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SEWING & QUILTING

Welcome to our Online Interactive Workshops: SEWING & QUILTING section. At CraftyMonkies we always intended to create an online offer so that every member of the crafting community can be involved! Now, from the comfort of your own home & the amazing Zoom website interface, you can craft along with our expert tutors via a series of online courses/tutorials which will be rolled out in the coming weeks & months!

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On Friday 5th June 2020 we also launched the exciting new Take 3 Private Member Club which people can sign up to via a Monthly (£9.99) or Annual (£99.90, giving annual subscribers TWO months FREE!) subscription. Among other things, the Take 3 Private Member Club will deliver regular Video Tutorials teaching Techniques & Projects, Bonus Content relevant to the main Techniques & Projects, Competition Giveaways, Monkie Chats with a wide range of talented crafters, a private-access Facebook Group and Q&A sessions with our carefully-selected and highly respected tutors! Be sure to check it out!...

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For now though, please see below for details of our upcoming SEWING & QUILTING Online Interactive Workshops with the following top crafters & designers already signed up & ready to deliver the most wonderful experiences just for YOU!:-

Online Interactive Workshops

JULY & AUGUST 2020

 

Click on the 'Show More' link underneath the images below to reveal information & photos relevant to all our upcoming Online Interactive Workshops available to date.

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IMPORTANT: We will be ADDING to our list of August workshops substantially in the coming days, once all details/times  have been confirmed with our lovely crafting experts - stay tuned!...

30.06.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Jelly Roll Stars Quilt

with Sarah Payne

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03.07.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Bow Bag Clutch

with Sarah Payne

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08.07.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Little Geranium Baby Girl Dress

with Charlotte Newland

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11.07.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Norfolk Pouch

with Svetlana Sotak

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12.07.20 - 14.00-18.00 (BST)

Home Sweet Home Needle Case

with Sarah Ashford

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14.07.20 - 14.00-17.00 (BST)

Screenprinting

with Karen Lewis

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18.07.20 - 10.00-17.30 (BST)

I Gave You My Heart Quilt (All-Day Course)

with Sarah Payne

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20.07.20 - 10.00-13.00 (BST)

Expert Ease: Let's Talk Technique!

with Jennie Rayment

Full details/photos for this workshop coming very soon!

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24.07.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Raggy Quilt

with Sarah Payne

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25.07.20 - 10.00-13.00 (BST)

Seminole Patchwork Wall Hanging

with Sarah Payne

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30.07.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Simply Smart Clutch/Wristlet

with Lisa Lam

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31.07.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Waggle Tails Hound Appliqué

with Gary Mills

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Online Interactive Workshops

AUGUST 2020

Below are the first two Online Interactive Workshops confirmed so far in August 2020.

Please note that we will be ADDING TO THIS LIST substantially in the coming days, once we have confirmed all details/times with our lovely Crafting Experts: stay tuned!...

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01.08.20 - 10.00-17.30 (BST)

Manx Patchwork + Quilt-As-You-Go (All-Day Course)

with Sarah Payne

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07.08.20 - 18.00-21.00 (BST)

Free-Motion Embroidery (Repeat Course)

with Sarah Payne

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11.08.20 - 10.00-13.00 (BST)

Bring On A Bag Bundle!

with Jennie Rayment

Full details/photos for this workshop coming very soon!

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With all our Online Interactive Workshops, and particularly in light of the current Coronavirus pandemic, a portion of the fee charged will go directly to a chosen charity. Please keep an eye on this section of our website and our social media accounts (Instagram/Facebook) to learn about new Online Interactive Workshops as & when they're announced in the coming days/weeks and of course don't forget to check out the NEW Take 3 Private Member Club, which launched in early June 2020!...

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Click here to see our Online Interactive Workshops in SCREENPRINTING

 

Click here to find out about our Take 3 PRIVATE MEMBER CLUB

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IMPORTANT: Due to the low price point, no Discount Coupons can be redeemed against any CraftyMonkies Online Interactive Workshops. Discount Coupons are strictly for 'live' courses/workshops and weekend retreats.

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All times listed are based on web-broadcast from the UK and are in British SummerTime (BST).

Online Interactive Workshop with Charlotte Newland!

Wednesday 24 June 2020: 6.00pm - 9.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for an Online Interactive Workshop on Foundation Paper Piecing with Charlotte Newland.

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Charlotte's chosen charity.

Charlotte Newland - Wednesday 24 June 2020 - 6.00pm to 9.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Foundation Paper Piecing with Freezer Paper

 

Our popular sew-it-all tutor, Charlotte Newland combines the Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP) technique with freezer paper so that you can have all the FPP advantages of accuracy and consistency, without the downsides of sewing through paper, printing lots of templates, or having to pick out bits of paper when you tear the template away. With freezer paper you’ll be able to reuse your templates many times. Freezer paper is a versatile paper used in many crafts. It has a matt side and a shiny side, the shiny side sticks to fabric when you iron it and is easily removed leaving  no residue. 

 

Charlotte will start the class with an easy Economy Square pattern and show you how the freezer paper technique works with Foundation Paper Piecing. Then, she’ll move on to the Goosing Around  FPP pattern by Kelly Liddle of Jeli Quilts (included with the class fee) and you’ll be able to sew along, create wonderfully sharp points and concentrate on choosing fabric colours for your radiating triangles! The finished block makes a great cushion or wall hanging, or you could make multiples for a quilt. In the UK, check out eBay and Amazon for sheets of freezer paper. Also available as a roll (Reynolds Freezer Paper) from online quilt shops. USA sewers/sewists, you are likely to have this already!

 

For this Online Interactive Workshop, you will need the following:-

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• Freezer Paper sheets or roll

• Pencil

• Ruler

• Paper cutting scissors

• Rotary cutter

• Iron

• Economy Block pattern printed at 100% (to be supplied by CraftyMonkies)

• F8 of three fabrics for economy block

• “Goosing Around” pattern printed at 100%

• 0.5m background fabric for Goosing Around

• Scraps of 16 coloured fabrics for geese (I used a rainbow)

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Payne!

Friday 26 June 2020: 10.00am - 1.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for an Online Interactive Workshop on Alternative Binding & Finishing with Sarah Payne.

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity.

Sarah Payne - Friday 26 June 2020 - 10.00am to 1.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Alternative Finishing & Binding

 

PLEASE NOTE: This is a REPEAT of Sarah Payne's workshop, first aired on Wednesday 20 May 2020.

 

Sarah Payne will show you how to finish your quilted item via her Alternative Binding & Finishing class! Join Sarah are she takes you through different finishing techniques and helps you decide when to use them. This class is choc full of technique, and there will not be time for you to try them all, but Sarah will demonstrate each one and you will get to have a go at a couple of different methods. You will receive a 13-page guide to binding once the class is completed!

 

On this Online Interactive Workshop, techniques include the following:-

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• Bagging and envelop finishes

• Traditional binding – hand and machine finished

• Folded forward binding

• Decorative finishing

• Flange binding

• Prairie points binding

• Ribbon binding

• Indian finishing

• Invisible binding

• Binding curves

• Using pre-made bias binding

• Creating hanging methods for your work – at least 2 different methods.

 

For this Online Interactive Workshop you will need the following:-

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• 4 Quilt Sandwiches to practice on measuring about 6 inches square (you can make slightly larger or smaller if it suits your scraps) – a quilt sandwich is a piece of fabric for the top, a piece of wadding and then some backing all cut to the same size. This does not need to be blocks.

• 2 fat quarters – cut one of them into three 2 ½ inch wide strips along the long length of the fat 1/4.

• Mixed selection of sewing machine threads in whatever colours you have.

• Sewing machine in good working order.

• Iron and ironing board/mat.

• Walking foot if you have one. Don’t worry if you don’t, we will be working on small samples so you can manage without

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Ashford!

Saturday 27 June 2020: 10.00am - 1.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for our first Online Interactive Workshop with leading crafter, Sarah Ashford. On this course, participants learn how to really understand & master Walking Foot Quilting! 

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity, a wonderful hospice with a dedicated team who offer care and comfort to those sadly coming to the end of their lives. 

www.rowanshospice.co.uk 

Sarah Ashford - Saturday 27 June 2020 - 10.00am to 1.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Walking Foot Quilting

 

This is Sarah Ashford's first CraftyMonkies Online Interactive Workshop and we're deeeeelighted to have her on board as she's universally recognised as one of the leading lights of the craft world: welcome Sarah!

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Take a 'stroll' with Sarah as she guides you through some clever ways to use your Walking Foot to produce striking quilting designs. This class with give you a toolkit of ideas and inspiration for future quilting projects and the opportunity to have a play and see just how easy yet effective Walking Foot Quilting can be!   

 

The following items are required for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

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• Sewing machine

• Five 12 1/2” x 12 1/2” quilt sandwiches adhered with spray baste (solid fabrics, calico or cheap material is fine as it's just for practicing)

• Cotton thread

• Hera marker or Fabric Marker of choice

• Walking Foot

• Quilting Gloves (optional)

• Usual sewing supplies – Rotary Cutter, Mat, Ruler, Thread, Embroidery Scissors

• Useful book to have - 'WALK' by Jacquie Gerring

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Below are two images & a short video to help explain the Free Motion/Walking Foot.

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Payne!

Tuesday 30 June 2020: 6.00pm - 9.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for another Online Interactive Workshop with top crafter, Sarah Payne. On this course, participants learn how to create a Jelly Roll Stars Quilt! 

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity.

Sarah Payne - Tuesday 30 June 2020 - 6.00pm to 9.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Jelly Roll Stars Quilt

 

This is a really fun quilt to make using your Jelly Roll and some background fabric and is a perfect class for beginners! 

 

This simple quilt is created using 2 blocks – a star and a bordered square. Once you have learnt the method for both blocks you can make your quilt any size you like – just add fabric. You won’t get the quilt done in one class, but you can at least make a start! You will be given full instructions by tutor Sarah Payne after the class so you can complete the project at your leisure!

 

This example finishes less than 1m square – depending on the borders you add.

 

Fabric requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop are as follows:-

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• This quilt uses a jelly roll – but not a whole one. This size uses 16 strips. If you don’t have a jelly roll simply cut 32 strips from a selection of fat 1/4s measuring 2 ½ inches wide.

• 1 m of white on white fabric (this includes an allowance for the binding)

• Threads for piecing

 

Equipment requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop are as follows:-

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• Sewing machine in good working order with manual and all feet, bobbins and a new needle

• Rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat

• It is useful to have an easy angle (right angel or Half Square triangle) ruler and a square ruler. You can make the quilt without these rulers but your quilt will be slightly smaller.

• Pre-cut – if you do not have a jelly roll then please cut 2 ½ inch wide strips from a selection of fat 1/4s.

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Payne!

Friday 03 July 2020: 6.00pm - 9.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for another Online Interactive Workshop with top crafter, Sarah Payne. On this course, participants learn how to create a Bow Bag Clutch! 

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity.

Sarah Payne - Friday 03 July 2020 - 6.00pm to 9.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Bow Bag Clutch

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Taught by the bubbly & enthusiastic Sarah Payne, this is a fun and easy bag with a simple zip fastening. The bow is easy to create and adds a little glam to your clutch bag!

 

Requirements for this online interactive workshop:-

• 3 fat 1/4s of fabric (one for the lining, one for the outside of the bag and a contrasting piece for the bow)

• 1 fat ¼ of wadding

• Zip (8 – 10 inches) Do not worry if your zip is bigger than this – we will discuss how to reduce the zip size.

• Zipper foot for your sewing machine.

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Charlotte Newland!

Wednesday 08 July 2020: 6.00pm - 9.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for another Online Interactive Workshop with top crafter, Charlotte Newland. On this course, participants learn how to create a Little Geranium Baby Girl Dress! 

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Charlotte's chosen charity.

Charlotte Newland - Wednesday 08 July 2020 - 6.00pm to 9.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Little Geranium Baby Girl Dress

 

Join Charlotte Newland and learn basic dressmaking skills with this adorable baby dress pattern from Made By Rae. "Little Geranium" is a 0-3 month size pattern excerpt from the original Geranium Dress Pattern which includes nine sizes, multiple views and options for skirts, bodices, necklines and pockets.

 

You will utilise/learn the following skills on this  online interactive workshop:-

Cutting out

Sewing a fully-lined bodice

Gathering

Hemming

Making buttonholes

 

Equipment/supplies you will need for this online interactive workshop:-

0.5m of 42-44” wide quilting cotton

1” wide strip of iron on interfacing

3 x buttons

Matching thread

Basic sewing kit

Sewing machine

Iron

Quilting ruler, rotary cutter and mat

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Svetlana Sotak!

Saturday 11 July 2020: 6.00pm - 9.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for a FIRST Online Interactive Workshop with leading crafter, Svetlana Sotak! On this, Svetlana's inaugural course, participants learn how to create her lovely Norfolk Pouch! 

This three-hour course costs just £30.00 (inc the pattern).

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Svetlana's chosen charity.

Svetlana Sotak - Saturday 11 July 2020 - 6.00pm to 9.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Norfolk Pouch

 

Join Svetlana Sotak on her first CraftyMonkies Workshop and learn how to make this beautiful Norfolk Pouch, ideal for carrying money, cards, loose change (even a lippy or two!). We're really excited to have the wonderful & supremely talented Svetlana on board! This a 'Measure & Cut' pattern (Svetlana's pattern will be supplied via PDF to all those who book) meaning there's no need for templates as the pattern works best when all the pieces are cut using a rotary cutter, self-healing cutting-mat and acrylic ruler.

 

The following materials are required for this online interactive workshop:-

• 1 x Fat-Quarter (FQ) measuring 18" x 21"

• 1 x Fat-Eighth (FE) measuring 9" x 21"

 

• Fabric A (Main Exterior) - 1 x FQ

• Fabric B (Front Side Panels + Wrist Strap) - 1 x FE

• *Fabric C (Lining) - 1 x FQ

• **Interfacing - 3/4 (three-quarters) yard

• Zipper - 8" long Metal or Nylon zipper

 

* Fabric C - Please choose non-directional print for your lining to ensure your card pockets and the rest of the lining will look it's best!

** SF101 is my favourite fusible interfacing. You can however use a different medium weight fusible interfacing if you prefer. You could use Pellion Fusible Fleece for the exterior panels if you like your pouch to have more structure and stability.

 

You will also need:-

• 1 x Half-inch Swivel Hook

• 1 x Half-inch D-ring

• 3 x  6-8mm rivets (optional)

 

The supplies/equipment you will require for this online interactive workshop are as follows:-

• Rotary Cutter

• Self-healing Cutting Mat

• Acrylic Ruler

• Wonder Clips and/or Pins

• Disappearing Fabric Marker or Fine Chalk Pen

• Sharp Fabric Scissors

• Leather Hole Punch + Rivet Setting Tools (optional)

• Zipper Foot for your Sewing Machine (optional)

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Ashford!

Sunday 12 July 2020: 2.00pm - 6.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for another Online Interactive Workshop with top crafter, Sarah Ashford. On this course, participants learn how to create an adorable (and practical!) Home Sweet Home Needle Case! 

This FOUR-hour course costs just £30.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity.

Sarah Ashford - Sunday 12 July 2020 - 2.00pm to 6.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Home Sweet Home Needle Case

 

Keep your needles safe as houses with this adorable Home Sweet Home Needle Case!

 

Join Sarah Ashford as she guides you step-by-step to cut and stitch tiny pieces to make the adorable house and tree block, which will then form your needle case, complete with decorative button and 2 internal pockets to store your scissors and a spool of thread. Also featured is some simple but charming hand embroidery, with the opportunity to customise it to say whatever you choose. By the end of the workshop you will have a finished project and even better, it's going to come in useful every time you sew!

 

The following are required for this online interactive workshop:-

• Scraps of fabric for the house, door, roof, sky, tree and tree trunk (refer to photo for a suggested colour scheme)

• Inside lining - 10 ½” x 5 ½”

• Pocket fabric - 8 ½ ” x 5 ½ ”

• Medium weight interfacing - 5” x 10”

• Batting - approximately 12” x 7”

• Scrap of linen - approximately 3" square

• Embroidery Thread (I use 12 weight Aurifil)

• Felt - 8” x 4 ½”

• Decorative Button

• Hera Marker or other similar marking tool

 

The 'usual' sewing supplies are required for this online interactive workshop:-

• Sewing Machine

• Cutting Mat

• Rotary Cutter, etc...

 

Sarah's Cutting Guide will be supplied via PDF to all who book on the course - we can't wait to see your creations!

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Payne!

Saturday 18 July 2020: 10.00am - 5.30pm (BST)

 

Join us for another Online Interactive Workshop with top crafter, Sarah Payne. On this course, participants learn how to create a wonderful I Gave You My Heart Quilt! 

This all-day course costs just £50.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity.

Sarah Payne - Saturday 18 July 2020 - 10.00am to 1.00pm + 2.00pm to 5.30pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - I Gave You My Heart Quilting

 

This is a wonderfully simple but effective pattern which makes great use of scraps of fabric which you applique into a Heart design. You will have the chance to spend the day with Sarah Payne as she leads you through how to cut, applique and quilt this fabulous I Gave You My Heart wall-hanging. This is great for beginners and improvers – and don’t worry if you can't draw a heart because you will be sent a template sheet once you've booked!

 

This wall hanging is 32 inches square.

 

The following are required for this online interactive workshop:-

1. 4-5 fat 1/4s in pink. You can use more or less colours depending on your collection of pinks.

2. 1 metre plain white or white on white for the centre panel and the binding.

3. 1 metre of wadding and backing fabric.

4. 75 cm Bondaweb or similar.

5. Threads for piecing and pink thread for the applique

6. Sewing machine with new needle and manuals

7. Rotary cutter, cutting mat and rulers.

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!

Online Interactive Workshop with Sarah Payne!

Friday 24 July 2020: 6.00pm - 9.00pm (BST)

 

Join us for another Online Interactive Workshop with top crafter, Sarah Payne. On this course, participants learn how to create a wonderful Raggy Quilt! 

This three-hour course costs just £25.00.

A percentage of profit from this Workshop will be donated to Sarah's chosen charity.

Sarah Payne - Friday 24 July 2020 - 6.00pm to 9.00pm (BST)

Online Interactive Workshop - Raggy Quilt

 

This easy pattern is a great example of a textured quilt. Using 5 inch squares you can make this fun project with fuzzy edges that only gets better the more you wash it! Taught by Sarah Payne, this is a fabulous quilt-as-you-go project which you can continue adding to until it reaches the size you want. The sample we'll be working on is 27 inches square. It is so simple to make that we don’t even need to bind it!

 

Requirements for this online interactive workshop are as follows:-

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• A selection of fat 1/4s.

• Walking foot

• Quilt marking pen (wash away or air erasable) or quilting tape for marking quilt lines.

 

Pre-cutting before this online interactive workshop:-

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For each block you will need a 5 inch square of the front fabric, a five inch square of the backing and a 4 ½ inch square of wadding. This pattern works especially well as a double-sided quilt, so think of this when you cut your squares. This sample is 6 x 6 blocks so you would need 72 squares of fabric and 36 squares of wadding. However, you do not need to cut all of these in one go – just enough to get you going during the class!

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Tickets for this Online Interactive Workshop (via the Zoom platform) will be limited and allocated on a first-come/first-served basis!