8182018: Prepared Edge Applique


Minimum 4 students and Maximum 8 students for this class to make.

Register by coming in or calling Quilters Cottage 281-633-9331.

To Pay for class, contact Sylvi Sealy at contact info below and you can go through her Pay Pal account or Cash or Check made out to teacher and pay at Quilters Cottage.
You are not totally registered for this class until payment is made.  If someone else registers and pays and the class is full before you made payment then you missed out on the class.  So get your payment made ASAP

48 hour cancellation on this class is required for a class refund.




Quilters Cottage has all these items on the supply list

TURNED APPLIQUE CLASS

SUPPLY LIST

 

Travel Iron     with a pointy tip  - MOST IMPORTANT TOOL –  CLOVER WEDGE IRON IS PERFECT

NOT the Clover Mini Iron / wand type to begin with, but is useful later

1 pack             CJenkins Freezer Paper  - If you cannot find it, don’t panic. I can gift you some for the class.

Sharpie Pen  SUPER FINE thin liner

Paper Scissors – both large and small

Fabric Scissors – both large and small

Best Press Starch alternative liquid  

Small plastic container or cup   - to hold small amount of Best Press while you work

 ¼” wide paint brush or stencil brush – good quality, from a hobby store 

Stiletto (Tailors awl)   - with a long sharp steel tip    

OR

Tweezer with a “crane style neck” tip  - This is what I personally prefer

Roxanne “Glue Baste-it” – with metal tip for precision application

Fray Block  -  NOT Fray Check which dries too stiff !!!    

Straw Needles/Applique Needles size 10 or 11

Threads -         The thinnest threads you have or can find. I use 100 wt YLI silk thread.

                        Aurifil now has an 80wt cotton thread which is also great for hand applique.

Applique Scissors  or Embroidery scissors, approx. 4” with sharp thin point

 

Pressing mat with a firm surface.

Omnigrid mat is perfect.  The June Tailor mat is NOT good for this method.

You can even make your own perfect mat. Ask me how if you would like to do this.

Large scrap piece of 100% cream/white cotton fabric to cover and protect your pressing mat

 

 

FABRICS:

Scraps of Greens, reds, pinks,  yellows, blues, purple or whatever colors you like to make flower & leaves from.
at least a fat quarter for background

 

TRAVEL IRON  - THE MOST IMPORTANT TOOL for this applique method

The surface should preferably have no holes, but small ones are OK.

The tip should be pointed, not chunky and round.

The iron must reach a high temperature i.e. the higher the Wattage, the higher temperature

 

 

CLOVER WEDGE IRON

 


   This is also a Clover iron, but it is NOT recommended as the primary iron, but as a supplement for more advanced shapesDo not purchase one just for the class. The iron above is the most important.

 

 

PRESSING MAT

It is very important that the pressing mat surface is NOT soft.

The Omnigrid  combined Pressing and Cutting mats are perfect.

If you decide to purchase one, get the 12 x 18” size. It is the most versatile size.

 

You can also make your own pressing mat.

Take a piece of particle board, layer thermal batting on top and fold over edges. Then add a layer or two of muslin on top. Fold over the edges. Staple and/or tape the muslin to the back.

 


CLOVER Stiletto – STRAIGHT TAILORS AWL

Bamboo or wood stilettos are not recommended. Long thin steel is best.

              Sharp tipped awl/stiletto             

 

  

                Sharp angled tip tweezers w/”crane neck” 

THIS IS MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE AND NO OTHER TWEEZER IS GOOD IN MY OPINION

BEST PRESS STARCH ALTERNATIVE

FREEZER PAPER by C JENKINS

 

The Reynolds freezer paper available from supermarkets is too thin and has too little wax, but can be used in a pinch if you cannot find C Jenkins’ Freezer paper.

 

 

ROXANNE GLUE BASTE IT

Several sizes. Make sure you purchase one with a metal tip – see photo

     

 

APPLIQUE SCISSORS  - Embroidery Scissors – small with thin sharp tip

Gingher 4” - Karen Kay Buckley  4” - KAI N5000 Needle Craft scissors or similar

                                  

 

FRAY BLOCK (NOT Fray CHECK!!)

          

 

STRAW NEEDLES – size 10 or 11

                                                      

Jean Kimball’s Straw Needles                Clover Black Gold Needles

 

THREADS

YLI  or  Kimono 100wt Silk thread

   

            

60 wt Cotton thread or thinner

 

AURIFIL has released a new 80wt cotton thread which I have tested and it is very nice to sew with. The stitches disappear as well as with the 100wt silk thread.

 

Other THIN threads can be used, such as Glide, Bottom Line, Sulky threads etc.

Machine Embroidery threads are also OK, so if you have some, bring them.



If you have any questions ahead of class day, please e-mail me

Sylvi Sealy
sewcolorfulquilts@gmail.com
281-265-5399
832-260-1059

Cost: $ 78.00
Includes lunch
Date(s):
Skill Level:beginner
Skill Details:Beginner
Instructor Name:Sylvi Sealy
832-260-1059
281-265-5399
sewcolorfulquilts@gmail.com
Instructor Bio:Sylvi Sealy
832-260-1059
281-265-5399
sewcolorfulquilts@gmail.com