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HARRIET
HARGRAVE
HH/1 - HEIRLOOM
MACHINE QUILTING
Closed
Unique
machine quilting techniques that turn quilt tops into heirlooms in a
fraction of the time it takes to hand quilt will be taught. The class
begins with a lecture filled with valuable information so that the student
knows what to expect, how to avoid pitfalls, how to prepare the quilt
top to quilt, work space, threads, needles, etc. Hands-on exercises
will be used to develop machine-quilting skills, from walking foot,
ditch quilting, to free motion feathers. Harriet is a master at teaching
students “how to learn to machine quilt.”
Supply
List :
-size 75/11 Universal
point machine needles (no ballpoints)
-Scotch tape
-straight stitch throat plate (if available, but not a must)
-darning foot – a MUST
-feed dog cover if feed dogs do not drop
-walking or even feed foot
-basic sewing supplies such as scissors, seam ripper, etc.
- #1 (1”) rustproof safety pins
-notebook and pen (please, no tape recorders)
-extension cord, power strip, & lamp
-Your best machine in top working order (with extension table if available);
Please, no small classroom machines.
-Heirloom Machine Quilting by Harriet Hargrave (4th edition preferred)
-100% cotton embroidery thread – DMC or Aurifil 50/2 or Mettler
60/2 – cream color
-invisible nylon quilting thread (please be sure to purchase size .004,
preferably by Sew Art, but YLI Wonder thread okay; these are the ONLY
brands)
-100% cotton sewing thread that matches muslin (color 703) - 50 weight/3
ply (Mettler Silk Finish is one of the best-article 104 or 105, purple
printing on spool.)
Fabrics:
- Nine (9) or more 14” squares of batting (preferably a variety
of fiber contents and thicknesses to include cotton, polyester, and
wool if possible)
- 13-15 14” squares of muslin
- Two (2) 12”-14” simple pieced blocks (such as Variable
Star, 9-patch) or 16 3½” squares sewn together. These blocks
will be used for ditch quilting, continuous curve, and grid quilting
exercies. Need seams that are straight from one side to the opposite
side.
- One (1) appliqué block (simple, machine stitched, or fused)
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