If you imagine an heirloom patchwork quilt laid over a thatched cottage bed then chances are you are thinking of patchwork created in the style of English paper piecing. This is a traditional hand crafted project that is portable and easy to do (ideal to take away on holiday and work on at leisure). Come and spend a morning playing with fabric and shapes and learning the techniques to enable you to make you own heirloom piece
Skill Level -Beginners
The topics we aim to cover in this lesson
Cutting templates and fabric
Fixing of shapes to fabric and stitching in place
You will then learn how to finish English Paper Piecing to use with your own project.
What you need
Four/five different fabrics of your choice, a fat quarter pack would be perfect for this
Tutor – Aly Warner
Sorry, we don't have any classes planned currently. To register your interest please email us at hello@bobbinsewingschool.com.
Have you often looked at quilts on line and in books and wondered where to start? Well, this is the class for you. In this one day workshop we take the mystery out of ‘modern’ patchwork using a sewing machine and hopefully kick start your creative side to produce easy but effective patchwork items (quilts/table runners/cushions) for all your friends and family. A full day packed with tips and inspiration that will have you going home with a small project and big ideas.