Allie Aller's Stained Glass Quilts Reimagined Class Plan

A Stained Glass Couch Throw

From Allie Aller's Stained Glass Quilts Reimagined: Fresh Techniques and Design by Allie Aller

Class Description: This is a beginner class, though very enjoyable by quilters at all skill levels. Eight-inch blocks are quickly composed of curved appliquéd strips glued into place on a muslin foundation. They are then sewn down with a narrow zigzag. "Leading" is created from a black cotton solid that has been prepared with fusible web and rotary cut into thin bias strips. The seams between the fabrics within each block are covered by this stained glass–style black leading, fused on, and then sewn down, also in a zigzag. The blocks are squared up and assembled into a small quilt top, with the seams between the blocks then covered with leading as well.

It is GREAT FUN to use and choose many fabrics for the blocks, and then watch them come alive with the addition of the black leading. There is lots of fabric play, and the sewing is easy with stunning results.

The project for this class is the Windy Sunshine Alternate Colorway Variation on p. 59. 

Techniques: glue appliqué block construction, iron-on fusible leading