Homework and Prework for Classes

Monthly Minis

Monthly Minis

Fabric requirements:  Background total is about ¼ yard.  Scraps of many colors for the rest of the quilt.  Scraps need to be at least 3” wide, but for many pieces even smaller sized scraps will work.  Borders, depending on how wide you cut them, you’ll need less than ¼ yard, same for sashings.  You don’t need to cut anything before class, just bring your bags of scraps in the colors you want to use.

Turkeys

12 fat quarters (2 yellows, 2 purples, 2 pumpkin/orange, 2 browns, 2 greens, 2 reds).  They can be the same 2 reds, for example, or you can use 2 different reds.  Wool scraps will be provided for wattles.  NOTE:  The fat quarters are for making the turkey, including the background.  Which means sometimes the fabrics will be in the background and sometimes they will be in the turkeys.  Don’t worry—it will work.

It would be helpful to have an unused X-large pizza box or other storage container.

A long ruler, the 6 ½” X 24” ruler.  You can also use the ones at the store.  A sharpie for drawing.  Pencils also work.  A rotary cutter with a new blade, which means you don’t want to rely on the store cutters.

Paperbag Log Cabin

Yardage for the Log Cabin is app. 5-6 yards of darks and 5-6 yards of lights, depending on how many blocks you want to make.  The darks can be all colors, or you can choose to do a more controlled pallet.  Lights can be assorted, or only 1 fabric.  The idea behind this quilt is to help you make a very scrappy quilt.  With that in mind, just cut strips (1 ½” wide by as long as you’ve got) from all of your left over fabrics you have on your shelves.  For your centers, choose either 1 color or assorted colors.  You will need a 2 ½” X 2 ½” center for each block.  Cut as many of the strips as you can before class so we can concentrate on making blocks.

Falling Leaves

You will need multiple colors for fall leaves—30+.  You can use all different colors/fabrics or repeat colors.  But you don’t need much:  a 3” strip will get you most of the leaves.  You will need about 2 yards for background—you can use a cream, gray, blue.  Just make sure your leaf colors stand out against the background.

It will help to have the Corner Beam ruler, which we have set aside for class members.  A small 6 ½” X 6 ½” ruler is also helpful.

Liz will provide cutting instructions in class—so no precutting for this quilt.

Borders are optional and will be discussed in class.

Also, you might want to bring some plastic baggies to store each leaf.  You will label each leaf, so the bags can hold multiple leaves.

Knitting

We will be doing a toe up sock.  Or....you can do a cuff down sock.  Or.....you can do a fingering weight sock (toe up).  Or.....you can do a worsted weight sock, cuff down.  You have options.  The cuff down worsted weight sock pattern we're using is called Simple Campling Socks.  You can get the pattern on Interweave.  vanilla Sock with Gusset and choice of Heel is two up and uses fingering weight.  There are also many sock patterns, so you can choose one you like, and whichever yarn weight you want.  Choose needles to match yarn weight.  Techniques will include magic loop, double points and 2 at a time.

Beginning Quilting Starting September 13

Please bring your sewing machine to the first class.  You will also need a piece of fabric, like a fat quarter, that you can cut up.  If you have favorite cutting tools, you may bring them.  Or you can just use what we have at the shop.

You will need to get the book, You Can Quilt by Leila Gardunia.  You can purchase an ebook on her web site or find a copy on Amazon or other new/used book sites.

All other tools will be discussed in the first and second classes.  Fabric requirements will also be discussed in class.  You will not need fabric until after the first class.  You will need a sewing machine in good order, and you will need to know how to thread it and wind a bobbin.  If you have a new machine or haven’t used your machine in a while, please take it out, make sure it works and make sure you know how it works.  In other words, please make sure it is threaded and ready to sew before class.

Bringing something to write on is helpful.  You can take notes in your book, but you may want to take notes separately in a notebook.