Quilt Wellington Symposium 2009 - Needs List

Class GLouTu2 Escape to the Rainforest 2 days $240  Tutor Gloria Loughman  Kitset: $15.00   Skill Level All levels There is an additional cost of $NZ15.00 payable to the tutor for use of fabric paint and 1 metre of tear-away stabilizer. Needs List Your favourite rainforest or other tree photos for inspiration Sewing machine in excellent working condition (plus instruction book, all cords and an extension cord).  Darning foot (essential) and an open-toed embroidery foot would be useful. Sewing machine needles - top stitch 80's and 90's Neutral sewing thread - to blend with background fabrics ie greens, browns etc Sewing thread to match fabric - for surface decoration  - ie. golds, oranges, greens etc Pins - lots of straight pins Scissors (fabric cutting) Scissors (paper cutting) Sharp pencils Eraser Sellotape Sketch paper - large sheet of white paper needs to be as big as proposed quilt size (can join) Notebook and pencil Ball point pen 1 metre of fusible web.  eg Vliesofix, Wonder Under, Steam a Seam Black felt tipped pen 2 metres of freezer paper Quick unpick Two inch foam brush Small artist's paint brush Small sea sponge - available from the pharmacy or art supply shop Apron Small sheet of plastic or large garbage bag for base when painting fabric. Optional - a small sheet of melamine coated thin board or similar - approx 60 cms X100cms Hair dryer - shared between 2 or 3 students Fabric - Background Bring 1 metre of white cotton fabric to paint for your background.   Also  bring a range of fabrics that reflect the colours and textures of the rainforest.  Batiks, furnishing fabrics, landscape prints (eg fossil Ferns) and hand-dyed fabrics work well.   Fabric - Foreground Choose fabrics to match foreground details such as, rocks, trunks, or water.  Some of these will tend to have more noticeable texture or pattern than your background fabrics.