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Slow Stitch, Strong Style: Mastering Hand Applique
10/21/26.
9:00 am to 4:00pm.
Millwood Fire House, Millwood NY
Cost $65
Kit $20 or $25
Folk Art Bunny- $20
Baltimore Album CT-$25
Baltimore Album NY-$25
What you will learn: Learn the art of freezer-paper and needle-turn appliqué while discovering how to build “off the block” for easier design placement and assembly. In this class, we’ll also discuss thread and needle selection, along with tips for choosing free-motion quilting patterns that best complement your piece. You’ll leave with practical techniques and greater confidence to enhance your appliqué and quilting projects.
Patterns and Kits:
• Select from the pictured patterns: Folk Art Bunny or Baltimore Album style state block for New York or Connecticut
• Kits are required. Kits includes starch pens, fray check dispenser, miniature glue bottle, file, toothpicks and the pattern of your choice (or can use your own pattern). *** Bunny Kit is $20, State Kits include pre-made freezer paper templates and cost $25.
• Feel free to bring your own applique pattern
• ALL STUDENT MUST SELECT A PATTERN PRIOR TO CLASS.
Fabric Required: (see pattern photos for color ideas)
• Batiks are the best fabrics to use
• Background and backing: ½ yard each
• A variety of batik scrapes in green, browns, white, pinks, blacks and brunt orange (see pattern photos for color selection ideas).
• Border: ¼ yard
• Binding: ¼ yard
• 25” square of wool batting
Supplies / Tools:
• Pencil
• Frixion disappearing ink pen
• Iron – Clover Small Wedge Iron
• Cheri’s Cool Tool (highly recommended for the state blocks), link www.cheriscrystals.com/shop/c/p/Cheris-Cool-Tool-6-Tips-Included-x990731.htm
• 1 glass jar 5-6 inches tall
• Hand oven mitten
• Small wool ironing mat (9” square is a perfect size)
• Stiletto
• Applique pressing cloth or parchment paper
• Fiskars 4-inch curved scissors
• ¼ inch thick foam core board (24X36) cut in half. (bring both pieces of foam board)
• Roll of freezer paper
• ¾ inch applique pins-comfort grip
• Fray Check or Fray Block
• Basting Glue
• Spray starch (trigger pump only)
• Light box (optional)