Classes - Thursday

Thursday - October 10, 2013

Class Descriptions

Fanciful Feathers

Sharon Schamber technique

1 Day

$65

This is a new class from Sharon. We will have additional information soon.

Supplies needed:

4- 22" squares of muslin (no polyester)

2- 25" squares of batting. Hobbs wool bat is preferred. (This can be purchased from Sharon during class).

50 weight Machine Quilting thread.

100 weight Silk thread

Blue water soluble pen or marking pencils.

Sewing machine in good working order. (You will need a machine that allows you to drop your feed dogs. Please practice before class to make sure your machine can do free form quilting).

Stipple foot, single needle plate
Extension table (a mustas the space is needed to do free form quilting)
75/11 and 90/14 machine embroidery needles
Serger Tweezers
Thimble

100% cotton Tatting thread for basting. (top stitch thread will work)

Basting needle (can be purchased from Joann's Fabrics)

Glycerin for hands or quilting gloves

Class is $65 plus a $15 DVD fee. The $15 fee is payable to Sharon at the beginning of the class.

9AM to 4PM
Transporation will be provided. Students will meet at the Majestic Rim Good Samaritan Lobby at 8AM on Thursday.

** $15 DVD & Pattern Fee

Surprise Yourself

Debbie Caffrey

1 Day

$60

Surprise Yourself.

Debbie encourages you to learn to make units and design your own quilt in this workshop. However, if you want to duplicate one of the quilts from the book, you are certainly welcome to do so. If you choose to duplicate one of the book quilts, you will have to purchase the book prior to class in order to have the fabric requirements to

purchase fabric before class and have the instructions to follow during class for your project.

Debbie prefers that you design your own quilt. Look at the photos of the quilts on my website to get an idea of what is possible.

Fabric Requirements

How much fabric you need for your quilt is something I cannot tell you. Most of the quilts in the book are made from many fabrics, made from our stashes. Pull together a group of fabrics in colors you like. Make sure you have a good variety in value (lights, mediums, and darks). Have a good variety in visual texture and scale of prints.

You may not use all of the fabrics. Then, again, after class you may add to your

quilt’s palette as you continue to design and piece your quilt. That is the beauty of making quilts with many fabrics. You can continue to add fabrics as you design.

Larger pieces and larger quilts will need more fabric than smaller pieces and smaller quilts. That is obvious. Certainly, you will not need yards and yards of each fabric. If you plan a single background for your quilt, yes, you will need several yards. You can use many fabrics of the same color and or value for a varied background. Some quilts don’t even have a background fabric. For the other fabrics, one yard pieces or shorter and smaller pieces such as fat quarters, precut strips, etc. will be fine for class. You

can leave the rest of the big yardage at home. Be reasonable about how much you will accomplish in a one day class.

Other Supplies

Book, optional,

Surprise Yourself!

Sewing Machine

Neutral Thread

Seam Ripper

Pins

Rotary Cutter

Cutting

Mat (12′′ x 18′′ or larger)

Design Wall

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A crib size piece of cotton batting works perfectly.

Rulers

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Debbie suggests you bring the following rulers if you have them.

Otherwise, bring tools that you have that are similar. She will have

some TriRecs, Omnigrid 96L, and Omnigrid 98L tools to share and

some for purchase during class.

Feathered Star

Jean Biddick

1 Day

$55

Feathered Star

The tiny triangles in Feathered Star pattern can be very intimidating. Learning to use bias-strip piecing techniques will make those tiny triangles easy to handle. Class will also include information about the different types of Feathered Star designs.

Supplies:

sewing machine in good working order (remember the foot pedal and cord)

straight-stitch foot (or other foot that allows you to see where you are sewing)

thread

rotary cutting supplies

cutter

cutting mat

6" x 24" ruler

6” or 8" Bias Square or other small square ruler with a strong diagonal line

IBC silk pins (1 ¼” long without the glass heads - available for purchase during class if you can’t find them locally)

scissors / thread snips

seam ripper

Fabrics:

Star fabric ⅝ yard

Background ⅝ yard

Accent ⅛ yard

Before the class:

Wash, dry and iron your fabric.

Fold selvage to selvage, then fold selvages to the fold (your fabric is four layers thick with raw edges at each end).

Cutting:

You do not need to do all of the cutting before class. Do as much as you are comfortable with. The more cutting you do before class, the more time you will have for the actual sewing.

Cut a 7 inch strip from the background fabric and a 7 inch strip from the star fabric. Save these strips for the bias-strip pieced ‘feathers’.

Star fabric:

1 square 6 1/8 inches by 6 1/8 inches for the center

8 diamonds, Cut strip 1 ½ inches wide, cut a 45 degree angle, cut 1 ½ inch diamonds.

8 kites – template will be provided in class

Background:

1 square 8 7/8 inches, Cut both diagonals to make the 4 side triangles.

4 squares 5 7/8 inches for the corners

8 squares 1 7/8 inches and cut on the diagonal to make 16 triangles

Accent:

2 squares 2 ½ inches and cut on the diagonal to make 4 triangles

4 squares 2 1/8 inch

If you have questions about this supply list please contact me:

Jean Biddick jsbiddick@gmail.com OR 520-749-3022

Limited to 20 students.

Rim Country Quilt Roundup

October 11 - 13, 2013

Feathered Star