Vermont Quilt Festival

Basic Supply List

Please be prepared for class. Bring all listed supplies for each of your classes. If supplies are not listed, none are needed. Remember to ask the instructor's permission before photographing or taping a class or class project. We also ask that you turn the sound off on your cell phones or pagers before the class.

Needles-sewing and quilting
Sewing machine in good working order
Thread-sewing and quilting
Ruler, most specify see-thru 2"-18"
Rotary cutter, mat and rule
Template material
Pins
Thimble
Fabric cutting scissors
Paper cutting scissors
Iron
Sharp pencils
Batting or flannel for design surface
Note, sketch paper
Glue sticks
Graph paper
Tracing paper
Eraser
Colored pencils
Other: Extensive fabric/materials, directions, etc. Complete listing will be sent to you with your confirmation form.

We are pleased to have Janome America, Bernina of America and House of Sewing/Viking as teacher sponsors this year. Each will provide sewing machines for students at no charge in the teacher’s classroom they have chosen to sponsor: Janome, Janet Jones Worley; Bernina, June Colburn; and House of Sewing/Viking, Deb Tucker. Please visit their booths in Shapiro and offer your gratitude.

Special THANKS to our Sewing Machine Sponsors!

The Willingness of sewing machine companies to provide machines for some of our classes is especially appreciated by all of us at VQF. Make sure to stop by their booths in Shapiro Fieldhouse and show them your gratitude!

House of Sewing, Essex Jct., VT and Viking Sewing Machines-sponsoring Jan Snelling McTaggart's classes

Bernina of America, Aurora, IL-sponsoring Sherry Reis' classes

Janome Sewing Machine Co., Mahwah, NJ and Middlebury Sew 'N' Vac, Middlebury, VT-sponsoring Sue Nickels' classes

Classes

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601 - INTRO TO QUILTING, Level: Ages 7-12

Instructor: Tamera Breckenridge

CLOSED

Class Fee: $15.00

Half Day Class: Thur, July 8th

Class runs 8:30 to 11:30 AM

For the wanna-be quilter who has never sewn before. Skills taught will cover safety and equipment, sewing on a machine, straightline sewing, making your first block, and assembling a quilt block into a pillow. Limit 8

Supplies: 14" pillow form

602 - QUILTING, ABOVE AND BEYOND, Level: Ages 7-12

Instructor: Tamera Breckenridge

CLOSED

Class Fee: $15.00

Half Day Class: Fri, July 9th

Class runs 8:30 to 11:30 AM

For young quilters who want to grow in their skills. Skills taught will include: half-square triangles, flying geese units, triangle tricks, and block building skills. Students will build on their prior experience so they may head towards becoming independent quilters. Students will make two blocks and finish them into a tote bag. Limit 6

Supplies: 3/4 yard of favorite good quality fabric, several coordinating fat quarters in light, medium and dark values

603 - QUILT FINISHING FOR KIDS, Level: Ages 7-12

Instructor: Tamera Breckenridge

CLOSED

Class Fee: $15.00

Half Day Class: Sat, July 10th

Class runs 8:30 to 11:30 AM

Learn how to put your quilt blocks into a finished quilt. Students will learn how to put blocks together, layer a quilt together, simple machine quilting ideas, and 2 simple binding techniques. Students will work together to finish a baby quilt to be donated after the class and will each finish one block of their own into a small wall-hanging. Limit 8

Supplies: 1 - 12" block in any pattern or fabric which the student has sewn themselves and backing fabric to match