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Happy Villages

6 Hour Fabric Collage Workshop

with Karen Eckmeier

 

Explore the freedom of fabric collage! No seams to piece or match, no lines to trace….just free form cutting of step and window shapes. Step by step your little village will magically come to life. A layer of tulle and machine stitching will complete your fabric collage project.

Finished size: 16½” square.

To see Happy Villages that I have made using this collage method, please visit my website: www.quilted-lizard.com and look under the “Villages Gallery” and the “Student Gallery.

Fabric – BRING PRE-CUT TO WORKSHOP!!!!

Cut a 6½” square and a 6½” x 2” rectangle from each of the ten colors

 ·         10 Colors (look for ‘textures’ or ‘solid-like”/no large scale prints)***

1.       Dark Purple       6. Red     

2.       Lavender           7. Yellow

3.       Dark Blue          8. Orange

4.       Medium Blue     9. Deep Pink

5.       Light Blue        10.Medium Green

***OR TEN COLORS THAT YOU LOVE, AS LONG AS THERE IS A RANGE OF VALUES.

PLEASE BRING FABRICS TO ADD SKY, TREES, WATER, ETC… (1/4 yard each)

For rooftops and windows: bring an assortment of stripes, checks, plaids and fabrics with a small scale shingle print.

(fabric requirements for a Seaside Village, a Fairytale Village, a Halloween Village, etc… are in the book “Happy Villages”)

 

Supplies

·         Sewing Machine (OPTIONAL....only needed for LATE afternoon)~ with walking foot and/or darning foot.

·         Rotary Cutter and mat

·         Rotary Cutter with wave/pinking/scallop blades (optional: but you’ll love playing with these!)

·         Ruler (6½” x 24” or long ruler to square piece)

·         Roxanne’s Glue-Baste-It™ or fabric/tacky glue with applicator tip 

·         Large and small fabric scissors

·         Long Pins for basting (bring basting thread and needle if you will be finishing by hand)

·         16½” x 16½” square of 100% Cotton Batting (BRING PRE-CUT TO WORKSHOP!!!)

·         Tweezers with a long handle (nurses call these hemostats)

·         Marking pencil or chalk (optional)

·         Variegated multi-color thread – cotton or rayon. (use Hand Quilting thread for the hand-stitching option and bring a needle for hand sewing – I like a #10 Sharp needle)

·         ½ yard tulle (bring a couple different colors to ‘audition’…black works surprisingly well!)

·         ½ yard Backing Fabric OR 20” x 20” Black Felt

·          2 yards Multi-color Yarn (optional)

Happy Villages Book  - $ 22 (highly recommended but not required)