Workshops
  Old teachers never die ...        they share the fun at Workshops!

Listed are workshops that are 'ready to go'
samples made and handouts prepared

Bring your machine along and have a go at ...

 

Quilt Making   -    Details    -    Requirements List
The Joy of Patchwork & Quilting
Thursdays 9.30 am to 12.30 pm during school term time, at Darley Neighbourhood House in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, through Moorabool U3A

 

"Hooray for Machine Quilting!"    -    Details    -    Requirements
This workshop has been Held several times each year (since 2004) with various groups and shops.
C
an be a 2 day workshop or 3 x 3 hour workshops
1st group for 2012: Two Saturdays in March: 3rd & 10th, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
Repeat for a 2nd group: Two Saturdays in April: 14th & 21st, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm
at Itchin For Stitchin, Bacchus Marsh
 

Foundation Piecing   -    Details  -  Requirements List
Mariner's Compass & Curvy Flying Geese - 1 day workshop
Saturday 26 May, 10 am to 3 pm
at The Blanket Box, Geelong

 

Jolly Jelly Boxes   -    (details coming)
 A fun quilt to make from a Jelly Roll or an assortment of 2½" strips
2 day workshop
(Last done at Itchin For Stitchin, Bacchus Marsh, February 2012)
 

Curves & Pathways   -    Details   -   Requirements List
 where we can build confidence for sewing curves then create interwoven circles or a more traditional 'Drunkards Path' from a simple block
2 day workshop
(Last done at Itchin For Stitchin, Bacchus Marsh, November 2011)
 

"Tips & Tricks"   -    Details
an occasional class

'Little Boxes'   -    Details    -    Requirements List
machine-pieced version of the old favourite 'Tumbling Blocks'
2 day workshop for beginners or experienced patchworkers
(Last done at Itchin For Stitchin, Bacchus Marsh, March 2011)
 

Double Irish Chain   -    Details   -   Requirements List
2 day workshop that investigates the variety you can get from this traditional favourite
 
(A favourite, done with a variety of groups since 2004. Last done at Itchin For Stitchin, Bacchus Marsh, November 2010)
 

Stack & Whack - Star Kaleidoscope Quilt   -    Details   -   Requirements List
2 day workshop to learn a novel way of fussy cutting. Lots of laughs as we see the kaleidoscopes that each fabric produces!
(Last done at Itchin For Stitchin, Bacchus Marsh, September 2011)
 

Twisted Log Cabin   -    Details    -    Requirements List
Have you seen the inspirational 'Windmill'  quilt glimpsed  during the introduction music for Simply Quilts on Foxtel?
1 day workshop where you see how to plan a Twisted Log Cabin quilt (large or small), play with coloured pencils, and construct one of the foundation-pieced blocks
(Done at The Blanket Box, Geelong, April and August 2008)