Our March Schoolhouse will feature workshops by Karen Courtwright and Carol Nielsen.
The first session will be from 9:30am to 12:15pm. The workshops will be repeated in the afternoon from 1:15pm to 4:00 pm. This will give everyone the opportunity to take both workshops.
Workshop A: Zipper bags and pouches offered by Karen Courtright
Do you avoid making cute little pouches and bags because zippers are such a headache? I know how you feel – Karen has tackled the various challenges and wants to help you do the same!
At this Schoolhouse, Karen will work with you to overcome your fear or unhappiness with zippers.
The workshop will offer two patterns to work with. One is Ditty Bags from ByAnnie and the other is the Zippy Bag from SallieTomato. You can buy these patterns if you like, or you may use a copy in the class as you do not use it commercially. If you buy the hardware from Karen the cost is $5.
The Zippy bag can be made of fabric or other materials such as cork, ballistic nylon, or leather/pleather. Unless you have a heavy-duty machine, Karen recommends fabric with interfacing or cork as your first bag. The Ditty Bag can be made with foam interfacing, batting or fusible fleece (two-sided). If you wish to make the smallest bag, don’t attempt foam for your first bag.
Detailed pre-workshop instructions and supplies list will be available soon on the website and will be sent to you after you register.
Workshop B: Fractured Yukata by Carol Nielsen
This workshop is a follow-up to the small Yukata quilts we made last year with pieces of Yukata. Carol will bring supplies to make the similar quilts that we did last year, or you can try the new fractured quilt. We also can cut the yukata piece in equal size blocks and band with various sashings.
Instructions for March 8 –IQI Schoolhouse Class -- Fractured Yukata
Review fractured quilts in Quilting with Japanese Fabrics by Kitty Pippin (Martingale & Co., 2011). The quilts shown use several pieces of Yukata, and the pictures will give you ideas on how to divide up the design with additional solid strips and pieced strips. Katie Pippin has published several books, and they might help you get some ideas on what to do with your fabric. There are copies in local libraries and your quilting friends may have the book in their collections. There are also many other books on quilting using Japanese fabrics. Ask your librarian if you cannot find them.
Carol will bring Japanese style fabrics from the Jim Pilarski sale and other fabrics including silks that I have in my collection. Panels are $5 payable to Carol.
If you did not pick up a Yukata sample at the meeting, I have some left and will bring it to the workshop. Or you can order from the merchants listed below:
***Ordering Yukata yardage:
The following companies on Etsy have Yukata in stock:
YokoBeverlyHills
Vintage Japanese Kimono Fabrics
Brooklyn Haberdashery
Shiboridragon
Voladoravinage
KimonoARTUK (located in UK and shipping is more expensive but selection is great!)
Prepare for the workshop—Fractured in unequal sections:
- 1. Make a photocopy of the fabric. I did mine in four sections and then cut them to fit and taped them together. You may want to make more than one copy as you may want to cut it up in different ways to see how to make your fractured square. Study your yukata piece and identify the key elements of the design—a flower, leaves, a butterfly, etc.
- 2. Make templates of various shapes of triangles, squares, and strips from parchment, graph paper, or tracing paper and see how you can cut the yukata and what you might do to fill in the spaces after separating your cuts.
- 3. Pick a main patterned fabric to use for border or strips colors that blend, and some solids of one or two shades that blend with the primary colors. What color will make the designs of the yukata that you highlight pop!
Another option:
1. Cut the Yukata into 9 or 12 pieces, without regard for pattern.
2. Pick a solid or two, or a solid and a print that blend with your block—a couple of tones darker or lighter. (mine are darker).
3. Band each block with the solid to make the little square pop.
4. With the fabrics at the workshop, piece strips to offset the block of yukata.
5. Use the print that blends with your block to make sashing.
Ticket Price: $10 for the whole day (no discounts for half day)
Optional fees: $5 for bag or pouch hardware
$5 for Yukata panel
(Fees are to be paid directly to the teacher)
Two workshops will be offered in the morning session and then repeated in the afternoon session. Attendees may come to either session or both.
Map:
Illinois Quilters