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 Maggie Howell, 179 Portland Road, Weymouth, Dorset DT4 9BH, 01305 771850 for more information.
Please note the different addresses to send booking forms.
Devon Workshops - Exeter area
2010
9th May
Cut and come again with Helen Keenan Venue to be advised in the Exeter Area Cost £20
Helen writes:- "Adventures with your rotary cutter. Use quick-piecing techniques, rotary cutting, board and machine to make a fantastic patchwork top, which will be made into a hanging or cushion, or even be a start of a quilt. Learn to cut and piece without measuring or using fiddly templates, and just use your ruler to square your work at the end! Cut, join your fabrics, then cut and rejoin to make beautiful patterns and textures – all without accurate measuring and unpicking! There are endless ways to use this method, and above all it enables you to work quickly and captivatingly to produce a quilt top. So….. Cut and come again, and learn to enjoy your rotary cutter in a whole new way!" Helen had her samples at Malvern in the Spring. Please book with Jenny Crossland
Helen writes:- "Adventures with your rotary cutter. Use quick-piecing techniques, rotary cutting, board and machine to make a fantastic patchwork top, which will be made into a hanging or cushion, or even be a start of a quilt. Learn to cut and piece without measuring or using fiddly templates, and just use your ruler to square your work at the end! Cut, join your fabrics, then cut and rejoin to make beautiful patterns and textures – all without accurate measuring and unpicking! There are endless ways to use this method, and above all it enables you to work quickly and captivatingly to produce a quilt top. So….. Cut and come again, and learn to enjoy your rotary cutter in a whole new way!" Helen had her samples at Malvern in the Spring. Please book with Jenny Crossland
12th June
Dye a Colour Wheel with Niki Perrington at St Andrews Church Hall, Exton Cost £18
In the morning Niki will show how to dye two different colour wheels, and in the afternoon have fun with space dyeing or layered dyeing. This is for beginners and those that have dyed before. The fabrics work well as part of the fabric stash for Anne Baxter’s workshop on the 12 July. Please start collecting jam jars, if you do not already have 12 or more. Niki will provide the dyes at a cost on the day. Please book with Jenny Crossland
In the morning Niki will show how to dye two different colour wheels, and in the afternoon have fun with space dyeing or layered dyeing. This is for beginners and those that have dyed before. The fabrics work well as part of the fabric stash for Anne Baxter’s workshop on the 12 July. Please start collecting jam jars, if you do not already have 12 or more. Niki will provide the dyes at a cost on the day. Please book with Jenny Crossland
12th July
"Crazy stars" with Anne Baxter on 12 July, at venue to be advised in Exeter area. Cost £18
Anne writes “Stacking, slicing, shuffling liberating piecing technique which produces star blocks quickly and easily! We will work on 10 7 inch blocks which can then be sashed together or set on thurt / skew. Please bring at least 10 x 9½ (nine and a half) inch squares.” Anne tells me this works well with Hand dyed fabrics, see 12 June with Niki Perrington and that thurt is a Cornish word for “on the skew!”
Please book with Jenny Crossland
Devon Workshops (continued) - Axmouth area
2010
13th March
NOTE THIS DATE HAS CHANGED (from 6th March) Crazy 9's Workshop with Anne Baxter At Axmouth Village Hall 10am - 4pm Cost £20 for members
This is a form of stack n whack quilt - the finished size will be 45" x 45" can be bigger if you wish.
Book with Christine Badger ( please note new address 9 Linhay Close Honiton EX14 2BJ Telephone 01404 44151)
NOTE THIS DATE HAS CHANGED (from 6th March) Crazy 9's Workshop with Anne Baxter At Axmouth Village Hall 10am - 4pm Cost £20 for members
This is a form of stack n whack quilt - the finished size will be 45" x 45" can be bigger if you wish.
Book with Christine Badger ( please note new address 9 Linhay Close Honiton EX14 2BJ Telephone 01404 44151)
16th March
SHADOW APPLIQUE
10 am - 4 pm at 9 Linhay Close, Honiton EX14 2BJ with Joan Tunstall Cost £15 for SWQ members
Handstitched suitable for beginners, kits can be purchased on the day Book with Christine Badger (9 Linhay Close, Honiton EX14 2BJ Tel : 01404 44151)
Handstitched suitable for beginners, kits can be purchased on the day Book with Christine Badger (9 Linhay Close, Honiton EX14 2BJ Tel : 01404 44151)
Somerset Workshops
2010
17th AprilCrackin’ Bargello with Alma Williams.
This workshop had to be postponed last year, but luckily we can run this again.
A super workshop to learn how to make a Bargello piece using only a few fat quarters. This can become addictive!
Venue………..Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall.
Cost ….£18 for members. £21 for non members.
Venue………..Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall.
Cost ….£18 for members. £21 for non members.
29th MayJellyroll 2 with Sarah Soward.
Using just one jellyroll and 1 ½ metres of accent fabric plus ½ metre of binding fabric you can create the quilt entitled ‘ Hidden in the Stars’. This quilt involves lots of strip piecing then some clever 60 degree cutting which then forms the stars. This quilt is Sarah’s own design and won a place in the new book ‘Jellyroll Inspirations’ by Pam and Nicky Lintott. The quilt looks great in bright fun colours and dramatic in blacks and white with red.
Venue……………….Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall.
Cost……..£18 for members. £21 for non members.
Venue……………….Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall.
Cost……..£18 for members. £21 for non members.
27th JuneStitch and Flip with Anne Baxter.
This workshop is for any ability patchworker and will offer 2 alternative ways of assembling this piece. It can be simple squares or a cobweb arrangement. This easy workshop is a terrific way to use those scraps you have been storing, especially your left over strips. Learn how to stitch and flip with terrific results.
This is bound to be a popular workshop, so book early. Photos in magazine.
Venue……………..Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall.
Cost………£18 for members. £21 for non members.
Venue……………..Stoke sub Hamdon Memorial Hall.
Cost………£18 for members. £21 for non members.
Cornwall Workshops
2010
Meetings will start at 10 a.m. unless otherwise stated.
TRESILLIAN VILLAGE HALL unless otherwise stated
30th January
Lynn Carr – Amazing book Covers at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall £20
In this workshop you will make a fabric cover for an A5 artist sketchbook. If you use a machine you should finish your cover in a day.
Please book with Maureen Bate
27th February
Arnolda King at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall
Redwork Redwork is simple embroidery done in red thread, its charm lies in its simplicity primarily using an outline stitch. It is quick to learn and very effective. You can make a small wall hanging or picture to complete on the day. Please book with Maureen Bate £20
Redwork Redwork is simple embroidery done in red thread, its charm lies in its simplicity primarily using an outline stitch. It is quick to learn and very effective. You can make a small wall hanging or picture to complete on the day. Please book with Maureen Bate £20
20th March
Estelle Gallagher at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall
Fabric Postcards These are fabric postcards that can actually go through the post, really fun to make from scraps of all kinds of fabric. They can be personalized for any occasion or become small works of art in their own right. Please book with Maureen Bate £20
Fabric Postcards These are fabric postcards that can actually go through the post, really fun to make from scraps of all kinds of fabric. They can be personalized for any occasion or become small works of art in their own right. Please book with Maureen Bate £20
24th April
Anne Baxter at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall
Sweet Shop A very vibrant and modern project. The workshop will comprise of learning a variety of techniques during the day and ideas of how to put them together and use embellishments to make a cushion or a wallhanging. Anne will bring a variety of packs of hand dyed fabric for people to purchase, if they wish, which will make this project really vibrant. Please book with Maureen Bate £20
Sweet Shop A very vibrant and modern project. The workshop will comprise of learning a variety of techniques during the day and ideas of how to put them together and use embellishments to make a cushion or a wallhanging. Anne will bring a variety of packs of hand dyed fabric for people to purchase, if they wish, which will make this project really vibrant. Please book with Maureen Bate £20
29th May
Workshop - Marlene Chaffey - Eternal Star at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall . Please book with Maureen Bate
19th June
Workshop - Pat Archibald at Tresillian Village Hall, Nr. Truro Cornwall - Travellers’ tales Told in Little landscapes . Please book with Maureen Bate
Dorset Workshops
2010
N/A
No upcoming workshops in this area.