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Supply List PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CUTTING FOR THIS CLASS TAKES TIME AND ORGANIZATION. DO NOT LEAVE IT TO THE LAST MINUTE. Pattern: Pumpkin Season by The Pattern Basket (SKU 518814) Fabric: See fabric requirements on the back of the pattern. Sewing machine in good working order, with all accessories, manual, power cord and foot control; 1/4" foot; Thread: 50 wt cotton in neutral or white (consider using 60 wt Efina as your bobbin thread because of the small size of the blocks Needles: Microtex 80/12; Rotary cutter, 24" ruler; A 3.5" x 12" ruler or smaller is also very useful; Frixion pen/s to show up on your fabrics; Basic sewing kit: Seam ripper, awl, thread snips, pins, etc. Cutting Instructions: Please come to class with your cutting done in advance to minimize the necessity to move around the classroom. Bring your leftover fabrics in case a piece goes astray. We strongly suggest sorting your cut pieces into baggies - see below. From background, cut as follows. These pieces will then be distributed to the various baggies as indicated. Two 2.5" squares Three 1" squares Seventeen 2" squares One 1.5" square One 2" x 3.5" rectangle One 5" square One 2" x 5" rectangle One 2" x 9.5" rectangle Two 2" x 15.5" rectangles Two 2" x 18.5" rectangles For Pumpkin and Stars: Cut fifty-six 2" squares from pumpkin fabrics From each of the three 10" star fabrics cut one 2" square and eight 1.5" squares Put the pumpkin and star pieces into a baggie labelled Step 8 and add eleven 2" background squares already cut. From border fabric, cut two strips 4" x 18.5" and two strips 4" x 25.5". Place in a baggie labelled Step 12 From binding fabric, cut four 2.5" strips and set aside. Baggie A: For bird head and tail, cut two 2" squares and two 2.5" squares from one of the 5" bird squares. From background pieces, add two 2.5" squares and one 1" square. Baggie B: For chest and top wing, cut two 2" squares and one 2" x 3.5" rectangle from another of the 5" bird squares. From the background pieces, add two 2" squares. Baggie C: For wing, cut two 2" squares and one 2" x 5" rectangle from the third 5" bird square. From the background pieces, add one 2" square. Baggie D: From beak square, cut two 3/4" squares. Add two 2" squares from the background fabric. Baggie Step 5: from the 5" square for the stem, cut one 2" x 3" rectangle. Add one 1.5" square from the background pieces. Baggie Step 6: From the leaf fabric cut one 2" square. Add two 1" squares from the background pieces. Baggie Step 7: Add one 2" x 3.5" rectangle, one 2" square and one 5" square from background pieces. Baggie Step 10: Add one 2"x 5" rectangle and one 2" x 9.5" rectangle from the background pieces. Baggie Step 11: Add two 2" x 15.5" and two 2" x 18.5" rectangles from the background pieces.

Cost:

$ 35.00
Plus pattern.