Art Quilt Claremont

THE NO-PLAN SPONTANEOUS QUILT

Instructor: Gerry Chase

There will be a $20.00 materials fee for a few basic tools and fabric prepared for painting.

In addition, you’ll want to bring…

• Sewing machine and basic sewing supplies, including a suitcase-size cutting mat.
• Plastic drop cloth and apron.
• Old cotton towel (kitchen type, not terry) for wiping brushes and spills.
• Roll of paper towels.
• 2 or 3 sheets of newsprint paper (even regular newspaper pages will do.
• One crayon (any color)
• 2 or 3 stiff paint brushes: e.g., a small or medium size “round”, and a 1/2” flat, and possibly a fan-shaped brush (These should be for acrylic paint, not watercolor.)
• Paints: Golden Fluid Acrylics, or Golden AirBrush Acrylics I suggest 1 oz. bottles, to include a yellow, red, blue, green, and black, plus a 4oz. white. If you don’t have a favorite color palette, I recommend Hansa Yellow Medium, Quinacridone Red, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green (yellow shade), Carbon Black, and Titanium white. (Note: My preference is Golden, but FW Acrylic Ink, and Marabu “Textil” Paint also work well. The main thing is to AVOID PAINTS THAT COME IN A TUBE.
• 2 containers for water (1-2 pint capacity. Regular canning jars are excellent.).
• 5 or 6 Clean plastic wide-mouth containers with lids for mixing paints. (Yogurt & small cottage cheese containers are ideal, as are small Glad containers.)
• 1 yard cotton terry cloth (washed, free of sizing)–color doesn’t matter. It is to be used to prepare a painting surface. (An old bath-size towel will work as well.)
• duct tape
• masking tape
• a small natural sea sponge and a sponge make-up applicator
• an old toothbrush
• anything else you can think of to make marks on fabric

Fabric:
• from your stash, choose around 15-20 pieces (1/8-1/4 yd) each of your favorite solids, and prints. Black is good! Don’t be afraid of black. Also bring 1-1/2 yds of something scrumptious for backing. (Don’t forget, of course, that there will be a wonderful fabric store just steps away.) (Note: If you like to work in the “quilt-as-you-go” method, bring 1-1/2 yds of a scrumptious print for a backing fabric, and some low loft batting.)
• Wear old clothes for painting.

Optional…
• Disposable rubber gloves (if you can’t stand to get paint on your hands)
• Pentel FabricFun Pastel Dye Sticks
• JellyRoll pens (waterproof and acid-free)
• Wonder Under (around 1/2 yard).
• India Ink Stamps (for printing on fabric)
• More odd bits…ribbon? wads of colorful threads? dress labels? Do you have a great old, unfinished workshop project which might be cannibalized?
• If you keep a visual journal, bring it.

If you would like to pre-purchase any item above and have it brought to Art Quilt Tahoe for you, please contact Sharona at New Pieces in Berkeley or email sharona@newpieces.com.