ARC-I-TEXTURE QUILT SUPPLY LIST: (Carol Taylor)

Carol Taylor’s “Going in Circles” (one day –with or without plain border) Supply List

(Revised September 2008)

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1.Sewing Machine

Clean, well oiled, with all its feet, pedal and cord, and several bobbins.

Bring an extension cord if possible.

¼” foot

Free motion foot (optional)

Knee lift -- it makes sewing circles easier (optional), and table top for machine if possible

Single hole sole plate if you have one makes for better piecing

2.Basic Sewing / Quilting Supplies

Scissors

Pins

Thread: Carol will introduce you to the BEST piecing thread ever to use in class. Please plan to buy this supply in class.

Rotary cutter & mat. Be sure to have a NEW SHARP blade as we will be cutting through layers.

Rulers both of these are not required, but will make the project so much easier!!! We will use the rulers more to trim than to measure. OPTIONAL:

4” x 4” small see thru ruler to trim the 24 blocks (Carol brings these to class to sell don’t go out and buy one)

9 ½” square see thru ruler to make backgrounds, square up

Iron and Small Ironing pad: Optional, but you’ll love having it on your own table.

Flannel Design Wall: This can be an actual folding board, a flannel backed table cloth, or even just some felt, flannel, or batting to hang on a wall and use as a design board to arrange your quilt components. Be sure to have a way to attach it to the wall (duck tape?) and some pins to pin things on when you know where you want them.

 Zip lock bags to keep your components in to carry home would be handy.

3.Fabric

12-24choices that go together. Bring as much fabric as you like. Variety is more essential than quantity. Batik fabrics have a higher thread count and are stiffer and easier to work with when cutting and sewing, so you might choose as many of those as possible. A fat quarter or ½ yard of each fabric should be enough of each, but you will need about 1 yard of the fabric you choose for the middle background, or if you choose 4 different middle backgrounds, you will need ½ yard of each of those.

Fabric Hints

Choose a multicolored fabric with at least 3-6 colors or values in it to base the color scheme for your quilt around it. Cut and use it with the others you choose for the squares and strips.

Bring other fabrics to coordinate and contrast with your main fabric. You won’t need lots of each (a fat quarter will do), but you will want to remember to bring DIFFERENT values (light, medium, dark) to create contrast.

SOLID color fabrics! Include some solids! Bring the most vivid SOLIDS, solid substitutes or textured fabrics that you can find, including lots of solid black or other dark color. (See sample quilt photo).

Background for the middle circle: You can use the same fabric for the whole background as in one sample, or 4 different ones as in the other sample. These need to be solids or solid substitutes and you will need MORE of this particular fabric (1 yard if you choose the same fabric for all four quarters, and 1/2 yard each if you choose 4 different backgrounds). I like the effect of the same fabric in the background being used on the border which makes the small quarter circles look like they’re floating, like in the purple and blue sample at the beginning of this supply list.

Stripe of small border fabric: Black and white graphic prints will add something special….see photo of my sample quilt. Or another color stripe for that border that goes with your quilt. You will only need four 18 x 1 ¼” strips of it.

Optional border: Cut three 3” selvage to selvage strips of the border fabric of your choice. (cut four if you don’t want seams to show and use one on each side). I often use the same fabric I used as the background of the middle large circle. With borders, finished size is about 31 x 31.

4.Small Fabric Sandwich

about 12 x 12ish to practice quilting the circles for your final piece. Black on top will show best, and any fabric on the back, and cotton or wool batting in the middle.

5.Cash or Check - to buy threads to finish your quilt

Carol will bring a variety of thread to sell to finish quilting your quilt in style. Cash or checks only---no credit cards. You’ll love them, so be sure to come prepared to choose some thread that will best finish your quilt in style!

6.Digital Camera

Optional: Bringing a digital camera to document the steps in making this project or to photo any of the samples is a good idea. That way you’ll have a record if you forget exactly what the handout means by certain phrases, and can record the various color combinations you like.

HOMEWORK -- it will be much easier to do this cutting at home…

Cut 24, 5” x 5” squares

There are 24 small squares with a single quarter circle, and you will be smart to just cut 24, 5”x 5” squares at home to bring ready to go. I used 24 different fabrics, but you could repeat and use 12. Besure to use Dark, Medium and Light values and colors that will mix and match. This will save you loads of time in class and make what you have to bring so much less.

Bring a creative attitude and be ready to free up and just try anything to make your own unique quilt. You’ll be surprised at what you’ll come up with!

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