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Introduction to Free Motion Quilting - Following Lines and Stipple Skills



Come enter the wonderful world of machine quilting!  The basics of quilting on your home sewing machine will be covered, from threads and needles, tie offs and tension, to where your focus for each technique should be.  We will begin with straight lines and feed dogs up and proceed thru free motion designs with feed dogs down following drawn lines and meander designs!


Skill Level: Beginner
Skill Details: Beginner
Materials Included: Instruction
Requirements: Sewing machine in good working order, cleaned and oiled. Know how to install a walking foot and darning type foot. Please have a good working knowledge of how to use your machine prior to class. If you are attending a basic class and are not familiar with your machine, please bring your instruction manual. If your sewing machine has not been serviced within the last year, you may bring it into the store for a tune up and receive $10 off the regular tune up price. You may use a classroom machine, please call ahead to reserve one. 1. Needles - quilting 75/11 or microtex 70/10 or 80/12 2. Cotton thread 50 or 60 weight for top and bobbin (it should a thread you know works well in your machine); please wind two bobbins in a neutral color prior to class; recommended thread color: Aurifil 2326 or similar light tan shade that will be visible on an off white fabric and green tone fabric that will be provided in class. 3. Straight Line Quilting Presser feet: walking foot for your make and model or if your machine has an IDT(dual feed) an open toe foot; plus an Edge Guide (curved bar that comes with most machines) 4. Free Motion Quilting Pressor Foot: embroidery or darning foot for your machine model, open toe if you have one 5. Single hole needle plate for your machine make and model 6. Paper and pencil (to practice free motion) 7. Basting pins (a few just to hold quilt layers from shifting) 8. Water soluble marker (fine line if possible) 9. Quilting gloves such as Machingers 10. Basic sewing supplies- scissors or thread snips, small ruler, chair cushion especially if you are short 11. Accessories if you have them: Upright thread stand Extension table Supreme slider 12. Practice squares- three layers = top, batting and backing a. Straight Line Quilting- 16" x16" cotton batting, 16" x 16" backing b. Free Motion Following Line16" x 16" cotton batting, 16" x 16" backing c. Free Motion Meander- 16" x 16" cotton batting, 16" x 16" backing
Instructor: Donna Hamill
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  • Middlebury, VT 05753
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