Metro Hoops

Instructor: Robbin Dorrier 

Advanced beginner to advanced.

Sew curved seams quickly and easily without using any pins! The Quick Curve Ruler is used to cut both the arcs and the background so that they fit together perfectly. Sewing the curved seams is almost as fast as sewing straight seams! Finished blocks are squared up before joining. The result is a lovely single wedding ring quilt. We will work on the technique and completing several blocks in class.

Finished size—60x75 (size can be smaller or larger if you want)

Machine required (Straight stitch is all we will be doing.) 

Supplies: Quick Curve Ruler (7x12) by Sew Kind of Wonderful (order from Connecting Threads, Amazon, or sewkindofwonderful.com for about $24)

Metro Hoops pattern by Sew Kind of Wonderful ($10 order from same places)

Basic Sewing Supplies—scissors, thread, pins, needles, etc. 45mm Rotary cutter with new blade— 9” or 12” square ruler, 6x24” ruler, 6x12”Cutting mat Sewing machine and extension cord Iron (can be shared)

Fabrics—In class we will not need all of the fabric listed below, which is enough for a 60x75 quilt. In parentheses are the class requirements. Call or email me if you have questions!

One jelly roll or twenty-four 2 .5” x 42” strips of assorted fabrics (Before class, cut 8 strips in half so that they are about 21” long. Sew two groups of four strips together to make two strip sets 21” long. Press seams in one direction.)

4 yards background fabric--I used all white, sample on pattern uses half white and half beige. (Before class cut fourteen 7 1/2” squares of background fabric. If you are using two colors, bring half of each color.)

1 yard fabric for setting triangles between circles--I used two colors, blue and green. (Before class cut fourteen 4” squares, then cut them in half diagonally. If you are using two colors like I did bring half of one color and half of the other.)

(1/2 yard binding and 4 yards backing are not needed in class)

Robbin Dorrier robbind@embarqmail home telephone 828-478-5200