Beginning Quilting--February & March--Ayden

Join Baby Lock Quilting Expert Trainer Donna Todd with Beginning Quilting--Ayden, February 1, 15, March 1, 15

Learn the process from start to finish over this four-week series.  If you've already made a quilt before, join us for perfecting techniques and learning tricks to make your journey easier.  Class fees include video segments and instructional handouts.  Lesson goals follow.

Fabric Requirements:

• Fabric A-¾ yd focus fabric for blocks
• Fabric B-5/8 yd for four patch blocks
• Fabric C-5/8 yd for four patch blocks
• Fabric D-1/3yd for binding
• Fabric E-1 ½ yd for backing fabric
• Batting-wait to purchase until after class starts

Supplies needed:

• Sewing Machine in Good Working Order
• Rotary Cutter
• Acrylic Ruler-6 ½ x24 ½ or 8 ½ x24 ½
• Acrylic Ruler-6 ½ square
• Self Healing Mat
• Quilting Pins
• Seam ripper
• Masking tape or painters tape
• Scissors/snips for cutting threads
• Hand sewing needles if sewing binding by hand
• Curved safety pins
• 1/4” foot with or without guide
• Optional-Wonder clips for binding

Lesson 1

· Cutting Fabric for 4 patch blocks and focus fabrics

· Accurate ¼” seams

· Sewing 4 patch blocks-nesting seams

· Squaring Up

***Homework-sewing (24) 4 patch blocks and finish cutting 24 focus fabric blocks

Lesson 2

· Sewing blocks into rows

· Sewing rows together

***Homework-finish sewing the rows together to finish assembling the quilt top

Lesson 3

· Layering and pinning the “quilt sandwich”

· Quilting

***Homework-finish quilting

Lesson 4

· Finish quilting

· Binding