Description
I am delighted to say that Angie Attwood is coming to Llangollen for this workshop.
As some of you may know Angie has been an accredited Teacher of Sew Steady Westalee Quilting Rulers for over 10 years.
If you are interested in Ruler Quilting on your domestic machine this is your opportunity to try before you buy.
Angie will be bring loan equipment listed below and will have her products available for purchase on the day.
If you do not know what ruler foot you might need I will send you details when you have signed up.
You can also look at her website https://www.angieattwood.co.uk/ as there is a lot of information for you there including in her workshops a free class on starting to use quilting rulers.
Also included is an endless supply of tea/coffee and biscuits/cake.
But remember to either bring your lunch with you or visit one of our bakeries and shops.
The venue is The Memorial Hall , Market Street, Llangollen, Denbighshire, LL20 8RD. 10am to 4pm
A Ruler Foot and templates can help transform your quilting by enabling you to undertake creative free motion quilting in a controlled way on your domestic sewing machine. Using the rulers will help you to stitch a large range of beautiful patterns and designs, to complement your quilts.
As using a new product can be intimidating, this class is designed to help you get the most from your Ruler foot and templates by providing hands on advice, guidance and encouragement. Several elements will be covered on this interactive day including…
- How to select the correct ruler foot/shank size for your machine
- Why there are differences between template thickness
- All about other tools and equipment that will give a good set up
- How to fit the foot and get you started, beginning with simple straight lines and curves.
- Tips for holding templates and manoeuvring your quilt project
- 3-4 step-by-step pattern exercises designed specifically to help you better understand ruler work basics and template markings
There will be plenty of hands-on practice and you will make 3-4 sample blocks to showcase the skills learnt on the day. You’ll be amazed what you can achieve using just one template. The following designs are all stitched using the simple straight edge and curve of the 12” Arc.
EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS:
You will need to bring along:
(Angie will have Westalee stock to purchase and/or loan on the day by prior arrangement – (items in bold below)
- Sewing machine that has drop feed facility (in good working order, with a few spare needles (Universal, Quilting or Topstitch 90/14’s) and bobbins. If you have an electronic machine with a stop/start button, please remember to bring along your foot pedal!
- Appropriate Westalee Ruler Foot, 12” Arc Ruler and Spacing Gauge
- An extension table for your machine
- 1 quilt sandwich approximately 10-12’’ square – for general practice work – suggest good quality plain cotton fabric (strong colour recommended on the top, no white, cream or calico)
- 4 quilt sandwiches approximately 9-12’’ square (a fat quarter cut into 4 will do nicely) – for sample 6” stitched patterns – suggest good quality plain cotton fabric (again strong colour recommended on the top, no white, cream or calico)
- Patchwork & Quilting Ruler – you will need to mark 6” square guides on your fabric and corner to corner across a six-inch square
- Thread
- General sewing kit, (small scissors, needles etc.)
- Notebook, pen and pencil
OPTIONAL EXTRAS:
- A seat cushion for extra height – it’s helpful to sit higher than for normal sewing
- Quilt gloves – personal choice
- Fabric marker/pencil of some kind (I will be discussing options as part of the course so please do not purchase anything special for this workshop, a sharp pencil or fine liner will suffice for the day). • Free-motion Glide Sheet/Slider (not essential/available on the day)
If you need any further information please send me an email and I will do my best to give you details, info@brightquilting.co.uk
