Workshops and Lectures.

Presentations:  £120
Duration and content of presentations can be adapted to suite your requirements.

1. From Tulips to Triangles - Duration: 1 1/2 hours
Shows the progress of a self-taught quiltmaker, illustrated by 30-40 `live' quilts.

2. The Naked Quilter - Duration: 1 hour
Slides and live quilts, showing the making of a quilt from design to show entry.

3. Laid-Back Appliqué
Slides and quilts, exploding the myths and mystery of Machine Appliqué.

4. Design & Development
Slides and quilts, telling the story of DUTCH QUILTS, and how a pattern is made, from idea to envelope.

WORKSHOPS: £170 - (All day 10-4) .
Workshops are designed to be informative and inspirational, whilst teaching the skills required to complete the project.
All workshops are for machine sewing for 12 students, unless stated otherwise.
For up to 20 students, add £10 per student to workshop fee.
Free pattern for every student.

1
FOUNDATION PIECING
THE NEW FOOL-PROOF WAY!
Patches that fit, without waste.
Frustration-free foundation piecing!
Includes colour and quilting advice.
High recommended - Choice of projects.

2
FOUNDATION PIECING combined with CURVES
Two Workshops in One!

Includes a free pattern and many tips, as well as the step-by-step exploration of the method.
Not recommended for beginners

3
CURVED PIECING
For sewing by hand or machine
A choice of small projects especially designed to
explain all aspects of designing and sewing with curves.

4
Design your own quilts with Curves and Optional Foundation Piecing
Suitable for 2-day workshops or residential courses.

A practice design will be provided as a starting point for all students to learn the technique.
Examples of designs that are possible and suitable for use with this method will be shown and discussed.
The full process will be shown in made up stages, from design on paper to finished quilt.
Students will be guided through the technique, so that they will have the ability and confidence to design and make their own quilts, assisted by their workshop sample and notes. Includes: Colour advice, quilting suggestions, border ideas and binding tips.
OPTIONAL:NAKED QUILTER TALK INCLUDED(slides).

5
APPLIQUE
A workshop for machine appliqué.
A better way to approach this technique.
Be more relaxed about the whole process and achieve good results every time!
Includes a stitching session, where you can try different threads to complete your appliqué.

6
T(h)read boldly
(all skill levels)
Overcome your fear of
quilting while exploring the use of a variety of threads.
Your quilts will never be the same again!

7
Borders and Binding (all skill levels)
Techniques, ideas and patterns for borders, including a design-your-own-border session.
Plus a better way to bind your quilt, fool-proof every time!

8
Art 4 All.
(all skill levels)
Machine sewing.
Make a Quilt in a day.
A fun workshop that reveals the mechanics and mystique of art quilt construction, while exploring quilting and embellishing.

NOTE: Any of the ‘DUTCH QUILTS’ range of patterns can be chosen as a workshop project.  Workshops can be tailored to suit your requirements.