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Tuesday, November 10, 2026 – 9 am to 4pm
Needle-Turn Appliqué Workshop for Beginners with Rita Verroca: Come join us for a fun-filled day of needle-turn appliqué, perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to learn and practice the basics! Our project will be a beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Tulip, and along the way you’ll learn all the essential techniques you need to begin your appliqué journey with confidence.
During the class, you will learn how to:
Mark your background fabric and prepare your appliqué pieces for stitching
Master the basic needle-turn appliqué stitch
Stitch a smooth and graceful stem
Create leaves with beautiful, rounded edges
Stitch sharp points on leaves
Navigate inverted valleys and inverted V’s
Learn and practice the basic techniques that make needle-turn appliqué so enjoyable
No previous appliqué experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn! Come stitch, learn, discover, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon of creativity and friendship. You’ll leave with new skills, new confidence, and the beginnings of a lovely Pennsylvania Dutch Tulip!
Supply Lists – supplied by student:
Fabric: you can either purchase your own fabric, using the following list, or you can buy the Kit as mentioned in the Supply Fee below.
One piece of 12″ plain or printed cotton fabric or any other background fabric
Fabrics in various colors for the tulip and leaves
Fabrics of your choice for the pieced border
Equipment and/or supplies:
Applique needles or ‘sharps’ size 10 and/or 11
Threads to match fabric (good applique threads are DMC, Auriful and Mettler 60 wt.
Small applique scissors
Sharp paper scissors to cut laminated patterns and pencil for marking the pieced border pattern
Thimble
Silk glass pins
Personal sewing lamp
Double-sided tape or glue stick
Clover water soluble marker to mark background fabric or marking pen of your choice
Clover eraser pen
This 1-day class will be held in the Meeting Building behind the Tavern Building. There is a supply fee of $15 for the pattern or $35 for Pattern and the Kit of fabrics. For the lunch break, students are welcome to bring their own and have lunch on the Tavern grounds or in the Meeting Building.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 – 9 am to 4pm
Needle-Turn Appliqué Workshop for Beginners with Rita Verroca: Come join us for a fun-filled day of needle-turn appliqué, perfect for beginners or anyone wanting to learn and practice the basics! Our project will be a beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch Tulip, and along the way you’ll learn all the essential techniques you need to begin your appliqué journey with confidence.
During the class, you will learn how to:
Mark your background fabric and prepare your appliqué pieces for stitching
Master the basic needle-turn appliqué stitch
Stitch a smooth and graceful stem
Create leaves with beautiful, rounded edges
Stitch sharp points on leaves
Navigate inverted valleys and inverted V’s
Learn and practice the basic techniques that make needle-turn appliqué so enjoyable
No previous appliqué experience is necessary – just bring your enthusiasm and a willingness to learn! Come stitch, learn, discover, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon of creativity and friendship. You’ll leave with new skills, new confidence, and the beginnings of a lovely Pennsylvania Dutch Tulip!
Supply Lists – supplied by student:
Fabric: you can either purchase your own fabric, using the following list, or you can buy the Kit as mentioned in the Supply Fee below.
One piece of 12″ plain or printed cotton fabric or any other background fabric
Fabrics in various colors for the tulip and leaves
Fabrics of your choice for the pieced border
Equipment and/or supplies:
Applique needles or ‘sharps’ size 10 and/or 11
Threads to match fabric (good applique threads are DMC, Auriful and Mettler 60 wt.
Small applique scissors
Sharp paper scissors to cut laminated patterns and pencil for marking the pieced border pattern
Thimble
Silk glass pins
Personal sewing lamp
Double-sided tape or glue stick
Clover water soluble marker to mark background fabric or marking pen of your choice
Clover eraser pen
This 1-day class will be held in the Meeting Building behind the Tavern Building. There is a supply fee of $15 for the pattern or $35 for Pattern and the Kit of fabrics. For the lunch break, students are welcome to bring their own and have lunch on the Tavern grounds or in the Meeting Building.