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Summer Flowers
Online Class   

For a printable (PDF file) Supply List for the
Summer Flowers 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!

*If you would like to view a view a brief video tutorial on how to use the Longarm University Feather Guides Click Here
Note: If you can view this video with your computer you will be able to view the video for the online class.

Piecing: You will need basic sewing supplies and basic sewing/quilting skills to piece the quilt top.

SPECIAL OFFER! A fabulous collection of hand dyed fabrics is now available for the Summer Flowers Quilt! There are EIGHT different fabrics, in Fat Eighths (17 x 11inches) which is perfect for this quilt! All these hand dyes are rinsed several times and have minimal bleeding. Hand dyed by Cynthy Kram, Covington, WA Each fabric is unique and supplies are limited $15.50

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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. I also recommend a thread which matches the medium and light fabrics in your quilt. The matching thread will be used for background fill in stitching and detail stitching. Use as many colors of threads you want on this quilt. 

Quilting: The bulk of the quilting is going to be template work with a small amount of free hand quilting. To effectively use templates, we will be drawing registration lines on our quilt top - a LOT of registration lines!  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 fabric.  I also like using Crayola Fine Line Washable Markers. Please note that the Crayola markers wash out with detergent and warm water. The Crayola Fine Line Washable markers can be found at nearly every office supply store and many other stores including most grocery stores. A package of 8 markers is usually less than $5.

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

Quilting Designs: Before quilting on the quilt, I recommend practicing your quilting.  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. I recently bought a piece of 18 x 24 inch Plexiglas and it was less than $10 ($6.50 to be exact!)  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

Other items you may want to have on hand to make your quilting easier—

• Temporary Quilt Basting Spray, any brand
  (Note: I prefer the June Taylor Spray Baste.)
   

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

• safety pins for pin basting - we will be using quite a few

We will be using templates for this project. When using templates of any kind, YOU MUST USE A BASE UNIT ON YOUR MACHINE! Make sure you base unit will securely attached to your machine.  I will be talking about the base unit in the video quilting instructions.

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

To register for this class and to be able to view the instructions for the
Summer Flowers Quilt
 immediately after registration Click Here

After you register for this class you will be taken to a Welcome Page where link to the Summer Flowers Piecing Instructions is activated. The links for the remaining parts of the video class will be activated on August 21, 2010 beginning about 8 am, Pacific Daylight Time.

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