Skill Level: Intermediate

Class Dates: Tuesday, December 1, 8 + 15 - 6:30pm-9pm

Learn brand-new sewing skills in this unique class! Our talented instructor, Nancy, will show you how you can turn your assorted fabric scraps into a unique basket featuring fun and stylish embellishments, all customed by YOU! Skills learned in this class include applique, reverse applique, piecing, sashiko stitching, and hand-sewing.  This is a great, customizable project to practice your embroidery stitches on, too!

This class is suitable for intermediate level students who can confidently thread and operate a sewing machine independently. Students should be comfortable with basic handstitching. Prior hand-embroidery experience is helpful, but not required. You can learn the basics in class!

Required Materials:

• (1) Handout: Applique Basket by Nancy Plominski - included in class!
• 1/4 yard of main fabric
• 1/4 yard of lining fabric
• assorted small fabrics for piecing (bring as many as you'd like)
• 1/4 yd of Pellon 987F
• 1/8 yd of Heat n' Bond Lite
• 1/8 yd of Peltex 71F
• 1 or more skeins of embroidery floss - available to purchase in the shop!
• (1) spool each of polyester thread to match the main and lining fabrics

Recommended Fabric:

• For the main fabric, we recommend using heavy-weight fabrics such as canvas or denim to give it more structure.
• For the lining and piecing fabrics, we recommend using quilting cotton, cotton lawns, or linen.

Required Tools:

• fabric scissors or rotary cutter
  
• thread scissors
• seam ripper
• pins and/or wonder clips
  
• chalk and/or frixion marker