Workshops

SWQ hold workshops in the four counties. Click on a county to see which workshops are on in your area:

General Information

Please note that the prices of the workshops will vary according to circumstances, which include, the cost of the tutor, their travel expenses and hire of the hall.

If there is only one price for a workshop this is for members, non-members are £3 extra unless otherwise stated.

Please date the cheques the day of the workshop and ensure that there are sufficient funds available to cover it. If booking more than one workshop please send separate cheques. For administrative reasons, cheques are not banked until after the workshop.

Please supply a DL size stamped addressed envelope for the return of the workshop supply list (i.e. envelope 4” x 8 ½” with 1st class stamp).

Refunds. If the tutor cancels a workshop then a full refund will be given, probably in the form of the original cheque. If a student cancels and no replacement can be found then they will be charged the workshop fee except in extraordinary circumstances.

The Sunset Trust, which was set up by Audrey Dean, will help members with the cost of workshops we hold. Please contact Linda Baldrey for more information.

Please note the different addresses to send booking forms.

Devon Workshops - Exeter area

2009

26th April Embroidered Lace Flowers with Claire Muir at Clyst St Mary Village Hall Cost £20
Claire writes “The course is about making individual flowers by sewing onto a soluble fabric. A variety of sumptuous fabrics will be couched down onto the petals before supporting wires are added. Bead and crystal embellishments and wire and feather centers finish off each creation. The course also uses a variety of techniques from hand sewing to using a glue gun. Samples will be shown and techniques clearly demonstrated allowing everyone to make their own personalised creation.
Students will learn how to make an embroidered lace flower. It can then be assembled on a fine headband so that the students have a tailor made fascinator to wear for any special occasion or it can be attached to a brooch bar and worn as a corsage. It could also be attached to a hat or handbag
Students do need to have some knowledge of free machine embroidering.”
Book with Jenny Crossland
4th April Quilting With A Difference with Nikki Tinkler at Woodbury Village Hall. Cost £25 Nikki is offering her class for hand work “quilting with a difference”. She uses a lot of embroidery stitches to enhance her work, also a variety of coloured threads to enliven her work. See more on Nikki’s website
www.nikkitinkler.com
Please book with Jenny Crossland

Devon Workshops (continued) - Axmouth area

2009

4th April & 9th May Making an African shoulder bag with Jenny Feltham. 2 day workshop at Axmouth Village Hall 10 am - 4 pm Cost for 2 days £35 This workshop is run over two days and participants must attend both days. Book with Christine Badger.
6th June Free Machine Quilting with Val Thomas at Axmouth Village Hall 10 am - 4 pm Cost £20
This workshop is for beginners and also more experienced quilters to get the best out of free machine quilting. This workshop is back by popular demand so please book early as this will be a very popular workshop. Val has officially retired, but after a lot of persuasion she is coming back to give us a day of her expertise. Book with Christine Badger.

Somerset Workshops

All these workshops are held at East Coker Village Hall, Yeovil, Somerset.

2009

28th March Jellyroll Quilt at Stoke sub Hamdon
Sarah Soward from Pauline’s Patchwork has agreed to come and teach us what to do with the intriguing jelly roll. She will instruct on how to use the strips to make a small quilt. This will be a fun day and she will bring jellyrolls to buy in case you can’t make up your mind until you see the samples.
Members £18, non members £21.
Book with Elaine Buckley
9th May Crackin’ Bargello at Stoke sub Hamdon
Members £18, non members £21.Alma Williams says;- This is Bargello simplified! Learn a quick and easy way to create a beautiful Bargello design using only 6 fat quarters. If you’ve ever wanted to try Bargello but found the instructions too complicated: well help is here---I’ve cracked it and so can you! Let me share with you my method for easily creating a beautiful and individual Bargello design. Make a wall hanging or large carry bag. Rotary cut and machine pieced. Skill level-intermediate.
Book with Elaine Buckley
24th October Japanese Folded Flowers at Stoke sub Hamdon
Members £18, non members £21. Alma Williams will kindly run a second workshop in 2009 on how she makes beautiful Japanese folded flowers. These can be used to embellish quilts, wall hangings, cushions or to enhance any bag. This is a hand sewing workshop which will be relaxed and fun. [More details from Alma later.]
Book with Elaine Buckley.

Cornwall Workshops

2009

Meetings will start at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated.

TRESILLIAN VILLAGE HALL unless otherwise stated

31th January Charm square and Jelly Roll workshop with Sally Snapes at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £19
Have you bought one of Moda’s beautiful Jelly Rolls or Charm Square packs and don’t know what to do with it? Book this workshop and learn how versatile 2 ½” x 44” pieces in the Jelly Rolls can be, as well as the beautiful 5” x 5” charm squares. Options available will include hand and machine work as well as rotary cutting.
Please book with Maureen Bate
28th February Chenille Panel Quilt by Villavin Crafts at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £19
Have you got lots of picture panels that you don't know what to do? Take this opportunity to come and turn them into a lovely warm quilt with that extra bit of texture. Each panel is "sewn & slashed" and then sashed into your chosen quilt setting!   If you only have a few panels, we can make a wallhanging, bag, table runner or cushion!! Bring along your panels, some fabric that you perhaps have fallen out of love with for the chenille layers, some sashing fabric and your project will evolve during the day!
Please book with Maureen Bate
28th March Wallhanging – Four Seasons workshop with Gail Lawther at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £19
Please book with Maureen Bate
25th April Stacks of Stars workshop with Ann Baxter at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £20
This is a stacking, slicing, shuffling, liberated piecing technique which produces star blocks quickly and easily. We will work on ten 7” blocks which can be framed, sashed, set on the ‘thurt’ (‘askew’ for the uninitiated ! ) for a hanging/cushion, or added to for a quilt. This is a machine piecing, rotary cutting technique.
Please book with Maureen Bate
30th May Cushion Panel with Jennifer Trollope at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £20
Please book with Maureen Bate
13th June How to use your Sewing Machine with Mary Lantsbery at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £19
Get the best out of your sewing machine using all those extra utility stitches, putting in Zippers and Button Holes, Blind hemming, Shell edging etc. plus other demonstrations dependent on time available.
Please book with Maureen Bate
3rd October ‘Can’t believe it’s not Cathedral Window’ with Lynne Edwards at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £19
Please book with Maureen Bate
15th November Curved Piecing with Anja Townrow at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £19
Please book with Maureen Bate

Dorset Workshops

2009

29th March Sashiko Furoshiki with Susan Briscoe, Loders Village Hall, Loders, nr. Bridport, from 10am-4pm. Cost £20 for members.
The furoshiki is a traditional gift wrapping cloth. It can also be used as a tablecloth, quilt centre or cut to make four cushion panels. We
shall learn various ways to mark sashiko, make and use a paper pattern and stitch using an invisible way to start and stop. There are some
lovely patterns to choose from! These can be seen on Susan's website:
www.susanbriscoe.co.uk/workshops.htm
Please book with Jenny Feltham or Desira Smith.