• How to regulate your stitch speed and fabric movement to create even stitches
• Setting your tensions for different threads
• What threads to use for different looks
• What needle you should use
• Stippling
• Pebbles
• ‘e’s and ‘o’s
• Practice other types of fills such as waves, swirls, leaves and feathers
• Build your confidence in your new quilting ability

• Machine in good working order and with the ability to drop the feed dogs or has a feed dog cover (remember to bring your power cord and foot pedal)
• Free motion foot/darning foot
• New topstitching (80) or quilting (80) needle 
• Fabric marking pens
• Snips or small scissors
• Tweezers 
• Quilting thread for needle and bobbins that contrasts your fabric (so you can see your stitches)  Berger’s carries Cotona quilting thread
• Gloves or finger grips to grip quilt (my favorite is the Wonder Glove)
• At least 10 blank pieces of paper (to practice drawing your stitches)
• Regular ink pen AND a pencil
• At least 5 Quilt sandwiches:   they should be about 18 inches square, a solid color 100% cotton quilting fabric for the top, any solid 100% cotton quilting fabric for the backing, and quilt batting (100% cotton or an 80/20 blend of cotton and polyester) in the center.  Have them fused together; you can use a spray adhesive, powder heat activated adhesive, or a temporary fusible batting such as Hobbs fusible batting. 
• Extension table if you have one-this is optional, but they are very useful
• Free-motion gliding sheet-optional

You can purchase finger grips or gloves from Berger’s, but come in early we sell out frequently. For the Wonder Gloves you will need to put in a special order with your size (Xsm, Sm, Med, Lg, XLg) at least 3 weeks in advance.