Cultural Craftsmanship: Star Blanket

Name: Cultural Craftsmanship: Star Blanket
Released: 2026-10-12T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Special Interest

An exploration of the rich traditions of Indigenous textile arts. This season focuses on the star blanket, a sacred and symbolic quilting craft, revealing the patience, skill, and creativity that is still being shared from one generation of artists to the next

2026 · 6m

EPISODE 1

Introduction & Supplies

In this episode, expert star blanket quilter, Joni Fraser, introduces the project and explains the supplies you’ll need to get started on our very own star blanket.
EPISODE 2

Designing & Choosing Fabric

The first step in creating a star blanket is designing your pattern and selecting your fabrics. Joni Fraser explains these important steps and teaches you how to visualize your design and the colors that will bring it all together.
EPISODE 3

Preparing Fabric & Cutting Strips

Joni Fraser explains the next step in preparing your star blanket. She shows you how to prepare your chosen fabric and to cut it into strips to fit your design.
EPISODE 4

Sewing the Strips

For the next step in creating your star blanket, Joni Fraser shows you how to sew the fabric strips together. She also shares her expert tips on how she likes to arrange them to make the sewing easier.
EPISODE 5

Cutting Diamonds from Strip Sets

In this episode, Joni Fraser explains the next step in creating your star blanket; how to cut the three panels you already sewed together, at a 43-degree angle, to create the diamond shapes at the heart of the quilt design.
EPISODE 6

Building your Diamonds

Expert quilter Joni Fraser moves on to the next step in creating the eight small diamonds in the design of the star blanket. She shows how to sew the fabric strips together to make the diamonds that make up the star.