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KIM
DIEHL
KD/2 –
ZINNIA BASKET
6-hour workshop –
all levels
Preserve
the charm of a cottage garden when you stitch these blossoms to be enjoyed
and snuggled into, long after summer’s warmth has faded. We’ll
begin our class by piecing the easy center basket block, and then focus
on Kim’s invisible machine appliqué method to add gently
curved blooms and leafs. Additional tips and instructions for the patchwork
and appliqué borders of this quilt will be covered as well. One
of Kim’s most requested classes! (Simple Traditions book required.)
Please arrive
for class with the patchwork pieces specified below pre-cut so that
we can make the best use of our time together. I’ve listed color
choices to duplicate my featured quilt, but please feel free to personalize
your prints to suit your own preferences.
Supply
List :
- Simple Traditions Book
- Sewing machine* with adjustable tension control, capable of producing
a tiny zigzag stitch
- Size 75/11 quilting needles for your sewing machine
- 3/8” bias bar
- Firm-surfaced ironing board and iron (travel-size or mini appliqué
irons work best in class situations, and can be shared between two people)
- Inexpensive pair of scissors for cutting paper and embroidery scissors
- .004 Monofilament thread (smoke for medium/dark prints, clear for
light/pastel prints)
- Standard neutral-colored sewing thread
- Freezer paper and pencil (mechanical is best)
- Fabric glue in stick and liquid form (my favorite liquid basting glue
is Quilter’s Choice by Beacon’s)
- Fray Check is helpful, but optional
* If your sewing
machine has an open-toe foot, a knee-lift attachment, and a spool pin
adapter for positioning your thread upright while you sew, please bring
them along.
Fabric:
Please bring all of your fabrics to class, particularly your assorted
prints for the appliqués, and the scraps of assorted green prints.
This will give you plenty of choices as we work!
- 3 yards of cream print for blocks and borders
- 1¼ yards total of assorted medium prints in shades of blue,
raspberry, pink, peach, cranberry, and butterscotch for appliqués
and pieced border
- 1-1/8 yards of apple green print for vines, appliqués, and
first inner border
- 7/8 yard of cranberry print #1 for second inner border and binding
- 3/4 yard of tan print for basket blocks
- ¼ yard of cranberry print #2 for appliqués
- ¼ yard of raspberry print for appliqués
- Scraps of assorted green prints for leaf appliqués
- 4 yards of backing fabric (not used until after class)
- 69” square piece of quilt batting (not used until after class)
Cutting
Instructions:
Please cut the pieces that follow in the order given to make the best
use of your yardages.
From the cream
print, cut:
2 strips, 1½” x 62½”, from the lengthwise
grain
2 strips, 1½” x 60½”, from the lengthwise
grain
From the remaining
cream print, cut:
4 strips, 10½” x 32½”
1 rectangle 16” x 29½”
1 strip, 3” x 29½”
2 rectangles, 7½” x 11”
2 rectangles 4½” x 11”
Save your cream print scraps for the circle appliqués in the
outer border, and reserve the remaining un-cut portion of the cream
print for later use.
From the tan
print, cut:
1 strip, 8” x 42”; crosscut into 1 rectangle, 7½”
x 22½”, and 2 squares, 7-7/8” x 7-7/8”. Cut
each square in half diagonally to yield 4 triangles.
1 strip, 4½” x 42”; crosscut into 1 rectangle 4½”
x 16½”, and 4 squares, 3-7/8” x 3-7/8”. Cut
each square in half diagonally to yield 8 triangles.
From the bias grain of the tan print, cut:
2 strips, 2½” x 16”
4 strips, 1½” x 13”
From the apple
green print, cut:
2 strips, 1” x 29½”
2 strips, 1” x 30½”
From the bias grain of the apple green print, cut:
4 strips, 1¼ ” x 14”
12 strips, 1¼” 6”
12 strips, 1¼” x 4 3/4”
Enough 1¼”-wide pieces to make 4 strips, each 68”
in length, when joined together end to end
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