Taking Liberties

TUTOR: MEGAN MANWARING

Megan will use her quilt, Taking Liberties: a contemporary sampler, to lead participants in a two day deep-dive into the use of acrylic templates coupled with freezer paper foundation piecing and string piecing as well as hand applique, English paper piecing and other machine pieced blocks.

At the end of two days, participants will have made a start on each of the blocks that make up this striking take on a traditional sampler quilt and will be able to take their time at home to complete all the blocks and piece the quilt over the following winter months.

Megan will also guide participants on her design decisions embedded in the quilt to empower participants to use the techniques to put their own spin on the sampler.

Megan used an interesting low volume background print and an assortment of Liberty prints but participants can use their favourite fabrics that they already have.

Skill level: Suits all though some patchwork experience would be advantageous

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CLASS REQUIREMENTS

Taking Liberties: a contemporary sampler  with Megan Manwaring

Two-day Class: Thursday and Friday, April 10 and 11.
Class times:  10am to 5pm

Students need to bring:

Kit fee: $80 for pattern and template set. Megan will supply a comprehensive written pattern for the quilt and bespoke template set to make all blocks (other than applique). Please have the exact amount in cash in an envelope with your name on it.

Notions:

  • Freezer paper
  • ¼” bias maker
  • Add-a-quarter ruler
  • Fabric scissors – small and medium
  • Applique needles (no 10 or 11) and thimble
  • Applique thread – Thread – Superior Threads Super Bobs, Aurifil 80wt or 50wt and/or Invisafil
  • Chalk pencil (Bohin crayon style ideal) and lead pencil
  • Best press or equivalent
  • Sandpaper board or equivalent
  • Rotary cutter (45mm and 28mm), straight rulers and mat
  • Applique pins

Background fabrics:

  • 5.1m background fabric – you won’t need all of this at AQC so Megan suggests bringing 2 metres
  • 2.1m other low volume fabric – Megan recommends bringing 50cm. 
  • 1.1m black and white stripe fabric
  • 30cm contrast fabric (green in my quilt)

Print fabrics:
Approximately 6m of print fabrics … but you won’t need all of this at AQC so bring about 20-30 fabrics (in sizes from 5” to 25 cm WOF) in a mix of light/dark and warm/cool fabrics in the print fabrics you want to use across the quilt.

Optional but recommended:

  • Perfect circles – regular and bigger perfect circles
  • 2 ½” square ruler
  • Seam gauge
  • English paper piecing glue pen
  • Roxanne’s glue baste
  • Rotating cutting mat

Sewing machines will be provided.