Washed and Worn

Washed and worn revisited could carry on forever…..from simple squares joined on the diagonal to more complex stars and appliqué, or just simple scraps of linen and other fabrics joined and then heavily quilted, I have several quilts made and have just remade my Scandinavian quilt in blues which is now called Scandinavian ice flowers inspired by the fabric. Come and either copy my designs or use as a starting point to your own design, I like to combine many different textures and even use the back of the fabric for a more washed look. I have 4 main quilts made Scandinavian Ice Flowers pieced stars, Washed and Worn, made all of 1.5 and 3” squares and a more complex Appliqué Basket, plus a linen and wool quilt made of squares.

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS

Basic sewing kit, to include Golden Eye appliqué needles, scissors, threads, etc

Sewing machine with ¼” foot and open toe 20 for appliqué as option to hand appliqué

Rotary cutting set (if available), paper & fabric scissors, threads to match fabrics

Tracing paper or layout pad, if wishing to alter basic design

Quilt 1. Old washed clothing like check shirts old embroidered table clothes, bits of lace and some soft linens can all be incorporated,( enough to make 48” square)

Selection of colours fat q’s size for leaves, stems and flowers

If wishing to make a central basket you will need approx. 50” of either calico or subtle pattern, or we will show you how to put lots of pieces together to make a pieced background this block can be used centrally or off centre, and be surrounded by smaller appliqué blocks and bits of lace and old linen etc, bits of ticking or you can follow a more formal design with pieced borders.

Quilt 2 A wide selection or 3.5” and 2” squares cut the more the better can be multi coloured or a limited amount of colours to suit student but this is a very good way of using up small bits, you will need approx 2.5m for the border but again it could be pieced, to use up stash.

Quilt 3 Approximately 5m in total including 2m of main fabric and 1m of a darker tone and then 1m of darker contrast for stars, you could use a plain calico as background or lots of different but same value pale fabrics . I am using all mergey patterns but subtle, this quilt will lend itself to nice traditional feather or floral quilting.

Quilting and wadding will be discussed and patterns available,

I don’t want the requirements to sound vague but I also want you to use all your bits and pieces and have fun so bring anything you like and we will sort!!! All the ideas are open to you changing them however you like.