What started as a quest to make a Mariner’s Compass quilt for her submarine officer husband, Robin Long took an idea she had in 1992 and launched Robin Ruth Design in January 2015.

Join Robin and learn all the compass basics for making either a Skinny Robin or Fat Robin mariner’s compass block. Once you learn how to use her rulers and strip-piecing technique, you will be free to move on to one of the many patterns and projects made using this ruler system.

Students get to choose which kind of compass they will make – Skinny Robin or Fat Robin. We will make an 18” compass block and finish it into a block using the No Circle Finishing OctaCompass Method.

For the workshop, you will need to purchase either the:

Skinny Robin 16-Point Mariner’s Compass Book & Ruler Combo
or
Fat Robin 16-Point Mariner’s Compass Book & Ruler Combo

See the Supply List for details on ordering the Book and Ruler, fabric requirements, and homework to do before class.

Note – You need to buy the Book & Rulers Combo directly from Robin Ruth Designs because there are third party vendors that claim to sell her products, but they may not be the same.

Workshop attendees receive a discount—contact Linda Spring or Enid Mattimiro (at programs@villagequilters.org) to obtain the discount code.

Register online today!

Registration opens to the public on 5/25/2022.