Pieces Be With You by Susan K Cleveland 54336 237 Ave, West Concord MN 55985 e-mail: PiecesBeWithYou@att.net www.PiecesBeWithYou.com				return to "Classes" page return to "Home" page
Six-pack of Niners-Focus on Precision This small piece (20" x 16") will be constructed while the basics of precision quilting will be covered. The basics are many times forgotten but they are oh, so important. More experienced quilters may pick up a tip or two to increase their accuracy as well. In this class we’ll cover the following: How to make fabrics behave to increase accuracy. Review rotary cutting equipment and accurate rotary cutting. Pin to keep intersections together. Conquer that rascally 1/4” seam allowance. Press (not iron) to increase precision. Set blocks on point by cutting setting triangles with a nifty ruler. Calculate how to successfully add pieced borders to a quilt. Learn tips for structural quilting to keep every piece straight and true. Stitch simple quilting patterns accurately using freezer paper templates. Please note that quilting will be discussed in class, but binding with piping will not. It is a different class.
Supply List Fabrics and thread: (fabrics based on width of 40” - 44” unless otherwise noted, a fat quarter measures 18”x20”) Background: 1 yd. (includes binding and backing fabric) Features: 1 1/2” x 17” strip EACH of SIX fabrics plus (1) 1" x 6" piece for corners of pieced border...Don’t cut prior to class just make sure you have this much. Thread to match background fabric for piecing (50 or 60 wt. cotton) Equipment: Pieces Be With You Six-pack of Niners pattern (may be purchased in class for $8) 70/10 denim or universal needles for piecing (80/12 if you prefer) Sewing machine, fresh needles, bobbins, sewing machine manual, bed extension if you have one Slotted throat plate for your machine (not single hole throat plate) Seam ripper Small scissors for clipping threads Pins (.5mm shaft of any length) Rotary cutter with a sharp blade Cutting mat at least 18” x 24”...the green or grey ones are good Acrylic rulers: 6” x 24” (or close to it), and others if you have them...Please look for rulers having thin lines with many breaks in them....others are less accurate Felt pads for underneath the rulers so they don’t slip....other no-slip stickies are OK but make sure they’re not very thick Marti Michell’s “Diagonal Set Triangle Ruler Small (3” to 9” Blocks)” available at quilt shops OR in class Post-it notes, any size... to be used as a sewing guide Masking tape (any width) Irons and ironing boards will be needed, though not every student needs his/her own. Homework: Press fabric and apply one or two layers of spray starch to the wrong side (press after each application). (I like Fautless spray starch found at HyVee and Wal-Mart.)
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