Class at Road to California, Ontario, CA Sunday January 23, 2010, 8:30 am to 11:30 am  #7015 – Felting Appliqués & Hand Embroidery

Class at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival, Hampton, VA February 24, 2010, 1 pm to 4 pm

This class is based on the techniques I used to make the Crazy Sheep and Sheep Wannabees quilts. The photos below will give you an idea of what you can achieve with felting and some simple hand embroidery. 

This class is based on the techniques I used to make my Crazy Sheep and Sheep Wannabees quilts. Learn how to use hand felting needles to draw details and textures on appliqués, and use hand embroidery stitches to draw flowers. When you combine the two you create something magical and charming. Choose any Critter Pattern Works pattern that excites you to adapt these techniques and explore new possibilities for quilt design. Choose light weight wools for your fabrics and make a block that could become a cushion cover or the beginnings of a quilt.

A sewing machine is not needed for this class, although we will be cutting out an applique and fusing it to a background.

Things to bring to class: 

1. Three co-ordinated fat 1/8ths of suiting weight wool (dark, medium and light)...12" square or more will work.  One will be an applique, and the other two could be the backgrounds.
2. A pattern from Critter Pattern Works in the theme of your choice.     Any theme will work.  The more variety in the class, the more everyone will learn creative solutions.
3. A piece of fusible the size of your chosen animal applique.
4. A felting tool.  I use the pink Clover tool because the needles are held close together. This allows you create the finer details.
5. A surface to punch the felting to into...a piece of foam (on the page with the felting tool) or a brush made for this purpose.
6. Wool roving (fibers) to felt into your applique in a color(s) that go with your animal theme.  Don\'t forget colors for grass or trees. You need 1/3 of an ounce (about a handful) of each color to start.
7. Pearl cotton threads in size 8 or 12, in assorted colors that could be details on your animal or trees or flowers.  Needles to use with this thread.  Number 5 embroidery needles (sharp and not too long) work well.
8. Scissors: paper and embroidery.

 Here is the link to our website page to order things you might need for this class. PLEASE don't wait till the last minute to order.  I would rather ship your order than spend class time to  pass out orders.