Monthly Skill Builder Patchwork Workshop making “A Taste of the Orient’ quilt with Janet Goddard on Friday 25th September
£39.00
Monthly Skill Builder Patchwork Class making ‘A Taste of the Orient’ Quilt with Janet Goddard
(This is a monthly class that continues on mostly the 4th Friday of each month for six months)
The further five months are the 23/10, 27/11, 22/1, 26/2, 19/3.
Friday 25th September – 10am – 3.30pm – £39 – for each month – This is a machine pieced and applique a quilt with a Japanese flavour. A number of blocks will be taught including techniques for piecing, applique and foundation piecing. The quilt can be stitched in Japanese or Oriental type fabrics or made entirely from other fabric types. There is scope for personalising some of the blocks with alternative designs also.
Students need to be able to use a rotary cutter and stitch an accurate ¼” seam.
Thank you for booking these classes. The items you need to bring are listed below.
Finished size: 45 ½ x 65 ½”
(Materials not included)
Requirements:
*6 – 10 fat quarter fabrics for the blocks
*2 m background fabric eg white/cream/beige
*¾ m fabric for sashing (I have used the rust fabric here)
*Small piece black fabric for hair
*½ m fabric for the outer border
*1m bondaweb or heatnbond
*Small piece of template plastic
*Neutral thread for piecing and thread to match the appliquéd shapes.
*Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat.
Sewing machine
Usual sewing equipment
To finish the quilt but not needed until month six:
*Wadding
*Backing fabric
*Can be purchased at Poppy Patch
The monthly blocks are as follows:
Sept Noshi centre panel (applique)
Oct Kimono figures (foundation piecing)
Nov Japanese symbols (applique)
Jan Baskets (piecing)
Feb Fans and large kimonos (piecing)
March Borders/quilting
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