Hand Sewn Potholder - Learn basic English Paper Piecing, Sashiko and Boro Techniques
Ages 12+

You’ve just made your vintage button-down blouse or cute farmer’s market tote and now you’ve got a big ole pile of scraps. It feels wasteful to just throw them away, but they’re too small to do anything with. Or are they?

In this class, you’ll learn how to upcycle those scraps to make fun quilted mug rugs to adorn your surfaces – bringing new life to those lovely fabrics you just can’t bear to part with. Have fun mixing and matching colors and patterns while also learning basic quilting techniques, including English Paper Piecing (EPP) and self-binding. You’ll walk away from this class with the skills necessary to make that unruly pile of scraps into miniature works of art!

Skill level: Beginner

Supplies - $15 - make payments directly to the instructor

· Scraps (bring your own, plus we’ll have some)
· Front and backing fabric
· Batting
· Sewing needle
· Sewing thread
· Sashiko needle
· Sashiko thread
· Mini wonder clips
· 1” EPP hexagons (about 30-50 per person)

Ann Connolly - A product manager for a software company by day, Ann fills pretty much every other hour of her time with crafting – mostly knitting and sewing, but also the occasional beading or embroidery project. Ann was encouraged from an early age -- family gatherings inevitably included (and still do) yarn, thread, needles, fabric, craft books, and very busy hands. She was further inspired by a humanities-focused education (majors in Philosophy and German and a Master’s in General Studies in Humanities), where she developed a deeper appreciation for the art in craft – not just the aesthetics and skill but also the context in which the works exist. Her current projects include a vintage ballgown and a Victorian cycling costume, but she mostly keeps her hands busy with small scrappy projects – coasters, bookmarks, bowls, needle books, knitted socks, etc. Fascinated by the confluence of line, shape, color, texture, and contrast, Ann enjoys the process of watching a new work take shape in unexpected ways.