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Artist: Sarah Hibbert – Macaroons@quiltscornerstone

UPPER STREET EVENTS

30th July – 2nd August 2020NEC, Birmingham, England

www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk

TICKETS G

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ON SALE 6 APRIL

For more information call: 0844 858 6749 (+44 115 896 0099 if calling from outside the UK)

www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk

All Quick and Easy classes are 1 hour (except the Children’s classes which are 2 hour).

All materials are provided and included in the price of the class. Sewing machine are provided in

the HV (Husqvarna Viking) and Pfaff rooms

Quick & Easy Workshops & DemonstrationsTimetable and detailed information

Quick & Easy Workshop Timetable

The Festival of Quilts 2020 2

Code Start Time

Title Tutor Name Room Session type

Level Accompnied children welcome

Price

1 09:00 Drafting Cable Designs for Quilting Carolyn Gibbs Room 1 EMW AB Yes £22.002 09:00 Scraptastic Selvedge Portholes Janet Goddard Room 2 EMW AB no £22.003 09:00 Colour Theory Cats Tamara Schultz,

SwedenRoom 3 EMW AB yes £22.00

4 09:00 Indian Lady Panel Gillian Travis Room 4 EMW AB Yes £22.005 09:00 Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Room 5 EMW B no £22.006 09:00 Silken Strata Mary Taylor Room 9 EMW AB Yes £22.007 09:00 Pinwheel Cathedral Window Pin Cushion Molly Brown Room 10 EMW B Yes £22.008 09:00 Embroidered Leaf Sarah Adcock Room 11 EMW I no £22.009 09:00 Flower Power Applique & Decorative

StitchesHerma de Ruiter, The Netherlands

Room 12 EMW AB no £22.00

11 10:30 Easy Procion Tie Dye in a Bag Clare Horner, Colour Craft

Room 1 Workshop B Yes £17.00

12 10:30 Make Your Own Fabric Beads Chantal Guillermet, France

Room 2 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

13 10:30 Sitting Hare in Stencil and Stitch Deborah O'Hare Room 3 Workshop AB no £17.0014 10:30 Little Books of Inspiration InStitches Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.0015 10:30 Scrappy Greetings Card Kate Dowty Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.0016 10:30 Holey Sewing Sandra Carter Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.0017 10:30 Tuck and Twiddle for a Manipulated Marvel Jennie Rayment Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.0018 10:30 Needle-Turned Applique Leaf with Invisible

StitchLis Binns, Wonderfil Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

19 10:30 Beautiful Clamshells: Piecing by Hand Molly Brown Room 10 Workshop B Yes £17.0020 10:30 Garden Wheelbarrow: Shadow Applique &

EmbroideryHilary Jane Cheshire Room 11 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

21 10:30 Needle Felt a Cute Baby Seal Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB Yes £17.0022 10:30 Lunch Bag and Snack Bag Jean Cozens & Gill

TowellChildrens W/shop, Hall 9

Childs w/shop

AB n/a £8.00

24 11:45 Italian Corded, Quilted and Beaded Heart Penny Bicknell Room 1 Workshop I no £17.0025 11:45 Embroidery and EPP: The Hugs 'n Kisses

WayHelen Stubbings, Australia


26 11:45 Printed and Gilded Ceremonial Elephant Collage

Pat Archibald Room 3 Workshop AB no £17.00

27 11:45 Hillside Village Alicia Merrett Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.0028 11:45 Butterfly Needle Case Gai Taylor, Australia Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.0029 11:45 Swirls and Sequins Mary Taylor Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.0030 11:45 Perfect Paper Piecing Points Sukhbeer Dryden,

Sew n BeadsRoom 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00

31 11:45 Metal Frame Purse Paula Rafferty, Ireland

Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

32 11:45 Red Fuchsia Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown Room 10 Workshop B Yes £17.0033 11:45 Painting with Glitter Liners Vendulka Battais Room 11 Workshop B Yes £17.0034 11:45 Basket Weaving Miniatures Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00

Thursday 30th July 2020



Thursday continued...

Code Start Time



Price

36 13:00 Blue Tit Applique Jo Avery Room 1 Workshop I no £17.0037 13:00 Textile Collage Landscapes Katharine Wright Room 2 Workshop AB Yes £17.0038 13:00 Native American Mini Button Blanket Tamara Schultz,

SwedenRoom 3 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

39 13:00 Understand Judy Niemeyer's Patterns Laurence Robaix, France

Room 4 1 hr Demo AB no £9.00

40 13:00 Half Hexie Travel Blocks Mandy Munroe Room 5 Workshop I yes £17.0041 13:00 Miniature Crazy Patchwork Jan Tillett Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.0042 13:00 Origami Fabric Bags Roz Martin Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.0043 13:00 4 Must-Have Speciality Threads for the

Sewing RoomAndrew Ngai, Won-derfil Canada


44 13:00 Flying Geese Sheila Wilkinson Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.0045 13:00 Rag Rug Making for Beginners Elspeth Jackson,

Ragged LifeRoom 11 Workshop AB no £17.00

46 13:00 Applique and Stitch a Glittery Christmas Tree

Herma de Ruiter, The Netherlands


48 14:00 Beach Bag Annie Garner Childrens W/shop, Hall 9

Childs w/shop

AB yes £8.00

49 14:15 Poppy and Daisy Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown Room 1 Workshop B Yes £17.0050 14:15 Introduction to Sashiko Hilary Jackson Room 2 Workshop B no £17.0051 14:15 Introduction to Stuffed and Corded Quilting Ruth Singer Room 3 Workshop B no £17.0052 14:15 Easy Fusible Orange Peel Gillian Travis Room 4 Workshop AB Yes £17.0053 14:15 Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Room 5 Workshop B no £17.0054 14:15 Winter Ring of Trees Jan Tillett Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.0055 14:15 Fabuluos Fabric Storage Basket Janet Goddard Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.0056 14:15 Funky Felt Flowers Mary Taylor Room 9 Workshop AB yes £17.0057 14:15 Eco-Dyed Printed Notebook Angela Daymond Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.0058 14:15 Save the Bees: Embroidery Cecile Whatman,

AustraliaRoom 11 Workshop AB no £17.00

59 14:15 Mini 'Pen Stitch' Landscapes Dawn Cameron-Dick Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.0061 15:30 Indigo Dyeing: An Introduction Molly Brown Room 1 Workshop B Yes £17.0062 15:30 Mixed Media Techniques with Lutradur

FabricClare Horner, Colour Craft

Room 2 Workshop B no £17.00

63 15:30 Christmas Ring Garland Mick Stead Room 3 Workshop AB Yes £17.0064 15:30 Little Alpine Village Mini Quilt Julia Gahagan Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.0065 15:30 Take Two Stitches InStitches Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.0066 15:30 Batik Country Landscapes Roxanne Pallett,

Hannah's RoomRoom 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00

67 15:30 Cute Country Mouse Helen Smith Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.0068 15:30 Woof, Whinny, Meow Gilli Theokritoff Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.0069 15:30 Kantha Pansy Angela Daymond Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.0070 15:30 Ribbon Sunflowers Becky Preen Room 11 Workshop B no £17.0071 15:30 Scattered French Knots Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00

KEY: AB = All Abilities; B = Beginner (new to the subject); I = Intermediate (some knowledge of the subject);

A = Advanced (good knowledge, wishing

to learn additional skills) EMW = Early Morning Workshop

Early Morning classes starting at 9am include a light breakfast of tea or coffee and pastries/muffin



Code Start Time



Price

73 09:00 Italian Corded, Quilted and Beaded Heart Penny Bicknell Room 1 EMW I no £22.0074 09:00 Tuck into Japanese Folded Jennie Rayment Room 2 EMW AB no £22.0075 09:00 Blackwork & Applique Blackbird Tamara Schultz,

SwedenRoom 3 EMW AB Yes £22.00

76 09:00 Moonlit Seedheads Mary Taylor Room 4 EMW AB no £22.0077 09:00 Siddi Stitched Coaster Jo Avery Room 5 EMW B no £22.0078 09:00 Shibori: Four Techniques in an Hour Angela Daymond Room 9 EMW AB no £22.0079 09:00 Pink Fuchsia Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown Room 10 EMW B Yes £22.0080 09:00 Gelli Paints from Recycling Cecile Whatman,

AustraliaRoom 11 EMW AB Yes £22.00

81 09:00 Painting with Glitter Liners Vendulka Battais Room 12 EMW B Yes £22.0083 10:30 Contemporary Wool Pennies Fi Oberon Room 1 Workshop AB no £17.0084 10:30 Design your own Fabric Katy Holmes Room 2 Workshop B Yes £17.0085 10:30 Canadian Smocking Sampler Molly Brown Room 3 Workshop B Yes £17.0086 10:30 Little Books of Inspiration InStitches Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.0087 10:30 Mini 'Pen Stitch' Landscapes Dawn Cameron-Dick Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.0088 10:30 Applique Free Motion Elephant in a Teacup Sukhbeer Dryden,

Sew n BeadsRoom 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00

89 10:30 Trendy Tea Caddy Janice Croft Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.0090 10:30 Natural Dyeing in a Jar Angela Daymond Room 9 Workshop AB yes £17.0091 10:30 Half Hexie Travel Blocks Mandy Munroe Room 10 Workshop I Yes £17.0092 10:30 Make your own Eco-Friendly Felted Soap Cecile Whatman,

AustraliaRoom 11 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

93 10:30 Metal Frame Purse Paula Rafferty, Ireland


94 10:30 Fabric Clock Susn Brown & Joe Bennison

Childrens W/shop, Hall 9

Childs w/shop

AB n/a £8.00

96 11:45 Hand Stitched Landscapes Deborah O'Hare Room 1 Workshop AB no £17.0097 11:45 Needle-Turn Applique with a Gluepen Helen Stubbings,

AustraliaRoom 2 Workshop B Yes £17.00



99 11:45 Indian Lady Panel Gillian Travis Room 4 Workshop AB Yes £17.00100 11:45 Traditional Indian Embroidery Chantal Guillermet,

FranceRoom 5 Workshop AB no £17.00

101 11:45 Dolly Doodles Kathleen Laurel Sage

Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00

102 11:45 Embroidred Rainbow Strata Mary Taylor Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00103 11:45 Festive Mini Quilt - Little Christmas Stock-

ingsJulia Gahagan Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

104 11:45 Wool Applique on pre-cut Felt Bags Jennifer Moore, Australia


105 11:45 Embroidered Leaf Sarah Adcock Room 11 Workshop I no £17.00106 11:45 Flower Power Brooches Gai Taylor, Australia Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00

Friday 31th July 2020



Friday continued

Code Start Time



Price

108 13:00 Trunk Show of Judy Neimeyer's Quilts Laurence Robaix, France

Room 1 1 hr Demo AB yes £9.00

109 13:00 Hexie-Origami Panel Jennie Rayment Room 2 Workshop AB yes £17.00110 13:00 Mini Haitian Voodoo Flag Block Tamara Schultz,

SwedenRoom 3 Workshop AB yes £17.00

111 13:00 Mini Concertina Notebook Kate Dowty Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00112 13:00 Winter Wonderland Mick Stead Room 5 Workshop AB Yes £17.00113 13:00 Glistening Glitter Film Applique Panel Kathleen Laurel

SageRoom 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00

114 13:00 Decorated Couched Book Cover Pam Neave Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00115 13:00 Introduction to Needle Punch Embroidery Fi Oberon Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00116 13:00 Woof, Whinny, Meow Gilli Theokritoff Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.00117 13:00 Rag Rug Making for Beginners Elspeth Jackson,


118 13:00 Make Your own Artist Brushes Marianda Twydell Room 12 Workshop AB Yes £17.00120 14:00 3D Beach Hut Rosemary Smith &

Hazel EvansChildrens W/shop, Hall 9

Childs w/shop

AB n/a £8.00

121 14:15 Inchies Mosaics Janet Goddard Room 1 Workshop AB no £17.00122 14:15 Buttons and Quilt Tags Helen Moyes Room 2 Workshop B no £17.00123 14:15 Shisha Mirror Embroidery: An Introduction Molly Brown Room 3 Workshop B Yes £17.00124 14:15 Map Fragments: Night Time Alicia Merrett Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00125 14:15 Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Room 5 Workshop B no £17.00126 14:15 Quirky Critters Gina Ferrai Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00127 14:15 Stunning Rope Bowls Helen Smith Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00128 14:15 Plump Little Chick Pincushions & Pattern

WeightsFi Oberon Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

129 14:15 Origami Twist Pincushion with Invisible Stitching

Lis Binns, Wonderfil Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.00

130 14:15 Garden Wheelbarrow: Shadow Applique & Embroidery

Hilary Jane Cheshire Room 11 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

131 14:15 Silken Strata Mary Taylor Room 12 Workshop AB Yes £17.00133 15:30 Wild Flower Meadow Hilary Jackson Room 1 Workshop B no £17.00134 15:30 Block Printed Purse Clare Horner, Colour

CraftRoom 2 Workshop B Yes £17.00

135 15:30 Irresistible Ribbon Roses Molly Brown Room 3 Workshop B Yes £17.00136 15:30 Easy Fusible Orange Peel Gillian Travis Room 4 Workshop AB Yes £17.00137 15:30 Take Two Stitches InStitches Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.00138 15:30 Mini Machine Stitched Drawings Sukhbeer Dryden,


139 15:30 Circular Drawstring Pouch Janice Croft Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00140 15:30 Flying Geese Sheila Wilkinson Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00141 15:30 Cupcake Pincushion & Thread Catcher Becky Preen Room 10 Workshop B no £17.00142 15:30 Flower Power Applique & Decorative

StitchesHerma de Ruiter, The Netherlands


143 15:30 Introduction to Stuffed and Corded Quilting Ruth Singer Room 12 Workshop B no £17.00







Code Start Time



Price

145 09:00 Super Easy Somerset Patchwork Jennie Rayment Room 1 EMW AB Yes £22.00146 09:00 Foundation Piece a Japanese Kimono

FigureJanet Goddard Room 2 EMW AB no £22.00

147 09:00 Native American Mini Button Blanket Tamara Schultz, Sweden

Room 3 EMW B Yes £22.00

148 09:00 Canadian Smocking Sampler Molly Brown Room 4 EMW B Yes £22.00149 09:00 Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Room 5 EMW AB no £22.00150 09:00 Scrappy Greetings Card Kate Dowty Room 9 EMW AB no £22.00151 09:00 Experimental Stitching onto Printed Textiles Fi Oberon Room 10 EMW AB no £22.00152 09:00 Embroidered Leaf Sarah Adcock Room 11 EMW AB no £22.00153 09:00 Shibori: Four Techniques in an Hour Angela Daymond Room 12 EMW AB no £22.00155 10:30 Folded Textural Hexagon Jennie Rayment Room 1 Workshop AB no £17.00156 10:30 Mixed Media Techniques with Lutradur

FabricClare Horner, Colour Craft


157 10:30 Easy Fusible Orange Peel Gillian Travis Room 3 Workshop AB yes £17.00158 10:30 Little Books of Inspiration InStitches Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00159 10:30 Traditional Indian Embroidery Chantal Guillermet,

FranceRoom 5 Workshop AB no £17.00

160 10:30 Bird or Cupcake Calico Tote Bag Jo Leatherland Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00161 10:30 Indian Inspired Needlecase Gina Ferrai Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00162 10:30 Needle-Turned Applique Leaf with Invisible

StitchLis Binns, Wonderfil Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

163 10:30 Poppy and Daisy Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown Room 10 Workshop B yes £17.00164 10:30 Garden Wheelbarrow: Shadow Applique &

EmbroideryHilary Jane Cheshire Room 11 Workshop AB yes £17.00

165 10:30 Cupcake Pincushion & Thread Catcher Becky Preen Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00166 10:30 Funky Chicken Doorstop Karen Pearce Childrens W/

shop, Hall 9Childs w/shop

AB n/a £8.00

168 11:45 Curly Whirly Folded Christmas Decorations Emma Armstrong & Tracey Pereira


169 11:45 Mini Embroidery in a Frame Helen Stubbings, Australia




171 11:45 Hillside Village Alicia Merrett Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00172 11:45 Modern Crewel Work in a Mini Hoop Jo Avery Room 5 Workshop B no £17.00173 11:45 Dolly Doodles Kathleen Laurel


174 11:45 Ingenious Snappy Oyster Bags Roz Martin Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00175 11:45 Design your own Fabric Katy Holmes Room 9 Workshop B Yes £17.00176 11:45 Beautiful Clamshells: Piecing by Hand Molly Brown Room 10 Workshop B Yes £17.00177 11:45 Textile Collage Landscapes Katharine Wright Room 11 Workshop AB Yes £17.00178 11:45 Needle Felt an Adorable Penguin Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB yes £17.00180 13:00 Hand Printed by Me! Cotton Tote Bag Leah Higgins Room 1 Workshop B Yes £17.00181 13:00 Traditional Hand Piecing: Add Colour Values Dawn Cameron-Dick Room 2 Workshop AB no £17.00182 13:00 Colour Theory Cats Tamara Schultz,


183 13:00 Wool Felt Sewing Pouch Gai Taylor, Australia Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00184 13:00 Needle Felted Landscape Helen Moyes Room 5 Workshop B no £17.00185 13:00 Glistening Glitter Film Applique Panel Kathleen Laurel


Saturday 1st August 2020



Saturday continued

Code Start Time



Price

186 13:00 Italian Corded Quilting with a Modern Twist Janet Goddard Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00187 13:00 4 Must-Have Speciality Threads for the



188 13:00 Introduction to Foundation Piecing Hilary Jackson Room 10 Workshop B no £17.00189 13:00 Rag Rug Making for Beginners Elspeth Jackson,


190 13:00 Basket Weaving Miniatures Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00192 14:00 Dolphins and Unicorns Heather Chalkley Childrens W/


AB n/a £8.00

193 14:15 Stamp and Stitch Flower Pot Deborah O'Hare Room 1 Workshop AB no £17.00194 14:15 Shisha Mirror Embroidery: An Introduction Molly Brown Room 2 Workshop B Yes £17.00195 14:15 Mini Concertina Notebook Kate Dowty Room 3 Workshop AB no £17.00196 14:15 Little Alpine Village Mini Quilt Julia Gahagan Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00197 14:15 Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Room 5 Workshop B no £17.00198 14:15 Baa Baa Sheep: Free Motion Applique Sukhbeer Dryden,


199 14:15 Lacy Zipped Box Pouch Janice Croft Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00200 14:15 Woof, Whinny, Meow Gilli Theokritoff Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00201 14:15 Truly Tucked Up Band Jennie Rayment Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.00202 14:15 Flying Geese Sheila Wilkinson Room 11 Workshop AB no £17.00203 14:15 Applique and Stitch a Glittery Christmas

TreeHerma de Ruiter, The Netherlands


205 15:30 Easy Procion Tie Dye in a Bag Clare Horner, Colour Craft


206 15:30 Pinwheel Cathedral Window Pin Cushion Molly Brown Room 2 Workshop B yes £17.00207 15:30 Christmas Ring Garland Mick Stead Room 3 Workshop AB yes £17.00208 15:30 Indian Lady Panel Gillian Travis Room 4 Workshop AB yes £17.00209 15:30 Take Two Stitches InStitches Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.00210 15:30 Pretty Picture Postcard Jo Leatherland Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00211 15:30 Swirly Dahlia Circles Susan Austin Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00212 15:30 Half Hexie Travel Blocks Mandy Munroe Room 9 Workshop I yes £17.00213 15:30 Painting with Glitter Liners Vendulka Battais Room 10 Workshop B yes £17.00214 15:30 Shibori and Indigo Silk Scarf Cecile Whatman,

AustraliaRoom 11 Workshop AB yes £17.00

215 15:30 Hare Printing Block Angela Daymond Room 12 Workshop AB Yes £17.00







Code Start Time



Price

217 09:00 Drafting Cable Designs for Quilting Carolyn Gibbs Room 1 EMW AB yes £22.00218 09:00 Rose Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown Room 2 EMW B yes £22.00219 09:00 Blackwork & Applique Blackbird Tamara Schultz,

SwedenRoom 3 EMW AB yes £22.00

220 09:00 Indian Lady Panel Gillian Travis Room 4 EMW AB Yes £22.00221 09:00 Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Room 5 EMW B no £22.00222 09:00 Silken Strata Mary Taylor Room 9 EMW AB Yes £22.00223 09:00 Metal Frame Purse Paula Rafferty,

IrelandRoom 10 EMW AB no £22.00

224 09:00 Introduction to Needle Punch Embroidery Fi Oberon Room 11 EMW AB no £22.00225 09:00 Eco-Dyed Printed Notebook Angela Daymond Room 12 EMW AB no £22.00227 10:30 Stamp and Stitch Flower Pot Deborah O'Hare Room 1 Workshop AB no £17.00228 10:30 Block Printed Purse Clare Horner, Colour


229 10:30 Buttons and Quilt Tags Helen Moyes Room 3 Workshop B no £17.00230 10:30 Little Books of Inspiration InStitches Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00231 10:30 Winter Wonderland Mick Stead Room 5 Workshop AB Yes £17.00232 10:30 Mini Machine Stitched Drawings Sukhbeer Dryden,


233 10:30 Reversible Twisted Wrist Bag Helen Smith Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00234 10:30 Flying Geese Sheila Wilkinson Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00235 10:30 Pinwheel Cathedral Window Pin Cushion Molly Brown Room 10 Workshop B Yes £17.00236 10:30 Wire and Wool Wire Haired Terrier Fi Oberon Room 11 Workshop AB no £17.00237 10:30 Natural Dyeing in a Jar Angela Daymond Room 12 Workshop AB yes £17.00238 10:30 Hip Bag Karen Pearce Childrens W/


AB n/a £8.00

240 11:45 Curly Whirly Folded Christmas Decorations Emma Armstrong & Tracey Pereira


241 11:45 How to Hex: EPP The Hugs 'n Kisses Way Helen Stubbings, Australia

Room 2 Workshop AB Yes £17.00



243 11:45 Wool Felt Sewing Pouch Gai Taylor, Australia Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00244 11:45 Mini Italian Landscape Julia Gahagan Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.00245 11:45 Winter Ring of Trees Jan Tillett Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00246 11:45 Origami Fabric Bags Roz Martin Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00247 11:45 Miniature Fabric Slippers Paula Rafferty,

IrelandRoom 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

248 11:45 Wool Applique on pre-cut Felt Bags Jennifer Moore, Australia


249 11:45 Garden Wheelbarrow: Shadow Applique & Embroidery

Hilary Jane Cheshire Room 11 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

250 11:45 Raggy Flower Brooches Becky Preen Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00252 13:00 Hand Printed by Me! Cotton Tote Bag Leah Higgins Room 1 Workshop B Yes £17.00253 13:00 Shisha Mirror Embroidery: An Introduction Molly Brown Room 2 Workshop B Yes £17.00254 13:00 Native American Mini Button Blanket Tamara Schultz,


255 13:00 Butterfly Needle Case Gai Taylor, Australia Room 4 Workshop AB no £17.00256 13:00 Scrappy Greetings Card Kate Dowty Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.00257 13:00 Miniature Crazy Patchwork Jan Tillett Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00

Sunday 2nd August 2020



Sunday continued

Code Start Time



Price

258 13:00 What a Corker! Book Cover Pam Neave Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00259 13:00 Half Hexie Travel Blocks Mandy Munroe Room 9 Workshop I Yes £17.00260 13:00 4 Must-Have Speciality Threads for the



261 13:00 Rag Rug Making for Beginners Elspeth Jackson, Ragged Life


262 13:00 The Owl & The Pussy Cat: Needle Felt the Owl

Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00

264 14:00 Sketchbook Cover Hilary Jackson & Sarah Humphries

Childrens W/shop, Hall 9

Childs w/shop

AB n/a £8.00

265 14:15 Trunk Show of Judy Neimeyer's Quilts Laurence Robaix, France

Room 1 1 hr Demo AB yes £9.00

266 14:15 Canadian Smocking Sampler Molly Brown Room 2 Workshop B Yes £17.00267 14:15 Map Fragments: Night Time Alicia Merrett Room 3 Workshop AB no £17.00268 14:15 Easy Fusible Orange Peel Gillian Travis Room 4 Workshop AB Yes £17.00269 14:15 Cupcake Pincushion & Thread Catcher Becky Preen Room 5 Workshop B no £17.00270 14:15 Swirls and Sequins Mary Taylor Room 6, HV Workshop AB no £17.00271 14:15 Marvellous Make Up Bag Janice Croft Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00272 14:15 Festive Mini Quilt - Little Christmas Stock-

ingsJulia Gahagan Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00

273 14:15 Origami Twist Pincushion with Invisible Stitching

Lis Binns, Wonderfil Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.00

274 14:15 Hand Embroider a Crafty Slogan Katharine Wright Room 11 Workshop AB Yes £17.00275 14:15 Painting with Glitter Liners Vendulka Battais Room 12 Workshop B Yes £17.00277 15:30 Easy Procion Tie Dye in a Bag Clare Horner, Colour


278 15:30 Indigo Dyeing: An Introduction Molly Brown Room 2 Workshop B Yes £17.00279 15:30 Mini Haitian Voodoo Flag Block Tamara Schultz,


280 15:30 Drafting Running Feather Designs for Quilting

Carolyn Gibbs Room 4 Workshop AB Yes £17.00

281 15:30 Take Two Stitches InStitches Room 5 Workshop AB no £17.00282 15:30 Whimsical Washing Line Sukhbeer Dryden,


283 15:30 Tuck and Twiddle for a Manipulated Marvel Jennie Rayment Room 7, Pfaff Workshop AB no £17.00284 15:30 Little Alpine Village Mini Quilt Julia Gahagan Room 9 Workshop AB no £17.00285 15:30 Woof, Whinny, Meow Gilli Theokritoff Room 10 Workshop AB no £17.00286 15:30 Mini Embroidery in a Frame Helen Stubbings,

AustraliaRoom 11 Workshop B Yes £17.00

287 15:30 Basket Weaving Miniatures Fi Oberon Room 12 Workshop AB no £17.00






Quick & Easy Workshop A-Z Descriptions

3D Beach Hut Rosemary Smith & Hazel Evans Make a beach hut and turn it into a box or tissue box cover. Machine quilted and appliquéd. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

4 Must-Have Speciality Threads for the Sewing Room Andrew Ngai, Wonderfil Canada Discover the importance of these four versatile and multifunctional threads to literally all sewing projects. During this demonstration Andrew will show applications can cover needle turn, machine applique, EPP, ditch work, trupunto, foundation piecing, binding, machine embroidery, and quilting. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Applique and Stitch a Glittery Christmas Tree Herma de Ruiter, The Netherlands It’s never too early to start preparing for Christmas. Join Herma for an hour of Christmas stitching! We will applique a Christmas tree onto a background and then decorate it using beautiful glittery threads. Use the threads to decorate the background as well. Copy her samples or use your imagination to turn your work into a one-of-a-kind Christmas decoration. Your kit includes pre-cut wool fabric, beautiful embroidery threads, needles, a background and of course a miniature canvas and easel to display your work. If you don’t quite manage to finish it during class, you will have plenty of material and instructions to finish your work at your leisure. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Saturday

Applique Free Motion Elephant in a Teacup Sukhbeer Dryden, Sew n Beads This is a lovely workshop for all levels - especially those new to free motion and applique. Using free motion, you’ll create a very cute elephant sitting in an appliqued teapot! You’ll learn which stabilizers to use and how to control your stitches too plus you’ll complete one project in class and take a second one to complete at home. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Baa Baa Sheep: Free Motion Applique Sukhbeer Dryden, Sew n Beads Create this lovable nursery rhyme picture using a free motion embroidery foot and Bondaweb to fuse fabric to fabric. You will also get another picture to take home with you to practice. The finished panel can be used as part of a quilt, bag panel, or cushion front. Suitable for all abilities and the kit comes with complete instructions. Saturday

Basket Weaving Miniatures Fi Oberon This tiny basket is perfect for all sorts of little items or just as decoration. You will make your little basket from paper covered wire which looks remarkably realistic when woven into shape. Using the same traditional basketry techniques that are used for full scale works, you will be guided to make a mini basket that you can repeat in many different sizes at home. Ideas for embellishing the baskets as nests will be discussed and many examples will be on hand to inspire you. suitable for all abilities. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday

A-Z of Titles and Descriptions



Batik Country Landscapes Roxanne Pallett, Hannah’s Room Using beautiful batik fabrics you’ll use Steam a Seam to apply your pieces to a background canvas fabric before free motioning into place, adding some flowers and maybe a fence and a bird or two to make a delightful mini landscape masterpiece. Don’t worry, precision is definitely not required!!! Thursday

Beach Bag Annie Garner Make a quilted and appliqued beach or swim bag using die-cut shapes. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult Thursday

Beautiful Clamshells: Piecing by Hand Molly Brown This workshop will provide you with the materials to make a coaster using the very pretty Clamshell shape. During the session you will be shown how to cut and join Clamshell patchwork pieces by hand, using Molly’s method of piecing. You will be shown 3 different patterns how to piece this shape together. As a hand sewn

project, you will need to complete it at home. However, Molly will provide you with detailed handouts covering the techniques demonstrated. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday & Saturday

Bird or Cupcake Calico Tote Bag Jo Leatherland Using free motion, appliqué techniques and decorative threads you’ll embellish a calico tote bag with a beautiful bird or delicious cupcake design - great for storing your fabric stash! A really easy fun class for all levels. Saturday

Blackwork & Applique Blackbird Tamara Schultz, Sweden In this Early Morning workshop students will learn a variety of techniques to make a cute little blackbird. They start by painting the outline, including beak and feet, with a stencil they make and Paintstiks. Paintsticks are an easy to use oil paint crayon that are permanent on fabric. Students also get cross stitch fabric and instructions in a basic blackwork embroidery stitch(a simple form of embroidery to form patterns) for the wing, as well as cotton cloth and directions on how to applique(a method of sewing shapes onto base fabrics) the body. Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday and Sunday

Block Printed Purse Clare Horner, Colour Craft In this class we will create a beautiful block printed piece of fabric using amazing soft fabric paints, you will have the option to follow the provided pattern and create a small purse or create something at home. You will learn easy block printing and how to use super soft fabric paints to their greatest potential. This beginner pattern will need to be sewn at home. Suitable for beginners new to the subject or those wishing to brush up skills. Also suitable for children when accompanied by an adult. Friday and Sunday

Blue Tit Applique Jo Avery Spend a relaxing session with Jo hand stitching this adorable blue tit. Learn turned-edge applique techniques plus a little embroidery. Enjoy some slow stitching as you watch your bird come to life. Once finished at home this can be used as the centre piece to a quilt block or framed as a picture. Suitable for all, though some hand stitching experience would be helpful. Thursday



Butterfly Needle Case Gai Taylor, Australia This new Butterfly Needlecase combines embroidery stitches that make up the same as an embroidery sampler. Gai will explain why she uses Embroidery needles, Perle 8 threads and teach you all the embroidery stitches. The Butterfly is 3D so it appears to be flying off the cover and there is a little garden of flowers on the back to also discover. The butterfly and flowers are all pre cut to saving on time and wool felt. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Sunday

Buttons and Quilt Tags Helen Moyes Make your own unique adornments. Stamp, draw, colour and punch on shrink plastic. Then watch your creation shrink and become a durable, button or tag to sew onto your projects. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Sunday

Canadian Smocking Sampler Molly Brown In this workshop Molly will show you how to work North American Smocking. You will make a sample of this lovely textured technique. Having mastered the technique, when you get home you can let your creative flair go and use this to make vintage style 50’s cushion covers in fabulous modern fabrics, giving a new twist on an old technique. Molly will provide a detailed handout so you can continue with your own projects at home. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. On Saturday this is an Early Morning class starting at 9am so the price on that day includes a light breakfast of tea or coffee and pastries. Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Christmas Ring Garland Mick Stead The garland is made using Suffolk Puffs which the students will make from the materials provided. This project will be hand stitching only and is simple to make therefore suitable for beginners. Once the Suffolk Puffs are made they will be attached along with ribbons to the metal ring provided. Students will be able to finish the project later with all the materials provided. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday & Saturday

Circular Drawstring Pouch Janice Croft A fab circular bag with internal compartments. Great for jewellery, makeup or your sewing kit it holds everything securely with drawstring closure. Learn techniques for circular sewing, how to achieve crisp edges, precise placement and frilled casing. A perfect gift for you or a friend. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Colour Theory Cats Tamara Schultz, Sweden This workshop is an introduction to some of the colour combinations that can be put together using traditional colour theory. We use fusible web with different coloured fabrics to create Pop Art inspired, applique cats to see the effects of different colours working together. We also discuss how you can make traditional colour theory work with commercial bought fabrics. Suitable for all abilities. On Thursday, this is an Early Morning class starting at 9am - the price for which includes a light breakfast of tea or coffee and pastries. Thursday & Saturday



Contemporary Wool Pennies Fi Oberon This great workshop brings the traditions of wool pennies up to date. Using felt in a range of springtime colours and white thread you will build up layers of coloured cloth using decorative stitches. You will be supplied with a mini stitchery and Fi will demonstrate a good range of stitches for you to use. Expect to make a good start and have all the knowledge to complete a wool penny project at home. Plenty of finished samples will be on display. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Cupcake Pincushion & Thread Catcher Becky Preen You will make a robust ribbon wrapped cupcake case to house your pincushion and then construct a dual purpose topper which opens up into a handy thread catcher. All hand sewing. Suitable for beginners, new to the subject. Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Curly Whirly Folded Christmas Decorations Emma Armstrong & Tracey Pereira Join Emma and Tracey from YouTube channel Curly Seams to make these two adorable folded fabric Christmas decorations. These quick and easy ornaments are fun to make and are a lovely way to spend time creating a treasured keepsake with friends and family. A full kit of materials plus instructions to make more at home will be supplied with this class. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday & Sunday

Cute Country Mouse Helen Smith Create this adorable Country Mouse, embellished with decorative machine embroidery stitching during this one hour workshop. The Mouse is weighted using sand and can be used purely as a decorative piece, or as a door stop or maybe to use in your craft room as a pin cushion. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Decorated Couched Book Cover Pam Neave Another chance to make Pam’s unique note book cover - this time embellishing with decorative stitches and couching and yes you do get the book too. This is such an easy way to make’ no raw edge’ covers and once learned you’ll be making all your book covers this way - no matter what size.Friday

Design your own Fabric Katy Holmes Learn how to create your own repeating fabric patterns with this quick and simple technique on paper using collage. You will learn how to make a basic, half-drop and half-brick pattern and complete the class with 2/3 bright and colourful fabric designs. After the workshop you will receive a swatch of fabric (22cm x 22cm) professionally printed with one of your designs through the post. Katy will also provide guidance on how to design fabric digitally and how to upload and print your own fabric designs in the future. Suitable for beginners, new to the subject. Friday & Saturday



Dolly Doodles Kathleen Laurel Sage Come and play free motion machine embroidery on this fun workshop where you will create little cameo pictures featuring Dolly doodle and her friends. This workshop is designed for you to get to grips with drawing in details using your sewing machine as your pencil and to stitch on top of simple fabric shapes to bring your characters to life. A great workshop for the complete beginner and for those who have more experience. Friday & Saturday

Dolphins and Unicorns Heather Chalkley Make Kantha style stitched Dolphin or Unicorn - a project designed by Angela Daymond. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Drafting Cable Designs for Quilting Carolyn Gibbs Cable designs are a popular choice of quilting design for sashing and borders, whether you stitch by hand or machine. However, purchased stencils are rarely the correct size. In this Early Morning workshop, you will practice drawing a cable design, using Carolyn’s specially designed grids, and take away instructions so that you can draft cables of any length, width or style for your own project. Includes how to turn corners! This workshop is suitable for all abilities, including children aged 10 or over, when accompanied by an adult. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday & Sunday

Drafting Running Feather Designs for Quilting Carolyn Gibbs The running feather is a beautiful quilting design which was particularly popular on the borders of quilts from the North East of England. Come and practice drawing a running feather suitable for either hand or machine quilting. Discover how to use Carolyn’s specially designed grids to obtain a perfect fit and style for your quilt. Take away full instructions to use again, including how to turn corners. This workshop is suitable for all abilities including children, age 10 or over, when accompanied by an adult. Sunday

Easy Fusible Orange Peel Gillian Travis Learn a fusible method of making Orange Peel quilts using one of Gillian’s new templates. Did you see her jacket last year? It makes it so easy. Make a small “Orange Peel” sample (various different colours available in the kits) and learn how you can use this technique to make bigger quilts, bags, cushion covers or decorate clothing. Suitable for all abilities including older children when accompanied by an adult. Everyday

Easy Procion Tie Dye in a Bag Clare Horner, Colour Craft Want to dye your own fabric but too afraid to go it alone? In this class you will learn how to tie easy tie-dye patterns onto cotton and then how to dye them. You will have a choice of patterns to follow and wonderful colours to use. The techniques learned in this class will give you the skills and make you confident to dye at home. Suitable for beginners, new to tie dyeing or wishing to brush up their skills including children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday, Saturday & Sunday



Eco-Dyed Printed Notebook Angela Daymond In this workshop you will learn about how addictive and absorbing using a variety of leaves and petals is to colour white paper. You will begin by stitching pages of cotton rag paper, made from recycled textiles together to form your own A6 sized notebook. Under guidance from Angela you will layer up your pages with leaves and petals before bundling them all together with thread. You will wrap this round some wooden dowel in the workshop. Full instructions will be given for you to stream or boil your notebook at home. NO dyeing takes place during the workshop. You will be taught how to remove the leaves and to dry your notebook. You will end up with pages full of unique colour and texture. Angela will teach you how to further embellish your pages with stitch and printing. This workshop is suitable for all levels and all resources are provided. On Sunday, this session is part of the Early Morning classes - As part of the Early morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues!Thursday

Embroidered Leaf Sarah AdcockThis is a relaxing session where a variety of filling stitches will be demonstrated. These stitches will be used to fill the leaf sample. Once completed the leaf sample can be displayed in the embroidery hoop supplied and the stitches could be used in future quilting projects. Fabric, needle, embroidery hoop and a choice of threads will be provided. If possible please do bring a small

sewing kit. Suitable for intermediate level, those with some embroidery experience. On Thursday and Saturday this is an Early Morning session - As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues!Thursday, Friday & Saturday

Embroidery and EPP: The Hugs ‘n Kisses Way Helen Stubbings, Australia Using Helen’s revolutionary EPP Iron on leave in paper templates learn the skill of English paper piecing and some simple embroidery stitches. You will start both techniques during class and finish your project at home. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Embroidred Rainbow Strata Mary Taylor Layer brightly coloured strips of silk and satin fabrics with fancy yarns, add decorative stitches and embellishments and set within an echo quilted surround to create this colourful quilted panel. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Experimental Stitching onto Printed Textiles Fi Oberon In this early Morning class you will choose a piece of Fi Oberon’s boldly potato printed cloth and then respond to the print with your own stitching. You may choose to follow the pattern in some way or super-impose a pattern of your own using a variety of embroidery threads. This is a great exercise to bring new ideas into fruition and to combat any creative block. Fi will demonstrate some stitches and supply a mini stitch guide to help you. Expect to learn and use Long and Short Stitch, French Knots, Blanket Stitch and Running Stitch. Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues!Saturday

Fabric Clock Susan Brown & Joe Bennison Make a fabric clock face with a working mechanism, using stitch and flip, appliqué and decorative stitches. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities. Friday



Fabulous Fabric Storage Basket Janet Goddard These storage baskets are stitched in two contrasting fabrics and are super useful for storing any number of things from sewing products to stationery or alternatively are great to use as gifts. The baskets are constructed with sturdy handles, are lightly padded and can be stitched in an hour! Really! Wow! Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Festive Mini Quilt - Little Christmas Stockings Julia Gahagan With just fabric, glue and scissors you will make a little festive quilt using shadow applique, where a transparent fabric is placed over the work to secure the small pieces in place. In just one hour you will produce a piece of work to take home to complete into a little quilt. (Full instructions will be provided on quick and easy quilting). This is a fun technique for all levels. Friday & Sunday

Flower Power Applique & Decorative Stitches Herma de Ruiter, The Netherlands Join Herma for an hour of happy stitching! We will applique wool fabric circles onto a base and turn them into flowery pictures using beautiful threads and assorted stitches. Copy her samples or use your imagination as you turn your wool circles and embroidery threads into a bunch of flowers or even a whole garden. Your kit includes pre-cut wool fabric, beautiful cotton embroidery threads, a needle, a background and of course a miniature canvas and easel to display your work. If you don’t quite manage to finish it during class, you will have plenty of material and instructions to finish your work at your leisure. Suitable for all abilities. On Thursday this an Early Morning session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues!Thursday & Friday

Flower Power Brooches Gai Taylor, Australia Learn new embroidery stitches, all about needles and threads while making a brooch to make a fashion statement. Gai will demonstrate a lot of the stitches used in the brooches to remind you of how these are constructed. Pre cut circles and all the makings for the brooches are available in the kit. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Flying GeeseSheila Wilkinson An easy, accurate, no-waste method to make four flying geese at a time, cutting only squares. Flying geese often fly around the border of a quilt, or can make columns in a strippy quilt. The flying goose unit often appears in traditional quilt blocks too. Make a hand-sewn sample of four geese in the class - it is easily sewn by machine also. See how to turn your sample into a useful sewing caddy later. all abilities including beginners. Everyday



Folded Textural Hexagon Jennie Rayment Fold and roll, tuck and twiddle for an attractive hexagonal design. Simple to make yet appears fiendishly fancy - it’s a novel creation for all who have fiddley fingers. Produce a 10” panel ready for insertion in a quilt or that really unique cushion or bag panel. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Foundation Piece a Japanese Kimono Figure Janet Goddard Foundation piecing involves stitching fabric on to preprinted patterns. It is an intricate but extremely accurate form of patchwork. In this Early Morning session, you will explore the technique of foundation piecing while working on a small kimono figure. Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Saturday

Funky Chicken Doorstop Karen Pearce Make a useful hen-shaped doorstop to add to your room décor. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities.Saturday

Funky Felt Flowers Mary Taylor Create a brightly coloured retro-style felt flower using simple hand-stitching to make up into a greetings card or alternatively frame up as a picture. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday

Garden Wheelbarrow: Shadow Applique & Embroidery Hilary Jane Cheshire Hilary Jane will share one of her hand stitched quilt embroidery designs with you. Using a technique called Shadow Appliqué and some of her favourite stitches, you will create and enhance the Garden Wheelbarrow picture. This can be incorporated into a quilt or displayed as a picture. Hilary Jane will also provide examples of how she uses her embroidered designs in her quilt making. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Everyday

Gelli Paints from Recycling Cecile Whatman, Australia Get your hands on a gelli plate and see how simple it is to create stunning one off printed fabrics. This Early Morning workshop explores the range of textures you can get from the recycling (and the garden and around the home). Students will print four,ten inch squares in class but be warned; gelli printing is addictive. Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday



Glistening Glitter Film Applique Panel Kathleen Laurel Sage If you love a bit of bling and sparkle - and who doesn’t? You’ll love stitching these glistening panels using heat applied glitter film applique and top stitching to add detail. Simple, effective and very sparkly. Join Kathleen for a great fun workshop suitable for all abilities. Friday & Saturday

Half Hexie Travel Blocks Mandy Munroe Come and play with Half Hexie Blocks, a modern twist on English Paper Pieced hexagons. Explore ideas for various blocks and make one from the kit provided. These blocks are ideal as travel projects as they are easily transportable. Hand sewn, can be finished by machine at home. Suitable for intermediate level, those with some knowledge of the subject. Also suitable for older children when accompanied by an adult. Everyday

Hand Embroider a Crafty Slogan Katharine Wright Hand embroidery is an extremely relaxing and therapeutic craft. In this session you will design and begin to embroider a crafty slogan learning some useful hand embroidery stitches such as whipped back stitch and french knots to enhance your design. Take the kit away to finish and frame in the embroidery hoop provided. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Sunday

Hand Printed by Me! Cotton Tote BagLeah Higgins Use a range of acrylic shapes, textile inks and a simple paint brush to print a lovely heavy-weight cotton tote bag. With a choice of lush colours, a funky selection of text and a cool assortment of shapes the bag you print during the workshop will be totally, uniquely yours! This quick, easy and no mess technique can also be used to print your own fabrics for quilting or to print t-shirts, bags, tea towels etc. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including children when accompanied by an adult. Saturday & Sunday

Hand Stitched Landscapes Deborah O’Hare Create this small hand stitched landscape with strips of hand painted fabric while exploring art/landscape quilting tips and techniques. The main design of the piece will be created with hand stitch in the session, with any extra stitching embellishments to be completed after the class. Lots of samples and ideas for finishing off and ideas for taking the piece further will be provided. Full class kit provided. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Hare Printing Block Angela Daymond In this workshop you will learn how to use foam and mount board to make your very own hare stamp. Angela will provide you with the full size pattern and you will be guided through how to transfer the design onto the foam, cut it out accurately before sticking it onto mount board. You will have a demonstration of how to apply fabric paint to the block before you will use your own hare block to printing onto a piece of white cotton fabric. The workshop is suitable for all levels of ability including children when accompanied by an adult and all materials are provided Saturday



Hexie-Origami Panel Jennie Rayment Take fabric folding to a new level and tuck up a hexagon - fiddle with the folds, twist the centre, insert some folded squares for a most ingenious creation. Why not make a hexie-handbag or just enjoy the design, repeat and make more for a totally unusual textured quilt? Fast, fun and twiddley! Suitable for all abilities including older children when accompanied by an adult. Friday

Hillside Village Alicia Merrett Using a quick and easy fusing technique, each participant will assemble a small landscape showing village houses and trees nestling on a green hill, against the background of an evening sky. Quilting will have to be done at home; guidelines will be given. Suitable for all levels Thursday & Saturday

Hip Bag Karen Pearce Make a hip bag or hand bag from recycled jeans and t-shirts! This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities.

Sunday

Holey Sewing Sandra Carter Create your very own mini Van Gogh masterpiece! Using the free motion foot on your machine you’ll make a few 3D flowers, working in a circle shape on pure fresh air! You’ll be amazed how easy it is! Pop them into the vase and complete the effect with some stems and leaves before framing. Voila! Shading can also be added to the vase. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

How to Hex: EPP The Hugs ‘n Kisses Way Helen Stubbings, Australia Learn how to make English paper pieced hexagons using Helen’s revolutionary Iron on, leave in EPP paper templates. This is the easiest way to make them and will always be perfect. You will make a simple hexagon pieced flower which will be appliqued to fabric to make a small pincushion. You will need to complete the making of your pincushion at home with a sewing machine (or by hand). Fabrics will be assorted and not necessarily those shown in the photo. This method uses a fabric gluepen which will be available to share during class. Suitable for all abilities. Sunday

Inchies Mosaics Janet Goddard Stitch an Inchie Mosaic where 1” squares are decorated and embellished with stitches, beads, buttons, fabric, collage and thread to create a colour themed mosaic collage. When the 1” tiles are put together a small piece of art work results. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Indian Inspired Needlecase Gina Ferrai Using richly coloured sari silks and the decorative stitches on the machine, we will create a luxurious textured surface that can be incorporated into a variety of projects. In this workshop we will use the resulting fabric to construct a small needle case. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday



Indian Lady Panel Gillian Travis Learn an innovative useful fused applique technique to make a small (approx 5” x 10”) panel of an Indian Lady. Learn how I made the pattern and how you could make your own in the future. Fabric choices and colours of the background fabric in the kits may vary. If time allows hand stitching can be added during the class or continued at home. Kit includes fabric, pattern, fusible and background. Suitable for all levels of ability. Older children when accompanied by an adult are also welcome. Patience will be needed as there are only 2 irons for the class. On Thursday and Sunday these sessions are Early Morning classes. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Everyday

Indigo Dyeing: An Introduction Molly Brown Join Molly for this introduction to dying with Indigo. You will go away with samples you have dipped in the dye bath provided. Molly will introduce you to the basics of Indigo dying and you will have the opportunity to try some Shibori dying techniques to create your own pattern on fabric samples. Molly will provide a details colour handout, to remind you of what you have learnt in the workshop. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday & Sunday

Ingenious Snappy Oyster Bags Roz Martin These quick and easy bags are such fun to make. You’ll use decorative stitches to embellish your plain fabric before lining your bag (with no raw edges!) using a fab art deco print. Complete with an ingenious snappy closure and you’ll have a bag to store sewing items, makeup, craft bits etc - in fact the word’s your oyster! Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Introduction to Stuffed and Corded Quilting Ruth Singer Stuffed & corded quilting or trapunto is a fast, fun technique for creating raised texture on fabric. Unlike traditional quilting, in trapunto the stuffing is added between two stitched layers of fabric just in the areas required. Trapunto can be worked by hand or machine, but in this class we will use simple hand-stitching techniques to create a small sampler using cording and stuffing. This workshop is suitable for all levels of stitchers and is an introduction trapunto for those who have never done it before. Thursday & Friday

Introduction to Foundation Piecing Hilary Jackson Foundation Paper piecing is a fabulous technique for creating accurate piecing. It can be worked equally successfully by hand or machine. You will hand stitch a small sailing boat in the session, learning the technique and the best way to cut your fabric. You will also be given a pattern to make a lighthouse and full instructions to complete a small attractive wall hanging. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Introduction to Needle Punch Embroidery Fi Oberon This workshop is a great introduction to needle punch. You will be shown some of the ground fabrics and fibres that are commonplace and learn the benefits and pitfalls of each. You will be shown how to transfer a pattern and how to create a variety of textures. This class works at a relaxing pace and yet achieves speedy results. Suitable for all abilities. On Sunday this is an Early Morning Session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday & Sunday



Introduction to Sashiko Hilary Jackson Sashiko is a Japanese technique of stitching, traditionally used to repair worn clothing. Over time beautiful patterns emerged and stitching became more decorative. This class will introduce you to the technique using a simple but beautiful design stitched onto authentic indigo-dyed cotton fabric. The completed piece will become a wrap for a small pin cushion - instructions will be given for making tassels which become the fastening device. Fabric and instructions included to make a small pin cushion following the class. suitable for beginners, new to the subject. Thursday

Irresistible Ribbon Roses Molly Brown Join Molly to learn how to make these irresistible Ribbon Roses. Molly will take you through the steps to make your own rose and provide detailed handout, so you can make more at home. Make a cluster to create a stunning Frida Kahlo style headband. Or use just one as a beautiful broach. Make them for yourself or for your friends. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult.Friday

Italian Corded Quilting with a Modern Twist Janet Goddard Italian or Corded Quilting involves inserting cord or yarn into a design that has stitched double parallel lines and is traditionally done by hand. Here we’ll use the sewing machine for a very modern twist, stitching lines onto sheer fabric and inserting coloured yarn to make an attractive design to use on a cushion or bag. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Italian Corded, Quilted and Beaded Heart Penny Bicknell During this session you will stitch two fabric layers with wadding in between in a heart pattern with addition of beads. You will stuff a channel of stitching with quilting wool to make Italian corded quilting. This is a simple project suitable for anyone wanting to learn how to quilt by hand. The completed square can be made up at home in to a lavender bag, box lid or used with other blocks to make up a quilt or cushion. Suitable for intermediate level, those with some knowledge of the subject. On Friday, this is an Early Morning session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday & Friday

Kantha Pansy Angela Daymond Kantha is a 500 year old stitch technique originating in India. It uses just one stitch, the running stitch to create patterns and representational images. In this workshop you will use running stitch to create a beautiful representational pansy flower. You will learn how to layer soft tulle under your stitches to create a delicate background colour for added depth. We will focus on stitching one petal in the workshop, you take away full instructions for how to complete the rest at home. This workshop is suitable for people of all stitching ability. All materials are provided for this workshop but background colour might vary. Thursday

Lacy Zipped Box Pouch Janice Croft This is a gorgeous fully lined box pouch - with no raw edges to be seen! It is made more beautiful by adding an easy to insert lace zipper. This project requires a little precision to get perfect results but, once you see how easy it is, you’ll be making loads! Suitable for all abilities. Saturday



Little Alpine Village Mini Quilt Julia Gahagan With just fabric, glue and scissors you will make a little Alpine village quilt using shadow applique, where a transparent fabric is placed over the work to secure the small pieces in place. In just one hour you will produce a piece of work to take home to complete into a little quilt. (Full instructions will be provided on quick and easy quilting). This is fun technique for all levels. Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Little Books of Inspiration InStitches Need some creative design play? Then this workshop could be just the inspiration you’re after! You’ll use pen and paint combined with simple mark-making techniques to create interesting lines and pattern, print with ‘found’ objects and add wonderful colour. Finally, we’ll show you how to fold and cut to create an unusual book which flips, folds and opens in unexpected ways. Use the book as inspiration for stitch or keep it as a beautiful reminder of your visit to Festival of Quilts! Everything is provided, all you need to bring is a willingness to have a go - we promise you won’t be disappointed! Suitable for all abilities. Everyday

Lunch Bag and Snack Bag Jean Cozens & Gill Towell Make your own smart and insulated, lunch and snack bags. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Make Your own Artist Brushes Marianda Twydell Make two simple artist brushes from natural and found materials, and start to use them to make marks onto fabric which can be incorporated into any textile art; bold and vivid, subtle and delicate but always individual. Not only will you learn how to make a knotless lash which will hold your chosen ‘bristles’ securely in place but also understand where to collect and forage from the natural environment and found materials to continue exploring brushes at home, each with its own story. If you would like to create something a bit different and push mark making to another level, this is for you. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Friday

Make your own Eco-Friendly Felted Soap Cecile Whatman, Australia Have a bit of fun and get a bit soapy. Learn the fundamentals of felting while you take a handmade soap and felt its surface. Felted soaps are wonderful to use as the felt is a great exfoliator and felted soaps make terrific gifts. A range of colourways are available and the soap is handmade, vegan and nut-free. Suitable for all abilities, including children when accompanied by an adult. Friday

Make Your Own Fabric Beads Chantal Guillermet, France You will discover several ways to create your own fabric beads, playing with colour, shapes and style. During the workshop several medias will be used as embellishments : paint, glitter, decorative yarn. Can be finished at home. Suitable for all abilities, including children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday



Map Fragments: Night Time Alicia Merrett Maps are part of our lives - they allow us to find our way around places of the world. In this workshop each participant will make an small imaginary fragment of a map, showing roads and houses, using a quick fused collage technique. Quilting will need to be done at home; guidelines will be given. Suitable for all levels. Friday & Sunday

Marvellous Make Up Bag Janice Croft Make this lovely make up bag. If you’ve never tried quilting before here’s your chance to have a go on this small but useful project. This bag has a lining and simple zip insertion and would make an ideal gift. Once you’ve learned the method you’ll want to make several. Just remember to keep one for yourself! Suitable for all abilities. Sunday

Metal Frame Purse Paula Rafferty, Ireland Learn how to attach a sew-in metal purse frame to create a cute purse. During this class you will learn how to adapt and design a purse for any shaped metal frame. You will be given options to embellish and complete your purse as well as detailed notes. Suitable for all abilities. On Sunday, this is an Early Morning session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday, Friday and Sunday

Mini Concertina Notebook Kate Dowty This tiny note book with concertina fold pages features a unique cover decorated with raw edge fabric scraps. Simple straight hand stitching holds the maker’s individual arrangement in place while adding texture and visual interest. Guidance in layout will be given. The basic idea can easily be scaled up so larger versions can be tried at home later. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Saturday

Mini Embroidery in a Frame Helen Stubbings, Australia Learn several embroidery stitches including Lazy Daisy, backstitch, Colonial knots and bullion stitch. The design will be pre printed onto fabric for you with stabliser applied. You will learn the stitches and how to finish your embroidery into the included 4” embroidery frame. You may not complete the project during class but will know how to at home after. Threads will be available to share and may be different colours to those pictured. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday & Sunday

Mini Haitian Voodoo Flag Block Tamara Schultz, Sweden Everyone’s life can use a little extra “bling bling”! In this workshop we will learn how to decorate velvet with hand sewn sequins and beads with a pretty heart. Students also learn the history behind these decorative Voodoo flags and how they are used. Nothing to be scared of because these pieces represent protection and luck. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Sunday



Mini Italian Landscape Julia Gahagan With just fabric, glue and scissors you will make a little landscape quilt using shadow applique, where a transparent fabric is placed over the work to secure the small pieces in place. In just one hour you will produce a piece of work to take home to complete into a little quilt. (Full instructions will be provided on quick and easy quilting). This is a fun technique for all levels. Sunday

Mini Machine Stitched Drawings Sukhbeer Dryden, Sew n Beads Come and free motion embroider these mini 2.5inch squares to create a whole picture that can be framed. You’ll be given black mount board to stick your mini pictures on once completed. This is a fantastic workshop for beginners as each piece is so easy to manage. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Sunday

Mini ‘Pen Stitch’ Landscapes Dawn Cameron-Dick You will learn how to use Steam-A-Seam repositionable bonding web, to make a small but effective landscape. Once the landscape is finished, we will “applique” it using “Pen Stitch” Applique! Pen Stitch uses fabric pens to create a hand stitched look! Fabric, design, Steam-A-Seam and use of pens are included. There is a very good chance you will finish this during the workshop. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Friday

Miniature Crazy Patchwork Jan Tillett At this workshop you will use a selection of fabrics to create a small crazy patchwork panel embellished with free motion stitching. You can use your finished panel to decorate a cushion, bag or put it in a frame. Jan will share ideas and show examples of how you can do this. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Sunday

Miniature Fabric Slippers Paula Rafferty, Ireland Would you like to learn how to create a pair of reversible miniature fabric slippers? Well then this is the class for you! This technique among with the free patterns and lesson on adapting pattern to any size will allow you to create customised slippers for any occasion. Suitable for Intermediate level, those with some knowledge of the subject. Sunday

Mixed Media Techniques with Lutradur FabricClare Horner, Colour Craft Colour, distress, melt and expand the fabulous versatile fabric that is Lutradur. In this class we will create a vessel using various mixed media techniques which will set you up for hours of fun at home and make you confident in using mixed media techniques in your art. Suitable for beginners new to the subject. Thursday & Saturday



Modern Crewel Work in a Mini Hoop Jo Avery Jo’s Pebble Sampler design. Make a start on your very own mini version and learn a range of traditional crewel work stitches including chain stitch, spiderweb back stitch, colonial knots, satin stitch and laid work. When finished at home you’re mini masterpiece will already be framed in it’s own 4” hoop! Suitable for beginners new to the subject. Saturday

Moonlit Seedheads Mary Taylor In this Early Morning session, bond a pale fabric silhouette onto a batik fabric background and embellish with hand stitching with linen threads and delicate seed beads to suggest a wildflower seed-head sparkling in the moonlight. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday

Native American Mini Button Blanket Tamara Schultz, Sweden One of the textile traditions of the Native Americans who live in the Pacific Northwest is to make decorative blankets/cloaks made of wool felt appliqued with traditional designs and then decorated with mother-of-pearl buttons. In this workshop we will cut out our design (based on a traditional Native American legend) from one colour of felt and hand sew to another colour and then embellish with a mixture of new and vintage buttons. Suitable for all abilities. On Saturday this is an Early Morning session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Natural Dyeing in a Jar Angela Daymond In this workshop you will learn all about the fascinating process of natural dyeing. Angela will teach you about what a mordant is, when and how to mordant. You will be given a fat quarter of white fabric which Angela has pre-mordanted. You will put this into a jar with some natural dye plants such as onion skins, berries and madder root. Angela will give full instructions on how you will heat up your jar once home and wash and care for your fabric. Everyone will get stunning and totally unique results. The hardest thing will be in deciding what you are going to do with your fabric. Angela will teach you how to size up your natural dyeing for larger pieces of fabric. This workshop is suitable for all levels including older children when accompanied

by an adult and everything is provided for you Friday & Sunday

Needle Felt a Cute Baby Seal Fi Oberon New to needle Felting? This is a lovely introduction to a fabulous craft. Learn how to give life to loose fibres and pre-felt creating your very own cute baby seal. Our expert Fi Oberon (author of The Natural World of Needle Felting) will guide you through the basics including how to avoid prodding yourself and minimising needle breakages. Simple shapes when added together create great character in ways you can use again and again to make a whole menagerie of animals. Please note: As beginners are welcomed in this class we don’t always manage to finish the seal, but we do learn all the techniques you require to finish him off at home. Thursday

Needle Felt an Adorable Penguin Fi Oberon These gorgeous penguins make a fabulous simple project suitable for beginners and those with a little experience. Learn how to shape with both loose fibres and pre-felt and how to change colour, how to join component parts together and how to safely make small details. Let our expert Fi Oberon (author of The Natural World of Needle Felting) guide you and pick up great tips for your own projects. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Saturday



Needle Felted Landscape Helen Moyes Create a needle felted textured picture, attaching your wool design to a cotton background, using a small stabbing action with a barbed needle. The basics of dry needle felting will be demonstrated and there will be lots of felted landscapes to look at to get inspiration and start planning your own picture. You will learn to blend wool to create sky (even adding some sparkle if you wish). Then working down to create the most texture in the foreground to create your unique wool landscape from a choice of wool pieces and fibres. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Needle-Turn Applique with a Gluepen Helen Stubbings, Australia Using Helen’s revolutionary Applique paper (TM) you will learn how to easily achieve turned edge applique with a gluepen and get perfect results. Make a small pincushion whilst you learn every tip and technique with ease. Note: you may not finish your project during class but you will have mastered the technique and can finish at home. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Needle-Turned Applique Leaf with Invisible Stitch Lis Binns, Wonderfil Learn how to deal with inner and outer points with needle-turn appliqué by stitching maple leaves with Wonderfil’s DecoBob to make the stitches disappear and adding interest with embroidery using gorgeous Eleganza threads. This project can be finished off at home to decorate a notebook cover, make a small wall hanging or whatever you put your mind to! Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Saturday

Origami Fabric Bags Roz Martin These gorgeous bags - with no raw edges - are much easier to make than they look!! Join Roz to learn how to create these useful and very pretty bags which can be used as gift bags or to hold your craft items. Once you learn the technique they can be made in all sorts of sizes. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Sunday

Origami Twist Pincushion with Invisible Stitching Lis Binns, Wonderfil Origami Twist might look like Cathedral Window but it’s very much simpler with multiple options to choose from. Create a pincushion using this simple fabric manipulation technique and Wonderfil’s Decobob to make the stitches disappear. You will make the pincushion during the class but you will be given the instructions for extending your block to make a wall hanging or cushion at home. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Sunday

Painting with Glitter Liners Vendulka Battais You will choose a pre-quilted panel and we will colour it in with easy to use fabric paint to bring the design to life. Learn a new easy way to enhance your work. Suitable for beginners, new to the subject and older children when accompanied by an adult. On Friday this is an Early Morning session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Everyday



Perfect Paper Piecing Points Sukhbeer Dryden, Sew n Beads How do you get these perfect points in patchwork? Let me show you how, using a simple paper piecing method. The flip and sew method is done using a paper template. The fabric is sewn directly onto the paper or foundation fabric. You will create a Sunrise in class and take home another one with full instructions. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Pink Fuchsia Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown In this Early Morning workshop Molly teach you some of the techniques used in silk ribbon embroidery. You will then use them to make this attractive greetings card with a dainty Pink Fuchsia motif. You will be provided with a detailed colour worksheet to help to remember what you have learnt in the workshop and make more at home. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday

Pinwheel Cathedral Window Pin Cushion Molly Brown Join Molly to make this very pretty pincushion. Learn how to piece the ‘Pinwheel Cathedral window’ pattern and make a handy pincushion as a result. Molly will provide detailed handouts relating to this workshop, so you can make more at home after the show. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. On Thursday, this is an Early Morning session. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Plump Little Chick Pincushions & Pattern Weights Fi Oberon These cute little chicks are a great introduction to soft toy making. You will be given a super-easy pattern which can be followed quickly by hand or on the sewing machine. Fi will guide everyone through the process and most people will finish your project within the lesson. You will be using a choice of filling your little hen, wool or scented, crushed walnut shells depending on end use. These make great bean bags, lavender bags, pincushions and pattern weights. You can adapt the pattern at home to make them in lots of sizes. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Poppy and Daisy Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown In this workshop Molly teach you some of the techniques used in silk ribbon embroidery. You will then use them to make this attractive greetings card with a Poppy and Daisy in the grass motif. You will be provided with a detailed colour worksheet to help to remember what you have learnt in the workshop and make more at home. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday & Saturday

Pretty Picture Postcard Jo Leatherland Create an A5 rolling landscape or spectacular seascape scene using layers of fabric cut in strips and shapes; then use free motion to outline, define and embellish your own textile art – ready to be framed at home. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday



Printed and Gilded Ceremonial Elephant Collage Pat Archibald Experiment with Indian block printing using carved wooden blocks to stamp traditional patterns onto fabrics. These decorated fabrics will then be used to create a small ceremonial elephant collage using raw edge applique. The finishing touches of metallic gilding and fabric tassels will be demonstrated and stitching options covered as well. A kit containing all fabrics and some embellishments will be supplied. Suitable for all comers.Everyday

Quirky Critters Gina Ferrai This workshop is designed as an introduction to free motion embroidery. You will learn to draw fun and simple designs with the sewing machine to create a quirky little brooch. This will then be hand finished with some simple embroidery stitches and will be ready to wear by the end of the workshop. No drawing skills are necessary! Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Rag Rug Making for Beginners Elspeth Jackson, Ragged Life Have fun turning old t-shirts and fabric offcuts into sustainable homeware with the age-old skill of rag rugging. In this introductory class you will learn how to select and prepare materials for a rag rug and how to do three techniques of rag rugging. You will gain the skills and confidence to embark on rag rug projects at home and leave with a lovely handmade sample. Suitable for all levels. Everyday

Raggy Flower Brooches Becky Preen Open weave fabrics cut on the bias fray beautifully. In this class hand dyed or natural cotton weave fabrics are ruffled and frayed to make beautiful flower brooches. Suitable for beginners, new to the subject. Sunday

Red Fuchsia Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown In this workshop Molly teach you some of the techniques used in silk ribbon embroidery. You will then use them to make this attractive greetings card with a striking Red and Purple motif. You will be provided with a detailed colour worksheet to help to remember what you have learnt in the workshop and make more at home. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday

Reversible Twisted Wrist Bag Helen Smith Create this lovely reversible patchwork wrist bag - perfect for carrying smaller items on a day or evening out instead of using a cumbersome handbag! Also useful as a caddy for crafters! No more chasing around that ball of wool - just pop it in your wristlet bag whilst knitting or crocheting and voila! no more disappearing wool, knots or tangles! Suitable for all abilities. Sunday



Ribbon Sunflowers Becky Preen Use satin ribbon to form individual petals which can be assembled into various configurations of flowers for quilt embellishments and brooches. These flowers can be made in a variety of sizes to suit your project and changing the colours of ribbon means you can make lots of different flowers. Suitable for beginners, new to the subject. Thursday

Rose Silk Ribbon Embroidery Molly Brown In this Early Morning workshop Molly teach you some of the techniques used in silk ribbon embroidery. You will then use them to make this attractive greetings card with an attractive Rose motif. You will be provided with a detailed colour worksheet to help to remember what you have learnt in the workshop and make more at home. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Sunday

Save the Bees: Embroidery Cecile Whatman, Australia Handstitch this little preprinted embroidery. Learn or relearn several embroidery stitches including back stitch, stem stitch, French knots and satin stitch. Use the completed embroidered block in a bag, garment pocket or frame it. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Scattered French Knots Fi Oberon Using a stencil you will learn to create solid areas of French Knots to create a negative space and then how to space them to create a graded scatter pattern. Fi will demonstrate how these simple stitches with different threads to create knots of different sizes from bold to delicate to be used collectively to imply movement and texture. Plenty of samples will be available. Expect to master the stitch in various forms and to make a good start to your project. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Scrappy Greetings Card Kate Dowty All quilters end up with leftover scraps of wadding and fabric. This workshop suggests one way of using the leftovers creatively by arranging them in a simple abstract design and adding the basic hand stitch often known as seeding. This has the effect of blending the fabrics together and adds texture. The piece is finished with a few stitches in a contrasting colour before being mounted on a card - perfect for sending greetings to a special person! Suitable for all abilities. On Saturday, this is an Early Morning session - as part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday, Saturday & Sunday

Scraptastic Selvedge Portholes Janet Goddard It is amazing how quickly you can generate a pile of fabric selvedges when you are sewing and fascinating to see what is printed on the edge of the fabric. This Early Morning project puts those selvedges to good use. We stitch the selvedges into a port hole design and embellish them with embroidery and big stitch quilting. The project is finished as a small cushion top. Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday



Shibori and Indigo Silk Scarf Cecile Whatman, Australia Tie and pleat a scarf; learn about Shibori and Indigo dye. When the scarf is tied, we will add it to the Indigo dye vat and dye it to the traditional dark indigo blue. The scarf will need to be washed out at home. Suitable for all abilities, including children when accompanied by an adult. Saturday

Shibori: Four Techniques in an Hour Angela Daymond Shibori has its origins in Japan and involves folding, pleating and scrunching fabric using thread and clips to create beautiful patterns after dyeing. In this Early Morning workshop you will learn three different stitch resist techniques and a clamp technique using a fat quarter of cotton fabric. The workshop focuses on these four very different techniques and you will take your fabrics away with you to dye at home. You will get a demonstration of how to put your fabrics into a jar or plastic bag before dyeing them a traditional navy blue. NO dyeing of fabrics will take place during the workshop. Angela will provide the navy procion dye, soda ash, salt and give you written instructions so that you can easily complete this workshop at home. As part of the Early morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues!Friday & Saturday

Shisha Mirror Embroidery: An Introduction Molly Brown Mirrors (Shisha) embroidered onto fabrics are a very popular Indian embellishment. Join Molly to learn the basics of Shisha Embroidery. Make your embroidery into a handy needle case. If you choose to go on to make the needle case, you will need to complete the work after the workshop. Molly will provide a detailed handout relating to this workshop, so you can remember what you did and do more at home after the show. Suitable for beginners new to the subject including older children when accompanied by an adult. Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Siddi Stitched Coaster Jo Avery Join Jo in this Early Morning session to learn this fascinating technique for ‘no sew’ applique which is adapted from the quilt-making practices of the Siddi community in Southern India. It’s a type of fabric collage fixed by many rows of hand quilting, or ‘kantha’ stitching. We’ll be trying it out while producing a hand stitched coaster which you will finish at home. It’s is a great way to use up scraps and you’ll find an hour spent stitching with Jo both fun and relaxing. Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday

Silken Strata Mary Taylor Using space dyed threads, stitch together interesting yarns, brightly coloured sari-silk ribbon and cords; then embellish with sequins and beads to create a layered piece with lots of texture and sparkle, to mount up as a small picture. Suitable for all abilities including older children when accompanied by an adult. On Thursday and Sunday this sessions is part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Thursday, Friday & Sunday

Sitting Hare in Stencil and Stitch Deborah O’Hare Create this Sitting Hare using the easy and fool proof technique of freezer paper stencilling. The Hare is painted onto a background of hand painted fabric using non-toxic water based fabric paints. Further embellishment is added with a variety of hand embroidery stitches. Project is begun during the class then taken away to be completed later. Lots of samples of other hare pieces will be shared to inspire further pieces. Full class kit provided. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday



Sketchbook Cover Hilary Jackson & Sarah Humphries Make a cover depicting a landscape/seascape appliquéd on a pieced background. Project includes a sketchbook. This is a workshop for children only. Children under 8 years old must be accompanied by an adult. Suitable for all abilities. Sunday

Stamp and Stitch Flower Pot Deborah O’Hare Look at ways to breathe new life into old fabrics using paint, and at how to embellish them using Indian wood printing blocks. Having watched a quick demonstration you will be provided with be pre-painted and pre-stamped fabric from which to create this small still life. The piece will be put together using hand stitch in the session, with any extra stitching embellishments to be completed after the class. Full class kit provided. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday & Sunday

Stunning Rope Bowls Helen Smith Join Helen to make a stunning rope bowl using variegated thread for maximum impact, to use yourself or to give as a gift. You’ll also learn how to wrap your rope with fabric to create different effects and make different shaped bowls and add embellishments too. Friday

Super Easy Somerset Patchwork Jennie Rayment This Early Morning session is for all who love hand sewing! This is a great patchwork for using scraps and oh so easy to transport. Make attractive centres to Dresden Plates, box lids, cushion panels and even great for inclusion in handmade cards or coasters. Enjoy some quiet, peaceful stitchery in a tactile and creative form. Sufficient material will be provided to make a 4”” circle. Suitable for all abilities including older children when accompanied by an adult. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Saturday

Swirls and Sequins Mary Taylor Lots of lovely techniques on this class. Calico, felt, satin and organza are layered with fancy wool yarns and stitched with free motion embroidery using silky and metallic thread. Hand stitching, beads and sequins add to this cool project from Mary. The finished piece can be framed or made up into a cushion , quilt block or bag etc. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Sunday

Swirly Dahlia Circles Susan Austin Want to learn how to sew perfect circles on a standard sewing machine in seconds? Then this is the class for you. Sew together 8 circles and create this beautiful Dahlia, one technique with multiple design options which Susan will show you. Use it as an applique panel, a place mat or even a wall hanging the choice is yours. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday



Take Two Stitches InStitches Spend an hour with InStitches exploring the creative potential of two basic hand stitches, the dash and the dot. Change the effect by working with threads in different weights and colours and arranging them in unexpected ways. Each kit will include everything you need for the class: fabric, wadding, a needle and a selection of InStitches’ hand dyed threads plus an illustrated work sheet so that you can continue stitching after the class. Suitable for all abilities. Everyday

Textile Collage Landscapes Katharine Wright A therapeutic and stash-busting workshop! Learn to create a ‘painting’ with fabric scraps, play with colour and texture and add free-hand embroidery stitches to complete your textile art work. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Thursday & Saturday

The Owl & The Pussy Cat: Needle Felt the Owl Fi Oberon The gorgeous owl makes a fabulous simple project suitable for beginners and those with a little experience. Learn how to shape with both loose fibres and pre-felt and how to change colour, how to join component parts together and how to safely make small details. Let our expert Fi Oberon (author of The Natural World of Needle Felting) guide you and pick up great tips for your own projects. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Sunday

Traditional Hand Piecing: Add Colour Values Dawn Cameron-DickLearn the modern way to do traditional, foundation hand piecing (sometimes called EPP...English Paper Piecing) while beginning to make an exciting Tumbling Block variation. The success of this, and many other similar blocks, rely upon a good understanding of using colour value effectively when choosing your fabrics. Dawn will provide many examples of how to easily use colour value to make your quilts really shine! Dawn will also discuss how to choose your hand sewing needles, thread and how to make and mark accurate templates. All fabrics, needles, template material and handouts provided. Suitable for all abilities.Saturday

Traditional Indian Embroidery Chantal Guillermet, France Beautiful and very effective, Indian embroidery will be used to embellish a piece of block printed fabric. You will work on a small project (15x15 cm) with a selection of embroidery stitches. Chantal will also show you how to embellish your work with shisha mirrors or sequins. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Saturday

Trendy Tea Caddy Janice Croft Fed up not having your favourite tea to hand - especially when you go to sewing workshops? No worries - create this neat tea caddy that easily fits into your handbag or sewing kit! Holding between 6 and 12 teabags, this lovely project decorated with embroidery stitches makes an ideal gift - everyone will want one! Suitable for all abilities. Friday



Truly Tucked Up Band Jennie Rayment This neat natty notion has a multitude of creative possibilities. Use any length of ribbon or fabric - wide or narrow. Decorate lampshades, wall hangings, quilts, cushions, garments and bags. Make a stunningly ornate tieback for a curtain or drape. Create one in crepe paper as a Christmas decoration! Suitable for all abilities. Saturday

Trunk Show of Judy Neimeyer’s Quilts Laurence Robaix, France Judy Niemeyer’s quilts are foundation paper piecing quilts. From placemats to Technique of the month patterns (TOM) queen size, there is always a quilt that will suit quilters. It’s a new world from organisation to piecing with very advanced tools and techniques. During this demonstration discover or rediscover the most popular ones. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Friday & Sunday

Tuck and Twiddle for a Manipulated Marvel Jennie Rayment Join Jennie to fold, roll and sew a selection of squares into interesting and intriguing shapes. From a pre-cut calico kit, create an attractive textured and very tactile 16” panel for a cushion cover/quilt block or small bag. Ideal for all abilities, come and have fun fiddling with fabric and playing with a great sewing machine! Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Sunday

Tuck into Japanese Folded Jennie Rayment Create a unique panel by wrapping a circle round a tucked and twiddled square in this Early Morning session. Unleash your creativity and play with shape and form, fold and roll! A new design created just for Festival of Quilts. Make one section in class and understand the technique - kit contains sufficient fabric to complete entire panel at a later date. It’s a new design from Jennie’s latest new book! Suitable for all abilities. As part of the Early Morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Friday

Understand Judy Niemeyer’s Patterns Laurence Robaix, France Judy Niemeyer’s pattern will let you enter in a complete new world with techniques from the very first step (reading and understanding the instructions) to easy going foundation paper piecing. During this demonstration, you will learn to understand how things are organized is an easy but fundamental step for a successful quilt. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday

Vintage Botanical Stitched Fabric Journal Ami James Join Ami and learn how to successfully transfer designs in an easy way whilst transferring a flower onto a background made up from vintage fabrics, lace and trimmings. Then hand stitch the design, using the simple but effective Kantha Stitch. You will learn the techniques to start the project on the day and have the remaining fabrics for you to finish at home. Suitable for beginner to intermediate with some hand sewing experience. On Thursday, Saturday and Sunday this is also being run as part of the Early morning pre-show workshops, your ticket includes a light breakfast of pastry or muffin and tea or coffee. Plus you will be in the show ready to shop as soon as the show opens, beating the crowds and queues! Everyday



What a Corker! Book Cover Pam Neave Embroider onto Cork? Yes you can! Use the machine’s lovely embroidery stiches to embellish this terrific ‘on trend’ book cover made entirely from cork. Lots of styles to choose from- swirly or straight lines – whatever and why not personalise it by adding a monogram? Makes a great gift - or keep it for yourself! Sunday

Whimsical Washing Line Sukhbeer Dryden, Sew n Beads Why not create something unique with this wonderful bright washing line using free motion embroidery applique, and using Bondaweb to adhere your clothes to the background fabric. The finished panel can be used as part of a quilt, bag panel, or cushion front. Suitable for all abilities. Sunday

Wild Flower Meadow Hilary Jackson Hand embroidery is both fun and relaxing. Inspired by simple flower shapes you will create your own wild flower meadow using small pieces of fabric and a selection of simple embroidery stitches. Instructions will be given on how to prepare a background designed to enhance your creation and ideas provided to help you develop your own flowers. Suitable for all abilities. Friday

Winter Ring of Trees Jan Tillett Using adhesive water soluble fabric and a variety of yarns, fibres and organza you will create a ring of trees inspired by a frosty winter morning. Free motion embroidery will be used to embellish and define your trees. The finished piece can be mounted in a frame or wrapped around a jar to create a tealight holder. Suitable for all abilities. Thursday & Sunday

Winter Wonderland Mick Stead This is a Winter Landscape of your imagination. To build up your picture you will be using a layering technique. They are easy to make as there are no exact measurements but will be using pattern pieces to cut out the fabric. Extra items for the foreground will be added. Ideal for all levels of quilter or sewer within the hour it will be pinned together ready for stitching. Suitable for all abilities, including older children when accompanied by an adult. Friday & Sunday

Wire and Wool Wire Haired Terrier Fi Oberon This charming little sculpture can be adapted to create a portrait of your own much loved dog. Inspired by Olga (Fi’s little old terrier) the model is surprisingly easy to make by wrapping textiles around a wire frame. Fi will guide you to make the wire frame from the template supplied and then wrap to form with cotton and speciality yarns to the required shape. Surface pattern is added with a sharpie pan. the shape and colour. Suitable for all abilities. Sunday



Woof, Whinny, Meow Gilli Theokritoff Dogs, cats and Dala horses are immortalised and embellished with stitching and ric-rac to make fun pincushions, novelty toys or quirky gifts. Felt, simple hand embroidery stitches, ric-rac ribbon and polyester stuffing are used. Could be further embellished with sequins, bead, etc, at home. Very addictive! Suitable for all abilities. Everyday

Wool Applique on pre-cut Felt Bags Jennifer Moore, Australia Embellish your own Australian design Aster & Anne zipper pouch, the perfect blank pre-cut felt for your own creative touch. Using pre-cut merino wool circles and gorgeous #8 Eleganza perle cotton from WonderFil, you will learn to hand applique a simple and beautiful design on your ready-to-use kit. Suitable for all abilities. Friday & Sunday

Wool Felt Sewing Pouch Gai Taylor, Australia Wool felt is a wonderful medium to make any pouch or purse come to life. Gai’s new sewing pouch has a cat on the front and a dragonfly on the back or it could be reversed. Lots of stitches are used in this project and these will be taught in class as well as learning about needles and threads. A kit is provided with full written instructions as well as the precut wool felt ready for stitching. Suitable for all abilities. Saturday & Sunday

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