I've included some pics of some of the blocks even though they aren't attached yet, to give you an idea of what we did in class. Otherwise, it was fun and something I will use, I'm sure. I would like to have known about the marking ruler ahead of time so I could budget for it. We only ship these quilting rulers and templates to Australia and New Zealand. I think there was a bit too much waste of fabric, but understand that not everyone is used to free motion and might need more to hang onto around the edges while they were working. The Westalee Design quilting rulers and templates are a great quality product that will give you years of quilting pleasure. Mine was fantastic and knew this stuff inside out. Westalee Crosshair Square 8 Point Ruler 12 1/2 8 Point - WA-CHS8PT-12.5. I think the success of this course would really depend on your instructor. Westalee Mini Fills Template Set 5 Pieces - WT-MINIFLSET. The last class was a lesson on QaYG, which is a great skill to learn. Ruler work takes a lot of concentration and paying attention to which marks you are using and when. You sew about half of each pattern in class and do the rest at home. She gives you a lot of tips as you go, so it's important to watch the videos. You also get the videos to take home so that if you get stuck you can review it. Each night there were videos that Leonie from Westalee leads to teach you how to sew each pattern. ![]() So, factor that in.īe sure you have good, fine-tipped marking pens/pencils. One thing I wasn't prepared for was that I had to buy a marking ruler, which was over $60.00. ![]() It's important to buy the spacer gauge, but that is only $10.00 or so. ![]() You have to purchase the ruler template set. The end result was a Quilt as You Go quilt, but I don't have mine all put together yet. This was a 7 week course of about 3 hours each night, plus homework, so it was pretty intensive, especially as I did it at night after work. Some people have asked about this course that I took and to see the results, so I thought I'd do a little write-up about it.
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