Bobbin Work with Jean Overmeyer; Supply List
Sewing Machine and Accessories:
· a clean, oiled sewing machine on which you know how to drop the feed dogs
· Feet:
o a free-motion quilting foot (i.e., Bernina #29) or a darning foot (i.e., Bernina #9) and you must know how to attach it to your machine;
o a zigzag foot (clear with center line marked is best (i.e, Bernina #39), but any will work)
· power cord, foot pedal, manual for your machine, extension cord, chair cushion if desired
· machine needles: Topstitch; size 70 and size 80 or 90.
· know how to adjust the top and bobbin tension on your sewing machine; bring the tool, if needed, to adjust bobbin tension (small screwdriver for many machines)
· extra bobbins; at least 4
· Optional, but helpful:
o Braiding, cording, or couching feet (not required!) (i.e., Bernina #21, #22, #39, #43)
o A sewing extension platform that increases the work surface for your sewing machine (like a Sew Steady extension table or a sewing extension table that comes as an accessory with your machine)
o Sew slip mat to ease gliding of quilt on the machine table and any other machine quilting aids (gloves/halos/Grip N Stitch, etc) with which you are familiar and already know that you like (none are required)
2 Quilt Sandwiches:
· Each about 16-18 inches square with a light fabric for the back and a dark or a light fabric for the front. (Medium color fabrics will not work well for the front.) They should be made of solid-colored cotton fabrics (no prints; fabrics that look solid, but aren’t completely solid are fine) and cotton batting (Warm N Natural or Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton or similar). The solid colors will allow your bobbin work to show much better. One of the quilt sandwiches will be used for practice and tension checks; the other will be used for your pumpkin quilt, so choose a dark or light background fabric that will contrast with and show off the color of your pumpkin for one of the sandwiches (I used a dark green fabric for my orange pumpkin or a light tan for my purple pumpkin).
· Scraps of cotton fabric for the leaves. Enough for about 10 leaves 2.5” square or smaller (a fat quarter of one fabric is more than enough, or smaller scraps of 2-3 fabrics will work great too).
· A quarter yard of binding fabric will be needed, but this will probably not be used in class.
Notions:
· Decorative thread for the pumpkin and stem. I use Halo Thread from superiorthreads.com for the pumpkin and stem (cost is $9/spool + shipping). If you don’t have this thread and don’t want to order it, I will bring my supply and you can wind a bobbin with my thread for $1/bobbin. I used 2 different colors, orange for the pumpkin and a golden brown for the stem OR purple for the pumpkin and brown-gray for the stem.
· 40-50 weight threads that match or are similar in color to the decorative threads for the pumpkin and stem and one that matches your background fabric (these can be your standard piecing thread).
· Removable fabric marker. (I use the blue water-soluble markers from Dritz).
· Yarn for the vines (Your color choice; I used a variegated green yarn)
· Monofilament polyester thread (aka “invisible thread”; I use MonoPoly from superiorthreads.com or Wonder Invisible thread from YLI)
· Bobbin weight (or 100 weight) thread that matches the yarn for the vines
· Scraps (or about 1/4 yard) of your favorite fusible for your leaf fabrics (I use Pellon’s Wonder Under #805).
· Thread for machine applique of the leaves: (we will be using 2 different methods for this step)
o Variegated rayon/trilobal polyester/cotton thread to coordinate with your leaf fabrics
o Heavy decorative threads to coordinate with your leaf fabrics: i.e., Superior Threads Razzle Dazzle; YLI Shimmer or Candlelight; Wonderfil Razzle or Wonderful Dazzle or any other similar decorative thread that is too heavy to fit through the top of your machine. (Again, I can share mine for a minimal fee (<$1) if needed).
· Small scissors
· Chenille hand sewing needle (with an eye large enough for the yarn used for your vines; I use a size 2).
Free-motion machine quilting for beginners with Jean Overmeyer
Supply List
Sewing Machine and Accessories:
a clean, oiled sewing machine on which you know how to drop the feed dogs
Feet: a free-motion quilting foot (i.e. Bernina #29) or a darning foot (i.e. Bernina #9) is required and you must know how to attach it to you machine.
power cord, foot pedal, manual for your machine, extra bobbins
machine needles: Topstitch or machine quilting needles; the size depends on the weight of thread that you choose use for you machine quilting: for fine threads, like silk, bring size 70 needles, for heavy thick threads bring size 100, and for intermediate threads bring size 80 or 90.
know how to adjust the top tension on your sewing machine; bring the tool, if needed, to adjust bobbin tension (small screwdriver for many machines)
Optional, but helpful:
a sewing extension platform that increases the work surface for your sewing machine (like a Sew Steady extension table or a sewing extension table that comes as an accessory with your machine)
Sew slip mat to ease gliding of quilt on the machine table and any other machine quilting aids (gloves/halos/Grip N Stitch, etc) with which you are familiar and already know that you like (none are required…I will have a few in class for you to try to see if you like any of them.)
6-8 Quilt Sandwiches:
each 15-18 inches square, made of solid-colored (no prints) cotton fabrics and cotton batting (Warm N Natural or Hobbs Heirloom Premium Cotton or similar). The solid colors will allow you to see your quilting much better as you learn the technique.
Notions:
Thread for machine quilting, your choice of type and weight: cotton, polyester, rayon, trilobal polyester, or silk…whatever type(s) you like. ( I find that Trilobal polyesters (which give a nice sheen) and cotton threads (which have a more matted appearance) are the easiest with which to work). You will use the same thread in both the top and the bobbin. Please bring threads that are a color that strongly contrasts with the color(s) of your fabric sandwiches, so that your stitching is very easily visible.
fabric marker: your favorite type.
ruler: 6 x 24 inches or similar; exact size is not important
6-8 sheets of plain white paper (printer paper would work great)
pen or pencil