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401H Playful Poppies

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by Corrianne v Velze & Laetitia Cilliers

In this workshop, you will sew first and plan the quilt lay-out afterwards.  You will learn how to do free-form strip piecing, sew fearless curves and make dynamic triangle units.  The emphasis is on Improvisation.  You will learn how to piece a top without having to match every point and every line and still end with a very pleasing design.  Creative decisions will happen at the design board as you complete your units.  We will discuss how to incorporate simple design principles to create an original Improv wall hanging.

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Student Requirements:

• Basic Sewing Supplies
• Fabric All fabric amounts are for 44” (112cm wide fabric):
  30 cm each of 5 or 6 fabrics in solids with values graduating from light to dark.
  We recommend you choose two of your favourite colours, e.g. purple and green, and have a dark, medium and light in each of the colours. You will have ample fabric to finish a 24” x 24” (60 cm x 60 cm) quilt top.
• Machine thread in a coordinating colour (spool and pre-wound bobbin).
• Small cutting mat and 45 mm rotary cutter with new blade (If you have a smaller 28 mm cutter, please bring it along).
• 6-inch x 12-inch quilt ruler with a 60° line. (Best to have or longer if that is all you have.)
• 6½ inch or a larger square ruler (bring what you have).
• Water spray bottle.
• Portable design board or a piece of batting or flannel for a make-shift design board.
• Masking tape to outline a 24” x 24” square on your design board.
• Notebook and pencil.
• Sewing machine in good working order; two presser feet – a regular one, as well as a quarter-inch stitch presser foot.
• Machine needles 80/12.
• Extension cord, 15 amp plug or adaptor, surge protector plug.

NOTE: Pre-cutting instructions will be provided after registration. Pre-cutting must be done before class, as class time won’t be available for cutting.