Beginners Quilting Workshop

The Lake Tulloch Quilters will be hosting a beginners quilting workshop on Saturday September 3, 2011 from 9:30 to 1:30 pm at Blackcreek Park Homeowners Building.

This workshop is for the beginner, novice, or the person that has always dreamed of quilting. No experience necessary.

For more information please contact Pat Hopper at 785-3631

If youa re planning on attending the free workshop please read the following.

 

Hi, Quilters--

Here's the list of fabric and items you will (or might) need for our quilting workshop on Saturday, September 3rd, at Black Creek Park building from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  PLEASE EMAIL OR CALL ME IF YOU PLAN TO ATTEND.  If you know others who are interested, please have them call me at 785-3631--there is no charge for the workshop.  Happy fabric-shopping!!  --Patt

 

FABRIC

• Background:  two and three-fourths (2-3/4) yard lighter batik or asian print
• Accent 1:  one-eighth (1/8) yard medium-to-dark bright asian or solid color
• Accent 2:  one-third (1/3) yard darker asian print or solid color
• Binding:  one-half (1/2) yard (suggestion:  match or same as accent 2 fabric? or background fabric)
• Backing:  4 yards
• Blocks:  asian print--will need 100 four-inch squares (= appx 5 fat quarters*) and 25 three-inch squares (= appx 1 fat quarter*)
• Blocks (center square):  asian print--will need 25 *you will want a variety of these squares in a range of colors.  also note that one fat quarter will yield approximately 20 four-inch squares.  so...six fat quarters should be what you need for the squares that go into the blocks.

EQUIPMENT

• rotary cutter
• cutting mat
• quilting ruler
• sewing machine
• thread to match or blend (probably an off-white and a dark)
• scissors
• extension cord (if you have one available)
• (provided) pressing tables & irons

OTHER ITEMS and NOTES

• Bring a snack to share.
• Coffee and tea will be provided.
• Be there a little early, if possible, to arrange your work area.
• Feel free to pace yourself to your speed; the following schedule is a guideline to help us maximize the time we have allocated.  I will be available to help wherever and whenever I can.
• To get a head start, you might want to press your fabric before the day of the workshop (rolling it will prevent most of the fold lines).

ATTEMPTED SCHEDULE

• 9:30    Introduction in overview of project.
• 9:40    Cutting fabric with a rotary cutter.
• 9:50    Cutting blocks and strips.
• 10:50    Break for snack.
• 11:10    Sewing strips together.
• 11:40    Cutting strips into blocks.
• 12:00    Sewing your first block(s).
• 1:00       Overview of progress.  Discussion and/or Questions.
• 1:15     Clean-up.