Spring Into Applique, with Christine Harlan, in this 2-hour craft lab, exploring both traditional and modern applique techniques. Christine has custom designed a variety of flowers, leaves and bird patterns for you to use to create your very own garden design. If you bring an apron to class, Christine will show you how to turn your apron into a handy, beautifully appliqued, sewing assistant for your notions with just a few fat quarters. If you don't wear aprons, it's okay. You can select a denim, canvas or a cotton quilting fabric to use as a background for your appliques. Free motion thread painting and raw edge applique techniques will also be presented for you to try. Not to worry, Christine has ways of making Free-Motion methods fun and easy...and optional. Learning how to applique pointed shapes and around curves, applying decorative stitches with a new perspective, adding texture to your textiles, and how to use adhesives properly, will also be covered during these two exciting and informative hours. No applique experience needed. It's Time! Spring into action and register for 2 hours of fun and techniques with Christine. 

Kit is Required.

Kit Fee $35 (Apron not included)

Available as Cash & Carry on site.

Kit Contents: 

• All required applique fabrics, fusible webbing, stabilizers, background fabric, fibers and printed pattern pieces are included to complete a custom applique design. 
• Stock Threads are not included, yet a few colors will be available for use in class. 
• You can choose to bring and/or cut your own fabrics as listed in the BYOF -  Spring Into Applique Fabric Required List. 
• The pattern pieces and instructions will be given out in class, to registered class attendees, whether you buy a kit or cut your own.

Supply Lists:

BYOF -  SPRING INTO APPLIQUE, Fabric Required List:

• An Apron, or 18" piece of denim, canvas or quality quilting cotton to use as background fabric for your appliques. 
• A handful of fat quarters and you're ready! 
• Flowers - Fat Quarters, half a quarter minimum of 5 or more batiks, or small prints
• Flower Stems - Yarn, one yard of any stem color, or colors, you wish to use or decorative threads
• Leaves -Fat Quarters, half minimum of two or more greens, or color of your choice
• Bird Body - 6” x 9" piece or larger
• Bird Wing and Tail - 6” x 9" piece or larger
• Bird Beak and Accents - 2” x 4" piece or larger
• Bird Legs - Yarn or Embroidery Thread, any color
• Stabilizer, Tear-Away, 18" piece, or multiple smaller pieces (if you choose a dark navy, dark grey or black apron, bring black tear-away)
• Background Fabric, cut one 18" square of denim, canvas or cotton (not needed, if you bring an apron)
• Fusible Interfacing, cut one piece, 18" square, if your background fabric is stretchy

Notions To Bring To Class:

• Your favorite sewing notions are always a plus to bring and should include the following:
• Wonder Clips
• Pins
• Thread Snips
• Applique Scissors, (duckbill style is not recommended, but can be used along with narrow point, curved tipped scissors )
• Paper Scissors, for cutting out pattern pieces (a few pairs will be available in class, to share)
• Fabric Marking Pen, Pencil, or Tailors Chalk
• Stiletto, "Purple Thang" or Seam Ripper, to hold down fabric edges as needed
• Decorative Embroidery Threads (3-6 colors) choose colors that blend and/or contrast with a variety of fabrics, to be used for applique and decorative stitches

Optional Supplies:

• Rotary Cutter, 28mm preferred and Small Cutting Mat (some rotary cutting tools will be provided in the classroom to share)
• Teflon Pressing Sheet