Product Description
Learn the Art of Patchwork Quilting in a Fun and Supportive Environment
Are you new to patchwork and quilting, or have you made a few quilt blocks but want to refine your foundational skills? Our beginner-friendly patchwork quilting course is designed to teach essential techniques that will set you up for success in future quilting projects.
These classes are designed for you to complete the entire project during the class time. Whether you are starting from scratch or looking to improve your precision and confidence, this class provides hands-on guidance in a small, supportive group setting.
Course Details:
- Total Duration: 12.5 hours (broken over multiple sessions)
- Class Size: Limited to 6 students for personalised instruction
- Skill Level: Suitable for complete beginners and those looking to refine their basic skills
What You Will Learn and Make:
- Understanding fabric selection for patchwork
- Effective use of a rotary cutter for precise cutting
- How to achieve a perfect 1/4" seam for accurate piecing
- Pressing techniques for well-constructed quilt blocks
- Construction of nine quilt blocks designed to teach transferable skills for future projects:
- Strip set
- Rail fence
- Square in a square
- Two different 4-patch with snowball techniques
- Quarter log cabin
- Chain block design
- Half-square triangles
- Sawtooth star block
- Assembling blocks with sashing and borders
- Straight-line machine quilting techniques
- "Birthing a quilt" finishing method (alternative to traditional binding)
- Your finished quilt will be a basic Sampler Quilt, finishing at 38" x 38" (97 x 97cm)
By the end of the course, you will have created a small quilt and developed the skills to confidently construct a variety of standard quilt blocks in your future projects.
Skill Level: Suitable for complete beginners and those looking to refine their basic skills
Duration: 12.5 hours
Outcome: Students will learn the foundational skills in cutting, sewing and pressing patchwork, assembling and finishing a quilt.
Requirements
We do require that you have some basic knowledge in using a sewing machine (e.g., threading, basic stitching). We will provide an overview on the specific features of our sewing machines in the first class.
You will also need the fabric and wadding for this course. We do offer a curated bundle designed for this course which can be purchased separately, please select this option above when making your purchase.
Alternatively, you can bring or purchase your own fabric colours / patterns and wadding. NOTE: We do require you to have this in hand before the beginning of class.
If you do choose to bring or purchase your own fabric and wadding, here is the fabric list you will need:
- Fat 8th or ¼ metre of 6 Main Fabrics for the blocks: In our quilt image on this page, we have used a light and a dark fabric in each pink, green and blue.
- ½ metre of Main Feature Fabric. In our quilt image on this page, we have used a yellow. This will be used for some of the blocks and the outer border.
- ½ metre of Background Fabric. In our quilt image on this page, we have used a plain white fabric. This will be used for some of the blocks and the sashing.
- ½ metre of Dark Feature Fabric. In our quilt image on this page, we have used a dark grey fabric. This will be used for some of the blocks and the inner border.
- ½ metre of backing fabric. This will be the fabric you will use on the back of the quilt. In our kit, we include the dark blue fabric in the fabric image.
- 45" x 45" piece of quilt wadding or a Throw / Baby size pre-cut wadding pack. Any quilt wadding we stock in this size will work for your project.
Tools and Supplies Provided
- Sewing Machine: We provide a Janome M100 QDC sewing machine, pre loaded with white thread for this course. An overview of this machine's features will be provided at the start of the first class.
You are welcome to bring your own sewing machine, with a spool of white thread, in good working order. We will assume you are knowledgable in the basic use of your own machine and will not be able to provide instruction on its specific features and functionality. - Thread: We will supply white thread if you are using our machine. If you wish to use a thread colour other than white, you will need to bring or purchase Aurifil (or other high quality thread) to use on our machines.
- Rotary Cutter, Cutting Mat, Ruler and Small Hand tools: We will provide a 45mm rotary cutter, 6" x 12" ruler and A2 cutting mat for your sewing station. Larger rulers and mats will be available for shared use at the cutting station. Small hand tools such as a stitch unpicker and snips will also be at hand.
You are welcome to bring your own tools if you choose. - Ironing Station: We provide our students with an ironing table and irons for shared use. You are welcome to bring a small ironing mat and mini iron if you choose.
By booking a class or workshop, you agree to the terms outlined in our Cancellation Policy. Thank you for your support, we look forward to quilting with you soon!
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