Classes and Talks

Alicia Merrett Web: [email protected] Tel: 01749 676 288 Email: [email protected] Alicia Merrett is well known for her striking use of colour in her wonderful . She uses the techniques of freehand cutting and stitching, with hand-dyed fabrics. Alicia was born and brought up in Argentina, but has lived in the UK for a long time, first in London and now in Somerset.

Making Map Quilts 2 Hours Requirements. This class involves using a machine (provided!). FABRICS: Bring a small but good selection of fabrics: a few greens for fields, contrasting colours for houses and buildings (for example reds and purples), a different contrasting colour for the roads (for example yellow or brown). Fabrics can be plain or patterned, batiks, hand-dyed – whichever you have or like. However if you want to make your map in different colours, feel free to make your own colour choices. A PIECE OF EITHER COTTON WADDING, OR CALICO, to lay your map-in-progress on – size a few inches bigger than the size you want your map to be. Around 20” - 25” is a suggested size. For some very basic sketching: a couple of sheets of ordinary papers, a pencil and an eraser. Notebook and pen, and anything else you think you may need. [Participants are recommended to look at Alicia’s website: www.aliciamerrett.co.uk, to get an idea of her designs and colours, as it may help to make their selection of fabrics to bring to the workshop.]

In this workshop you will learn the basic techniques for making pieced and quilted maps, and start to construct a small map of a village with surrounding green fields. PLEASE NOTE that you will not be copying a specific map, but creating your own imaginary one, the basic lines of which each individual participant will decide in the class.

Gillian Travis www.gilliantravis.co.uk Gillian is an award winning artist based in a small village in the South Pennines near Halifax. She specialises in print, paint, felt and machine . Most of the she makes are inspired by her travels. Gillian has recently travelled extensively throughout India and finds the colour, architecture, landscape and most of all the people an inspiration for her textiles.

Hand Embroider an Indian Lady Small 1 Hour Requirements. Full kit and materials included in the price

In this 1 hour workshop students will learn a fused appliqué technique to make an Indian lady small quilt. stitching will be added to embellish the quilt. All materials will be provided. It is not expected that students will complete the piece but will be able to finish it at home (size approx 6” x 10”)

Rosemary Hillman Web: www.rosiequilts.com Email: [email protected] Rosemarys’ speciality is in combining Traditional methods with Todays materials. In doing this and with her extensive knowledge she is able to create New Versions of old favourites to compliment the way we decorate our homes. Bed Quilts, Wall Hangings, Homewares and Gifts all form part of Rosemary’s current work. Some items, in the form of patterns and kits will be available at this show for the first time and will be available on the Rosiequilts stand. No 79.

Christmas Tree Advent Calendar 2 Hours Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). A materials pack will be available from the Rosie Quilts stand.

Make this attractive and modern Advent Calendar tree from just squares and triangles. Once you have the top you can quilt and decorate it to suit your room and add that little something special each year in the containers. An Easy, Quick and Fun workshop that will leave you with something special for Christmas. .

Kate Percival Contact: [email protected] Blog: www54paintings.blogspot.com/ Website: http//:finkstuff.weebly.com/ An experienced teacher, Kate designs and teaches patchwork projects, some of which have appeared in Popular Patchwork. She likes to make original projects that are suitable for all levels of experience that can use up stash fabrics- despite this, she often finds herself buying fabric. Trained in Graphic Design and Illustration, Kate also creates arty quilts, lino prints, embroideries, hat pins and paintings and thoroughly enjoys travelling around giving talks and teaching classes to quilting and embroidery groups as well as teaching regularly at Lady Sew and Sew in Henley.

Holly / Mistletoe Table Mat. Featuring on the Lady Sew and Sew / Elna stand. 2 Hours Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). Price includes worksheets, foundation piecing paper and bondaweb Students will need to bring their own fabric, 5 fat quarters make 4 mats. Packs will be available to buy from Lady Sew and Sew.

Stitch and Flip Foundation Piecing and Appliqué: All skill levels. A great project for busting your Festive Fabric stash or using a pack of lovely new Christmas Fat Quarters. Five Quarters will make five mats- six with really careful cutting. Seven fat quarters will make a set of eight mats (plus backing fabric) - or why not sew your panels in a row to make a runner? This quick make is a really nifty way to build up some personalised hand made presents ready for the Festive Season and lends itself to embellishment with braids, ribbons and any lovely sparkly festive bits and bobs- perhaps you will want to keep all your table mats for yourself! This two hour class will introduce you to appliqué using bondaweb and demonstrate three different ways you can finish an appliqué design- raw edge, machine stitched or hand stitched. The second technique you will learn is Foundation piecing- creating perfect triangles with ease. This design has two options for the centre panel, a sprig of Holly or Mistletoe and you will have full instructions and template sheets to take home with you so you can make as many versions as you like.

Strip-Pieced and Foundation-Pieced Stripy Tree Block. Featuring on the Lady 2 Hours Sew and Sew / Elna stand. Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). Price includes worksheets, foundation piecing paper and bondaweb Students will need to bring their own fabric, 2 plain and 3 patterned Fat Quarters. Packs will be available to buy from Lady Sew and Sew.

Suitable for all skill levels. Learn how to put together a stripped and foundation pieced block: put four blocks together and in the centre you have a star. One set of four Stripy Tree blocks makes a great table centre, as shown here, which lends itself to being embellished with festive extras and can be simply machine quilted to emphasise the central star. In the photo Kate has used felt mistletoe leaves and snowflake cut outs to decorate the trees. Make more blocks of four for a stunning and simple quilt for Christmas. Finished block size: 16.5 inches. Suitable for all skill levels. This two hour class will show you how you can, from simply stripping together fabric, make a complex effect by cutting and using Foundation Piecing. The design works best using a mix of strongly patterned fabrics for the tree and plains for the outer stripes and background. Two plain fat quarters and three patterned fat quarters are sufficient for one 16.5" square big block made up from four Stripy Tree blocks. You will have full instructions and diagrams to take home with you so you can make more blocks.

Gill Towell website www.gillymacdesigns.com Gill has been enjoying patchwork and quilting for a number of years, initially taking it up as a pastime to balance a busy career in the City of London. Latterly Gill has devoted all her time to teaching adults and children, starting her own business GillyMac Designs and supporting Lady Sew and Sew in Henley-on-Thames as they continue to grow their business.

Easy Pinwheel Stars. Featuring on the Lady Sew and Sew / Elna stand. 90 Mins Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). All equipment provided. Materials packs will be available from the Lady Sew and Sew stand.

Pinwheel stars look great and are super easy to put together quickly when you know how. In this mini class you will learn how to make the star and you will leave the class with a pattern for a Christmas table runner which is made with 3, 4 or 5 stars depending on the length of your table. Bring along 3 fat quarters, or lady Sew and Sew will have Christmas packs available to buy for use in this class.

Special Under 16s class. Making a Zipped Pencil Case. Featuring on the Lady 90 mins Sew and Sew / Elna stand. Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). All equipment and materials included.

In this class we will make a pencil case using a great quilt-as-you-go method that can be used for lots and lots of projects when you know how. Gill will bring along a range of fabric and lots of different colours for the children to use, so there will be something for everyone. This class is suitable for children aged 9 and upwards. If a younger child would like to do it, then a parent must stay with them. No prior sewing experience is needed - just enthusiasm.

Mary Gamester Web:-mary-gamester.co.uk Tel:-01494 771386 Email:[email protected] Mary, a retired primary school teacher, is an experienced teacher who enjoys sharing her patchwork and quilting skills in a variety of techniques (couldn't give up the teaching for ever!). She enjoys designing and making wall hangings inspired by poetry, visiting gardens and studying architecture. Most recently has developed a love for transferring paint to fabric and continuing to explore ways to layer up colour and pattern. Mary loves the painterly effects produced by the use of Transfer Paints which are then decorated with quilting and embroidery. She will travel to your group to give talks and run workshops.

Transfer Painting 1 Hour Requirements. A kit with designs, fabric, and wadding will be provided also the transfer paints and brushes will be available to use. Participants will only require a hand sewing kit - small embroidery scissors, needles, pins etc and a few skeins of stranded embroidery thread.

This involves choosing from a selection of designs 'colouring in' by painting directly onto the paper with transfer paints, then ironing the design onto the fabric. When layered up with wadding the design will be hand quilted and can be embellished with hand embroidery stitches. This beautifully quilted sample can be incorporated into a box lid, book cover, or small bag.

Sarah Humphreys [email protected] www.edwardandthewhitebear.co.uk Sarah Humphreys is an experienced quilter and teacher who delights in helping others to craft their own, unique stitched creations. She enjoys working with traditional patchwork designs and techniques, but likes to add a modern twist to her work through the use of vibrant colours, quirky fabrics and unusual sources of inspiration. She greatly admires the creativity of quilters in years gone by who crafted beautiful but functional items and she loves to produce quilts which are used, not just admired.

Introduction to Hand Embroidery 75 mins Requirements. Full kit for workshop includes linen and thread for sampler and embroidery needle. Also provided are wadding and fabric to turn the sampler into a needle case, along with written instructions.

Embroidery is the ancient art of decorating fabric with stitch. In this workshop, suitable for those who have little or no experience of hand embroidery, you will learn some basic stitches including running stitch, French knots and star stitch. As you practice your stitching on a piece of linen, you will start to create a small decorative sampler. At the end of the workshop you will receive guidance on how to turn your sample into a needle case to show off your stitching.

Introduction to Free Motion Quilting 2 hours Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). Price includes all materials. A quilt sandwich will be provided for each student to practice on. There will also be a range of threads for students to try during the workshop. You may wish to bring a notebook and pencil

Do you get stuck when it comes to quilting your beautiful patchwork creations? Would you like to have a go at free motion quilting but aren’t sure where to start? If so, then this is the workshop for you. You will learn all about how to set up your machine and get started with free motion quilting. There will various creative quilting exercises for you to try, different threads available for you to play with and quilting samples to study. Suitable for those with little or no experience of free motion quilting.

Louise Mabbs Details coming soon Fabric Origami Windmills and Pinwheels 90 mins Requirements. This class involves using a sewing machine (provided!). Materials pack included.

Learn how to make my basic Windmill & Pinwheel fabric units. I have been developing techniques for making traditional Windmill and Pinwheel origami blocks in fabric. By tessellating them together you can create beautiful lacy structures. The Pinwheel’s twisted structure works wonderfully with striped fabric. The Windmill units can make funky flappy ‘Armadillo’ structures. Learn my special sewing techniques & lots of ways of using the units. From my book – The Quilters Guide To Twists & Tucks (Fabric Origami USA) 2006 (Out of Print), with recent developments.

Angela Daymon www.fenlandtextilestudio.co.uk Angela is a qualified inspirational tutor with many years experience. She teaches a wide range of textile workshops to both beginners and those wishing to extend their skills. Angela specialises in teaching quilting and stitching techniques and promoting creativity in others. She teaches many dyeing and painting workshops and specialises in natural dyeing. Angela's work is inspired by the big skies and agriculture landscape of the Fens in which she lives. Angela has had articles and projects published and has been filmed teaching for an online stitching site. She has recently had a quilt published in Linda Seward's new book. Angela runs workshops from her studio in Lincolnshire, travels across the country to visit groups and teaches at major stitching shows. Kantha Stitched Book Jacket 2.5 Hours Requirements. All resources are provided except the A5 sketch or note book which you will need to bring with you.

Combine vintage linens and laces to hand stitch a sketch book or notebook cover. Kantha stitching is an embroidery technique based on a running stitch which is popular in South Asia and creates a huge range of design variations. You will learn how to combine embroidery stitches and Kantha stitches to stitch down the vintage fibres. By using different thicknesses of thread and different colours you can create texture and interest to your book cover. After completing the outside of the book jacket you will be taught how to add a lining and secure it over your book Transfer Dye Landscape 2.5 Hours Requirements. All resources are provided but if you can, please bring an apron and rubber gloves.

Transfer dyes are an exciting product that colour synthetic fibres by heat. In this workshop you will learn how to paint the dyes onto A4 paper and be shown ways to add extra texture to the paper by using things like salt and cling film. After painting multiple papers and drying them you will learn how to use heat to transfer the dye from the paper onto a variety of synthetic fabrics which will include poly cotton, lutadur and zeelon. You will be able to take your dry extra dyed papers home. We will create a landscape in the workshop which we will stitch into by hand Kantha Quilted Wall Hanging 2.5 Hours Requirements. All resources are provided for this workshop.

In this workshop you will use the soft colours of naturally dyed fabric which have been pre dyed by Angela. You will stitch the fabrics onto a thin muslin following the principles of Japanese Boro techniques. This technique will be combined with Kantha stitching which is an embroidery technique based on a running stitch popular in South Asia. You will learn about the huge range of design variations as you stitch them onto your work. The combination of cottons, silks and linens with varying thickness of threads will give endless design possibilities. Bengala Mud Dyeing 2.5 Hours Requirements. All resources are provided but if you can, please bring an apron and rubber gloves.

Bengala dyeing is a safe, natural mud dye made from soil and iron oxides. It has been used for centuries in the Bengala area in Indian and in Japan. In this exciting workshop you will learn to use these subtle natural dyes to gently colour fabric in combination with clamped and stitched Shibori techniques. This will create texture and pattern in the fabrics. During this workshop you will also learn about how to use thickened dyes for printing. You will leave with dry fabrics which you could stitch into a bag or wall hanging at home

Monoprinting Stitch Magic 2.5 Hours Requirements. All resources are provided but if you can, please bring an apron and rubber gloves.

Monoprinting is a method of printing onto fabric that can only be used once. You will learn how to roll a thin layer of fabric paint onto acetate and then manipulate it by drawing and stamping into it before pressing it down onto fabric. You will be able to use multiple colours on your prints and make marks with variety of tools. You will be taught how to use the fabric paints to also paint a variety of threads. We will work on A4 pieces and you will stitch onto one of your prints during the workshop.

Print, Stitch, Sew 2.5 Hours Requirements. All resources are provided but if you can, please bring an apron and rubber gloves.

Collagraphy is the technique of taking a print from a pre made collage. You will learn how to make your own collage plates from a wide range of products before being taught how to apply fabric paint to them and print onto calico. There will also be collage plates ready for you to use and you will learn how to apply different colours. There will be time for you to make lots of prints and the hardest decision will be deciding which you will stitch onto during the workshop. Angela will show you a range of traditional and contemporary hand stitches to compliment your work Gillian Beckman-Findlay Biog

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Free Talks and Demos

Get to know Vilene, wadding and even more, with Lady Sew and Sew, 1 Hour

A whistle stop tour of wadding, from the “Wadding Queen”, Vanessa of Lady Sew and Sew. Which wadding to use, and why. Ever wondered how to use Solu fleece? When would you use gridded Vilene, Pelmet Vilene, Thermalan? Get some quick and easy ideas, and some answers! Fancy some Christmas Gift Ideas, for the quilter in your life? Come and join us for an hour of fun and inspiration.

Mettler Threads presented by Duncan Yeovil 1 Hour

Come and learn about the different uses and techniques of using the range of Mettler Threads. Learn tricks to get a better finish to your projects, and learn a little of the history of the Thread Industry. Lecture at 11.30am Thursday, and then extra Q&A with Lady Sew and Sew throughout the day, and over the weekend.

Estimating Fabric Quantities with Rosemary Hillman 1 Hour