Block of the Month

Welcome to Helen’s very own ‘Smudge Block’ ! This one is very much tailored to our wonderful quilters at Bugweed’s as Helen has listened to your cries of frustration with half square triangles (HSTs) and has designed a block to help you master them.

Learn how to square up the blocks and how to efficiently make the HSTs without stitching along the bias edges. No more struggling to know what to do with HSTs and no more struggling to get them the same size, Helen is here to save the day!

Once you have mastered the basic block and techniques related to HSTs, go wild and repeat it to make a whole quilt!

This workshop is repeated in April so please DO NOT book on to both, places are limited!

Our Block Of The Month, BOTM, sessions are full of support and friendship and we welcome both newcomers and regulars. This is the only time this workshop will run this year.

What do you need to bring?

• Fat quarters of contrasting fabrics (Please use 100% cotton as the finish is much better than a poly cotton)
• Solid colour background fabrics
• Fabric marking pen
• matching thread
• rotary cutter
• Rotating cutting mat (not essential but useful – can be preordered from Bugweed’s)
• Small squaring ruler (not essential but useful)
• 1/4” foot or capability to move needle on your machine to 1/4” (ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY)

What is included?

• refreshments (please bring your own lunch)
• tutoring
• friendship!

Required sewing knowledge/experience

This workshop is suitable for improving beginners to quilting. You will need to be familiar with your machine and how to use it’s 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. You must have a 1/4″ foot or the ability to move your needle to the 1/4″ seam allowance. Please get in touch with Bugweed’s if you would like help in sourcing the supplies required.