Quilting Classroom

Jennie Rayment

21st May 23rd 2015 8.00 am

Tools & EquipmentFuse away - it’s fabric play! From bias tape to Broderie Perse, satin stitching to slip stitching,

this show covers a multitude of quilting and quilt finishing techniques. And for a final flourish, finish your quilt or panel with a fancy Dresden Plate border design.

Remember to record the show or watch on line for next seven days - go to www.createandcraft.com and select TV schedule - you can watch all demonstrations till your

heart’s content!

Sewing machine and thread to match fabricsRotary Cutter 28/45/60 mm Cutting Mat 17 x 23” Acrylic Ruler 12.5 x 6.5”

EZ Dresden PlateEZ Circle Cut

Odif 505 Spray - quilt basting Odif 606 Spray - appliqué

Mini iron - Clover

Fabric Products

Sew Easy Bias Tape (Silver, Black and GoldFree Spirit 5 x 0.5m Fabric Pack - Nel What-more and Zandra Rhodes DesignsTextured Tonal 100 Percent Cotton Fat QuartersTextured Brights 100 Percent Cotton Fat QuartersTextured Darks 100 Percent Cotton Fat QuartersBloomsbury 100% Cotton Fat Quarters

Hobbs batting Backing material

Why not bind your Dresden Plate/Grandmother’s Fan design with bias tape? Fuse tape in place over the raw edge - simple!

NB These are very brief notes - watch the programme for fuller details.

Broderie Perse

1. Using Odif 606, spray se-lected shapes on W/S of fabric. If preferred shapes can be cut out then sprayed afterwards - cover spray area with paper to avoid getting glue on any other item.

2. Place shapes on background fab-ric. Press in place. Centre design by pressing background fabric diagonally and side to side - align design with the creases.

3. Thread machine top and bottom with same colour thread.

Set stitch width approx. 3 - 5 mm, stitch length 0.3 - 0.6mm. Width and length will vary slightly according to each make and model of machine. Use a fine needle (60/70 9/10). Attach applique/satin stitch foot.

4. Start work at flowers lying at the back. Work forward until all raw edges are covered.

Celtic Design

1. Cut one 12” square thin tracing paper. Fold into eighths.

Draw curved design from one side of the triangle to the other - look at the photo carefully. Keep drawn shape simple and softly curved.

2. Trace the shape to form complete design. The shape can be traced by folding and refolding the paper and copying the lines from section to section.

3. Cut one 14½” square Cream fabric. Transfer design to R/S of material. (Stick paper pattern on a clear glass surface/window with light underneath or in daylight. Place fabric on top of paper pattern. Trace lines on to fabric. This is an inexpensive way to make homemade light box.)

4. Cut fabric shapes to fit the enclosed spaces. Either make templates from the initial paper pattern or cut the tracing paper and use these shapes to make templates.

5. Tack or fuse the fabric shapes in place.

6. Pin the beginning of the fusible bias tape where shown in the picture. This raw end gets covered as the design progresses.

7. Follow the design round pressing the bias strip in place as you work.

The bias tape goes ‘over’ and ‘under’ - if you have to stop for some reason - cut end of strip off to match the drawn line at an ‘under’ junction. Press raw ends so that butt together.

The pictures show the bias tape being tacked in place - this is not required because of the adhesive on the back of the fusible tape.

8. On completion of the design trim both the start and the end of the bias strip to touch.

Conceal the join underneath as shown in the photo.

9. Hand or machine stitch both sides of the bias tape. Stop and start stitching at ‘under’ junc-tions. If hand stitching - slip stitch carefully with small stitches - use thread that matches bias tape, where possible.

Dresden Plate Border(Seam Allowance ¼ “)

1. Cut 13½” square, add 1½” border to make a 15½” square (raw edge to raw edge).

2. Using Dresden Plate template cut 3½” strips. Place 4” line on one side of fabric strip, cut sixty Dresden Plate sections. Make up twelve quarter circle Dresden Plates.

3. Complete four Plates with quarter circle - use 6” line on Circle Cut.

4. Sew two quarter Dresden plate sections to make a semi circle, com-plete with half circle - use 6” line on Circle Cut.

5. Cut 8¾“ squares - cut into four quarter square triangles. Join one quarter squaretriangle to either side of Plate. Make three more.

6. Attach these to each side of central panel.

7. Complete border with semi circle sec-tions. Add one section.

8. Using Odif 505 - mount onto wadding and backing.

9 Bind as shown on the show.

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