Beginning Quilting

Prerequisite Skill: basic hand sewing and sewing machine skills. 

Put your sewing skills to use and learn to make a quilted heirloom! Bring your favorite cotton fabrics to class and make a table runner from start to finish, step-by-step. Learn cutting techniques, basic machine quilting, and how to bind a quilt. This class has a supply list to purchase before class. See online listing for details.

Supply list:

- ¼ yard EACH of two contrasting cotton fabrics for table runner top. Do not pre-wash.

- ½ yard cotton fabric for the backing. Backing can be a solid or printed cotton fabric or you may use muslin. Do not pre-wash.

-  ¼ yard cotton fabric for binding. Binding should coordinate with both the top and backing fabrics (usually a solid color). Do not pre-wash.

- Coordinating thread for sewing patchwork and quilting the table runner. This can be cotton or a cotton/polyester blend.

- Seam ripper

- Fabric marking pen (optional)

-Sewing machine (optional)