Class Title
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We’ve Got ’Em Surrounded! For a Half-Day
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Description
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Explore possibilities for single or multiple border quilts. Learn to
measure, design and draft a pieced and an appliquéd border to fit
your quilts. Two different categories of borders will be presented:
triangles and vining. This is a drafting workshop -- no sewing
machine is required, though Barb will demonstrate freezer paper
foundation piecing for the triangle border. We are not producing a
project here.
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Supply List
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- 5 sheets of quarter-inch graph paper (8 1/2" x 11")
- pencil
- 12" ruler – a see-through acrylic ruler works easiest
- one 6-inch square of muslin or “background” fabric
- one 6-inch square of a contrasting scrap fabric
- one 6-inch square of another contrasting scrap fabric
- sewing supplies for a little bit of hand sewing: needle,
thread, pins, scissors, etc. These tools and the above fabric
are for a hand-appliqué demonstration and hands-on practice, so
the fabrics can be “disposable."
- paper scissors
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Student Level
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Intermediate to advanced knowledge and experience
with quiltmaking. This is not a class for beginners.
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Class Length
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3 hours
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Class Size
Required Workbook
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20 maximum, as long as there is adequate table
space for each student. Recommended: 2 students per 6-foot table.
Students are required to purchase a workbook for
$20, which describes the techniques taught in this class plus a lot
more.
The workbook is 50+ pages loaded with information. Checks may be
made payable to Barbara Vlack or cash will be accepted. The workbook
may not be copied by students for sharing.
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Classroom Requirements
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- Tables and chairs for students (please no more than 2
students per 6-foot table)
- Table for teaching supplies
- Table for projection equipment
- Screen to accept projection
- Sewing machine (nothing fancy – only straight stitch will be
used) with bobbin and top thread and spare needle
- Electricity: The classroom must have at least one outlet
(and/or extension cord) to connect the instructor’s computer,
which requires a 3-prong outlet and one LCD projector and one
iron without worry of power fluctuations.
- ** Extension cord for at least
three 3-pronged plugs (for projector, computer, and iron)
- ** White board or other board to
use for illustrations
- ** Markers and eraser for white
board
- ** Iron (small craft iron plus
pad to iron on is fine)
** Will be provided by instructor IF she is
driving from home to workshop site
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