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3 Block Sampler Table Runner
by Karen O'Grady
February 25th 10am - 4 pm
Class Fee $25.00
Quilting By Machine
Two session, four hours each
Taught by Shirley Sandoz
Put more creativity into your quilt making by learning techniques for machine quilting. Save money by completing you own quilts! This two part class starts simple and advances to more complex techniques. You do not need to take both classes, but you must know how to sandwich a quilt and use a walking foot if you intend to take the Beginning Free Motion class only.
Cost: $30.00 for each class.
Class I - Machine Quilting Using a Walking Foot
Saturday March 10th 11 - 3
- Selecting batting and thread
- Sandwiching the quilt and deciding on a quilting strategy
- Packaging the quilt and setting up your work space for quilting
- Use of the walking foot and the variety of stitches that can be achieved
(stitch in the ditch, outline stitches, curves and decorative stitches)
- "Hands on" practice with instructor supervision
- Students can practice on scrap fabric or on a quilt of their own
Class II - Beginning Free Motion Quilting
Saturday March 17th 11 - 3
- set up you machine for free motion work
- Diagnose common problems, such as tension and control
- Try out tools for improving your control of the free motion process
- Learn meandering and discover that you can quilt a lap size in under two hours!
- Learn stippling and several free motion designs that require no marking
- Students can practice on scrap fabric or a small quilt of their own.
A preprinted fabric panel may be chosen for a first practice piece.
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