Quilted Vest Making Class with Rae Cumbie at Quilt! Knit! Stitch! St. Louis, MO, April 2026
- Enough pre-quilted fabric or an old quilt for recycling. (Approximately 1 ½-2 yards for a kid’s vest and 2-3 yards for an adult vest to allow for fussy-cutting.) Quilted fabric should have a fabric top, light weight batting and a backing.
- Thread to match for basic garment sewing.
- At least 3/4 yard of a coordinating fabric (unquilted) for finishes.
- Basic sewing and cutting tools of your choosing. Please bring plenty of pins or clips and a seam ripper.
- A straight ruler for pattern adjustments and assessing grainline/pattern placement.
- Pattern:
- Opus Pattern, available digitally in the Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets book. Trace the front, back, and side pattern pieces onto paper in your expected size plus the size above and below your expected size. Make a mock up if desired in muslin with the balance and grain lines drawn on as described in the book for a complete sizing assessment.
- Tabula Rasa Jacket Pattern, available in both print and digital formats, from Fit for Art Patterns.
Fabulous Knit Finishes Sampler Class with Rae Cumbie
Basic sewing and cutting tools of your choosing: Pins or clips, seam ripper, Paper scissors, fabric scissors and snips, if rotary cutter also bring a mat, marking tools of choice
Scrap Lace Needle Book
Fabric scraps with interesting small to medium size designs to cut apart
Threads, yarns, and trims that coordinate with fabric scraps
Embroidery floss, darning threads or pearl cotton for construction
Old felted sweaters, felted wool fabric or classic felt for needle book pages
Basic sewing supplies, pins, small scissors and sheers, preferred Hand Needles with large eyes
An apron
Use Pinterest for Inspiration
Note Taking Tools
Ideas to share with the class of successes, failures or aspirations
Fashion Forward Quilted Jackets
- note taking materials
- Fabric or ideas to share with the class (optional)
- Successfully finished or in process pieces for discussion.(Optional)
Stash Busting Fashion Piecing
- Ideas or precious fabrics to share (optional)
- Note taking Marerials
Get Ready to Sew Garments
- Note Taking Materials
- Tape Measure (Optional)
- Patterns that interest you (Optional)
Sew a Contemporary Wardrobe
- Note Taking Materials
- Tape Measure (Optional)
- Patterns or mood boards that interest you (Optional)
