Date: Saturday, March 18
Time: 9:30am – 4pm (NOTE later start time!)
Location: Boise Rigging Supply, 6750 West Victory Road, Boise
Cost: $15
Sign up for the class at the Membership meeting.
We will learn about Miniatures and Small Quilts, what they are and some methods and tips for construction. We will practice sewing on a small scale by making a doll sized quilt using 3 inch blocks. Maureen will also give you a number of patterns for making other miniature blocks, some of which are paper pieced.
Come prepared to have a great time with fellow class members and try out some new techniques and ideas.
Supplies:
..• Fabric:
……….Doll Quilt:
……………5 or 6 fat quarters in light, medium, and dark
……………1/3 yard or more for the border
……….Miniature Quilt:
……………Scraps in various sizes and colors
..• Sewing machine in good working order
..• Quarter-inch piecing foot
..• New needles
..• Neutral thread
..• Full bobbin
..• Fabric scissors, seam ripper, straight pins
..• Rotary cutter
..• Cutting mat
..• Ruler
..• Mechanical pencil
..• Iron and pad (some classroom irons and boards will be available)
..• Other tools Maureen uses, bring if you have them
……..• That Patchwork Place 6” Bias Square
……..• That Patchwork Place Baby Bias Square for miniatures (sometimes hard to find)
……..• Quilt in a Day Square up Ruler
……..• CM Designs Add-a-Quarter Ruler (for paper piecing)
To enroll, please send a check for $15 made out to BBQ (not Schoolhouse) to:
..Boise Basin Quilters
..PO Box 4434
..Boise, ID 83711
Or pay online through your PayPal account to treasurer@boisebasinquilters.org
With either check or PayPal payment, please be sure to include your preferred contact information (name, phone number, and email address).
If the class is already full or has been cancelled, you will be notified and your payment will be returned.
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