Designing Your Own Nature Quilt (One Day,) Supply List
©2008 Ellen Lindner

Ooh, we’re going to have so much fun!  You’ll be challenged, but you’re going to learn and accomplish lots!  This is what you’ll need:
– Clear plastic page protector (1 or 2)
– A few paper towels sheets
– 2 copyright free nature photos, ~ 8 x 10, in color.  Recommended, but optional:  black
and white versions of  the same photos.  (See notes* and **)
– Paper scissors
– Glue stick
– Sketch book, or a few loose papers (no lines)
– Pencil with eraser
– Fabrics to match photo colors.  Be sure to include all the very darks and very
lights seen in your photo.  (Bring a small amount of a wide variety of fabrics.)
– Muslin, cut 18 x 22
– Sharp fabric scissors
– Straight pins
– Optional:  washout fabric pencils or chalk, digital camera

Expanded information on choosing your photo and fabrics

** We’re working with nature photos because they’re easiest to interpret in fabric.  Good subjects include mountain vistas, landscapes, and vegetation.  But your photos should not include people, vehicles, or structures.  You may include animals, but they’ll be more challenging.  Try to find graphic images with clearly defined shapes, (ex. mountains,) as opposed to ones where the colors flow together, (ex. sunset.)  Also, make sure your photo has enough variety to keep things interesting.  (Row after row of sand dunes might not cut it.)

* If you choose to bring a black and white photo, it should actually include a wide variety of grays.  Therefore, DO NOT copy a color photo on a black and white copier.  It will give you a picture with only black and white – no gray.  Instead, copy it on a color copier, using the black and white setting.  Or manipulate it in your computer, removing all color for a grayscale print.

Note:  There’s also a $5 supply fee payable to me, during class.

Remember:  You don’t need artistic skills for this class, but artistic courage is required!