Workshops

AnglePlay™ Workshop

Description

In this two-day workshop students explore the creative possibilities for a classic shape: the half-rectangle triangle. This shape is versatile because of the "change in the angle" it brings to the pieced surface; no more are quilters restricted to 90 and 45 degree angles only! Day one is design, based on blocks as well as modules; day two is creating with fabric! Students come away with hundreds of design ideas and a quilt top well under way. They will never look at patchwork design in quite the same way again!

MillerQuilts AnglePlay™ templates will be on hand for students to try, and will also be available for sale at the workshop.

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Important Notes

AnglePlay™ is offered as a one-session or two-session workshop. Make sure to check the supply list for the class you're attending.

Supplies Needed for One-Session Workshop

Designing Supplies

Pencils, colored pencils, eraser
Flat rulers for drawing lines – including 1" x 6"
Glue sticks
Notebook
Tracing paper, at least 9" x 12" or tracing paper on a roll
Graph paper, 4 squares to the inch or whatever you have
Masking tape and/or straight pins for putting designs on wall

Cutting Supplies

Rotary mat - about 11" x 17" cutting mat for cutting individual pieces
Rotary cutter for paper
Paper scissors
A 6" or 6-1/2" square, whichever one you have. If you have a 9" or 12" square, bring it—don't go out and buy one, we can share.
Rotary straightedge (long enough to cut across fabric selvage to fold)
AnglePlay™ templates (available for purchase in class for $60). A couple of sample sets will be available for in-class use. Bring two sheets of template plastic if you want make your own templates.

Optional

Cushion for chair
Personal light for work area
Long extension cord

Supplies Needed for Two-Session Workshop

Designing Supplies

Pencils, colored pencils, eraser
Flat rulers for drawing lines – including 1" x 6"
Glue sticks
Notebook
Tracing paper, at least 9" x 12" or tracing paper on a roll
Graph paper, 4 squares to the inch or whatever you have

Cutting Supplies

Rotary cutter with dull blades for paper
Scissors you use for cutting paper
Rotary mat - big enough to cut 22" length of fabric and a 11" x 17" cutting mat for cutting individual pieces
Rotary cutter for fabric
A 6" or 6-1/2" square, whichever one you have. If you have a 9" or 12" square, bring it—don't go out and buy one, we can share.
Rotary straightedge (long enough to cut across fabric selvage to fold)
AnglePlay™ templates (available for purchase in class for $60). A couple of sample sets will be available for in-class use. Bring two sheets of template plastic if you want make your own templates.

Design Wall

Fuzzy surface that fabrics will adhere to well)
WIDE (2” or wider) masking tape

Sewing Supplies

Sewing machine in clean and oiled condition
Extra machine needles, bobbins, and toolbox that came with machine
Machine cords, FOOT PEDAL, etc.
Extension cords and multi-plug power strip if you have one.
Sewing accessories – thread snippers, seam ripper
Straight pins, pin cushion
Pressing equipment: iron and small ironing board or pad

Fabric; small amounts (1/3 yard of each minimum)

10-15 fabrics in each of two color families. Be sure to bring wide range of values in each color family; light to dark. Prints work best (as opposed to solids). Stripes are fun too. Look at your own fabric collection first, then supplement if desired.

For more "punch" to your project, bring colors that are farther apart from each other on the color wheel, rather than adjacent to each other. Ex.: bring orange and purple, blue and yellow, or red and green rather than blue and green or blue and purple.

Camera and Film

Optional

Cushion for chair
Personal light for work area
Long extension cord