Supplies needed for the first class
Graph ruler (B-85) 18” long (this is 2” wide).
Sharpie Ultra fine Permanent Marker Red and Black
Mechanical pencil .5mm or #2 pencils sharpened very well
Eraser
Colored pencils red and blue
Masking tape
X-Acto knife or Rotary cutter
Binder or folder to keep handouts and supplies in.
Something with a zipper to keep cut templates in like a pencil bag, or sandwich baggie.
Template plastic
Graph paper 1/8” grid large enough for 13” square or able to tape them together to be that size.
For those of you who will be working on the metric system and buying local metric rulers, graph paper, ECT…that’s OK. You will just need to adjust everything I write/say to the nearest mm.
Equipment and Supplies ** means needed.
1. Pressing Equipment
**a. Ironing board
**b. steam iron
**c. light colored towel
2. Rulers
**a. 2” x 18” see-through plastic ruler (listed above)
b. 6” x 24” plastic ruler
**c. metal ruler…I recommend at least 18” long you will use this for cutting a lot.
d. 12 ½ inch square see through plastic ruler for squaring off the finished blocks.
3. Scissors
a. fabric 8”
**b. fabric 5”
c. appliqué 4”
**d. paper
4. Cutting board/Rotary Cutter
a. green Olfa board
**b. rotary cutter small or large
5. Pens and Pencils
**a. lead pencils
b. mechanical pencil .5mm
**c. ultra fine permanent pens in black and red
d. washout cloth marker
e. Mark-B-Gone
**f. colored pencils for drafting…red and blue
g. chalk marker
**h. eraser
**i. pencil sharpener
6. Pins
**a. glass head pins
**b. pin cushion
c. appliqué pins
7. Needles
**a. Betweens (#9, #10, #12) for hand quilting
**b. Sharps (#11) appliqué
**c. sewing machine needles- for your machine
8. Thread
**a. J & P Coats Dual duty (cotton covered polyester)
**b. J & P Coats Dual duty plus Hand Quilting
9. Drafting and Pattern making supplies
**a. graph paper 1/8” grid
**b. tracing paper
**c. masking tape
**d. compass
e. protractor
**f. template plastic
10. Miscellaneous supplies
**a. thimble
**b. seam ripper
c. bias bar ¼ “ wide
**d. notebook/folder to keep notes
e. even feed walking foot for sewing machine
f. measuring tape
g. glass for light table
11. NEW ADD ON
a. freezer paper
b. fusible web with paper on one side.