Maidly Plaid
Transparency Workshop
Supply List
Transparency Workshop
Supply List
Any Questions Email Denise:
SistersNStitchesDesigns@gmail.com
Lap Quilt - 56” x 66”
Transparency
is a delightful illusion that can be created with color. This class will teach you the three basic
formulas to achieve the effect of transparency.
We will also piece a quilt top using a couple of these three transparency
formulas.
Fabrics:
Before you select your
fabric, decide on the personality or ‘mood’ you want your quilt to have. Start by selecting 1 yard of border fabric
with a small to medium sized print that has this personality. It might be something in your stash or it
might require a shopping trip to your local quilt shop. Are you into a specific season (spring,
summer, fall or winter) or holiday (Valentine’s Day, The 4th, Ground
Hog Day, Halloween, Hanukah, Christmas)?
Do you like bright primary colors or soft pastels? Who are you making the quilt for? Is it for a baby or a young child? Teenager or young adult? Should it read masculine or feminine? Soft and curvy or geometric?
Once you have selected your border fabric, use it to
select tone-on-tone prints or solids for the rest of the fabrics. While the border fabric should have at least three different
colors in it, keep it simple so that it doesn’t compete with the quilt’s
center. From the border fabric, select
three different colors. The first two
colors are used in both the block and the sashing. The third color is used in the sashing and
the cornerstones. The accent color is a
blending of the first two colors.
When dealing with transparency, we will be keeping
the selection of fabric to either subtle tone-on-tones or solids. You will not
want obvious prints, plaids, or stripes (except maybe for the border).
Color 1
Medium: 1/3 yd.
Cut (4) 21/2”
x WOF strips
Color 1 Darker: 3/8 yd. Z A darker version of Color 1
Medium
Cut
(3) 2 1/2”
x WOF strips
Color 2 Medium: 1/3 yd.
Cut
(4) 3” x WOF strips
Color 2 Darker: 3/8 yd. Z A darker version of Color 2
Medium
Cut
(3) 2 1/2”
x WOF strips
Color 3 Medium: 2/3 yd.
Cut
(12) 3” x WOF strips
Color 3 Darker: 1/3 yd. Z A darker version of Color 3
Medium
Cut
(3) 3/2” x WOF strips
Accent Fabric: 1/4 yd. Z A blending of Medium Color
1 and 2*
Cut
(4) 2 1/2”
x WOF strips
Background Fabric: 3/4 yd.
Cut
(4) 2 1/2”
x WOF strips
Inner Border: 3/8 yd.
Outer Border: 1 yd.
Backing: 3 5/8 yds. (63” x
73”)
Binding: 1/2 yd
Batting: 56” x 64”
Supplies:
Sewing machine, threaded with a full bobbin and a
new needle.
Rotary cutter, mat and ruler (24” ruler works best)
Scissors, pins, seam ripper, etc.
Small ironing surface and iron (optional if provided
in classroom)
