Carolyn Tabarini will cover basic sewing machine maintenance, machine troubleshooting, review of necessary feet, and thread and needle basics. Further discussion will cover the dropping of feed dogs on the machine, stitch length, machine tension, proper posture, and preparing your materials for success. Students will start on a small practice piece, marking if necessary, and becoming comfortable with their machines to handle free motion quilting. When ready, the student will move on to the workshop project, a pre-printed panel supplied by the instructor. Instructor will also provide a variety of threads in various weights and colors for use in class.

Carolyn Tabarini will present a full-day workshop. Students will have the opportunity to delve further into thread painting with basic and more advanced techniques and threads, and the extra time will allow for more experimentation and instructor guidance.

The Thursday class is not a prerequisite for this course. Carolyn is experienced in working with students who took the Thursday class and those who have not. She will pace the class to accommodate all students' knowledge and skills.

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Member Registration:  $40

Non-Member Registration: $55

All Registrants: Supply Kit $15 payable to the instructor at the workshop.