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Memory Quilt with Cherie Gurney
$90.00 - $110.00
Saturday 31 May
10am to 4pm
This course is designed for anyone wishing to turn that pile of a loved one's clothes into a textile they can use and treasure
Transform your collection of clothes into a memory quilt, whether from a lost loved one or cherished children's clothing. In this one-day class, you will learn how to incorporate special details from garments, stabilise stretchy and delicate fabrics, create colour balance, and join these cohesively into a quilt top you can be proud of.
10am to 4pm
This course is designed for anyone wishing to turn that pile of a loved one's clothes into a textile they can use and treasure
Transform your collection of clothes into a memory quilt, whether from a lost loved one or cherished children's clothing. In this one-day class, you will learn how to incorporate special details from garments, stabilise stretchy and delicate fabrics, create colour balance, and join these cohesively into a quilt top you can be proud of.
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About Cherie Gurney:
Cherie is a textile artist who has been working with fabric throughout her career and developed this class as an accessible and affordable way for people to create a tactile memory of their loved one.
Learning Outcomes:
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Needs list:
- Collection of clothes
- 3m of lightweight iron on Vilene
- quilters muslin or lightweight cotton fabric for stabilising fabrics (if the fabrics you’re using are see-through, consider using an appropriate colour
- sewing machine in good working order
- quilting ruler suitable for cutting with a rotary cutter (3 ½ or 6 ½ inch is good)
- self-healing mat (or use one from Karori Arts & Crafts)
- rotary cutter
- fabric marking pen or chalk pencil
- scissors and snips (small scissors for cutting threads)
- unpick
- pins
- sticky notes or small notes
- Optional ¼ foot and open-toe foot
Note regarding payment:
When you check out, we offer two payment options - internet banking or credit card. Internet banking is preferred. We pay fees for credit card payments.
On completing your order, you'll be given the bank account number.