March 11, week 9 – 62-150 A: Introduction to Textile Media

1. Make a quilted letter. Choose any letter from letter block pdf (L, I, T must be combined with another letter since they are too simple). Patterned precut strips of fabric, printed pdf, and muslin are available in the Sewing Lab. Binding of the quilt (the finishing of the edges) will be covered later.

Today, students’ goal is to 1. piece together the patchwork/piecework top with the letter and border, 2. create a quilt sandwich with quilting stitches, 3. trim the quilt’s edges. All steps for making the quilt sample are in the video Quilt Sample: Letter Q; work alongside me.

2. Pin an image of what you accomplished today with your samples before leaving the classroom!

3. PLEASE TURN OFF THE IRONS BEFORE LEAVING THE SEWING LAB.

Where to Buy Fabric in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse https://pccr.org/
https://www.firecrackerfabrics.com/
https://www.loomshowroom.com/
Red White and Blue Thrift Store
https://redwhiteandbluethriftstore.com/thrift-store-locations/#pennsylvania

March 13
quiz: Quilting Videos
demo: block printing, silk screen on fabric using Cricut machine
due: Quilted letter pinned to Pinterest
initial proposal for Banners and Quilts due via email at the beginning of class
pin inspirational images/visual research/drawings

Homework:
Videos to Watch (quiz March 13):
Cloth and Culture: Quilted Objects from Around the World (beginning – 35 mins)
Craft in America: QUILTS episode
Gee’s Bend, Quilting Over Generation
How a Group of Women in This Small Alabama Town Perfected the Art of Quilting
Bisa Butler: Portraits

Videos to Watch (quiz March 20):
Natural Resist Dye in China (7 minutes)
Tie Dyeing with Bai People (4 minutes)
Japanese Tie Dyeing in Arimatsu (4 minutes)
The Art of Japanese Shibori (9 minutes)
Step-by-Step Process for Making Batik (2 minutes)
Batik Block Printed Process Malaysia (1 minute)
West African Textiles (an overview of textile traditions throughout Africa with examples of resist dyeing fabrics) (30 minute)
Making Adire Cloth (2 minutes)
How to make West African mudcloth (Bogolan) (3 minutes)
Making Batik Fabric in Ghana (13 minutes)
African Wax Print (6 minutes)
Resist Block Printing and Indigo Dyeing in Europe (10 minutes)
How Ikat is Made-Uzbekistan (4 minutes)