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Three Hour Mystery
Yes, you will finish a 32" x 32" top in three hours! The secret is in
bringing your fabric precut. This class is fine for beginners
that have mastered the perfect 1/4" seam allowance. In addition to The Basics
(below) here are the
fabric requirements:
- Dark: 1/2 yard, cut two strips 3 ½" wide by the width of the
fabric and one strip 4" wide by the width of the fabric.
- Light: 1/2 yard, cut two strips 3 ½" wide by the width of the
fabric and one strip 4" wide by the width of the fabric.
- Co-ordinating fabric: 3/4 yard, cut into five 4" wide strips by the width of the fabric.
Cross cut these strips into: three strips 25" long; two strips 11" long;
two strips 32" long
- Suggestion: we will only have time for one border in class, but this
quilt does look good with additional borders. If you want your top
bigger, buy extra fabric
- Suggestion: if you have a 4"
square ruler, or a mat
that rotates, bring it.
Five Hour Mystery
Yes, you will finish a 34" x 34" top in five hours! The secret is in
bringing your fabric precut. This class is fine for beginners
that have mastered the perfect 1/4" seam allowance. In addition to The Basics
(below) here are the
fabric requirements:
- Dark: 1 yard, cut into seven strips 3 ½" wide by WOF and one
strip 5 1/2" wide by WOF. Cross cut this last strip into 5 1/2" squares.
- Medium: 1/2 yard, cut into two strips of medium 3 ½" wide by
WOF and one strip 5 1/2" wide by WOF. Cross cut this last
strip into 5 1/2" squares.
- Light: 1 yard, cut into three strips 3 ½" wide by WOF, four strips 1
½" wide by WOF and two strips 5 1/2" wide by WOF. Cross
cut this last strip into 5 1/2" squares.
- Suggestion: if you have a 4
1/2" square ruler, or a mat
that rotates, bring it.
All Day Mystery
This 42" x 60" quilt is easy, but I would recommend it for
confident beginners to intermediate quilters only because of the Y
seam piecing needed in one of the steps. This quilt was designed for
1930's prints, but has been done with spectacular results in both
orientals and batiks.
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3 different FQ's (mediums or light darks - no dark
darks)
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1/2 yard sashing (co-ordinating fabric, nice contrast
to the FQs)
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3 /4 yard border (co-ordinating fabric with both the
sashing and the FQs)
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1 1/4 yard background (white, light tone on tone or
muslin)
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1 FQ black
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a mat
that rotates is helpful to square up blocks but not required.
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a 4
1/2" square ruler is helpful but not required.
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an 18
1/2" square ruler is helpful but not required.
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a shopping bag will help with random selections
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if you embroider and are making this out of 30's
prints, you might want some black thread and
a needle (or a pigma
pen) for embellishments, but this is optional.
The Basics:
- A sewing machine in good working order complete with power cord and
foot pedal, extra filled bobbins, extra machine
needles, accessories,
sewing machine extension table (if you use one), cleaning tools (oil,
Q-tips, lint brush), rubber door stops to prop your machine or table
towards you, OTT light and/or extra light bulb for your machine.
- Basic sewing kit: extra thread
(gray is a good neutral color) pins,
scissors and/or thread
snips, seam ripper,
sewing gauge, tape measure, hand
sewing needles, needle
threader, thimble,
fabric marking pencil or
pen
- Paper marking pencil or pen, pencil sharpener, paper for
note-taking, paper lunch bag and masking tape for cleanup. Don't
forget your glasses!
- Rotary cutter, extra
blade, good sized mat,
your favorite ruler(s).
Bring a long one as well as a small 4 1/2" or 6 1/2" one.
- Iron or mini-iron,
ironing mat
and an extension cord or power strip.
- Pillow to sit on, bottle of water, chocolate.
- An open mind and a desire to try something new.
- A willingness to have fun!
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