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Piping Hot Curves-Lanterns (new for 2007!)
45"x 17"
Add piping to curves and avoid curved piecing! This technique is wonderful for traditional curved patterns and great for contemporary designs. In class, students will learn to make perfect piping and add it to the lanterns block. Piping adds pizzazz! Quilting and finishing will be discussed. (additional $8 pattern fee per student OR $25 Piping Hot Curves book)
(Pattern is to be used in conjuction with class information and is not a stand-alone pattern. Piping Hot Curves book contains every detail taught in class plus 5 projects. Pattern is not available in shops. When this class is offered in a shop, each student needs the Piping Hot Curves book)
Susan will have the pattern, cording, some YLI #100 silk thread, and the Clover ball-point awl available for purchase in class.
Fabric choices:
Please keep in mind that high contrast is needed for piping fabric so that it will pop! Prints may hide piping, so consider stripes, solids, batiks, or tone-on-tone fabrics. My sample shows Malaysian batiks from www.BoldOverBatiks.com. Simply make sure your piping fabric is in high contrast to lantern fabrics and background fabrics. Repeating piping fabric in the lanterns top and base will draw more attention to the piping
Fabric requirements: Fabric requirements are based on fabric 40”-44” wide.
- Border: 1/2 yd or 1 1/2 yds for solid borders without piecing
- Background: 1/2 yd
- Lantern A (red in sample): fat quarter
- Lantern B (orange in sample): fat quarter
- Lantern C (gold in sample): fat eighth (9"x20")
- Lantern tops/bases: fat eighth
- Piping fabric: 1/2 yd (includes enough for lantern tops/bases)
- Piping in binding (not covered in class): fat quarter
- Binding (not covered in class): 3/8 yd
- Backing: 3/4 yd (not needed in class)
- Batting: 50"x 22" (not needed in class)
- Pattern fee in class $8 or Piping Hot Curves book for $25
- Cording (1/16”): 7 yds (may be purchased in class)
- Thread to match piping and/or lantern fabrics OR invisible...A thin thread is preferrable such as YLI #100 silk (best), Aurafil 50 wt, or Mettler 60 wt. Instructor will have some YLI #100 available for purchase. Bring what you can find but a thin thread makes the technique easier.
- 50 or 60 wt cotton thread for bobbin, neutral slightly contrasting piping
- 50 or 60 wt cotton thread for piecing, neutral or coordinating with background
- IF BRINGING OWN MACHINE: Sewing machine (your best), fresh needles 70/10 jeans or sharps, Slotted or zig-zag needle plate (not single hole), Open-toe presser foot (required), Zipper foot OR presser foot with small groove in bottom (optional but very desirable... applique foot, pintuck foot, or corded buttonhole foot, piping feet are too big!) Please check with class organizer to determine if you need to bring a machine or if one is provided.
- Iron, pressing surface (usually provided, check with class organizer) Please note many times classrooms are unable to support extra irons, so you may wish to leave yours at home.
- Stiletto (Clover’s ball point awl preferred...instructor will have some available), seam ripper, small scissors, paper scissors
- Rotary cutter, mat, acrylic rulers
- Post-It Notes®
- Masking tape
- Extension cord, light (optional)
- Freezer paper
- Thin marker, pen or pencil for tracing shapes onto freezer paper
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