MARY
SORENSEN
MS/1 - NEEDLETURN
WITH A TWIST
A
simplified method to hand appliqué gracefully twisting ribbons
and other twisting and spiraling shapes. This charming pattern is designed
to showcase this elegant but easy technique. Students must have a comfortable
knowledge of hand appliqué.
Supply
List :
- SHARP pencils for marking appliqué fabrics - do not use chalk
pencils; do not use Quilter’s Clean Erase brand pencil (Mary prefers
Sanford or Berol Verithin colors #735˱ or Quilter's Silver and
Quilter's Yellow pencils by W. H. Collins)
- Plastic template for drawing multiple sizes of circles ¾"and
smaller is very handy if you have one (or Mary Sorensen’s Skinny
Stem Tool - available for purchase on the web or in class)
- Small ruler with 1/8"markings (or Mary Sorensen’s Skinny
Stem Tool -available on the web or in class)
- Small scissors (5"or embroidery size) that will cut fabric -
Gingher G5 (NOT 5"Craft) are perfect!
- Sewing thread to match each appliqué fabric
- Mechanical pencil or SHARP pencil w/ hard lead
- #10 or #12 betweens or quilting needles for appliqué
- size 10 or 11 milliner or appliqué needles for ribbon basket
- thimble (if you usually sew with one)
- small paper bag for trash
- very fine silk pins, 1¼"long with small heads (Judy prefers
Collins Fine Sharp Silk Pins)
- Pencil sharpener
- $1.00 materials fee for pre-cut plastic templates
- corrugated cardboard, foamcore board, or a cushioned "Cut N'
Press " board that you can stick pins into and is at least 10"
x 10"
Fabric:
All fabrics must be 100% cotton - NO blends - and washed and pressed.
- 14" square of good quality muslin or light color background fabric
- must be light enough to see the pattern through to trace
- large scraps (at least 8" square) of at least two values of one
color for bow (the greater the contrast between the two fabrics, the
better the "twisting" effect). Choose two fabrics either light
and dark, bright and dull, or multicolor print and tone-on-tone for
best effect.
- fat quarter of brown or black print for stems
Additional fabrics needed to complete the appliqué but not
needed for class:
- assortment of fabrics for flower petals
- fabric for flower centers (choose a tightly woven, small scale print)
- assortment of green prints for leaves
- embroidery floss for stitchery embellishment
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