Adele Scott: Westalee Ruler work - New, Review and More... (Full Day WS, Fri, 3/5/27, 9am-4pm)

We will have most of these items below at our vendor booth, but letting us know ahead of the class which required items you need will allow us to make sure you have them in time.

Supplies: The Ruler foot, 6-piece Sampler, and a flat extension table [or portable table, etc. to give a flat surface around your machine] are required. The other items below will make things easier, quicker, and more enjoyable. The Westalee Beginner Essentials Kit was created for those starting out and includes all the recommended Westalee items plus free online education!
Email with any questions - asds@adelescott.com   

I’ve added hotlinks in the downloadable supply list so you can click on items to see what they look like and the prices, if needed. Required items highlighted in teal (on the downloadable supply list) *asterisked items available at www.AskAdele.com     

• Your best sewing machine with foot control and accessories and manual – make sure your machine has been cleaned and is in good running condition before class.   
• *Ruler Foot for your model of machine [required]  Westalee Exclusive Ruler Foot Starter PKG  [included in the Beginner Essentials Set]  [Bernina owners –purchase the #72 foot [from your Bernina dealer]   ***If you don’t have any rulers or ruler foot yet please call or email me so we can figure out what type you’d need and to make sure you’ll have them in time for class.  
• * 6-piece Westalee Sampler Set of rulers [required]     

• * Westalee 12 Arc Starter Template [recommended, and included in the Essentials Kit] for outline, grids, straight line work, etc.  
• * Janet Collins Ruler Quilting Design book   [it’s a CD in some older work kits] [recommended]  
• Slider or *Grid Glider  sheet to move your fabric more easily [recommended]  
• ** Plexiglass quilters table, or included machine table [required] if it’s flat and level to machine arm, or cabinet   [if you have a cabinet at home but not a portable table, let me know.]

**Sew Steady Tables need to be ordered 3 weeks ahead, so plan accordingly. Sew Steady Table options: Contact me for Mid-Atlantic Sew Steady table specials; we’ll get you ahead of the show.

• * Schmetz Topstitch 90/14  or Schmetz Chrome Quilting Needle 90/14 [have several available and a new one in your machine]  
• *“grippy” fingertips or gloves [optional but helpful]      
• Highly recommended *Westalee Crosshair marking ruler [either 8” or 12” size, 8-Point version] Cross Hair Options   Beginner Essentials or Work Kits include this.
• All-purpose polyester thread or good-quality 50w cotton – have several colors, types if you have: not too dark.   
• *Fabric markers that will show on your choice of fabric colors and fit in crosshair slots.  Some of my favorites are -  Chalkoner and Iron Off refill chalk,  Quilters Select Self-Erase Purple Marker,   Bohin Mechanical Pencil,  Magic Chalkliner White With Brush Eraser  
• At least 6 fat-quarter sandwiches –Six if you want to keep a separate sample of each of the six rulers’ designs, probably less if you want to fill a fat quarter then move on.  

Approx. “fat-quarter sized [18”x22”] sandwiches” should be:  

1. For the top fabric, choose a solid-appearing, med/dark color so you can see the ruler’s white lines.  
2. For the middle, use a cotton batting or cotton/blend.  
3. For the backing, use any cotton print you want to use up.   

Additional Prep:   

• Everyone will receive a questionnaire on your past ruler-work experience, a guide for Stable tape placement, and a set-up checklist by January, or as you sign up later. Please let me know if you don’t receive this. 

• Press fabric and batting layers together with a steam iron, if possible – NO basting spray, safety pins, or other “basting” needed.    

• Very Important! - A thick firm cushion to sit on will bring you to a better height, or even better, an adjustable height chair or tall stool. Elbows, at rest, should be at machine table height or higher!  

Prep: 1.   Wind several bobbins.  

2. Make sure to clean the lint from your machine.  
3. Make sure you have a new 90/14 topstitch or quilting needle in your machine.