric designer for Paintbrush Studios and the author of four books, including Back-Basting Appliqué: Step by Step.

Barb Eikmeier

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