Beginning Machine Quilting with Sharon Wilhelm

Sat Jun 26 2021 at 10:00 am to 04:00 pm

Best Little Retreat Center in Texas | Dallas

Best Little Retreat Center in Texas
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Beginning Machine Quilting with Sharon Wilhelm
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Want to build your confidence in machine quilting? Well this is the class to solve that problem. Learn or improve your stitching in the ditch and free motion machine quilting technique by quilting any quilt panel. We will finish the quilting, learn how to make and apply machine binding. WHAHOO! Finished project. Use it on your front door as a door hanger.
If you don’t have a person to give this quilt to, you may want to donate it to Project Linus.
Supplies:
Fabric: Any Panel (required) Check your local Quilt shop.
Backing: 2” long and wider that the panel (check to see if panel fits)
Binding: 1/4 yd to 1/2 yard for most panels
Crib Batting Hobbs 80/20 Fusible both sides - available at Best Little Retreat Center Shop.
Tools:
80/12 or 90/14 machine needles
Seam Ripper
Small Fabric Scissor
Sewing Machine in good working order & Manual
Darning Foot (absolutely required)
Extension Table for sewing machine (very helpful if you have one)
Bendable light or Ott light (very helpful to see stitching on black)
Appliqué Pressing Sheet by Bear Thread #BT209 18” x 20”
1-3/4” long quilters straight pins
Hobbs Fusible Batting to fit your project or Crib size.
Quilting Gloves (optional but very helpful)
Choose the threads that compliment your panel whether hide or contrast.
Choose the bobbin color to match the back.
Polyester clear can be used on part or all if you don’t want to change
threads. If you want help because you have never used it before.
Before Class…
Cut Binding into 5 each 2-1/4” x WOF (42”)
Sew End to End and trim to 1/4” seam allowance. Fold in half and press. Bring to class.
WOF = Width of Fabric
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Best Little Retreat Center in Texas, 7989 Beltline Road, Suite 168, Dallas, United States

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