Beachcomber Jacket--February 7 & 28--Ayden

Beachcomber Jacket--Ayden

Shop your fabric stash for lights and darks or your favorite fat quarter bundle to make this gorgeous Beachcomber Jacket.  This two-day workshop uses the Laundry Basket Quilts pattern with variations to customize your own spin on the original star designs.  

Classes start promptly at 10, but the shop opens at 9:30 for setting up your sewing area. You can choose in person or virtual options for your class sessions. Supplies are listed below.

Materials Needed

• Beachcomber Pattern LBQ-0922
• 30 fat eighths (9”x20”) of multi-color dark fabrics
• 7 quarter yards (9”xWOF) of light fabrics
• Crew neck sweat shirt one size larger
• 2 ½ yards of lining fabric
• ¼ yard dark fabric for binding
• Thread to quilt and construct jacket

Supplies Needed

• Sewing Machine in Good Working Order
• Optional-A serger in good working order to construct the jacket
• Rotary Cutter
• Acrylic Ruler-6 ½ x24 ½ or 8 ½ x24 ½
• Optional Acrylic Ruler-6 ½ square
• Optional Acrylic Ruler-12 ½ square
• Self Healing Mat
• Quilting Pins
• Seam ripper
• Sharp fabric scissors to cut apart sweatshirt
• Hand sewing needles if sewing binding by hand
• Curved safety pins
• 1/4” foot with or without guide
• Optional-Wonder clips for binding

Class 1

• Piecing the blocks and rows
• Prepping sweat shirt
• Quilting the sweat shirt

Class 2

• Constructing the jacket
• Binding