Classes and Lectures
The Bird House
Beware! You may be whistling bird songs at the end of class! Linda is well known for her patience and humor while teaching Glue Stick Applique - The Easy way. And this time, you get the best of both worlds - Applique and piecing your background to your liking. Extra bonus; Linda teaches you her Bended Bias technique! Don't miss this class, it's a delight!
Kit fee: $9.00
Student should bring iron and ironing surface, basic sewing supplies.
Kit includes:
- Bird house Applique Pattern
- 1 UHU water soluble glue-stick
- Special lil' Toothpicks
- Ready-to-go Pre-drawn pattern on Freezer Paper
- Instructions
- Color Photo
- Fusible Bias Tape for rope and Birdhouse trim
- Black floss for Bird feet
What you will need to bring:
- Background Sky Pieces:
- Pre wash 1 half yard of very Light Blue Print cotton fabric
- Pre wash 1 half yard of White print cotton fabric
- Tree: Pre wash 1 fat eighth of darkish brown cotton fabric.
- Bird House
- (1) 10" x 10" Dark Brown cotton fabric for Bird House hole and roof trim
- (1) 10" x 10" Med Brown cotton fabric for Birdhouse Roof and perch
- (1) 10" x 10" cotton fabric for Birdhouse front
- (1) 10" x 10" cotton fabric for Birdhouse side
- Birdie
- Scrap of Yellow cotton fabric for beak
- (1) 6" x 6" cotton fabric of your choice for bird body
- (1) 6" x 6" cotton fabric of your choice for bird Tail and wings
- Applique needles
- Notebook size cardboard for gluing surface. Thread to match your fabrics
- Paper scissors, fabric scissors
- Rotary Cutter, Ruler and Mat
- Pencil
- Iron and Ironing surface
- Your basic sewing supplies
- A lunch baggie with a pre-moistened washcloth inside
- Enthusiasm
Guild or Show Coordinator: Sewing Machines needed to piece the background unless decided to not have a pieced background.