Quilted Coat Workshop
Week 1 - April 25 10am - 2pm
- Discussing the pattern details
- Determining your size & style to make
- Fabric selections
- Serge your raw edged to prepare for washing (Andrea will bring a serger or two)
- Homework to include: washing/drying all fabrics then pressing/starching with Faultless spray starch
- Cutting the fabrics for HST's - we will be using the 2" Primitive Gathering papers for creating them
- Stitch in class and cut apart
- Remove papers, dog ears & press seams open
- Trim down HST's for POCKET ONLY
- Baggies to be used to keep color coding in order
- Homework to include: have all HST blocks ready for next session
Week 3 - May 9 10am - 2pm
- Stitch together pocket & back of coat patchwork blocks and add the border strips
- Cut out exterior & lining fabrics & batting. This will consist of 2 front pieces & 2 sleeves
- Cut lining & batting pieces for pockets & back panel
- Discussion for quilting options, marking options, etc.
- Homework to include: Build quilting layers and pin. Quilt all pieces prior to next session.
- Cut out paper pattern pieces
- Make any pattern adjustments for fit, length of sleeves, etc.
- Cut out our pieces out of our quilted fabrics using caution on the pockets since they are mirror images
- Cut bias binding & stitch together
- Attach binding to pockets
Week 5 - May 23 10 am to 2 pm
- Baste pockets to front panels
- Sew together the shoulder seams and side seams joining the back to front panels
- Topstitch and attach hang loop
- Sew sleeve seams together
- Grade back the seams - this will be done on the seam allowance that is to the back of coat and sleeve
- Attach bias binding to shoulder & side seams, bottom sleeve edges and around the perimeter of entire coat - we will discuss options
- Homework to include: finish attaching all bindings. You will have 3 weeks for this process & hand stitching unless you would like to meet to just stitch together - May 30th is Memorial Day
Week 6 - Jun 20th 10 am to 2 pm
- Inserting the sleeves to the coat (slow and steady process)
- Attaching the last of the binding
- Adding a label
- Discussion on making coats of different styles & quilt blocks
Skill Level: | Advanced |
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Instructor: | Andrea Bakewell add |
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