Product Description

Quilting expert Eleanor Burns introduces two classic quilt patterns that are combined to make this beautiful Orion's Star Quilt. The Evening Star centers are flawlessly made using the Quilt in a Day unique Flying Geese method. Then they are surrounded by two complementary colors using easy strip piecing to form "logs". Yardage charts are written for all quilt sizes, wall hangings through king.

About the Author

Thirty years ago Eleanor Burns introduced her first quilt in a day book, and began a quilt-making revolution. She invited all types of sewers to participate in an age-old tradition using her unique style; a diverse combination of cutting and sewing applications that replaced scissors and templates with rips and strips, bringing rotary speed to patchwork. She also introduced an incredibly rapid stitching system, applying the method of assembly-line sewing to piecework. Her concise, step-by-step directions were easy to grasp, allowing anyone to be successful at making a quilt. She gives quilt makers techniques that enabled them to make a quilt in a day.