Rulerwork & Free-Motion Quilting
Andi will demonstrate the “Mini-Lollipop” quilt rulers by Amanda Murphy on a fabric panel designed for use with those rulers. The fabric panel is available at Maggie's. You may then choose to purchase those exact rulers and panel for practice or may bring rulers and quilt sandwiches of your own. The second half of the class will feature a demonstration and practice time for free-motion quilting. Maggie's also has a great fabric for free-motion practice by Amanda Murphy.
Although we encourage you to practice during class, you are not required to and may wish to attend for the demonstration only, then practice at home.
If you'd like to practice these new techniques in class, please bring:
- Your sewing machine in good working order with the ability to drop feed dogs
- Machine extension table (not required but recommended)
- Sewing machine manual
- Power cord, foot control, bobbins
- Quilting ruler foot (absolutely required)
- Sewing machine “hopping foot” or free motion foot
- Quilting rulers (one of the options below)
Good Measure Mini Lollipop Quilt Rulers by Amanda Murphy
(Instruction manual also recommended if you are using these rulers)
OR
Variety of quilting rulers of your choice
- 2 quilt sandwiches from the choices below:
Amanda Murphy Free Motion Quilt Panel
OR
Amanda Murphy Lollipop panel
OR
Fabric of your choice
Sandwiches need to be 24"x24" for the top layer and 28"x28" for the batting and backing
All three pieces should be layered and pinned together with safety pins.
- Silicon Slide mat for your machine (i.e. Sew Steady or Supreme Slider)
- 40 or 50 weight thread for quilting
- Quilting gloves (optional but recommended)
- Basic sewing supplies: thread snippers/cutters, marking pencil, machine quilting needles, scissors, pins.
- Lunch
| Skill Level: | Intermediate |
| Skill Details: | You will need to be experienced and comfortable with the use of your sewing machine. Some quilting experience would be helpful. |
| Instructor: | Andi Bechberger |
| Instructor Bio: | Andi holds a BA in Home Economics from Adrian College, Adrian Michigan and a Master's Degree in Educational Technology from George Washington University, Washington, DC. She has been sewing since she was a teenager. Additionally, she brings 27 years experience as a Career and Technology Education Educator; 17 as a middle school Family and Consumer Science teacher . |
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