Includes:
PDF downloads for Level 2 Unit 1 project instructions: The Cruiser Backpack + Twirl It Up Circle Skirt.
Pattern for The Cruiser + pattern for Twirl It Up in PDF tiling and wide format pattern (for copy shop printing)
Detailed Instructor Lesson Plans
Information about this Unit:
Skills Learned:
- Lined bag construction
- Making a pocket with a magnetic closure
- Making a casing
- Making straps
Basic skirt construction
Sewing with rayon or other light-weight apparel fabrics
Sewing an elastic waistband
Hemming
Using a serger*
Additional Notes:
Twirl It Up pattern sizes: kids' sizes 5-M10 (waist: 21.5" - 29.5" ; hip: 23" - 40")
Level 2, Unit 1 Curriculum
Classroom Materials Needed:
Each student needs the following:
•(3) Coordinating quilting cottons:
-1/2 yd main fabric (for exterior)
-3/4 yd lining fabric (for pocket & lining)
-1/2 yd accent fabric (for straps)
• 1 yd Pellon SF101 fusible interfacing
• (1) 5/8” magnetic snap or (1) pair of Kam-Snaps
Classroom Tools Needed:
• Acrylic ruler, rotary cutter, cutting mat (for instructor use only)
• Frixion pen
• Point turner
• Large safety pin
• Iron
• “Making Strap Tutorial #1” packet
Classroom Materials Needed:
Each student needs the following:
• 44” or 54” wide light-weight woven fabrics with a drape suitable for skirt (quantity needed depends on length desired and size; see size chart on next page)
• 3/4” wide elastic (approximately 3/4 yard)
Classroom Tools Needed:
• Acrylic ruler, cutting mat, rotary cutter (for instructor use only)
• Iron
• Frixion pen
• Seam gauge
• Large safety pin
* If you have a serger, you may start to introduce it to older, more mature students that you feel are ready for this step. Use careful judgement in determining whether use of a serger is appropriate for any student.