Click on any of the classes listed below to view necessary supply lists.

• Decorating with the Wilton Rose
• Fundamentals of Cake Decorating
• Little Book O’ Memories
• Oil Painting
• Parent Child Learn to Knit
• Ragged Edge Quilt
• Special Touches in Cake Decorating
• Tennessee Waltz Quilt
• Watercolor
  
  

Adult Education Watercolor Class
(12/19/06 last updated)
Instructor: Wayne Atkinson
Please do not purchase supplies until three days before the start of class, as some classes may cancel due to lack of enrollment. The Wheaton Park District is not responsible for any supplies purchased.

Supply List by Wayne Atkinson:

1. PAPER
There are many good brands of paper and you can buy in a single sheet, tablet or watercolor block. I DO NOT recommend Strathmore student-grade paper. It is cheaper in price but the result you'll get, with much struggle, won't be worth the savings. I use ARCHES paper since I feel it is the best. If you buy a block, get one about 10" x 14".

2. COLORS
You can make your own choices if ou wish. I use a limited palette and mix additional colors as needed. If you wish to get the colors I use they are:

• Ultramarine Blue
• Thalo Blue
• Burnt Sienna
• Cadmium Red Deep
• Cadmium Yellow Light
• Vermillion
• Alizarin Crimson
• Payne’s Gray
  

3. BRUSHES
Be sure to buy watercolor brushes, not the thicker-bristle brushes made for oil and acrylic paintings.

• Larger brush for washes-if you buy a "flat" brush, get one at least 1 inch wide
• Medium-sized brush-a "round" brush about a number 6
• A"script liner", number 1-the script liner will have longer bristles

4. OTHER SUPPLIES

• A palette. Don’t buy the little, round 5-inch palettes sold in art stores. The mixing area in the center is not adequate. If you don’t wish to buy a palette, any old white dinner plate will do fine.
• A container for water, about a 1 quart size. The top opening should be large enough to soak sponge while holding it in your fingers. I use a wide mouth mayonnaise jar.
• Paper Towels
• A spritzer bottle. Get the push-on-top, not the trigger type.
• A container of liquid frisket. This is a rubber cement like substance used to mask out areas of watercolor before starting to paint. Any brand will do, but White Mask and Winsor Newton are best.

Adult Education Parent Child Learn To Knit
(11/30/05 last updated)
Instructor: Linda Jones
Please do not purchase supplies until three days before the start of class, as some classes may cancel due to lack of enrollment. The Wheaton Park District is not responsible for any supplies purchased.

Knitted Eyelash Purse Supplies:

• 1 skein worsted weight yarn
• 1 skein coordinating eyelash yarn
• Scissors
• 1 circular needle, size 11, 16” long
• Tape measure
• 27 inches of chain for the handle
• 1/4 yard of coordinating fabric for lining (optional)
• Small Velcro for closure

Adult Education Oil Painting
Instructor: J Ohlson
Adult Education Oil Painting
(11/30/05 last updated)

Supply List:

• Three (3) Natural Bristle (NOT pig bristle) Brushes in size #8, #6, #4 or #2
  Suggested brands: Filbert or Weemup
  
• Three (3) Camel Hair (soft bristle) Brushes
  Suggested brush: Filbert #4
  
• One (1) Pig Bristle Fan Brush
• One palette knife, plastic or metal
• Paper Palette, 12" x 16"
• Paper Canvas Panels or Stretched Canvas-12" x 16" or 14" x 16"
• Low Odor Turpentine or Mineral Spirits-Quart size (can be purchased at Ace Hardware Store on Main St.)
• Lava Soap
• Small jars with secure lids
• Rags and paper towels

Decorating with the Wilton Rose

Same recipe as Fundamentals of Cake Decorating class (one double recipe), icing your cupcakes with this icing, remember to thin it down first. The remaining icing can be made to medium consistency and divided into the colors listed below.

Supply list:

• 1/4 cup thin consistency green icing
• 1 cup of stiff consistency icing in the flower color of your choice
• 1 cup of medium consistency icing in the border color of your choice
• 1 round cake iced and ready to decorate. Remember to thin your icing before icing the top of your cake.
• Tips: 21, 3, 12,104, 67
• Flower nail
• Decorating bags: You will need a bag for each color of icing plus a couple extra just in case. You can buy disposable, parchment (you have to fold into a bag and I can show you), or featherweight (most expensive but reusable for years)
• Same supplies from your kitchen as stated in the supply list from the Fundamentals of Cake Decorating class.

If you have questions you can call the instructor Cindy at 630-213-1432.

Fundamentals of Cake Decorating

One Double Recipe of Wilton's Butter Cream Icing:

• Wilton Butter cream:
  • 1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
  • 2 Tablespoon milk or water
  • 1 cup solid vegetable shortening
  • 1 Tablespoon Meringue Powder
  • 1 lb sifted confectioners sugar (approx 4 cups)
  • Optional to use: 1/2 cup of butter (not margarine) with 1/2 of solid vegetable shortening. You can also add butter extract or almond for taste.

Directions:

Cream shortening, flavorings and milk/water. Gradually add sifted dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until thoroughly mixed.

Also Need:

• A cake on a cake board-If you choose to decorate a character cake (Mickey Mouse, Blues Clues, etc) or any other shape pan (race car, person) be certain you have read the instructions that come with the pan so that you are familiar with the tips and colors of icing you will need to complete the cake. IF you choose to decorate a round or square cake, frost it ahead of time and bring cookie cutters to make a design on your cake. Frost cakes with thin icing to eliminate the crumbs in the icing.
• Icings-The icing recipe makes 3 cups of stiff consistency icing. We will talk about consistencies in class and can thin them out in class. But do have your icing colored with the Wilton icing colors ahead of time. The colors are your choice depending on the cake you bring. Three different colors usually works best.
• Tips-Star tips 16 and 21, Round tips 2,3,12, and any other special tips you need for your character cake. You might want to get extra tips because you use these the most and with different colors. Each icing color gets its own bag and own tip. You might need 3 tip 16s (or 18s) to complete your cake. It helps to have a couple couplers as these will allow you to change a tip on a bag without having to make a new bag.
• Piping gel-is optional ( Wilton has a small tube of clear piping gel you can tint)
• Tools from your kitchen-containers for your icing, apron, tape, container to hold your supplies, damp cloth, plastic bags to take home decorating tools used in class., pre-sifted confectioner's sugar (aprons 2 cups), scissors, toothpicks (to tint your icing), small container of water and wax paper.
• Decorating bags-You will need a bag for each color of icing plus a couple extra just in case. You can buy disposable, parchment (you have to fold into a bag and I can show you), or featherweight (most expensive but reusable for years)

If you have questions you can call the instructor Cindy at 630-213-1432

Little Book O’ Memories
Supply list:
• 1” foam brush
• Acrylic paint of your choice – pastel or muted colors seem to work best.
• Craft Glue –Scotch Quick Dry Tacky Adhesive, or any thinner craft glue will work.
• 10 – 15 photographs (you won’t need these until the 2nd week)

Ragged Edge Quilt

This quilt is put together one square at a time! To determine the size of the quilt you want, you must determine the size squares you need! This particular quilt is made up of 9 rows with 7 squares in each row. All seams are sewn wrong sides together. Approx. finished size is 48”x60”. If you want a larger or smaller quilt, adjust your yardage accordingly.

Supplies:

• 8 1/2 yds. of assorted homespun fabrics (flannel may also be used as well as 100% cotton fabric of your liking)
• 1 yd. Of Warm & Natural Cotton Batting
• Thread
• Working sewing machine-that you are familiar with!!!
• Rotary cutter and mat
• Acrylic ruler (minimum 6” x 12”)
• Scissors
  

Special Touches in Cake Decorating
Same recipe as Fundamentals of Cake Decorating class (one double recipe), icing your cupcakes with this icing, remember to thin it down first. The remaining icing can be made to medium consistency and divided into the colors listed below.

Supply list:

• 1 cup pink icing
• 1 cup of yellow icing
• 1/2 cup dark brown, 1/4 cup light brown and black icing ( you may share the black with a friend you only need it for the eyes)
• 2 cups of white (medium/stiff consistency) icing
• 8-12 frosted cupcakes
• Tips: 2D, 2,3,4,12,21,67, 2-3 couplers
• Small derby clown heads
• Decorating bags: You will need a bag for each color of icing plus a couple extra just in case. You can buy disposable, parchment (you have to fold into a bag and I can show you), or featherweight (most expensive but reusable for years)
• Same supplies from your kitchen as stated in the supply list from the Fundamentals of Cake Decorating class.

If you have questions you can call the instructor Cindy at 630-213-1432.

Tennessee Waltz Quilt Supply List

• “Quilt In A Day” Tennessee Waltz instruction book-You will need to have this book for the first class as we will discuss fabric requirements and selection. You can go to www.quiltinaday.com and order directly or look in fabric/quilt stores.
  
• Neutral thread
• Acrylic Ruler (min. 6” x 12”)
• Rotary cutter
• Scissors
• Rotary matt
• Straight pins
• Working sewing machine-that you are already familiar with!
• Walking foot (for sewing machine)-you will need this BY the 3rd class.
• Safety pins (1 1/2”) You will need several packages of these pins when we get ready
  to pin the quilt for actual quilting
  

You won't need your sewing machine until the 3rd class unless otherwise noted in class.