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A one- or two- day workshop featuring instruction in weaving with raw edges, piecing, and
Trapunto to make a striking contemporary 34" square wall hanging with a pieced border. The original is made of hand-dyed fabrics. This class is for the quilter with intermediate skills. A 1- or 2-day class is available.
- 1-day class results in a 14" piece with one woven block.
- 2-day class makes a 34" wall quilt with 4 woven blocks.
Supplies for 1-Day Class:
- Fabric:
- I used hand dyed fabrics for this project because there is no right or wrong side
- 10 strips fabric for weaving, each at least 3” x 11”; for the best effect, these should be 10 different fabrics, not 10 strips of the same fabric
- 1/2 yard fabric for setting triangles and backing
- 1/8 yard binding
- Batting and Interfacing:
- One 10-1/2” square of fusible light-weight interfacing (such as French Fuse)
- 16” square extra-high loft polyester batting
- 17” square cotton batting (preferably Warm & Natural)
- Notions:
- 1 spool Wash-A-Way basting thread
- Cotton thread for piecing
- Decorative threads for quilting
- Rotary cutting tools (mat, cutter, standard ruler)
- 1” x 6” ruler, such as Omnigrid
- Large square ruler for squaring up block (mine is a 12-1/2” square Omnigrid)
- Small scissors or duckbill appliqué scissors
- Straight pins
- Water soluble marker (such as Wonder or Mark-B-Gone)
- Safety pins and masking tape for basting
- Sewing Machine and Accessories:
- Bring manual in case we have questions
- Extra machine needles (I used Schmetz Microtex Sharp 80/12)
- Regular or 1/4-inch foot for piecing
- Walking foot for machine quilting and darning foot for
Trapunto
NOTE: I did the weaving on a June Tailor Cut and Press board. If you don’t have one of these and do not wish to purchase one, you can make a padded, lined weaving surface by marking an area at least 10 inches square with permanent marker in the center of a piece of muslin at least 20“ square. Line this square at one inch intervals, both vertically and horizontally, to serve as a guide for your weaving. Cut a piece of heavy cardboard 14” square and a piece of thick batting 14” square. Glue the batting to the cardboard and then center the lined area of the muslin over it, securing it on the back with tape or glue stick. The important thing is that you be able to pin into this grid to secure strip ends while weaving.
Download Supply List for 1-Day Class (PDF)
Supplies for 2-Day Class:
- Fabric:
- Eight “fat eighths” (9”x22”) for weaving and pieced border
- 1/2 yard background fabric
- 1/4 yard for inner border
- 1 yard backing
- 1/4 yard binding
- Batting and Interfacing:
- Four 8-1/2” squares and four 4-1/2” squares of fusible light-weight
- interfacing (such as French Fuse)
- 26” square extra-high loft polyester batting
- 36” square cotton batting (preferably Warm & Natural – prewash before using)
- Notions:
- 1 spool Wash-A-Way basting thread
- Cotton thread for piecing
- Decorative threads for quilting
- Rotary cutting tools (mat, cutter, standard ruler)
- 1” x 6” ruler, such as Omnigrid
- Large square ruler for squaring up blocks (mine is a 12-1/2” square Omnigrid)
- Small scissors or duckbill appliqué scissors
- Straight pins
- Water soluble marker (such as Wonder or Mark-B-Gone)
- Safety pins and masking tape for basting
- Sewing Machine and Accessories:
- Bring manual in case we have questions
- Extra machine needles
- Regular or 1/4-inch foot for piecing
- Walking foot for machine quilting and free motion (darning) foot for
Trapunto
NOTE: I did the weaving on a June Tailor Cut and Press board. If you don’t have one of these and do not wish to purchase one, you can make a padded, lined weaving surface by marking an area at least 8 inches square with permanent marker on a piece of muslin at least 16“ square. Line this square at one inch intervals, both vertically and horizontally, to serve as a guide for your weaving. Cut a piece of heavy cardboard 12” square and a piece of thick batting 12” square. Glue the batting to the cardboard and then center the lined area of the muslin over it, securing it on the back with tape or glue stick. The important thing is that you be able to pin into this grid to secure strip ends while weaving.
Download Supply List for 2-Day Class (PDF)
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