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Joy of Soy
JOY OF SOY SUPPLY LIST
Class size will be limited to 8, because we need space.
10-4 pm, $70 plus $5 materials fee
1. an old iron, must bring your own or share with another student.
2. lot of old newspapers
3. old paint brushes in various sizes
4. some foam brushes
5. 4 or more white cotton squares 18″ x 18″, must be pre-
washed! (buy from Bernina & get 10% discount)
6. large plastic bag to cut up
7. paper towels
8. apron and/or wear old clothes
9. water cup
10. masking tape
11. fabric paints (I will bring some for sale if you don’t havethese)
12. any stamps you have, and house hold items for stampinglike spools, legos, wine corks, kitchen utensils or hardware items that would make a good stamp.
Threadutopia
First some prep work so we can get right to work:
1. Choose 4 colors of solid fabric, put Wonder Under or Misty Fuse on the back.
2. Cut 3 colors into 3″ x 4″ pieces.
3. Cut last color into 2 pcs., each one 3″ x 9″.
4. Cut some batting and a muslin backing approx. 9″ x 18″.
5. Some perle cotton or yarn to finish the edge.
Put all that in a baggy and then collect and bring:
1. Your sewing machine with feet, cleaned, oiled and ready to go.
2. Size 14/90 Topstitch needles
3. Quilting gloves
4. Extra fusible, only W.U. or Misty Fuse please 1/4 yd. is more than enough.
5. Teflon sheet
6. thread snips
7. Pen for taking notes
8. Empty extra bobbins for your machine
9. Extra bobbin case if you have it
10. rotary cutter and ruler
Threads: Bring if you have these threads: Clear polyester monofilament, perle cotton or other heavy threads, rayon, Glitter (flat film shiny thread), Razzle Dazzle or Candlelight or similar threads, metallics. I will have small thread samples for sale in a kit available if you don’t have these thread and don’t want to buy a lot.
Easy, Elegant Japanese Landscape
*Muslin about 26″ X 24″ for background fabric
*Saral transfer paper
*rotary cutter, small if you have and cutting mat
*freezer paper
*about 2 yards of Wonder Under or Misty Fuse, whichever you like better
*pins, ball point pen, paper scissors, fabric scissors, scotch tape
FABRIC: We’ll need anything japanesey (we may use it or not). Any batiks or hand-dyes you like. Any colors you like, just bring a full range of really light fabrics (for sky and water ), then some medium lights, medium values, and on to the darks. We’ll need really dark darks for the trees trunks and the stone lantern. The first part of the class we will talk about value and how to use it, see it in your fabrics,and finally, put them in your landscape. Textured, splotchy and multicolored fabrics are good too. Remember, more is better! And if you didn’t bring what you want, we can always troll the store shelves until we find it. NO SEWING MACHINE REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS
Irons for fusing will be there.
Old World Still Life
Wear old clothes for painting
*Teflon press sheet for fusing
* 1/2 yard of Muslin or other plain fabric for fusing on top of
*Misty Fuse
*Saral Transfer paper or Transdoodle
*Freezer Paper
*Nice supply of hand-dyes, batiks or solids from your stash in reds, greens, yellows in light, medium and very dark values.
*Some paper towel sheets
*plastic sheeting to paint on top of
*Pins, paper and fabric scissors, small rotary cutter, small scissors if you have them, cutting mat,
*Pen, pencil, black sharpie
*Paint- A set of textile paints will be available for sale in class for $25. Cash or cheques are okay.
A bottle of Golden medium GAC 900 a paint medium for fabric, or Liquitex fabric medium, both can be found in the acrylic paint section of any craft store, or online.
*Brushes- A set of brushes will be available for sale for $30.
NO SEWING MACHINE REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS
Irons for fusing will be there.
Design Your Own Art Quilt
Start with a photo or drawing of your subject matter. It can be a landscape, cityscape, plant or flower, anything that you want to explore and inspires you. Let’s save people for another class. Get out your travel photos for ideas. If you use anyone else’s photo, make sure you have their permission. Any questions about subject matter, call me and we can talk about it. Take your photo to Kinko’s or Staples and enlarge in black and white to about 18” x 22”.
Making the pattern:
*Freezer Paper
*Pins, paper and fabric scissors, small rotary cutter, small scissors if you have them, cutting mat, scotch tape-double sided, masking tape
*Pencil, black sharpie
*Transferring the pattern to fabric:
*Lightweight White muslin fabric that you can see through for fusing on top of large enough for the size of your pattern
*Saral Transfer paper or Transdoodle in a variety of colors.
*Ballpoint pen in a contrasting color, i.e. red or purple anything but black
Fusing:
*Teflon press sheet for fusing
*Nice supply of hand-dyes, batiks or solids from your stash in a large range of values, i.e. very dark all the way to very light. You can never have enough, and if you don’t have what you need, we can cruise the store shelves.
*About 2 yards of Wonder Under or Misty Fuse, whichever you like better, I prefer Misty Fuse, it has a lighter hand when fused.
*2 large ziplock bags to save scraps and pattern pieces
Optional, but very helpful: lightbox
NO SEWING MACHINE REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS
Irons for fusing will be there
Painting Your Masterpiece
Wear old clothes for painting
Completely fused quilt top from Design Your Own Art Quilt Class. Design your Own Art Quilt is a pre-requisite for this class.
*Some paper towel sheets
*Plastic sheeting to paint on top of, a garbage bag slit in one side will work.
*Masking tape
*Poster board or foam core board large enough for your work, or if it’s too large, use table top.
*Pins
*Plastic or paper cup for water
*Seta color paints which can be purchased at some local Michael’s or craft stores, but it’s easier to buy paint kits and brush kits from me, I will have them at class for you. Paint kits-$25, Brush kits-$30.
*A bottle of Golden medium GAC 900 a paint medium for fabric, or Liquitex fabric medium, both can be found in the acrylic paint section of any craft store, or online.
These paints are very economical and should last a long time. I tend to use black and white the most in my work.
Optional: Any powdered pigments, such as Pearl Ex or Jacquard, or colored pencils you have from other projects.
NO SEWING MACHINE REQUIRED FOR THIS CLASS
Irons for fusing will be there
Quilting Your Masterpiece
1. Quilt top, layered and ready for quilting.
2. Sewing machine with free motion capability.
3. Assortment of threads, and bobbin threads. Bring Superior monofilament if you have it.
4. Two practice sandwiches made up of some of the fabrics used in your quilt to try quilting designs on. Can be around 12″ X 18″ with muslin on back.
5. Pencil and tracing paper for previewing quilting designs.
6.Prisma color pencils.
TEENY, TINY ART QUILTS
1. 4 coordinating fabrics with fusible already fused on back, plus fused scraps left over from other projects. Try for a dark, a very light, and two medium values of fabric. Prints are ok but make sure you have some solids too. You will need very small amounts, less than a fat quarter, so check your scraps. Just make sure you come to class with all your fabrics already fused on the back.
2. Back fabric and batting cut to about 10 1/2″ x 7 1/2″.
3. Small rectangle of fusible about 8″ x 11″, Wonder Under or Misty Fuse.
3. Teflon fusing sheet.
4. Pins, rotary cutter, ruler, cutting mat, fabric scissors, various threads to co-ordinate with fabrics.
5. Sewing machine that you are familiar with for free motion quilting, with appropriate needles for your threads, and your free motion foot, as well as any other feet you like to use.
6. 9 X 12 cheap canvas (Jerry’s Artarama or Michael’s) to mount your finished piece.
Colorplay for Quilters
1. Bring pictures of natural world, i.e. sunsets, flowers, landscapes, rocks, plants, etc.
2. Medium gray fabric for foundation to fuse on about 1 yard.
3. In order to make a value gradation you will need: black, white, range of grays solids or very small printsranging from dark to light, have or buy 1/8 yd. and fuse Wonder Under or any fusible on back.
4. In order to make the color value gradation you will need: 1 color, (solids or small prints, 1/8 yd. or any scraps you have at home) and try to bring 7 different values of that color, i.e. very pale blue, pale blue, light blue, medium blue, medium dark blue, dark blue, almost black blue. We just need a small piece of each color, but bring whatever you have to trade. It will save class time if all your fabrics and scraps have fusible already applied to the back.
5. For final project: making a small color study, bring small scraps (1/8 yd or less) of many different colors in solids, batiks or very small prints.
6. ruby beholder or red sheets of acetate pins, scissors, matt, ruler, rotary cutter, teflon sheet extra fusible, Wonder Under or Misty Fuse
Fused Applique Supply List
Wear old clothes for painting
*Teflon press sheet for fusing
*1/2 yard of light color Muslin or other plain fabric for fusing on top of
*Misty Fuse or Wonder Under, about 2 yards
*Saral Transfer paper or Transdoodle
*Freezer Paper
*Nice supply of hand-dyes, batiks or solids from your stash; for Morning glory-fat quarter of blue or purple, some scraps of dark green, medium green and light green (batiks or hand dyes work best); for Angel’s Trumpets-fat quarter of light pink, scraps of medium and light green, and fat quarter of medium-dark green for background (batiks or hand dyes are best).
*Some paper towel sheets
*plastic sheeting to paint on top of
*Pins, paper and fabric scissors, small rotary cutter, small sharp scissors if you have them, cutting mat, masking tape.
*Pen, pencil, black sharpie
*Paint & Brushes- kits will be for sale: $25 for paint kits, $30 for brush kits.
*Cup for water for brushes
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