Sewn and Quilted --- Summer School 2018

Week 1: Monday 15th to Saturday 20th January, 2018

Week 2: Monday 22 nd to Thursday 25 th January, 2018

What an amazing selection of classes we have for you for our Summer School 2018 program! Two weeks of non-stop learning and fun. Check out at our timetable below – you’ll find further details for all classes and teachers on the following pages.

WEEK 1:

Carol Nicholls Jane MacDonald (BeBe Bold) Mary Hitchens

Monday 15/1 Foundation Paper Piecing 5-day - Sashiko 2-day class option** Tuesday 16/1 - Or Wednesday 17/1 - Choose to work on one of our Boro 2-day class following BOM quilts: Thursday 18/1 - “Getting to Know Hue” Friday 19/1 “While the Cat’s Away” (machine - Rebecca Kohler Crib Coverlet piecing aspect) Hand Applique class – (**speak to us if you would like available as a 1-day option to take a 3-day option with Carol either Friday or Saturday, or and incorporate one of Jane’s 2-day option for both days classes also into your 5-days)

Saturday 20/1 Fabric covered boxes 1-day class -

WEEK 2:

Carol Nicholls Rachelle Denneny

Monday 22/1 Foundation Paper Piecing 3-day option “Free Motion Quilting” (suitable for Beginners) Or Tuesday 23/1 “Grid it, Quilt it” Choose to work on one of our following BOM quilts: “Fancy a Feather” Wednesday 24/1 “Getting to Know Hue” “While the Cat’s Away” (machine piecing aspect)

Thursday 25/1 Fabric covered boxes 1-day class “Applique by Machine” Meet our Summer School Teachers Jane MacDonald

Jane MacDonald has been interested in Japanese textiles and crafts for over twenty years, developing a specialty in the craft of sashiko stitching and design. Initially drawn to the quality and detail in the workmanship of Japanese textiles, Jane now teaches sashiko extensively throughout Australia and internationally.

Jane is renowned as a patient teacher who is diligent in providing an enjoyable learning environment for all levels and abilities. Jane likes to inspire students with original ideas and techniques in the gentle craft of sashiko, branching into other forms of sashiko including one stitch sashiko, boro-inspired designs and kogin stitching. Rachelle Denneny

Rachelle grew up in the Flinders Ranges in SA and moved to Adelaide when she was 18 years old, working as a Florist from the time she left school. She is now a mum to three kids ages 13, 15 and 17 and has been quilting for approx. 15 years and teaching for 10 of those. She has won multiple awards for her quilts both here in Australia and overseas.

She is an experienced teacher with classes for all skill levels ranging from Beginners, Machine Applique, Mystery Days and Pre-cut Quilt Classes. Specializing in Machine Quilting from an Introduction Class through to Feathers, Trapunto and Grid work.

Mary Hitchens

Mary’s loves are all things hand done. Applique by needle turn, reverse, blanket stitch, layered cut back etc. Hand and paper piecing also feature in her work along with a deep love of reproduction and hexagon quilts.

Mary was the winner of the prestigious 2011 Rajah award at AQC, and is a well-known teacher and tireless guild worker. A highlight of her quilting career was creating the renowned Mary McKillop quilt which now resides in the Mary Mackillop Museum in Sydney.

Carol Nicholls

Carol is the owner of Sewn and Quilted, a patchwork shop which opened around 6 years ago. Her love of all things patchwork has spanned the last 20 years, and started when she took a patchwork course while living in the USA.

She has developed a vast array of patchwork skills over the years, and is passionate about passing on her knowledge to students of all levels. While she has a love of hand piecing, applique and machine piecing, she also specializes in Foundation Paper Piecing, with Sewn and Quilted being a Certified Quiltworx Shop for the past 5 years.

More recently, Carol has been having a lot of fun teaching fabric covered boxes and notebooks!

Classes with Jane MacDonald

Class Description Class Fee

This is a sample based technique workshop that covers some $195 2-day class: Sashiko aspects of Sashiko including how to transfer a pattern, and Plus kit fee th th the simple techniques to achieve the “grain of rice” look. Also Monday 15 & Tuesday 16 January and covered is Hitomezashi (one stitch Sashiko) which is easy and requirements 10am – 4pm enjoyable to do, and also Kogin-zachi which is a technique list to be from the North West of Japan advised The projects below will be covered in the class:

Learn to make a Boro inspired Kinchaku drawstring bag. $195 2-day class: Boro Choice of two colourways. Or choose to make the reversible Plus kit fee th th loop bag. Wednesday 17 & Thursday 18 and January Patterns are provided for all options, and some of the requirements elements made in the Sashiko class can be incorporated into list to be 10am – 4pm these bags if you choose. advised

Classes with Rachelle Denneny

Class Description Class Fee

$105 1-day class: Free This class is designed for beginners or those who Motion Quilting need a little more encouragement and confidence. Plus kit fee Let’s lower the feed dogs to begin an exciting new and nd Monday 22 journey, and learn how much fun free motion requirements quilting can be. This class will cover the basic you January list to be need to know to get started. We will touch on advised 10am – 4.30pm straight line and ditch stitching and we will discuss needles, threads, tension, basting and marking your quilt. We will free draw, stitch a simple marked design and learn some easy continuous designs to get you started.

$105 1-day class: Grid it, This class is suitable for those with some free Quilt it motion experience. Plus kit fee This class will show you how to use grids to plan and rd Tuesday 23 and quilt your quilts. requirements There are endless possibilities using grids to create January list to be beautiful designs that can be used for background advised 10am – 4.30pm fillers, borders and pieced blocks. Some free motion experience is required (the class offered on Monday 22/1 would be sufficient experience to take this class)

$105 1-day class: Fancy a Do you love quilted feathers? This class will show Feather you how to draw them, sew them and fit them into Plus kit fee spaces. Fancy, free, fillers and formal, feathers are and th Wednesday 24 fun and beautiful once you know how. Some Free requirements motion experience is required (the class offered on January list to be Monday 22/1 or Tuesday 23/1 would be sufficient advised 10am – 4.30pm experience to take this class)

$105 1-day class: This class is suitable for any skill level. Do you love Patterns will be supplied Machine Applique the look of needle turned applique, but would like for each of the following Plus kit fee Class to learn how to do it by machine? Come along and designs and learn the techniques Rachelle has used in her requirements th award-winning applique quilts. This technique is Thursday 25 list to be achieved by turning the edges over a semi-soluble January fusible stabiliser, glue basting, then stitching advised together by machine 10am – 4.30pm

Classes with Mary Hitchens

Class Description Class Fee

Rebecca Kohler Crib Join Mary to make this delightful crib quilt that she has Coverlet created a pattern for. $150.00 (2 days)

or $85.00 for 1 day This class will be The pattern will need to be traced on to the back of the quilt – yes, the back, as it is a new technique for many of offered over 2 days: Pattern: $40.00 you! Friday 19 th & Saturday payable to Mary on the

th 20 January Mary has presented this quilt in two colourways, one in day (cash please) the Dutch Heritage style of fabrics and the other using 10am – 4pm modern styles of fabric. You may choose to be as creative as you like with your choice of fabric – brights, moderns, However, you may also Requirements list to be pastels or reproductions. Make it your coverlet! provided choose to take a 1-day option on either day for this class

Fabric Covered Boxes with Carol Nicholls

Class Description Class Fee

Fabric Covered Join Carol to learn all the tips and tricks to make your own Boxes personalised fabric covered box with a professional finish! $85.00 Choose from a selection of different sized boxes, including: Plus cardboard box kit, This 1-day class will be Stephany, Madison, Chrissie, Quilt Spool Box This class is suitable for beginner’s to advanced. fabrics and a small offered on 2 different requirements list to be days: Saturday 20/1 advised and Thursday 25/1

10am – 4pm

FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING with Carol Nicholls

Week 1: 5 days – Monday 15th to Friday 19 th January 2018 Cost: $375

Week 2: 3 days – Monday 22 nd to Wednesday 24th January 2018 Cost: $275

Our focus for each of these classes will be Foundation Paper Piecing. However, this year we are also offering the option of working on some of our Block of the Month quilts: “Getting to Know Hue” or “While the Cat’s Away” (machine piecing aspect).

These classes are suitable for all skill levels – if you have never tackled Foundation Piecing before, or you’ve had a go but couldn’t quite ‘get it’, right through to those who are confident with the process and are ready to start a new project. Wherever you’re at with your Foundation Piecing we’d love to have you come along and join us.

The great thing about having a 5-day class or a 3-day class (or both!) is that you get dedicated sewing time to really conquer the FPP technique or more challenging piecing techniques in the BOM programs, to make great headway with your project. You can choose from a large selection of patterns:

- Any of the Quiltworx®/Judy Niemeyer Patterns – check out www.quiltworx.com or our website - Any of the BeColourful®/Jacqueline de Jong Patterns – check out www.becolourful.com or our website - “Getting to Know Hue” or “While the Cat’s Away” BOM quilts

We are happy to order any of the patterns in for you, provided you let us know your choice of pattern by mid- December!

We have the Quiltworx “Vintage Rose” kit available as a Kaffe Fassett option, or colourwheel option. Or maybe you would like to try one of the new BeColourful patterns that have just been released! We will certainly be checking out these gorgeous quilts in Houston this year!!

Vintage Rose in Kaffe Vintage Rose Colourwheel Magic Forest Fractured Star Sunsations Magnolia

New Releases from BeColourful for Houston Quilt Festival 2017!

Imagine Serendipity Black Magic Arabian Nights Labyrinth Summer Breeze Square Dance

General Information

Payment information: To confirm your spot, a non-refundable deposit of $50 is required. The balance due may be paid off in $100 increments each month (see payment schedule on enrolment form). Full payment is due by Friday 15/12/17.

In addition to the cost of each course you will need to purchase a pattern and your choice of kit or fabrics, and any equipment required to make the kit/quilt etc.

Payments (less $50 deposit) are refundable only up to 31 st December, 2017. After this time, no refunds will be made.

If you are unable to attend for any reason, you are welcome to transfer your enrolment to another person, but please understand this is the responsibility of the person enrolled.

Where: One Community Church, 184 Surrey Road, Blackburn, Vic 3130 (opp. Blackburn Primary)

This is a fantastic venue - air-conditioned, and on the ground floor with no stairs involved to access the classrooms. There is plenty of on-site all day parking. The classrooms will be secured each evening enabling you to leave your machine/sewing and work area set up for the entire duration of each course if you are attending for more than 1 day.

Class Times: Formal tuition times will be 10am – 4pm each day (4.30pm for Rachelle’s classes)

Registration will be from 9.40am on day 1 of each class, and the classroom/s will be open from 9.45am each subsequent day for ‘settle in’ time prior to the classes commencing at 10am.

For your convenience, there will also be optional extended sewing time until 5.30pm available Mon – Thurs the first week, and Mon – Wed the second week! No teaching during these times, however if you wish to do some extra work on your project, this will provide the perfect opportunity for you to do so.

Refreshments/Meals: Morning & afternoon tea each day, on-going tea and coffee are all provided for you! You will need to provide your own lunch – however there are nearby shops, and an on-site café (which we hope will have re- opened after their summer break!)

Accommodation: If you are travelling from a distance and require accommodation, there are a number of nearby places that may be suitable for you to stay. Please check for motels and bed and breakfast in nearby suburbs.

Thursday evening dinner: For anyone interested, we will again be organising our very popular dinner out on Thursday evening 18/1 at the Blackburn Hotel. This is optional and will be at your own cost, but it is a great way to celebrate the week! Husbands/partners welcome to join us too!