A Creative Approach to Machine Quilting Teacher: Cheryl Phillips This class is designed for anyone who has takeii a machine qLlilting class or is familiar with the layering, pinning, and marking techniques from l-larriet Hargraveís Heirloom Machine Quilting Book. Classrooni exercises are geared to enable the student to discover their hidden creativity as they explore new free-motion stitching techniques. Supplies and Equipment o A Sewing Machine in good mechanical condition o Extra Sewing Machine Needles---size 80 or 12 Machine Quilting and/or Machine Embroidery Needles (Optional) o An extra empty bobbin o A Machine Table or Tray/Plate (Optional) o A Darning Foot* (This is a MUST! See note below.) o A Single-Hole Needle Plate (Optional) o Sonic 111 Safety Pins o wash-out marking pen (the blue one) o cotton thread 3 ply 1150 one--any bright or dark color one--ecru or white one --black o Sulky rayon thread (optional) o Sulky metallic thread (optional) o 7/8 yd of niuslin cut into six 15î x 15î squares o 1/2 yd of cotton batting cut into three 15î x 15î squares o ìDoodlingî paper o ìQuilting Concepts in Sulkyî book (optional) o ìHeirloom Machine Quiltingî book by harriet I-Iargrave (optional) *A note about the darning foot: Sonic sewing machine instruction books may suggest you darn without using a foot. That is fine for darning, but does not hold true for machine quilting. Von must have a darning foot that fits your machine. You caui purchase a darning foot from a sewing machine dealer (even if itís a dealer of another machine brand). Dealers have generic feet that will fit high shank, low shank, or slanted needle machines. Quilt shops often carry ìThe Big Footî by Lynn Graves. It is large and clear, niaking it a good choice. A Creative Approach to Machine Quilting Teacher: Cheryl Phillips Ibis class is designed for anyone who has taken a machine quilting class or is familiar with he layering, pinning, and marking techniques from I-larriet Hargraveís Jleirloonz Machine )uilting Book. Classroom exercises are geared to enable the student to discover their iidden creativity as they explore new free-motion stitching techniques. ;upplies and Equipment o A Sewing Machine in good mechanical couidition o Extra Sewing Machine Needles---size 80 or 12 Machine Quilting and/or Machine Embroidery Needles (Optional) o An extra empty bobbin o A Machine Table or Tray/Plate (Optional) o A Darning Foot* (This is a MUST! See note below.) o A Single-Hole Needle Plate (Optional) o Some 111 Safety Pins o wash-out marking pen (the blue one) o cotton thread 3 ply 1150 one--any bright or dark color one--ecru or white one --black o Sulky rayon thread (optional) o Sulky metallic thread (optional) o 7/8 yd of muslin cut into six isî x 15î squares o 1/2 yd of cotton batting cLIt into three 15î x 15î squares o ìDoodlingî paper o ìQuilting Concepts in Sulkyî book (optional) o ìHeirloom Machine Quiltingî book by 1-Iarriet Ilargrave (optional) *A note about the darning foot: Some sewing machine instruction books may suggest you darui without using a foot. That is fine for darning, but does not hold true for machine quilting. Von must have a darning foot that fits your machine. You can purchase a darning foot from a sewing niachine dealer (even if itís a dealer of another machine brand). Dealers have generic feet that will fit high shank, low shank. or slanted needle machines. Quilt shops often carry ìThe Big Footî by Lynn Graves. It is large and clear, uiiakiuig it a good choice.