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• Pattern for quilt (required—available at The Presser Foot)
• Sewing machine (in good working condition—you must know how to thread your machine and be comfortable using your machine—sorry, we will NOT have time to troubleshoot sewing machine problems in class)—please COME EARLY to set-up.
• Basic sewing supplies: pins (I recommend fine, glass head pins), scissors, tape measure, machine needles (I recommend Schmetz or Organ quilting needles), bobbins, water-soluble marking pen (blue, not purple), whatever other tools you need to sew
• 1/4” piecing foot—if you have a Bernina, the #37 or #57 foot is great
•Walking foot and darning/embroidery foot—if you have a Bernina, the #9, #24, #26 or whatever darning foot that might have come with your machine is fine. (If your feed dogs do not drop, be sure to bring your feed dog cover.)
• Rotary cutting mat (I recommend a mat that is 23 x 35 or close to that size so that you can cut the full folded width of your fabric), rotary cutting ruler (I recommend a ruler that is 6 x 24 or close to that size, and one that has 1/8” marks or even 1/16” marks is best) and rotary cutter (I recommend Olfa’s 45mm or 60mm rotary cutters)—you can share our classroom mat, rulers and rotary cutters, but you will also be cutting fabric at home for this class, so you will need these tools eventually for your own.
• Thread to match your fabric—I recommend Mettler Silk-Finish Cotton or Aurifil for piecing and we will discuss thread for quilting when we get to that point.
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• See pattern for fabric and batting requirements (we will cut out your fabric in the first class—it is up to you whether or not you want to pre-wash your fabric—some people do, some people don’t. If you choose fabric which has a definite plaid or stripe pattern, I recommend that you do not pre-wash it as this can distort the pattern. If you are concerned about colors running or bleeding, you will want to pre-wash your fabric.) NOTE: You do not have to have 8 or 9 different fabrics like the pattern recommends; that’s just what the author used when she did the quilt in the photo. If you don’t want that many different fabrics in your quilt, you can use less—I used only two or three fabrics in each block. It will take a little more work to figure out your yardage—you can ask someone at the quilt store to help you, or you can do like I did and just get a yard to a yard and a half of five or six different fabrics, and that should be close to enough for the top (plus some leftover to practice with!)
• Batting—you will have to opportunity to practice quilting on a few different types of batting in class. I recommend a needle-punched polyester batting such as Soft and Bright made by theWarm Company, or a needle-punched cotton batting such asWarm and Natural orWarm and White also made by the Warm Company. These are easy to quilt with for your first quilt. The Presser Foot carries some battings. I do not recommend pre-washing your batting, no matter what you buy.
• Large binder clips (at least 2”) and masking tape
• SHARP curved safety pins for basting your quilt (small or large, whatever size is comfortable—nickel-plated, rust-proof pins are best—you will need around 100 pins). (If they don’t go straight into your fabric without any resistance, they are not sharp enough for basting and will leave holes or create a run in your fabric.)
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