We're really excited to be hosting this Intricate Curves workshop with the wonderful & hugely talented Guest Tutor, Vendulka Battais! This class will see participants tap into their creative spirit and learn how fun & creative working with curves can be!…

 

Introduction by Vendulka:-

In 2021 I saw the work of Sheila Frampton-Cooper at the Festival of Quilts and I fell in love with her vibrant colours and perfectly pieced curves, that seemed impossible with the methods I knew until then. And so I embarked on one of her classes to learn how to piece these intricate curves with ease and precision on small or large scale. This method was originally developed in the 90's by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, whose work was ground-breaking at that time. 

 

What You Will Learn in this Online Interactive Workshop:-

In this workshop I will demonstrate the method how to take your own sketch with as many curves and twisted lines and how to prepare it and work with it for your textile interpretation. I’ll teach you how to make it whatever scale you would like. On my own small design I will then demonstrate and you will have the opportunity to follow me at the same time in preparing the fabrics and making those intricate curved seams.

 

Skill Level for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

Confident Beginner  and above

 

Material requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

• Ironing surface - ensure this is something you can also pin into!

• Small Iron

• A3-size Freezer Paper

• Paper Scissors

• Pencil and Black Felt-Tip Marker

• Small Paint Brush

• Fabric Starch

• Fabric Glue with fine tip

• Invisible Thread (clear if you are working with light fabrics or smoke if you are working with dark fabrics)

• Lightbox

• Usual sewing kit

• Sewing Machine

• Open Toe Foot for your sewing machine

 

Fabric requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

Vendulka will provide you with a small design to work with on the day. To produce this design, you will need background fabric, lighter and darker shade of two different colours. All together, 5 fabrics - the piece we will create will be A4 size, so what you want are remnants that are min A4 size. If your fabric is larger, keep it that size, we will just use little bit in the corner. As for texture we want to work with plain or colour on colour prints, you might need one busy print for your border to bring it all together, but we will not need it on the day.

 

Equipment requirements for this Online Interactive Workshop:-

Printable version of the requirement list together with an image of the actual project we will create on the day can be found here:

https://www.oliven.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Intricate-curves-CM.pdf

 

Pattern Information relevant to this Online Interactive Workshop:-

The pattern that you will need to print before the class can be found here :

https://www.oliven.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Intricate-curves-3-pages.pdf

 

Sizing Guide relevant to this Online Interactive Workshop:-

There are no sizing instructions associated with this 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! Any free pattern and other information, relevant to this course will be forwarded to you after booking and approximately 5 days before the course date.

The ticket price of £40.00 is based on ONE person attending this crafting class.

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This CraftyMonkies online interactive workshop is being broadcast from the United Kingdom and the class time given is based on British Summer Time (BST). We advise you check via Google Search (or similar) to see corresponding start-time in YOUR location!

Here's a great world time zone reference:-

https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/

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Ordering MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT Online For Any Class/Workshop!

Please ensure you book your place & order any materials/fabrics/equipment online in plenty of time ahead of course dates.

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Are you not able to attend this class due to living in a different time-zone? Are you otherwise engaged on the date of this workshop? Well, we have excellent news! This class is being recorded and a link will be sent to all classmates a few days after the class, so you can watch in your own time!

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You can either attend live or wait for the RECORDING to be sent a few days after the event for you to watch for 60 days. As long as you buy a ticket you can attend or just be sent the recording!