I wish I could quilt! Beginners Quilting Workshop

This is a 6 week workshop, with one session each week. If you cannot attend them all, please let us know and we will try and accommodate you as much as possible!

Welcome to our first Beginners Quilting workshop with Helene. If you have looked at beautiful quilts and thought how lovely it would be if you could make them too then this is your chance to learn. Helene will slowly guide you through all aspects of quilting, from choosing colours and patterns to binding and finishing your quilt off. This is not a learning to quilt race, it is a relaxed quilting stroll! You even get a free “Space to Craft’ session at Bugweed’s for 6 hours, usually costing £14 which means you can come and spend time consolidating your learning and take some will earned ‘me time’!

I wish I could quilt!

Each week there will be different a focus for learning and slowly but surely your quilt, skills and confidence will bloom!

Week 1

Fabric choices, layout of colours, piecing squares in pairs and then into a block of 4.

Week 2

Organising blocks and sewing blocks together.

Week 3

Adding borders, choosing a backing fabric and basting with 505 spray.

Week 4

Quilting using straight lines 1/4in from the ditch or diagonal lines.

Week 5

Make and attach the binding.

Week 6

Hand sew the binding down, finish off your quilt and even have chance to make a label for it!

What do you need to bring?

• Sewing machine
• Enthusiasm
• A notebook and pen

What is included?

• 5 fat quarters of quilting cotton
• batting (wadding) for your quilt
• thread
• one free ‘Space to Craft’ day at Bugweed’s usually costing £14
• 10% off all purchases in the shop for your quilt

Required sewing knowledge/experience

This workshop is suitable for beginners to quilting. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s basic features such as winding and inserting the bobbin, threading up your machine and needle, changing the feet and needle and sewing a straight stitch. This session is not suitable for complete sewing machine beginners however, you do not need to have any experience of quilting.

About our tutor

Helene is not only an all round fabulous person but also a fabulous quilter! She has many years of teaching little people in school and so has the patience of a saint, which makes teaching quilting to us adults a breeze! Helene loves quilting with a passion and can be found at her beloved Bernina sewing machine on an evening and weekend. She is part of the Yorkshire Modern Quilters group and enjoys experimenting with colour and pattern in her quilts, bags and other hand made items. Helene is very understanding of people’s individual needs and ways of learning so if you have any worries, concerns or questions about the workshops please just ask.