This class, taught by Jenny Satterthwait, will be held at JK Quilts, 4924 N Elsinore Ave, Meridian, ID 83646.

Emily Taylor’s collage method, in my opinion, is a cross between Susan Carlson (who cuts free form from fabrics and glues them down to create a collage) and Laura Heine who cuts motifs from fabric and uses Steam a Seam 2). Emily blends these two techniques together by cutting fabric prepared with Steam a Seam 2 LITE into small pieces that are placed on parchment paper to ‘paint’ a picture.

You will choose one of the flower pots from Emily Taylor’s “Chinoiserie Pots” downloadable pattern to jump into the colorful world of collage and create your own one-of-a-kind work of art. This class will explore your creative side and is a perfect way to learn collage basics. Warning: You will never look at fabric the same way! If you decide you would like to do a different Emily Taylor pattern for class, please email me at jenny.satterthwait@mac.com.

Supplies Required:

– Emily Taylor’s Chinoiserie Pots Pattern
Note: This is a downloadable pattern available at Collagequilter.com.

Fabric listed on Pattern. These are small projects so you will not need large pieces. Scraps are perfect. I usually start with a 4”x6” rectangle. If you are buying fabric for your collage, you do not need more than 1/8 yard. Some shops have small cuts or scraps of fabric that are very inexpensive and perfect for collage! Collagequilter.com also has fabric bundles by color in 1/8 yard cuts. You will need 4-5 fabrics in different values of blue/white for your vase (4 or more lights, 4 or more mediums and 4 or more darks). You will also need flowers for fussy cutting to put into your vases and a 10” square for your background. If you want to make your vase bigger than is on the pattern, go for it!

– Steam a Seam 2 LITE. 2 yards of this fusible should be enough. If you run out during class, I will have some on hand.
– Karen K Buckley Medium Perfect Scissors (Blue Handle). Please note that this brand of scissors works really well with the Steam a Seam 2 and the serrated scissor edges help cut down on frayed fabric edges. If you bring a different pair of scissors, make sure they are not too big. You will be cutting some delicate lines. These are available at quilt stores or online.

– Applique Pressing Sheet 17 x 24. This sheet will be used a lot while you are fusing fabric. You should not fuse fabric without this at any time.
– Parchment Paper – Name Brand.
– Needle NoseTweezers
– #2 Pencil and Fine Tip Sharpie
— Notebook and Pen for taking notes
– Phone for taking pictures or Reducing Glass (Door Peephole from a hardware store)

Prepare Fabric with Fusible
•After selecting fabric for each section of the quilt, cut a 4”x6” rectangle of each fabric and prepare fabric with Lite Steam a Seam 2 (SAS): Remove plain paper side of SAS to expose sticky surface. Lay fabric pieces on SAS, wrong side of fabric facing SAS. Cut around each piece and lightly press SAS to fabric using a warm iron. Now your fabric is prepared with SAS and ready to adhere to foundation fabric.

The more you prepare for class, the further along on your project you will be. Please call me (Jenny) with any questions: 208/890-3525-

Optional but helpful supplies:
– Mini (Clover) Iron and Wool Pressing Mat.
– Piece of cardboard or FoamCore approx. 18” x 24” wrapped in flannel and taped on back. This will be your work surface.

Jenny Satterthwait
208/890-3525
jenny.satterthwait@mac.com