Bali Wedding Star
Pre-class Instructions
80×80

Thank you for signing up for my Bali Wedding Star weekend.  The following information will help you get ready to have a fun and very productive weekend.

If at any time you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me at wearablart@hotmail.com or my cell 909-645-1351.

Please purchase the Bali Wedding Star pattern before the retreat.  You may order the pattern through me or from www.quiltworx.com. For $50 plus tax and shipping.  In it you will find the information for fabric requirements on page 24 of the pattern.  I will be giving you some fabric info here for the size listed above. If you are wanting to make you quilt larger you will need to purchase extra foundation papers and look for the specific fabric requirements in the pattern for the size you want to make.

If you are plan on making the quilt as pictured on the pattern, an easy way to do this is to order the kit from Stitchin’ Heaven in Texas, a Judy Niemeyer Quilting Certified Shop at:  www.stitchinheaven.com.  Which is what I did and it made it so much easier than trying to find 88 different 2 ½” strips.
I will have the new template set available for purchase for $36 tax included.

General Supply List
Bali Wedding Star pattern by Judy Niemeyer
Basic sewing supplies
Sewing Machine with quarter inch foot and accessories, in good working order
Size 70 needles (Microtex recommended)
Medium or large cutting mat
45mm or 60 mm Rotary cutter with new blade, this is very important, you will be cutting through many layers of fabric at once!!
6×12 ruler and 6×24
Scissors
Seam ripper
High QualityThread
Highlighter markers, at least 2 colors

Paper Piecing Supplies
12” Add-A-Quarter Ruler
Heavy Template Plastic, at least a 4” x 12” piece
Scotch Tape
Glue stick
Flower pins
1 gallon size ziplock-type bags, at least 5 bags, numbered #1-5,
Stapler
Purple Thang
Binder clips (medium and small)
Large paper clips
Glue pen (Avery, Sew Line, Fons & Porter will all work)

Fabrics for 80”x80”, 6×6 rings

Background – 1 ¾ yards each of 4 fabrics.  If you choose to use less or more the total amount 7 yds.

Black for star centers and corner – 2 ½ yds.

Arcs – 88 – 2 ½” strips.  You will need 11 sets of 8 fabrics gradating from light to dark.

Center star fabrics, colors – #1 blue, #2 blue, #7 purple, #8 purple.  1/3 yd each.

Melon star fabrics, colors – #3 burgundy, #4 burgundy,  #5 raspberry, #6 raspberry. 1/3 yd each.

Corner fabrics, colors – #1 black, included in the amount above, #2 green, #3 raspberry,  #4 orange  3/8 yd. each.

Pre Cutting Instructions

Background fabrics #1-4, cut 5 – 10” strips from each color.  If you are using more or less colors you will need a total of 20 strips.
Sub-cut into 72 – 10”x10 ½” pieces. Place 36 of the pieces in bag #3 and 36 in bag #4.

Black fabric – Cut 7 – 10” strips
Sub-cut into 39 – 7”x10” pieces.  Place 18 pieces in bag #3 and 21 pieces in bag #5.

Star and Melon center fabrics #1-8, Cut 1 – 10” strip from each color.
Sub-cut from each strip 6 – 7”x10” pieces. Place colors #1, 2, 7, 8 in bag #4.  Place colors #3, 4, 5, 6 in bag # 5.

Corner colors #1-4 – Cut 42 – 2 ¾” squares from each color.  Place in bag #2.

Please wait to cut out your foundation papers until you get to class.  I will show you a great way to cut your papers that will save you tons of time.