Let’s get you started on the joys of landscape quilting. Discover the secrets that will bring your landscapes alive. Learn to choose fabrics that will create depth and dimension in your composition. Play with fabric paints, discharge and over dying to create those realistic hi-lights and shadows. Kathy will demonstrate a mix of appliqué techniques! Begin working on the landscape pattern of your choice. See links to material list and fabric requirements. Two day workshops only : Work from you own photo or favorite picture. See additional materials list. E mail me with your photo for approval.

There will be a $12.00 pattern fee, for the landscape pattern of your choice. Order ahead from my web site. www.kathymcneilquilts.com or e mail me with your choice to bring with me.Some guilds choose to have the patterns shipped ahead of time so you can pick them up when you register. E mail her questions kathymcneilartquilts@gmail.com

Materials List for Landscapes to LoveBasic sewing supplies. Sewing machines are optional; Do you plan to machine appliqué or piece.One yard of batting or flannel to use as a design wall. Painters (blue) tape if venue allows.Cutting mats, travel iron and extension cord if not provided by venue.Art tracing paper to use as template material. Fine point Sharpie, pencils, erasers, and note taking paper. Paper and fabric scissors. Small sharp tips help to cut out detailed pieces.Kindergarten type acid free, water soluble white Glue pen for turned edges.

Raw Edge-2 yards of Lite Steam a Seam 2 if you plan to fuse your pattern, (a smaller amount if you will only be using it for the smaller details in the pattern). Pressing sheet if you have one. I prefer light weight interfacing to fuse against instead of muslin. If you have pieced a background of sky and water together you can just fuse to that. Write it you have ques-tions.

Turned under edges-for machine or hand appliqué. Wait till you see the “NEW” Apliquick method of easy appliqué. Small can of Spray sizing/starch. Zigzag foot or 1/4 piecing foot for machine. 1/2 yard of steam a seam for small details. If you always use freezer paper to turn your edges, bring some if you want. 60 weight or higher threads to match fabrics if you plan to hand or ma-chine appliqué. Your favorite hand appliqué needle.

Many Quilters use a combination of raw edge and finished edges in their quilt tops. Fabric Requirements: for each pattern scene. No need to pre-wash.General tips for Choosing Pictorial fabricsMultiple small scale nature prints. You can-not have too many small scraps to work from. You can not have too many scraps to work with.Your quilts will looks more realistic if you blend lots of prints together. Stonehenge and batiks with little print work are good choice. Be sure to have several choices of light,

medium and darks. Water

and sky fabrics need to be in the same blue color family. Usually skies are lighter and wa-ter darker. Do not use solids.

Coastal Memories - Fuse or turned edges/your choiceBefore class-Straight piece the sky to the water. The water section can be made of multiple fabrics that are strip pieced or appliqué together with slight curves. To create a greater sense of distance start with light color water fabric by the horizon line and work towards darker water fabric in the foreground.Sky is 33 x 7. Water is 33 x 15.5Multiple small scale flower and foliage prints. The scale of the flowers should be quite small. Landscape fabric panels with clumps of flowers, grasses and rocks work well also. Yardage will be determined by how much you need to fussy cut flower and foliage clumps from the panel or multi scene area of the fabric. Foreground flower clumps are no more the 4 inches wide by 3 inches high. You will need multi-ple little clumps. Small scale tree fabrics from which to fussy cut little trees.

The Vineyard12 x 25 inch sky fabric sewn to 24 x 25 lightweight interfacing if your plan to use raw edge appliqué.For hand appliqué your will just be using traditional layered appliqué and no inter-facing is required. Three 1/4 yds for distant hills. (Two muted and one slightly brighter). 1/4 yd poplar trees. 5-6 12 x 12 scraps for winery. ( shaded side darker)

The Vineyard12 x 25 inch sky fabric sewn to 24 x 25 lightweight interfacing if your plan to use raw edge appliqué.For hand appliqué your will just be using traditional layered appliqué and no inter-facing is required. Three 1/4 yds for distant hills. (Two muted and one slightly brighter). 1/4 yd poplar trees. 5-6 12 x 12 scraps for winery. ( shaded side darker)

RAINBOW FALLSIf you want to do it all raw edge, bring 19 x 22 of light weight interfacing to fuse against in-stead of muslin. You may turn edges also.

Fabrics-Small scale prints or batiks works best. Avoid solids.

Sky 1/4 yd for the sky.2 different 1/4 yd water fabrics. Try to find prints that have a strong horizontal line in the water. We will flip that vertically to look like falling water. Frothy water or darker water for one if you can find it. Froth can also be made with thread work, Angelina fibers, fabric paints. , etc.Cliffs. 4 or 5 small scale prints or batiks for the reddish brown cliffs. 1/4 yd eachFoliage 4 or 5 small scale green distant brush, bushes, foliage fabrics. 1/4 yd. eachFields 2-3 small scale prints of field flower for foreground. 1/4 yd. eachSeveral small scale fussy cut trees for the tops of the cliffs.

Heron: 22 x 29 full scene finished scene but we will just be making the Heron in class.

Feather Fabrics 4-5 different 1/4 yd, small scale tone on tone prints. Include lights, and mediums. Remember to take artistic license with these birds. They are whimsical in purple, elegant in Asian prints and more realistic in grays.Basic Body shape-1/3 yard This is the darkest and bot-tom layer of the body feathers.Middle layer of body shape-1/4 yd. lighter than the base body shape.Head and Neck-1/3 yd of white Do not use sheer whites, they will shadow through. 3 x 8 shaded white for inner neck shape.Bills and feet-gold /browns/ purple or the color used in

Ocean Breezes8.5 x 23.5” sky fabric 16.25 x 23.5” water fabric. Sew together sky and water background before class.Optional: To create more of a sense of distance over the water use 2 water prints or an ombre print. Darker value should be meeting the sky fabric. Lighter in value water at the bottom.Distant Hills.1 x 6” sandbar beneath furthest hill7 x 14.5” furthest hill6 x 11” middle hill2 x 3” rock4 x 8” smallest hillVillasOne print that is white or very light and one print light grey for the shadowed side. Do not use sheer or you will have shadow thru issues. 3 x 8” shadow side8 x 8” bright white side4 x 8” red roof tilesScraps of light blue, turquoise, and brown for window boxes, door, and windows.Dark Green trees6 x 7”Balcony1/4yd of light colored stone looking fabric. Stonehenge line of fabrics is great.1/8 yd of medium colored stone look fabric for shaded sides.Multiple landscape foliage prints, or small scale floral prints A variety of textures and colors will add interest to your quilt. The largest piece is 5 x 6 and there are many smaller pieces. You may repeat some of the fabrics in different places. Bottle-4 x 10 medium emerald green2 x 10 lighter green for the high light.5 x 11 silk organza or synthetic with a sheen to overlay the bottle shape. Make sure the synthetic is heat tol-erant! 2 x 3 dark red for bottle cap. Novelty prints - Grape clusters, wine label, and 2 small sail boats.

Kathy will be happy to bring the supplies needed for your wine bottle with her. Please e mail her if you are choosing this pattern , so she can make sure to have them for you.kathymcneilartquilts@gmail.com