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Unabashed Free Motion Quilting and Use of Tantalizing Threads

Unabashed Free Motion Quilting and Use of Tantalizing Threads

1/2 day
Confident Beginner to Advanced

Come for a shot of courage and gain more confidence in your machine quilting skills! Wendy’s mission is to give each of her students more confidence in their free motion quilting - breaking away from pre-determined quilting patterns and encouraging “you” to become the creator. Come learn her tips for use of the darning foot, the many specialty threads on the market and new found sources for nature inspired quilting designs. Some tried and true will be covered too.

Supply List-
Unabashed Free Motion Quilting and Use of Tantalizing Threads
Workshop by Wendy Butler Berns

• Sewing Machine in good working order and general sewing supplies
• Darning foot
• Pencil and notepaper or doodling
• Sewing machine needles, Microtex Sharp size # 12(80) and Schmetz Top stitch size # 14(90)
  
  THREADS -
• Cotton thread for initial practicing
• Bobbins - bring a few empty ones, plus a few wound with a neutral cotton thread
• Colors to coordinate with the whole cloth optional quilted project to try at the end of class
• Monofilament thread - YLI or Superior Mono-Poly brand, clear (my threads of Choice) Wendy will have some for sale
• At least one spool of rayon and metallic thread to play with
• Optional: Jeans Stitch thread or another 30 or 28 weight thread - this weight is heavier and used for more texture
  
• Batting: ** I recommend Warm and Natural batting for machine quilting
• Also Optional, but recommended: machine quilting gloves---Machiners size small or x - small
• Optional Supplies for marking quilt top: blue invisible pen, soap slivers
  
• FOR BEGINNING PRACTICE SESSION:
• Sandwiched machine quilting practice kits: Using muslin, or light solid fabric(not a print), make 3 to 4 sandwiched kits approx. 18 - 24" square to use for practice. To Make a Kit: cut top layer, cut batting and backing layer about 1and 1/2 times larger, pin baste together with safety pins 1 1/2 to 2" long. Pin about every 4" to 5". Bring multiple (3 to 4) kits to practice on and build confidence.
  
  OPTIONAL
• Bring one quilt sandwich kit with a mottled, or hand-dyed looking fabric to create a wholecloth quilted piece, approx. 18 to 24"
  
• WE DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR THE ROOM FOR STUDENTS TO LAYER AND PIN BASTE THEIR SANDWICH KITS, SO PLEASE COME TO CLASS WITH YOUR KITS ALREADY LAYERED AND PIN BASTED

Classroom Set Up

• 8 foot tables at the front of the class for the instructor
• I do not travel with a sewing machine, so would love to be able to borrow one for live demonstrations. I use a Bernina 440QE at home-something comparable is helpful for me.
• quilt rack or two if available for instructor to hang display quilts
• Projector Screen and projector table for use with digital projector instructor will bring
• At least 1/2 of an 8 foot table per student, so there is room for sewing machines, student supplies etc.