Little Landscapes – Sheena Norquay

Create a pieced landscape with seasonal or imaginary colours using small and large scale prints and plain fabrics. Use a photo or picture to inspire colours and patterns.  Advice will be given on final fabric and colour selection. The pattern for a “strata” style of landscape will be provided but students can add their own details. Help will be given with composition and drawing of details. Designs in the fabrics can be extended into the borders with embroidery or quilting techniques. Shapes of curved seams can also be used as guidelines for extending quilted lines into the borders. Techniques include curved and straight line piecing using templates, walking foot and free machine quilting and/or hand quilting. Optional techniques for details include fabric painting, free machine embroidery and appliqué, hand embroidery and appliqué. Finished size of piece can vary between A4 and a fat quarter. A basic knowledge of free machine stitching is helpful but not essential.
 
 
STUDENT REQUIREMENTS
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Sewing machine and manual. Extension cable may be required.
Walking foot and quarter inch patchwork foot or zig zag foot for piecing and quilting.
Darning foot for free machining.
Spare bobbins.
Rotary cutter and board or large pair of scissors. Ruler.
Paper cutting and small pair of fabric cutting scissors.
Sky fabric and five other patterned fabrics for the landscape. Include light, medium and dark fabrics, small and larger scale prints. Plain fabric for the borders. (Fat quarters should do.)
Backing fabric and fabric for the binding.
Wadding – 2 pieces, one for trapunto /embroidery (preferably fine polyester or wool), one for the main layer (preferably cotton or a poly/cotton mix.)
Sheet of A4 tracing paper or greaseproof paper and sheet of A4 white paper.
Sheet of A3 tracing paper or roll of greaseproof paper/ baking paper.
YLI invisible thread for stabilising seams.
Propelling pencil and pencil for marking dark fabrics.
Threads to match fabrics – cotton no. 50 or rayon, perhaps some metallic.
Machine quilting needles and spare bobbins. Metalica or topstitch needles if using metallic thread.
Masking tape.
Options for details – fabric paints and fine paint brush; cotton organdie (from Whaleys) or water soluble fabric and an embroidery ring; pictorial fabric from which details can be cut and bonded to background, bondaweb or mistyfuse.
For details such as trees, plants, birds etc bring pictures or photos for inspiration.
Tacking needle and white or cream cotton thread.
Piece of card or A4 plastic for making any necessary templates.
Hand embroidery needles and threads, beads and sequins optional.
Iron and ironing board – check with organiser.