Pompom Galaxy Curved Piecing Workshop

Have you tried curved piecing? Do you feel intimidated by it? Or you have tried before but you couldn’t have the result you wanted? In this class, I will walk you through how to sew a half circle using the Pompom Galaxy quilt pattern; Cutting the fabric using the templates for the inner half circle and the background, how to match the cut pieces to sew and assemble the block. And not only we will learn how to sew the curves, but also we will use the skinny scraps for this project to make it original. By project completion, you will be confident with sewing curves and at the same time you will use up some of your scraps too!

3-hour workshop 
Student skill level: Confident beginner - Intermediate 

Required supplies that students need to purchase in advance:

• Pompom Galaxy quilt pattern (Paper pattern or Digital pattern)
• The cutting method described in the instructions uses the half-circle templates. There's also a note suggesting the 'cut on fold' method as an alternative, so feel free to use whichever method works best for you! Both templates are available to purchase from Cut Once Quilts. 

Required supplies that students need to bring:

• Fabrics to make a wall hanging (Finished size: 31 1/2" x 31 1/2" square)

• (9) colors of skinny scrap fabrics: You need approximately twenty (20) pieces of  variety of width of scraps for each color group; like between 1" and  1 3/4" width (or wider) x 5" long (or longer)
• Fabric 2: (1) 1/8 yard for the center rings
• Fabric 3: (1) 1/4 yard for the corner stars
• Fabric 4: (1) 7/8 yard for the background

• Rotary cutter and cutting mat
• Rectangle quilting ruler (6" x 12" or  6 1/2" x 12 1/2")
• Square quilting ruler (9 1/2" sq, 10" sq or 12" sq)
• Pins
• Scissors for fabric
• Sewing machine
• 1/4" patchwork foot for the sewing machine
• Fabric glue pen (My go-to for the curved piecing but it's optional.)

Classroom needs (prepare by quilt shop):

• Irons and ironing boards 
• A table (or two) for me to place my sewing machine and the materials for demo.
• Design board to display the sample blocks if possible.

Satomi Quilts provides: