Beginning Machine Quilt
Two day class –
Monday and Tuesday
Beginner - $130.00
This class was
designed with the true beginner in mind, a lecture and hands-on workshop on
free-motion quilting. This workshop
will cover layering, basting, threads, batting, and how to manipulate the quilt,
plus the best designs for your quilts. Heavy
emphasis is on designs that do not have to be marked. (This
class will be held at the 4H building).
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Beginning students
will use a prepared kit to learn the basics of free-motion quilting.
 | You
must have a darning foot for your machine!
Please put it on the machine and make sure it fits, and works
properly. |
| Sewing
machine in excellent working order. |
| Bring
the “table” which makes the workspace around your needle large (not
free-arm). |
| “The
book” of instructions that came with your machine. |
| Colored
thread (100% cotton) and a bobbin of the same color. |
| Safety
pins (about 10 size 0 brass are best). |
| Scissors,
pencil, and paper to write on. |
| An
extra needle for your machine (or two or three) (size 90/14 Sharp or
Quilting). |
| Quilter’s
gloves or something similar for hand abrasion. |
| 2
yards muslin/batting. |
| There
is a $5.00 lab fee for the kit for this class (muslin/batting). |
| Required
text for the class: Show Me
How to Machine Quilt, by Kathy Sandbach. |
The most important
part of this class is the darning foot! Try
it out on your machine before coming to class.
Most sewing machine stores can order a darning foot for almost any
machine. Start early if you don’t
have one-sometimes it takes a month or more to get the right one.
Note: Sometimes they know
this foot as the “free-motion foot” or the “quilting foot”-but it is NOT
the walking foot. Students are
encouraged to bring one quilt top to class to discuss possible quilting
designs…as time allows.
