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Bio about Wendy for Intoducations

Wendy's Contract

Full Day workshop
Confident Beginner-advanced

Wendy loves texture in her quilts—the more texture the better. Using the theme of trees and nature,
numerous texturing techniques will be explored- Texture Magic, tulle and fold and tucking. A portion of the
workshop will be dedicated to show and tell and demonstrations of some new texture ideas to inspire
future projects with an added discussion on specialty threads. We will then break out the sewing
machines for some hands-on play which will include the use of “Texture Magic", and fold and tuck
texturing to make Wendy’s “Tiny Tree Landscape. “

Supply List- Out on a Limb Workshop by Wendy Butler Berns

Finished quilt size approximately 13" x 15 ” with optional border

• “Out on a Limb” Pattern $10

• Freezer Paper –18”x 25”

• Black extra fine tip permanent marker, Sharpie or Micron

• Paper and fabric scissors

• Masking tape

• Straight pins

•Items listed below are needed, but an Optional Kit can be provided by instructor with these 4 items for additional fee of$12
1. Fat quarter of Sheer Knit Fusible interfacing by Pellon
2 Fat Quarter of Décor Bond by Pellon -- Fusible Stabilizer (42” wide-product code #809)
3. Fat quarter “Texture Magic” by Superior Threads
4. 1 washable/permanent glue stick –white glue,Ross, Avery or Scotch brands recommended

• Threads: Monofilament thread, clear and smoke-Wonder by YLI or Mono-Poly by Superior Threads,
A small collection of decorative threads, 40 wt. Rayons,metallics, verigated, cottons for optional embellishing
Brown thread for your tree (dark and light value)

• Bobbin wound with a neutral cotton thread and/or monofilament thread

• Darning foot or regular zig zag foot

• Fabric for Tiny Tree Landscape:
• Sky: Approx. 11” square light value

• Background/Mountain: 9”square dark/dark value- distant hill

• Middle Ground: 2- 8”squares medium value – middle hills

• Foreground: 14” x 10” piece light value-meadow(maybe little floral print)

• Tree: quarter yard or approx. fat quarter of brown/ brown print –medium to dark value

• Bonus Border Fabric—all fabrics for border need to be a darker value than tiny tree fabrics for contrast and depth
• Sky: 7” x 16” piece darker value than inner sky fabric

• Middle Ground: two scraps 4” x 5” of one or two different fabrics darker values

• Foreground: two different fabrics - one 9” x 4” piece and the other 4” x 16” darker values

◦ Finishing Quilt: Specialty threads, rayons, metallics, cottons and monofilament for machine quilting
• Fat quarter of batting (Warm and Natural recommended)
• Same amount of backing fabric
• ¼ yard for double fold binding

Classroom Set Up

• 8 foot tables at the front of the class for the instructor
• quilt rack or two if available for instructor to hang display quilts
• Projector screen and table for video/ digital projector use by instructor
• At least 1/2 of an 8 foot table per student, so there is room for sewing machines, cutting boards, etc.
• irons and ironing stations for every 3-4 students IRONS WITH GOOD STEAM
• A flannel board or bulletin board for displaying samples and viewing projects from a distance