FPP004FriAM - Fearless Foundation Paper Piecing: Economy Bloom
Friday, February 23, 2024
9:00am – 12:00pm East Coast USA Time
Member Price until Nov. 30: $96.00
Non-Member Price: $120.00
NOTE: Materials fees are required for some workshops. These fees are paid directly to faculty and are not part of your registration fee. Sold Out?: Yes
Required Supplies: - Printed Economy Bloom foundation paper piecing templates, Templates pages 1 & 2, printed at 100%. Kitty likes to use 100% recycled printer paper. **Note that to make the full Economy Bloom 18” square block, you will want to print all pages now: Print (2) of Templates page 1, (4) of Templates page 2, and (2) of Templates page 3 to have all templates needed.
- 3 fat quarters of fabric to use for the bloom, in three different values from the same color family: light, medium, and dark.
- 10” x 14” piece of green fabric for the leaves
- 1/2 yard of background fabric in a color that will contrast well with your other fabrics. More tips for choosing fabrics will be sent to students via email.
- Rotary cutter, small mat, and quilting ruler with a 1/4” measure. Shared supplies will also be available but you may wish to have your own to maximize you workshop time.
- Scissors – Kitty suggests having 3 pairs—one for cutting paper, one for cutting fabric, and a small pair for snipping threads. If unable to travel with scissors shared scissors will be available.
- Seam ripper
Optional Supplies: - Washable glue stick
- Wooden seam roller
- Colored pencils for marking paper templates before sewing
Prep Requirements: Students will need to print the Foundation paper templates and bring them to class. Pattern will be emailed to students before QuiltCon.
In this workshop, you will not only learn the basics of foundation paper piecing, but also an arsenal of tips and tricks to ensure you never have to rip seams again (well, or at least very, very rarely!). Foundation paper piecing is a quilting technique with which you sew fabric pieces to a paper foundation by sewing along pre-drawn lines, allowing for perfect points, easily duplicated blocks, and the creation of just about any pictorial or geometric design sewn with fabric. With a bit of practice and some helpful hints along the way, foundation paper piecing opens a whole new world of quilting. Sewing machines generously provided by event sponsors!