Supply List

Fabrics:

• black plain background cut 12 x 15” plus 4” sq. scrap

• white – 6” sq.; med. gray print for ‘ground’ 14” x 8”

• gray scraps: 5-6 value choices in small prints and tone-on-tone prints; you need light + medium values. Try to get them all in the same gray color family. (Check the front and back of the fabric for more options.) You can also share.

• 6” x 12” light colored plain fabric to practice decorative stitches on.

Stabilizers:

• 12” x 15” iron-on (or fused) medium weight stabilizer or interfacing. Iron it to the background fabric before class.

• 6” x 12” of above stabilizer; fuse it to the practice fabric.

Thread:

• White, black and med. or lighter gray - spool and bobbin in all-purpose thread; The gray must be light enough to stand out well on the black background fabric.

Other Supplies:

• 9” x 12” canvas frame (Marianne has 11 $ store ones available to purchase for $2.50 each)

• Sewing machine that does decorative stitches e.g. zigzag, fly stitch, zipper stitch, scallop stitch, free motion stitching. Bring extra # 12 regular needles. Know how to set up your machine for decorative stitches.

• Machine embroidery open-toe foot, free motion foot, regular foot

• 6-strand embroidery floss- 1 part skein each in black and white plus embroidery needle for hand embroidery.

• Paper scissors, small sharp fabric scissors, regular fabric scissors

• White or blue dressmaker’s pencil (or another way to mark on dark fabric)

• Glue stick, straight pins, small bag for garbage, short extension cord

• Coffee mug and lunch

Bio – Marianne Parsons

Marianne grew up in rural Saskatchewan where it was considered important for girls to learn all forms of needlework along with farm chores. She currently resides in the Okanagan Valley, teaching quilt design, fiber art techniques, and how to break those stitching rules. She belongs to the Fabricators, the Fibre Art Network, the Double O Quilters Guild and the Canadian Quilters Association. Her work can be found at www.fibreartnetwork.com in the artist gallery.