ONLINE: Lone Robin Quilt #2 with Julia McLeod

**This is a 6 session online course meeting every other Sunday from 10am-11:30am. Dates: Sep 11, 25, Oct 9, 23, Nov 6, 20**

We're so excited to offer the next round of Julia McLeod's Lone Robin workshop at Hello Stitch! What is a Lone Robin? It's an online, interactive quilt challenge with techniques taught along the way! 

Your style may be traditional or modern, figurative or abstract. Your finished piece could be a king size quilt or a table runner. The Lone Robin is an inclusive and welcoming class that aims to build creativity and community! Every quilt will be a unique expression of the maker and we cannot wait to see what you create!

You may be familiar with the concept of a Round Robin - a quilt that starts with one maker and is passed on to others, each of whom add to the piece in some way, growing it into a finished quilt top that circles back to its originator.

The Lone Robin also grows in stages, but stays with you. You create each round in response to a prompt, with no knowledge of what might follow. There is no plan, no pattern and no expectation of how this quilt will look when it’s finished.

You will meet with Julia every other week for six 90 minute sessions to check in, share progress and learn a technique relevant to that week’s round.

To give you an interactive experience, we've created an online group through the Hello Stitch website for you to share your progress, connect with each other, and get content or re-watch video of the class. Meetings will be recorded so you can revisit techniques taught, or catch up if you miss a meeting. (Recordings will be available for one month after the last class.)

Some of the techniques you will cover in class:

• Choosing your fabrics
• Sewing with curves
• Precision piecing
• Improvisational piecing
• Julia's favorite tips and tricks
• ...and so much 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. 

Course Outline:

Meeting 1 - Sep 11th

• Introductions
• Points - accurate and improvised

Meeting 2 - Sep 25th

• Check ins
• Strip piecing and Seminole piecing

Meeting 3 - Oct 9th

• Check ins
• Organic shapes - curves, circles, waves

Meeting 4 - Oct 23rd

• Check ins
• Coping strips, sashing and borders

Meeting 5 - Nov 6th

• Check ins
• Gradations in color and size

Meeting 6 - Nov 20th

• Check ins
• Final round - Makers choice; add one last element of your choosing.
• How to finish a quilt - binding vs facing
• Show and tell

Supplies: Begin with a nice stash of fabrics in colors and patterns you love. Work with quilters’ cottons or reclaimed textiles from any source. 

Complete Supply List:

• Fabrics you love from your stash of silk, cotton, salvaged clothing etc. Scraps, pieces of garments, neckties, small yardage, orphan blocks and left-overs are all acceptable.
• If using lightweight silks, a yard or more of Lightweight Pellon fusible interfacing P44F 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 has narrowed her focus to making quilts from silks and other rescued materials.  Neckties, clothing and furnishing samples have all found their way into her work. Julia lectures and teaches in a fun and entertaining manner about quilting techniques and how to incorporate unusual materials into your quilts.

Cancellation and Class Policies:

Please select your class carefully, we are not be able to issue refunds for online classes. One of the benefits of online classes is that they are recorded so you can watch the class at a time that is convenient for you. If you let us know ahead, you may transfer the class to a friend. 

Tickets are intended for one guest. If you will have multiple viewers, please purchase a ticket for each viewer. This allows us to pay our teachers fairly for their services. The teacher has the right to remove you from the class if you have additional viewers.