Sunday July 6th

10.30 am – 5pm

The wonderful Jessie Cutts will lead this small group workshop. You will be taken through an improvisational, free form approach to quilting, as well as learning the necessary techniques to make your own small sized quilt or wallhanging.

We will start by looking at inspiration and explore the creative approach taken to improvise the design of a quilt. We will then work through the process of creating your own quilted textile piece, that’s personal to you, exploring a way to quilt that suits you. At the end of the day you will have a beautiful piece of work and the skills to create more!

Techniques covered
Fabric palettes
Cutting and pieced composition
Construction of the quilt
Hand quilting
Simple fold-over binding and finishing

Sewing Level
Some experience. Some basic sewing experience is the minimum necessary, and you will need to be able to use a sewing machine. However, quilting experience is not necessary. You are welcome to bring your own sewing machine if you would like.

Materials
To bring
• Your quilt or wall hanging will be approximately 30 x 45cm in finished size, so please bring along a piece of non-stretch fabric for the back approx. 50 x 65cm.
• Optional: two or three pieces of non-stretch fabric you would like to include in your piece - they could be scraps you have at home, old clothes or bought especially

Provided

• A sewing machine to use (though please feel free to bring your own if you prefer)

• All threads

• Cotton Wadding

• A wide variety of scrap fabrics to work with alongside your own

• Hand sewing needles

• Tools such as scissors, rotary cutter etc