Take your first steps into the wonderful world of Patchwork Quilting. Using traditional patterns, with simple, easy to grasp lesson content from your tutor, you will be 'hooked' on this age-old craft by completing your first lap-size quilt of approximately 150cm square. Start with learning Patchwork Quilting and who knows where it will take you! Full written instructions provided as well as personal help every step of the way. As an added bonus, if you wish, learn QAYG, that's quilt as you go, so that you will always be able to easily turn your projects into that final quilt. Your tutor will provide you with a kit of 9 x fat quarters with different colour options which you will purchase from them on the first day for $20. List of requirements (including sewing machine) on receipt.
Patchwork Quilting for Beginners
Course Description
This course is designed to give students an introduction to the wonderful world of patchwork quilting.
We start with the basics of patchwork and expose the student to the fun of joining squares, then cutting, rearranging and stitching back together to produce an amazing piece of art.
As the weeks progress, students will learn the standard terms and procedures of different aspects of patchwork quilting.
The difficulty and complexity of some processes will be increased gradually, and the course allows for further exploration of students’ individual interests as well as:
- Sharing quilting ideas with the teacher and fellow students.
- Learning about colour, texture and weight of different fabrics and their uses.
- Use of the different quilting tools, waddings and backings for quilts.
- Learning the QAYG (Quilt As You Go) method of straight sewing to quilt on a domestic machine.
- Basic quilting samples and printed instructions for future use.
- Inspiration for making quilts with greater degrees of difficulty and the pattern instructions for doing so.
Course Structure
Week 1: An introduction to the Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt, plus choosing and cutting fabrics.
Week 2: Assembly of the ‘First Pass’ of the basic Disappearing 9 Patch Quilt.
Week 3: Cutting and reassembly of the First Pass (now called the ‘Flimsy’).
Week 4: Adding borders to the Flimsy and adding wadding and a backing to create a Quilt Sandwich.
Week 5: Stitch QAYG to whole quilt.
Week 6: Add label and binding to complete your quilt.
Course Learning Outcomes
This basic quilting course will enable students to understand the fundamentals of quilting, including the tools and other aids and fabrics that are used in the process.
By the end of the course students should be able to recognise the different pattern elements that they can see in store-sold quilts or quilt designs as shown on Pinterest and other popular quilt sites on the internet.
Students should realistically finish the course with a completed approximately 150cm square quilt they have made.
Course Requirements
Students will be required to bring:
- Your own sewing machine with foot control and power lead – you must be confident using this.
- A sewing kit containing fabric scissors, small thread cutting scissors, quick unpick, 3 metre quilters tape measure, bobbins and reel thread, metal ruler, and pin holder. These types of kits are available at Spotlight and are sometimes available at Big W or Kmart.
- 170cm wadding – this is also available for purchase from the tutor at $10 per metre.
- Backing fabric – you will be given more information about this requirement at the first session.
An optional basic patchwork kit of 9 Fat Quarters with different colour options is available for purchase from the tutor for $20. Please bring cash.
Your tutor is Shirlz Cook
Shirlz Cook has been teaching at WEA since 1994.
Shirlz is passionate about teaching and quilting and has taught fabric crafts and papercraft at both WEA and TAFE for many years. Being creative, she is also a published author and freelance editor and ghostwriter.
She has a Certificate of Fashion Design from TAFE, is an experienced quilter of 35 years, and ran her own business as a Bridal Dressmaker for 10 years.
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