by Sue Daley
Class Description
- For all skill levels
- Learn new techniques for English Paper Piecing - an age-old tradition together with new technology makes this class appealing to everyone
- This is one of the easiest and most precise patchwork techniques!
- Class project will be your choice from the book
Class Length
6 hours
Class Supply List
- Required: New English Paper Piecing by Sue Daley
- Rotary cutter
- Fabric Glue Pen (Sewline recommended)
- 60wt polyester thread (Superior Bottom Line recommended)
Visit the author's website, Patchwork with Busyfingers (busyfingerspatchwork.com), for more information on the following supplies (wholesale and retail):
- Size 11 milliners needles
- Pre-cut paper shapes and acrylic template
- Appliqué glue
- Rotating cutting mat (rotating version is helpful but optional)
TIP: Kit these supplies in advance to make it convenient for students and to encourage them to work with high-quality tools and supplies. Have additional paper shapes for sale, as they are disposable. (see p11-13)
Classroom Preparation
This is a hand-sewing class; no extra space is needed other than ironing stations.
Class Agenda
- Demonstrate the ease of cutting fabric with the acrylic template and the Patchwork with Busyfingers Rotating Cutting Mat (p15-18)
- Show how fast it is to glue the edges of the fabric over instead of painstakingly tacking them
- Show how using the right needle and thread (per supply list) eliminates unsightly stitches on the right side of their work
- Work through the project instructions of your choice in the book
