Class Calendar

• SUMMER 2013 > >

Complete Course List

• FREEFORM & SCLUPTURAL PEYOTE
• Freeform, Sculptural Peyote Bracelet
• Freeform Peyote Ruffles
• Spiral Dancer Earrings
• Winter Flame Earrings or Pendant
• LACEWORK & MIXED STITCHES
• Lacework Bracelet
• Glacial Ice Bracelet
• Laceheart Leaves
• Beaded Snowflakes and Stars
• RIGHT ANGLE WEAVE
• Capturing Cabochons
• Corset & Stays Beaded Bead
• Pretty Little Rings
• Fancy Fish
• MIXED MEDIA
• Concrete Cabochons
• Concrete Cabs Follow-up & Resin
• SURFACE DESIGN
• Making Color Work for You
• Working with Oil Sticks
• Lecture - Oil Sticks
• Dyeing the Rainbow
• Creative Play with Dye

Wall Work and Small Art Quilts

Free Motion Embroideries and Thread Paintings

2003 Journal Quilt Project

Free Motion Motifs & Appliqué

Class Length: 4 or 6 hours

Description

Create stand-alone embroideries and appliqués using free motion stitching. These embroideries are not sewn onto a background fabric. This provides several advantages.

Densely stitched free motion embroideries often cause their background fabrics to pucker. We will be stitching on water-soluble stabilizer or netting, then stitching the completed appliqué to its background. The background fabric is much less likely to pucker using this technique.

Also, these free standing appliqués give you complete flexibility in placement and design and allow for dimensional effects.

I will cover suitable stabilizers and how to build up a network of stitches to support the design and create a solid "fabric" of stitches. Then we will work with thread painting, including direction of stitch, color blending and shading.

Skills and Skill levels required for class

Students should be familiar with their sewing machine and standard sewing. Some experience with free motion sewing may be helpful.

Supply List

• Sewing Machine with foot pedal and power cord
• Free motion or darning foot.
• 6" embroidery hoop (should be thin one made especially for machine embroidery).
• 80/12 Metafil or Metallic machine needles.
• 90/14 Machine Embroidery or Topstitch needles.
• Small thread scissors (curved embroidery scissors recommended).
• Fabric markers/pencils.
• Picture(s) of small motif(s) you'd like to copy (some ideas: butterflies, fish, flowers, insects, leaves, Celtic knotwork, geometric designs, etc.)
• Embroidery threads in colors to work with your design.
• ½ yard bridal netting.

Kit Fee: $4.00

Kit includes:

• Water-soluble stabilizer.
• Lecture notes.
• I will bring images of a number of small motifs/patterns for student use.
• I will have additional small amounts of additional water-soluble stabilizers available for purchase.