Have you ever wanted to bring garment making and quilting together into one project? Are you a quilter who feels intimidated by sewing garments? This is the class for you!
Over 5 weeks, you will be build your quilting and garment making skills to make a stylish and much coveted quilted jacket.
Your skilled teachers for this class will be Bizz, owner of The Green Thimble and a highly skilled quilter and, Studio Manager of The Makehouse Co-op, our most senior garment teacher!
*** Please note that the first class will be used to design your jacket! Please bring any ideas and fabric you might like to use but don't sweat it if you're unsure where to start! Bizz and Tanya will both be present at the first class to make sure you are prepared for the rest of the course! ***
Skill Level: Intermediate
Skill Requirements:
- Advanced Beginner classes plus a couple completed quilts and woven garments or equivalent
- This class will not cover basic sewing machine operations such as threading a needle, switching needles, how to adjust stitch length, locking stitches, reverse stitching, pivoting corners, winding bobbins etc. Students should be capable of performing these procedures without assistance.
- You must have familiarity with using a sewing pattern, measuring oneself and picking a size.
Prerequisite: Learn to Sew: Quilting (or other equivalent quilting skills), Garment Boot Camp (or equivalent), and successfully complete at least a couple of garments from a pattern.
Ages 16+
Group size:
Maximum 6 guests to keep our classes cozy and fun!
Learning Outcomes:
- How to choose a quilt pattern for your jacket
- How to adapt quilt(s) to a garment pattern
- Review Colour theory and fabric selection
- Review Reading Patterns – both quilt and garment
- Review Cutting Technique
- Making a Muslin
- Piecing - Quilt Top assembly
- Review of Pressing tips and technique
- Quilting options
- Bagging a Lining
- Binding and quilt labels
What we provide:
- Machines and tools, but you are welcome to bring your own!
- Tea
- Awesome teachers!
What you provide:
Fabric
You will be required to purchase fabric, batting and thread for your quilted jacket. Materials will be discussed at the first session. You are welcome to bring any fabrics that you would like to use from home.
We offer a 15% student discount on all your supplies for this workshop! You will be sent a code to use online once you've registered for your class!
Pattern
We will be using the Hovea Jacket by Megan Nielsen. You can purchase the printed or PDF pattern here.