ONLINE: Celebration Quilts using Upcycled Clothing with Julia McLeod

**This is a 4 session online course meeting every Thursday from 6:30pm-8pm. Dates: June 2, 9, 16 and 23**

Are you interested in learning how to upcycle clothing to make a quilt? Do you have a life or occassion that you’d like to celebrate with a lovely, comfortable quilt? Whether you are creating a quilt from a loved one’s clothing or using other clothing, these fabrics can be used and combined to form beautiful, meaningful results.

What have you been saving? Outgrown baby clothes, favorite worn-out jeans, a collection of T-shirts, neckties left over from a long career, a prom- or wedding dress? All these items can be upcycled; given a second life as a beautiful quilt.

Special fabrics hold memories and significance. Enjoy them in a new way, in the form of a quilt you can cuddle up under or use to decorate your home.

In this class you will learn:

• Ways to prepare fabrics for piecing
• Composition concepts that suit your materials 
• Techniques that meet the challenges of fraying and stretching
• Methods for combining varying weights and types of fabric
• Varied approaches to quilting and binding your finished quilt top

In each class, Julia will share her work, show examples of historical and contemporary quilts, and teach techniques. Participants are invited ask questions to generate discussion and to share their quilt projects, whatever stage they’re at. This class is loaded with ideas and solutions, the techniques you learn will give you the skills to design and construct your own unique quilt. You will not learn a specific pattern or make a particular quilt.

Thursday evenings 6:30 to 8pm PDT

June 2nd -  Denim and other Woven Cottons

June 9th -  T-Shirts and other Knitted Fabrics

June 16th -  Neckties and other Silky Fabrics

June 23rd -  Lace, Velvet, Corduroy and More

Skill level: ✂️✂️

You already know how to thread and use a sewing machine and you're ready to learn more. This class is for everyone from beginners who are ready to learn new techniques to experienced quilt makers who enjoy the creative challenge of responding to prompts. 

Supplies: Begin with clothing, perhaps items that hold special significance from a loved one.

Complete Supply List:

• Bring the clothing you'd like to include in your quilt. You may decide to include additional fabric but don't need this for the initial class.
• If using lightweight silks, a yard or more of Lightweight Pellon fusible interfacing P44F or similar
• If using t-shirts or other knits enough Pellon fusible interfacing SF101 or similar
• Sewing machine, regular thread, regular or ball-point needles
• Scissors, thread snips and seam ripper.
• Rotary cutter with a good blade!
• Cutting mat and ruler for rotary cutting.
• Iron and ironing surface.
• Camera, Notebook/Sketchbook and pen/pencil.

About the instructor: 

Julia McLeod has been sewing and quilting for decades and she currently focuses on making quilts from silks and rescued materials.  Neckties, clothing and furnishing samples have all found their way into her work. Julia lectures and teaches about ways quilters can incorporate silk into their quilts.

Cancellation Policy:

We will not be able to issue refunds for online classes. However, this workshop will be recorded and made available to you for 2 weeks following the class. You can transfer the class to a friend if you notify us in advance. No refunds or studio credit will be given for late arrivals or no-shows.