Edgy | Carol Anne Grotrian

Edgy Slow Stitch Workshop

Student Supply List

I. Bring to Class

I recommend bringing a design idea sketched out on paper to class. It can be abstract or pictorial. Try roughly drawing up a couple of ideas. Your photos can be a resource. Simple shapes are easiest, especially if people or animals are included. Think basic landscape, flowers, etc. Or stay with geometric traditions that include quilt designs. Improvising without a design in hand is, of course, an option.

Though this technique works for larger projects, try to match your project with the number of workshop hours. If one or two days, consider making a couple of 4” x 6” postcards and designing on an 8 ½ x 11” sheet of paper. Longer workshops accommodate larger projects, but I find that bigger than 15” X 20” or so may need to be completed at home. You can always bring extra supplies for a second project. I’ll have some practical patterns on hand for useable bags as a backup or detour.

II. Design Supplies Needed

a soft lead pencil (mechanical pencils are good)

scissors for paper

(I’ll bring tracing paper, Scotch tape and masking tape)

III. Fabric Supplies

a sampling of fabrics for the top to match your design idea, or random favorites

--a range from dark to light

--prints, solids, those hard-to-use ones okay, hand-dyed or commercial

—easy-to-needle, so not heavy weight; sometimes batiks are tricky

backing fabric

—sufficient for your experiments and/or project(s)

--not heavy due to hand sewing

batting—light weight, again due to hand sewing, enough to match your planned project(s)

IV. Other Materials

fabric scissors

straight pins

pliers or grippers

hand sewing/quilting thread or sashiko thread, if you have some on hand

sewing needles-size to match thread

(I’ll bring sashiko thread n a wide range of colors and needles to class, as well as fabric glue.)

thimble (my favorite Clover Protect & Grip; I don’t have large hands, but needed a medium)

if your design is geometric: a rotary cutter & board

Materials fee, $5-15. If there are questions, contact Carol Anne at carolannegrotrian@gmail.com.