Modern Broderie Perse Maria Shell www.mariashell.com www.talesofastitcher.com [email protected] Supply List • Assortment of 10-12 pieces of fabric that measure about 18” by 8”. Smaller or larger is fine, but I like the 18” by 8” because it is the size of a fat eight and because it works well with the size of the Wonder-Under fusible. Please read the below comments about selecting fabric. • A quality pair of small scissors. I like the five inch size for this kind of work. • 3-4 pastel or light print fat quarters for your background choices. • 3-4 darker prints for the “table cloth” fabric. • 3 yards of Wonder-Under or your favorite heat activated fusible. • Pressing sheet • Sewing Machine with 1/4” foot, walking foot, and quilting (hopping/darning) foot • Generous fat quarter for quilt back (at least 18” by 22”) • Generous fat quarter of batting (at least 18” by 22”) Fabric When making a Modern Broderie Perse floral bouquet, I have found that there are several types of prints that work really well. Here are some suggestions- • Bold Geometrics, for example, circles, stripes, plaids, zigzags in HIGH contrast col- ors. You should be able to read the print from far away. • Fabrics that read as solids • Fabrics that have prints you can easily use as guidelines for cutting • Two color prints preferably without black and white. For example, a pink and black fabric is good, but a pink and blue fabric would be more interesting. • Black and White prints of all sorts. Sharing Fabric If we all bring in 10 scraps of fabric that are approximately 5” by 18” or smaller to share we will have plenty of fabric to share with each other. I hope you will all consid- er doing this. I, too, will be bringing in fabric to share..