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Not Quite Traditional
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Not Quite Traditional Quilt Click Here

This project will focus on  the quilting. It is recommended that you choose solid color fabric or fabric with small texture that “reads” like a solid fabric.

Avoid highly printed fabric.
We WANT the quilting to show!

Piecing: You will need basic sewing supplies and basic sewing/quilting skills to piece the quilt top. We will be making half square triangles for the quilt top and I use the Flying Geese Triangle Ruler by Marti Michell to make these triangles.

To view a video tutorial on how to use this ruler Click Here

Quilting Thread: I highly recommend using contrasting threads for this project. The contrast doesn’t need to be extreme—unless you want it to be.  We want to be able to see our quilting and we also want our quilting to be seen by others when we are finished.  Use what every type of thread you and your machine are comfortable working with. Use as many colors of threads you want on this quilt. We will be discussing thread choices in the class. 

Quilting:  The quilting in this quilt is going to be all FREE HAND, but we will be drawing registration lines on our quilt top. You will need a marker that you are comfortable using on a quilt top. I recommend the Mark B Gone, water soluble (blue) marker on light fabrics and a Chalk O Liner with Miracle Chalk powder in it for dark fabrics. I also like using Crayola Fine Line Washable Markers which are available at all office supply stores and many grocery stores. The assumption is that this class project is going to be for your own use and that you will have complete control over the quilt once the quilting is finished.  To remove the Crayola Washable Marker lines you need to wash the completed quilt with detergent and warm water.

I use the Crayola markers only on my own quilts,
NEVER, EVER on a customer quilt

Quilting Designs - Before quilting on this quilt, I recommend practicing your quilting - which can easily be done with a sheet of Plexiglas.

I highly recommend purchasing a piece of clear, 1/8 inch Plexiglas (plastic). You can find this Plexiglas at your local hardware store and it usually comes in a piece that is 18 x 24 inches. You may want to measure the width of your workspace (the space between your machines rollers, where the actual quilting is done) and then get the Plexiglas cut to that width, or slightly smaller. This can be done at most hardware stores for little or no cost. Before using the Plexiglas, take either masking or duct tape (which now comes in many different colors) and place it over the cut edges of your piece of  the Plexiglas.  The tape serves two purposes.  1) it protects the edges of the Plexiglas.  Sometimes the edges can be a little sharp and could scratch you or the tear the quilt. 2) The tape will also make a boundary or edge around the Plexiglas. This will prevent you from drawing off the edge of the Plexiglas.

We are going to place this piece of Plexiglas directly on top of the quilt top and draw your quilting designs directly on to the Plexiglas. I like to use a Vis-à-Vis transparency marker  to draw on the Plexiglas. You will be able to see the quilt through the Plexiglas and see exactly how your quilting will look when finished. NOTE: The Vis-à-Vis transparency marker  wipes off of the Plexiglas but it is PERMANENT WHEN DRAWN ONTO FABRIC! Ask me how I know this! Erase the marker using a damp paper towels.

There is a brief video tutorial on how to use the Plexiglas to draw your quilting designs on the Longarm University Tutorial Page.
 
To view the Plexiglas Tutorial Click Here
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Other items you may want to have on hand to make your quilting easier—

• 6 x 24 inch quilting ruler to make straight registration lines, or any other straight edge ruler that fits the workspace of your machine

• Temporary quilt basting spray - any kind will work

REMEMBER, this is a FUN project! This project does not need to be perfect. World peace does not depend on perfect piecing or quilting!! This is a project “just for you” and to learn how to use your machine and quilt some new patterns and how to use them in different ways.

If you have any questions about the supplies for this project, please contact us at longarmclassroom@aol.com

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Flying Geese Ruler for Piecing Triangles
12 minutes 4 seconds   

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Plexiglas Tutorial
4 minutes 37 seconds

 
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