We will be having Brenda Gael Smith of Serendipity Patchwork and Quilting in Australia teaching her Geometrics workshop on Saturday February 4, 2-5 pm. The fee for this workshop is $35.00 and is for members only. Payment is due at time of registration.

Essential: Current version of Zoom loaded on your computer or device. A laptop or tablet is ideal for moving around your creative space.

General:

• Sewing machine with 1/4 inch foot (or equivalent needle setting)

• Rotary cutter with a SHARP blade and cutting mat

• Quilters ruler

• Chalk pencil (I like Clover Chaco liners)

• Neutral-colored thread for piecing

• Iron and ironing mat

• Spray starch (optional)

Fabrics: This workshop is most suitable for fabrics that read as a single color such as solids, hand-dyes, batiks, tone on tone prints and small- scale prints.

Warm Up Exercises & Samples:

• Two, 6½ x 4in rectangles. One dark and one light.

• Four 6 ½ in squares. Two dark and two light. • Four 4 ½ in squares. Two dark and two light.

• One 10x3in rectangle with a 25-40in long 1½ in wide strip in contrasting color

• One 10x1½ in strip with a 25-40in long 1-2in wide strip in a contrasting color

• Four 10x4 rectangles: Two dark and two light For your own compositions • Assorted fabric scraps in both light and dark colors.

• Optional: Background fabric that contrasts with your geometric shapes so that your shapes “float”. Depending on what direction you choose, you may not end up using this fabric in the three-hour class.