Free Motion Quilting with Templates

Free Motion Quilting with Templates using Westalee Templates for Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Machine Presented by Irene Huffman, Jazz Cat Designs This is an intermediate level free motion quilting class using Westalee’s ruler foot and mini-fill set of 5 templates. The class is hands-on, so you’ll have a chance to use your new templates and practice some really fun techniques. Be sure to bring all your questions, too! BASIC SKILLS NEEDED FOR THIS CLASS  Be familiar with your sewing machine.  Know how to wind and change a bobbin.  Know how to thread your machine and install your bobbin.  Know how to drop your feed dogs.  Know how to adjust your machine’s tension for free motion. Very important.  You will enjoy this class most if you’ve had some free motion experience and some practice using Westalee templates, but we’ll be touching on the basics during class. WESTALEE SUPPLIES  Westalee ruler foot. The Westalee foot must fit the machine you are using: high shank, high shank special, low shank, or mid shank. Most Bernina machines require an adapter, available from Bernina. Feet are NOT interchangeable.  Westalee Mini-Fill template set – 5 templates:  Westalee Free Motion Glider to cover your machine bed. GENERAL SUPPLIES:  Sewing machine and accessories; your sewing machine manual o Extension table that fits your machine (optional, but the templates are much, much easier to use when there is a larger surface to work on) o NOTE: your machine must be in good working order – we’re not able to make repairs during classes.  Please put a new needle in your machine before class. Suggest a 90/14 quilting needle, sharp needle or tapestry needle. Bring extra needles with you.  Thread for quilting. Please wind two bobbins with your chosen thread before class. Good quality, 40 or 50 weight thread, either cotton or polyester will give good results. Suggest using a color lighter or darker than your fabric so you are able to easily see your work.  Quilting gloves.  Forceps or long tweezers for pulling bobbin thread to the top of your piece.  Marking pen or pencil for marking your piece. Please test this beforehand to make sure you can see it on your fabric and that it can be removed from your chosen fabric easily.  6” x 12” OR 6” x 24” OR 8-1/2” x 12” quilting ruler.  Small scissors to snip threads.. BATTING  

Suggest using bamboo, cotton, or 80/20 poly-cotton batting. Fluffy polyester batting seems to be harder to work with when you’re learning.

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Fabric – 2/3 yard solid color cotton quilting fabric Leave the fabric folded as is comes off the bolt. One side will be the front and one side will be the back. Use a fabric marker to divide front side of fabric into nine, 5” squares centered on the fabric, as shown. There will be about a 2-1/2” to 3-1/2” border all around. Layer top, batting and backing. Secure layers using your favorite method,. BEFORE CLASS, stitch from top to bottom and from side to side on each drawn line.

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Fabric - two contrasting solid colors of cotton quilting fabric o Color 1 – cut nine, 5-1/2” squares o Color 2  cut two, 1-1/2” x 17-1/2” strips  cut six, 1-1/2” x 5-1/2” strips  cut two, 4-1/2” x 17-1/2” strips  cut two, 4-1/2” x 26” strips

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Stitch pieces together as shown below Layer top, batting, and backing. Secure layers using your favorite method. BEFORE CLASS, stitch from top to bottom and from side to side, as shown. Stitching around 5” squares will be in the ditch.

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