Quick Intro 2 to Free-Motion Mastery in a Month: Teardrops, S-Curves, Spirals & Feathers

Continue your fast-track introduction to free motion quilting with this 3-hour exploration of the Free-Motion Mastery in a Month process. Set up your sewing machine and find your perfect quilting speed. Use the Free-Motion Mastery in a Month step-by-step exercises to get comfortable quilting three basic shapes -- Teardrops, S-Curves and Spirals. Then, use these basic shapes to quilt Feathers! You'll go home with a practice plan to continue building your skills and best of all, you'll leave class saying "I can DO this!"

(Take Quick Intro 1 before this class to get the basics down first.)

In this class you will learn how to:
- Quilt Teardrops, S-curves and Spirals
- Use these 3 simple shapes to quilt any feather
- Break down any complex design into its simplest shapes
- Pre-learn any pattern anytime, anywhere, before you sit down at the sewing machine.
- Join pre-quilted blocks to make a quilt of any size

The class is taught on domestic sewing machines, but the principles and exercises work equally well on a sit down or frame-mounted long-arm. The book includes instructions for domestic machines, as well as both sit-down and frame-mounted long-arm machines.
This intro class is essentially the second half of the one-day class, but with more depth on feathers. It is good for people who have taken a previous FMM30 class, or those who have a bit of experience already doing FMQ.  Class materials are a 3-page printout.
They are able to purchase FMM30 book and tool kit after the workshop if they are interested.
This also includes lunch and 1 hour "Quilt-as-you-Go" Demo
Supply List for half day class:

___ Sewing Machine
___ Bring the extension table or accessory box so you have the full sewing surface to work on.
___ Make sure your machine is cleaned, lubricated and working properly. Sew on it before you come to class to test it! DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP -- IT IS ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL
___ Know how to drop the feed dogs
___ Know how to adjust the tension. If you have a computerized machine, find the tension adjustment control BEFORE YOU COME TO CLASS.
___ Bring the instruction manual (you can probably find it online if you can’t find it at home).
___ Free-Motion Quilting Foot. If you do not know what this is or aren’t sure if you have one, ask at your sewing machine shop BEFORE you come to class. Make sure it is the right foot for your machine and know how to attach it. Check the presser foot pressure -- you should be able to move fabric freely under the foot when the presser foot is down. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP. IF YOU DON’T HAVE A FREE-MOTION QUILTING FOOT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO QUILT ON YOUR MACHINE.
___ 1 empty bobbin
___ Extra sewing machine needles, sizes 80/12 and 90/14. (Bring different types, for example Universal, Quilting, Topstitching, Microtex. If you are taking this class at a store, these will be available there.

Fabric:  Nashua Sew and Vac will provide (2) 12" x 12" sandwiches for this class
2 squares of SOLID light colored  fabric 12” x 12”
2 squares of SOLID dark colored fabric 12" x 12"
2 squares of fusible batting 12" x 12" (Hobbs Heirloom 80/20 Fusible is my preferred.)
Binding Fabric: 3 or 4 strips WOF x 2-1/2” 3 strips will do 4 mug rugs and 4 tissue pockets. 4 strips will do 8 mug rugs. (There are not used in class but they will use these at home to complete the mug rugs and tissue pockets.)
 
Thread: 1 spool of 50 or 40 weight thread (200 yards is enough)Cotton or polyester, should be lighter than the dark fabric and darker than the light fabric so it can be seen clearly on both sides. Can be solid or variegated.

Sewing tools: Thread-trimming scissors, quilting gloves (if you have them)

Sewing machine accessories and set-up: (Read and carefully follow instructions in materials list): Make sure the machine is working, cleaned and lubricated. Sew on it before you come to class to test it! Know how to drop the feed dogs. Know how to adjust the tension. Bring the instruction manual. Free-motion quilting foot or darning foot (make sure it is the correct foot for your machine and know how to attach it. Test it before class), 2 empty bobbins, new needles in sizes 80/12 and 90/14 “Universal’ and “Quilting” types.
General sewing supplies:  scissor, seam ripper, thread snips etc

Event held At:
Radisson Hotel
11 Tara Blvd
Nashua, NH 03060