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Make a stunning, intriguing Convergence Quilt top and learn basic sewing skills with just four fat quarters, some straight sewing, and some clever cutting and re-sewing.

The technique is based on the 2003 book, Ricky Tims’ Convergence Quilts: Mysterious, Magical, Easy, and Fun (C&T Publishing). Newer sewists will appreciate making a gorgeous quilt top while perfecting their straight sewing and accurate rotary cutting skills. Both new and experienced sewists will appreciate the range of fascinating design possibilities in this simple technique. 

So we can finish within class time, we’ll cut and sew a wall-hanging-size quilt top. After class, you can add more sections to the top to make it bigger, or quilt it as is. You’ll leave with the skills to plan and cut a larger quilt top in the future. 

Please note: “Quilt top” means we’re making the top layer of a quilt. We will not be finishing the quilt, though we can discuss options for finishing it with back, borders, binding, batting, and quilting.

Materials:

• Your sewing machine in good working order with a fresh needle (or register to reserve a BARN machine)

• Four coordinating fat quarters - a mix of batiks and large and medium prints gives the best results. A “fat quarter” is a piece of quilting cotton measuring  18” by 22”, equal to a 1/4-yard of fabric. You can buy precut fat quarters in any fabric store (recommended for this project), or make your own from your stash.

• Thread to coordinate with the fabric

• Pencil

• Rotary cutter with a fresh blade (or use one of BARN’s)

• 6”x24” quilting ruler (or use one of BARN’s)

Prerequisites:

• To reserve a BARN sewing machine, you must have completed Learn How to Use the Fiber Studio Sewing Machines.
  

Details:

• Skill Level:  All Levels.

• A $5 materials fee is included in the cost of the class.

• Ages 14+ welcome.

• Feel free to bring a lunch for our mid-day break. BARN has a refrigerator and microwave on the lower level.

• Please click here for BARN's current COVID-19 health & safety protocols.

• BARN is committed to accessibility. Tuition Assistance is available - click here to fill out the simple application before registering for a class.  For those who might need physical assistance, please learn about BARN's Companion Program here.

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