We are going to be running a couple of workshops on it - I really think that the six blocks would make beautiful hangings in themselves:
And Jan brought in her beautiful Country Compass quilt which she made on the three part course with Lynne last year:
We have worked out the schedule - and here's a preview before I send it out
Wednesday 5th February
Beginner’s Sampler Course – Mop up! (New course commences Wednesday 2nd April). This is a chance for everyone who has ever joined us on the beginner’s Sampler, and needs help with finishing their quilt.
Wednesday 19th February
Log Cabin Fever – Make a hanging with a Valentine heart appliquéd onto a log cabin background. The log cabin block is traditional, easy and very versatile. Once you know how to do it – you’ll realise how quick and easy it would be to make a log cabin quilt. We will use the Foundation technique but on a large scale so this is a great class for beginners.
Wednesday 26th February
Medallion Quilt Class with Lynne Johnson.
Starting with the Central pieced or appliqued medallion, the quilt grows as you add more pieced and appliquéd borders – either by machine or hand stitching, whichever you prefer. Although beginners are welcome, it is also a great course as a ‘follow on’ from our Beginner’s Sampler course. Although it seems like a huge commitment, working in a group really spurs you on to complete the quilt and Lynne encourages you at every stage of the way.
Saturday 1st March
Beginner’s Machine Quilt-making Course with Anne Ray. This is a wonderful introductory course delivered by Anne Ray – a prize winning quilter and experienced teacher. You will make a lovely quilt – from start to finish - and whilst doing so learn how to rotary cut, machine piece, baste your quilt prior to machine quilting and finally bind and label it. With Anne guiding you through every stage of quilt making, this has proved to be the first quilt of many for those who have attended in the past. The course consists of 5 workshops: Saturday 1st March, Saturday 5th April, Saturday 3rd May, Saturday 7th June, and finally Saturday 5th July.
Wednesday 12th March
Hexagon Day. Hexagons are back! For many of us a Hexagon quilt was the first type of quilt we made – especially when Laura Ashley started selling quilts in the seventies. Gradually they went out of fashion, as people moved towards American quilting styles. As with everything, the trend has come full circle and the hexagon is really popular again, but using much smaller pieces. We will be using an updated version of the old English paper piecing method and it is all hand stitching. You may go home with a pin cushion – or decide you’re hooked and make a start on a quilt!
Wednesday 19th March
Yoko Saito Town Quilt with Lynne Johnson – Lynne made this beautiful Yoko Saito Mystery Quilt with Quiltmania last year and we think it’s absolutely stunning. A lot of us have the pattern but find making a start a bit daunting! We are so pleased that Lynne is running two classes to help us overcome our trepidation! The quilt is made up of six blocks, and in this class we will make a start on just one of the blocks. Because so many little pieces of different fabric are needed, Lynne is providing, included in the cost of the class, enough fabric for you to make one block.
Wednesday 26th March
Medallion Quilt Class – with Lynne Johnson. Lynne has different patterns you can choose from including one she has made this year, so you can make changes to the borders if you like, or even make more than one quilt!
Wednesday 2nd April
Beginner’s New Style Sampler Course – Part 1: otherwise known as how to make a quilt! This is a comprehensive five part course (first Wednesday in every month) for absolute beginners where you will learn the different techniques for making your first quilt top. Learn about stitchery, piecing, and applique, as well as quick piecing, rotary cutting and how to layer your quilt. You will soon find yourself personalising your quilt, and using your own designs for the blocks: one lady hates hearts and substituted all the hearts in Sandra’s design for cats!
Saturday 5th April
Beginners Machine Quilting-making: Part Two
Wednesday 9th April
Beginner’s Bag Day - Spend the day making two bags – one simple ‘shopper’ and another more stylish, fully lined ‘tweedy’ fabric bag. Once you’ve made the bags you may want to personalise them in your own way.
Wednesday 16th April
Wreaths, Hearts and Crosses – Willow Weaving with Alan Hulford. Woven willow decorations are really trendy these days and this is your chance to learn how to make them yourself! Alan, who is also a skilled wood turner, is passionate about wood, gardening and willow weaving, and is looking forward to sharing all he knows! All materials will be provided.
Wednesday 30th April
Medallion Quilt Day with Lynne Johnson
Saturday 3rd May
Beginners machine quilt making with Anne Ray – Part 3
Wednesday 7th May
Beginner’s New Style Sampler Course – Part 2
Wednesday 28th May
Medallion Quilt Day with Lynne Johnson
Wednesday 4th June
Beginner’s New Style Sampler Course – Part 3
Saturday 7th June
Beginners machine quilt making with Anne Ray – Part 4
Wednesday 18th June
Summer satchel by Quilter and Author Clare Kingslake.Clare, who wrote Folk Quilt Applique which is one of our favourite books, will teach you how to make this beautiful, machine quilted, summer satchel. Clare also has other examples so you can select the size, or whether you want it to look more like a bag or satchel. You can also use different fasteners. It’s a good size so very practical, finished beautifully and also its design really appeals to all ages. Clare is such a kind and inspirational lady and always comes up with such amazing ideas. We are so pleased that she has taken time out of her busy schedule to come and run this workshop for us and are sure that many of you will want to join us. Saturday 21st June
‘House to Let’ Day with Gaynor Eldridge - Part One. Gaynor will show you how to make these beautiful house boxes – the roofs are the lids! The little houses are made in two separate days with time in between for embellishment at home using photo copies of Gaynor’s houses to help with ideas for embroidery and applique. You can decorate the exterior as little or as much as you wish - it is a lovely time to use the wonderful buttons, threads and beads or even ribbons that find their way into our collection and have not been used.
Wednesday 25th June
Medallion Quilt Day with Lynne Johnson
Charm Pack Weekend with Helene Burgess – Excellent excuse for a couple of days in the caravan or a B&B! Spend the weekend making this charming small quilt from a charm pack – equally good as a table centre, hanging, or lovely big garden cushion. The last time we ran this one lady made four more blocks and it became a quilt which is now in Italy! Charm Packs are packs of 5” squares which we all buy because they look so lovely but then don’t know what to do with them – well, now you have an answer! Machine-stitched centre with hand- appliqued border, the hanging measures 21”x21”.
Wednesday 2nd July
Beginner’s New Style Sampler Course – Part 4
Saturday 5th July
Beginners machine quilt making with Anne Ray – Part 5
Wednesday 16th July
Country Stitcheries with Clare Kingslake – Our favourite author is back to give a tutorial on your choice of three lovely stitcheries she has designed: a framed picture of sheep, another of pigs and a small hanging of cows under a tree. A lovely way to pass a sunny summer’s day!
Saturday 19th July
‘House to Let’ Day with Gaynor Eldridge - Part Two
Saturday 26th July
Fabric postcards: A fantastic way to use up scraps of fabric. Learn with Anne Ray how to make postcards of your own design which will be a lovely surprise when they land on family and friend’s doormats. Each one has the potential to be a mini masterpiece and if it isn’t, it’s not the end of the world because, unlike a quilt, you haven’t spent hours and hours working on it! There are loads of ‘card swap’ sites on the internet, where people from all over the world make cards under a themed challenge and then put them into the post to each other. Anne has postcards from practically every continent!
Wednesday 30th July
Medallion Quilt Day
There may be some changes to this
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