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Vast Horizons

Vast Horizons

Full Day or Multi-Day
Confident beginner to Advanced

Learn the process of creating simple pictorial landscape quilts from a photograph or picture. We will use Wendy’s original design pattern “Vast Horizons” and cover her how-to picture image appliqué steps that include freezer paper, glue stick and free motion invisible machine appliqué. You will gain the confidence and the know how to use one of your own cherished photos or pictures in an original piece.

Supply List- Vast Horizons Workshop by Wendy Butler Berns

Finished quilt size approximately 24” x 26” with border

• Vast Horizons Pattern - $10 (Wendy’s pattern available in class)
  
• Pattern $10 (Wendy’s pattern available in class)
  
• 2 to 3 washable/permanent glue sticks – white glue, Ross, Avery or Scotch brands recommended
  
• Freezer Paper – 2 sheets 15” to18” x 28”
  
• Black extra fine tip permanent marker, Sharpie or Micron
  
• Paper and fabric scissors
  
• Masking tape
  
• 1 yard Décor Bond by Pellon Fusible Stablizer, 42” wide, product code #809 (Wendy will have some for purchase if you have trouble finding it)
  
• Iron/Ironing pad (one for every 2-3 students)
  
• A few Ziploc bags for storing pattern pieces and a few paper clips

Sewing supplies:
• ** Assembling the "Birch Trees" appliqué will take most of the morning and into the afternoon, if you are really speedy, you will be ready to use your machine in the afternoon, other wise you may not need to bring it. You decide.
• Sewing machine in good working order--optional
  
• Basic sewing supplies for piecing
  
• Gray cotton thread or monofilament thread for bobbin
  
• Monofilament thread in clear and smoke for invisible machine appliqué
  
• Darning foot for free motion machine appliqué
  
• Optional: Design board- approx. 2 ft x 2ft. foam core covered with flannel or felt

In the afternoon - Optional design session :

• Bring a cherished photo of your own.
  
• Bring 8 x 10 color copied enlargement of the cherished photo
  
• Several sheets of tracing paper and white copy paper
  
• Several sharp pencils

Fabric Choices:

• I use 3 to 4 fabrics where another quilter will use one. More fabric gives you more options. Consider a combination of large scale prints, hand dyed look, mottled look, geometric, organic look, prints with interesting texture. Ideally, pre-wash all fabrics to remove sizing, but this is not always possible to do.
  
• You choose the season for this landscape- fall, winter, spring, summer
• Sky: Two to three fat quarters or approx. 10” large scraps of light blue
  
• Mountains: Two to three fat quarters or approx. 10” large scraps in dark/dark values
  
• Foot Hills: Fat quarter or large scraps in medium-light values
  
• Plains: Large scraps in medium values
  
• Lake: several fat quarters or large scraps in medium to medium light values blues/blue greens
  
• Foreground: Several fat quarters or large scraps in medium light values
  
• Trees in foreground: Three to four fat quarters of dark/dark value fabrics

Finishing Quilt:

• Specialty threads, rayons, metallics, cottons and monofilament for machine quilting
  
• 28” x 30” piece of batting (Warm & Natural recommended)
  
• Same amount of backing fabric
  
• ½-yard for border –wait and choose border once the center landscape is done
  
• ¼ yard for binding

Classroom Set Up

• 8 foot tables at the front of the class for the instructor
• At least 1/2 of an 8 foot table per student, so there is room for sewing machines, cutting boards, etc.
• irons and ironing stations for every 3-4 students
• A flannel board or bulletin board for displaying samples and viewing projects from a distance