Rainbow Sundress Supply List Required Before Class • Basic sewing supplies: ▪ Sharp Fabric Scissors ▪ Straight Pins at least 1 ¼ " long with a colored head (not craft pins) ▪ Large Wonder Clips or Chip clips ▪ Tap Measure 60" long, plastic, not cloth ▪ Metal seam guide 5-6" long ▪ Seam Ripper ▪ Clapper ▪ Large pinning and pressing board recommend June Taylor Shape and Press Board ▪ Roxanne Glue Base-it, or other liquid basting glue ▪ Hand sewing needles, #8 milliners , and beading needle ▪ Silamide waxed hand sewing thread ▪ Sulky invisible thread , 400m, 232, for your sewing machine ▪ June Tailor Fray Block ▪ Standard foot and edge foot for your sewing machine ▪ Erasable Fabric Marker or chalk marker and a fine point removable marker ▪ 2 yards Fuse-N-tear embroidery stabilizer (for the decorative stitching on the ribbon on the sash) I used Pellon 370R ▪ Thread 50-60 wt sewing thread – white ▪ Embroidery Thread for the sash carriers and decorative stitching on the sash ▪ 70/10 universal needles ▪ Sewing Machine • Rainbow Sundress ▪ Pattern in the back of the book “Sewing with Whimsy” by Kari Mecca, available at Tomorrow’s Treasurers ▪ Purchase all fabric and notions per the book page15, Pre-wash and dry fabric in hot water and dry in hot dryer; except for the following: o Instead of the gingham ruffle you will need 5 yards of ribbon 7/8-1” wide. I used Artistic Sherbet Ribbon from Tomorrow’s Treasurers o Rickrack flowers and trim- green size medium ½ yard, Powerhouse pink (raspberry) size medium ½ yard, white size medium 31/2 yards or more for larger sizes for armholes, neck, and hemline and size jumbo ½ yard o DMC Embroidery Floss numbers 335 and 959, one each o Sash and bodice lining, 1-2 yards depending on dress size of 1/16” gingham pima classics 776 lime o 2-3 yards depending on dress size satin polyester ribbon aqua 1 1/2” wide o If using an embroidery thread for the decorative stitching on the ribbon on the sash you will need 90/14 needle o Beads – 18-25 neckline aqua seed beads, rickrack flowers 6 aqua 4mm faceted beads o 2 Iron safe clear plastic snaps 5/16”, Dritz or Collins o Whimsey Stick ¾” wide available at Tomorrow’s Treasures o Sash carriers are a crocheted chain stitch. I will bring the crochet hooks and show you how, very easy to do. ▪ Dress fabric I used print strip 100% cotton #968 available at Tomorrow’s Treasures ▪ Threads to match fabric main and contrast colors • Pre-Work Required Before Class, ▪ Trace your chosen size pattern pieces. Cut all pieces of fabric and lining per the book page 11 and 15 except as follows; o Gingham Sash, rickrack and ribbons indicated above, this will be cut in class NOTE: Sewing Machines: For those students who are bringing sewing machines they must bring along with their sewing machines the following: 1. Before class you must know how to thread your sewing machine and the bobbin 2. Must bring all the sewing machine attachments, feet, screw driver, etc. 3. Must have owner’s manual for your machine 4. Bring 2 extra bobbins with no thread 5. Remember to bring the power cord and foot pedal For those students who need Sewing machines please contact store personnel for available sewing machine rentals. .