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MARY
SORENSEN
MS/3 –
BUZZIN’ AROUND
6-hour workshop -
intermediate to advanced levels
This
whimsical design incorporating summer flowers, dragonflies, and bees
is a great project to explore advanced techniques for precision hand
appliqué. Refine your skills as you work with small, complex
shapes, smooth curves, and precision placement. Students must have a
comfortable knowledge of hand appliqué.
Supply
List :
The easiest fabrics
to work with are 100% cotton -not blends -and washed and pressed.
- 7/8 to 1 yard of of good quality muslin or light color background
fabric (Note: if you are unable to see through your background fabric
to trace, you will need Saral® Transfer paper or a small light table)
- cut an 18" x 24" rectangle to use in class
Appliqué fabrics: a large scrap (at
least 8" square) of green, brown or black for stems; scraps (at
least 4" square) should be enough for the rest of the appliqué
shapes.
- dragonfly: two to ten fabrics for body, two fabrics
for wings
- large prairie coneflowers: at least three different
prints of one color (flowers in the sample are pinks)
- small flowers: at least three different prints of
a second color (flowers in the sample are blues)
- large scrap (at least 8" square) solid white quilting-weight
fabric (not muslin unless it is bleached white)
Additional fabrics needed to complete the appliqué but not needed
for class:
- bee:
black, gold and white prints
- leaves: at least three different greens
- ¼ yard brown or black for leaf border
- additional green fabrics for leaf border
- embroidery floss for stitchery embellishment
Avoid small scale, "busy" prints. Include a variety of textures,
values and scale in the prints you choose.
ADDITIONAL
SUPPLIES:
- $4.00 materials fee for pre-cut plastic templates
- sewing thread to match each appliqué fabric
- small ruler with 1/8" markings or Mary Sorensen's Skinny
Stem Tool (available for purchase on the web or in class)
- sharp, hard lead pencil (#3 pencil, or a mechanical pencil with 2H
lead)
- sharp yellow
and silver pencils for marking fabric (I like the Verithin colors #735
& #753 or Quilter's Silver and Quilter's Yellow pencils by W. H.
Collins) -do not use chalk pencils or soft lead pencils; do not use
Quilters Clean Erase brand pencil
- pencil
sharpener
- very fine silk pins, 1¼" long with small heads (I like
Collins fine silk
pins or Iris pins)
- #10 or #12
betweens or quilting needles (not appliqué needles)
- small scissors
(embroidery size) that will cut fabric -Gingher G5 (not 5" Craft)
are perfect!
- small paper
bag for trash
- 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)
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