NOVEMBER 2017

In this edition: Class list New Classes Dear Jane Opening times New fabrics Charity work And more…

The Peacock and the Tortoise, 29 George Street Perth, PH1 5LA 01738 717009 www.thepeacockandthe [email protected]

Dear Jane: This wonderful was finished in 1863 by Jane A. Blakely Stickle. We have the book for sale with the pattern and the full story of its history.

News Granny, or an Auntie, you can sign up for the Baby Box. Over five months, you will More clubs and less one day classes get a box with the fabrics, the wadding This spring, we are offering more ‘clubs’ and the backing for a “Quilt-as-you-Go” and classes spread over more than one baby quilt. This quit can be made by hand day so that you can really get your teeth or on the machine and you will have a full into some craft techniques! You set of instructions, suitable for beginners. can learn everything you always wanted to On the sixth month, you know but never dared ask (and a little will get the wadding, more) about Applique with Diane over sashing and binding to four Fridays between March and May. assemble the blocks There are now Saturday classes and finish the quilt. It for complete beginners with Sue Everett could be ready before for those that can’t make weekdays. the Baby is born! Available in two bright Learning everything there is to know colour schemes; we estimate this box will about the ancient Japanese cost £12 per month for six months. art of with UK expert Susan Available from April 2018; register your Briscoe. And for those wanting a revisit interest. neglected dressmaking skills and those completely new to dressmaking there will be several classes Sewing with Gill, for you Treat Box for Christmas to learn. Treat yourself or a fellow crafter to a For our perennial quilters there are two of Christmas Box. The contents are a Diane’s challenge classes to hone your surprise and festive themed; and there skills: Lone Star and . will be a few project ideas thrown in which you can make use of if you wish. The box EPP kit will contain 1 m of this season’s fabric, other fabrics, trimmings and haberdashery We are developing an English Paper items and the retail value of it will always Piecing kit. It will contain all the fabrics to be more than the money you pay for it. make the quilt top, the papers, the glue We love the contents and it has been fun pen and all the instructions. This will putting it together. We might continue come to you over with this idea throughout the season if it is a period of 10 met well. The cost is £25 for the box and months and we £28 if you would like us to post to a friend expect the price or relative as a gift. Available as long as for this to be our stocks last, they will be available from around £16 per the mid -November. month, paid by

Direct Debit. We hope this is available by April. Register Fidget Blankets for Charity your interest. There are three drop-in Thursday afternoons where you can join in making Baby Box Fidget Blankets. Fidget Blankets are tactile with lots of unique additions The Baby Box works as follows: As soon as and different textures. These blankets will you know you are going to be a Mother, a be given to charity and are used for people with dementia. Diane will be on hand and we will try and beg some material from our suppliers. The dates are: 1March, 29 March, 26 April and 24 May, 1.30 till 4. No fee. Your time only.

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General 8-session and quilting classes (day & evening) for beginning and intermediate quilters and Quilty Pleasure groups. Please make sure you read our New Fabrics coming in: terms and conditions at the back. Liberty We are excited to be “exclusive” stockists Start Quilting and Patchwork class of a patchwork and quilting range of Cost: £70. fabrics from Liberty. Entitled ‘The English Day class are 10.30 till 12.30, afternoon Garden’ classes from 2 to 4 and evening classes are 7 till 9. Monday Evening: 26 Feb, 12,26 Mar, 9,23 Apr, 7, 21 May and 4 June Tuesday morning: 27 Feb, 13, 27 Mar, 10, 24 Apr, 8, 22 May and 5 June. Wednesday evening: 28 Feb, 14, 28 Mar, 11, 25 Apr, 9, 23 May and 6 June. This class takes a longer look at the art of New collection from Janet Clare patchwork and quilting, fortnightly, Moda is bringing out a new collection of through the construction of patchwork the ever-popular designer Janet Clare. blocks using classic techniques. This The collection is called: ‘Ahoy me Hearties’ course will include how to assemble the and it will be in stock sometime in blocks into a throw, lap quilt, table runner November. or a double bed sized quilt. Each session you will be given colour copies of patterns of 3 blocks (payable to the tutor £1 per session). It is difficult to state exactly how much fabric you will need, as it depends on how many blocks you make. The fabric is best bought at the first class as Diane or Sue will teach you about colour, tone Thursday evening: 1, 15, 29 Mar, 12, 26 and shade. Count Apr, 10, 24 May and 7 June. on at least eight fat This is for those who can already do quarters or 2 patchwork and quilting and are familiar metres of fabric and with all the common blocks and quilting 2m for the techniques. This class will teach more background with an advanced techniques, share tips and will extra 1m later in include curves and blocks that give the session for the sashing and border. ( ie secondary designs. Count on 8FQs and 2m 5m) Please bring a general sewing kit: of background fabric. Every session there small sharp pointed , pins and a will be colour copies of the patterns notebook to take notes. Be prepared to do taught (£1 payable to the tutor). We have sewing homework! If these classes fill up class haberdashery including rotary we may open up further classes so please cutters and mats. do ask. Quilty Pleasures Groups NEW FOR THIS SPRING Cost: £60 Saturday Start Quilting Class Tuesday evening: 20 Feb, 6, 20 Mar, 3, 17, Come along and try your hand at making a Apr, 1, 15, 29 May. in our Saturday Sessions. Wednesday morning: 21 Feb, 7, 21 Mar, You will learn patchwork 4, 18 Apr, 2, 16, 30 May. basics including various 9 Tuesday evening: 27 Feb, 13, 27 Mar, 10, patch, 16 patch and log 24 Apr, 8, 22 May and 5 June. cabin blocks. Thursday morning: 1, 15, 29 Mar, 12, 26 How to add sashing and Apr, 10, 24 May and 7 June. borders and how to complete This group is for people who want to meet your quilt with quilting and binding. up and sew in a creative environment with These sessions will run from 11 until an expert tutor on hand and an open shop 3.30pm with four hours in class being both for supplies! These groups were born from tutored and supervised as you crack on previous or current students of classes with the sewing in our workroom. Options who want to carry on quilting on their to make a wall hanging, lap quilt, single own projects and get on top of their bed quilt or bed runner. Hand out unfinished projects. Come along and finish available so you can come along with your your own projects, go back over previous materials ready to start. blocks or techniques with help or Saturdays: 10 March, 24 March, 7 April troubleshoot your weak points. There will and 21 April, from 11.00 till 3.30pm.With a also be a teaching curriculum in place that 30 mins lunchbreak. Cost for this course is Diane will run which you can opt in/out the same as the 8-week course: £70. when and if you choose.

Carry-on Quilting & Patchwork class Creative Group Cost: £70 Tutor: Morag Gray Tuesday morning: 20 Feb, 6, 20 Mar, 3, Cost: £65 17, Apr, 1, 15, 29 May. Dates: Monday afternoon: 19 February, 19 March, 16 April, 14 May Textile designer Morag Gray encourages you to explore your creative potential and learn exciting textile techniques to transform your stitching into artwork. Most of the materials used are things you might already have in your stash, but a list will be given before each class of what is required. The four classes include;

19th February Make your Mark! Use print, subtle stencils and stamps to create more distinctive designs on paper and plain fabrics for next month’s class. 19th March Create a Textile Collage using your printed pieces along with favourite fragments, pieces of and decorative treasures. Hand-stitch techniques such as Boro and can be used to make a highly personal book cover or iPad case. 16th April Weave up a new and wonderful textile by machine-stitching sari ribbons and other strips of fabrics and trimmings to make a stunning cushion cover. 14th May Fashion flowers in 3D textiles for a various stitches you will be taught, you timeless bouquet or truly fabulous can make a beautiful . Visit our fascinator! Using machine embroidery to website (or Susan’s blog) for a picture. special effect on Tyvek and/or soluble More information and a requirements list fabrics. available in the shop when you sign up.

Sashiko Sampler Class An Introduction to Needle Felting Tutor: Susan Briscoe. Tutor: Sarah Urie This eight-week class will run on Cost: £48 Thursdays: 10.30 am till 4.30 pm. Dates Friday 2, 9 and 16 March, 1 till 3 pm for 2018 are: 8 March, 22 March, 3 May, This is a relatively new craft, which 17 May, 31 May then 14 June and 5 and replicates the dry felting industrial 12 July. technique, using one barbed needle. The Cost £280, ex material. course will cover 2D and 3D methods, This is an in-depth class taught by Susan showing how easily beautifully coloured and from all the smaller samples of the wool roving can be transformed. It is an addictive and inexpensive hobby which can bring hours of pleasure. Each person will be supplied with their own tool kit and classes are taught by Gill McBride. enough wool to work in class and practise 29 January: Understanding Sewing at home. patterns: This class is organized by the tutor, not by This small class of six is suitable for a the Peacock and the Tortoise. For more confident beginner who has some sewing information and booking: experience. You will be making a toile [email protected]; 07969 256886 (a calico practice run) of your chosen pattern on the day, learning the best NEW FOR SPRING 2018: pattern adjustments and getting it Appliqué Club with Diane properly fitted and ready to make into Everything you always your final garment. Hopefully, you will also wanted to know about be cutting appliqué. ❶ your material This activity runs on four and preparing consecutive Fridays: 6 to sew for April, 13 April, 27 April and your final 4 May. 10.30 till 4. Cost for these garment on four days: £140 ex. materials the day. The Materials emphasis is on getting the best out of your 1 m of background materials, scraps of pattern and making a toile fit and different patchwork cottons, threads and a preparing you for an excellent final finish sewing kit with small, sharp scissors. on the garment. Please ask for a Applique is securing fabric shapes to a HANDOUT explaining what you will need background piece of fabric and stitching to bring and prepare for the day to get the around the edge to secure them, in most out of this course. Small class of six. various ways. The Applique Club will explore many ways 26 February: Sewing with stretch of achieving this This is for someone who has some and some methods dressmaking experience and would like to to be used are widen their repertoire to mastering machine and stretch! Learn about stretch fabrics, how needleturn to cut and handle them and learn how applique, using machines react to stretches. You will make Freezer paper and a simple T-shirt of your choice* (from the wool felt. Use the applique to make a HANDOUT list) and take home lots of tips, notebook cover, panels for a quilt, a wall techniques and a finished T-shirt ready for hanging or cushion cover. Inspirational! your summer wardrobe! Small class of six.

ALSO NEW FOR SPRING 2018: 9 April: Little Black Dress DRESS-MAKING CLASSES❷ This is aimed at intermediate dressmakers These classes can be booked individually who can already make up clothing. You or as a block. The dates are: will be asked to make up a toile of your Monday 29 January, 26 February, 9 April chosen dress prior to class and bring the and 4 June. The cost for these classes is toile, your pattern, fabric, lining, zips and £40 per class or £140 for the block. All notions on the day and you will learn about pattern adjustments and how to pins and thread to match your fabrics. transfer them, getting the right fit and This is a stunning pattern one of the most then get cut out and perhaps started on easily recognisable, as well as being one of your final dress with expertise help and the older patterns. advice. Please note that you will provide The star has eight points sewn with strip the fabric, your choice of pattern and are piecing, and is all about the use of colour, unlikely to finish your dress on the actual using both warm and cool colours to day. Please ensure you come prepared to influence the design. It can be used as a get the most out of this small class of six. single large star filling the quilt centre or make smaller stars to be used as in a 4 June: Trousers! repeat pattern on the quilt top. In a small class of six learn how to get the Makes a small single quilt or wall hanging. fit right on tricky trousers! Bring along your own chosen pattern, a prepared toile Friday and Saturday 18 and 19 May and your final fabrics, pockets, linings, zips Bargello❸ etc and learn how to transfer fitting Two-day Class: 10.30 – 4.30 adjustments from your pattern and get Tutor: Diane Smyth the fit right before embarking on the final Cost: £70 garment. Take home lots of samples on Materials: 1 Jelly Roll – the fabrics must the day, a perfect fitting toile and perhaps contain definite shading from dark to light the final fab trousers too if you are fast! and for enough fabrics to create 2 dark Expertise help and advice from a very areas and 2 light areas. experienced teacher of dressmaking on Alternatively 3m, comprising of fabrics cut the day. across the width of the bolt, in different shades of similar colours that work Let the challenge begin!!❸ together, from very dark to very light. These two-day challenges are for Sewing kit including pins and a neutral advanced quilters (please ask Diane for thread for the fabrics. advice on your level!). You have over a Bargello echoes Florentine embroidery Friday and Saturday to explore a new where parallel vertical technique. This semester Diane is offering stitches are worked in two challenges: Lone Star and Bargello. shadings of wools that rise and fall to create the Friday and Saturday 9 and 10 February patterns. To create Lone Star ❸ Bargello in fabrics the Two-day Class: 10.30 – 4.30 patterns are made up of Tutor: Diane Smyth strips of fabrics pieced Cost: £70 together with straight seams. It is Materials: 1m light coloured fabric sometimes referred to as an optical 1m medium coloured illusion design because of the way the fabric pattern appears to move across the quilt. 1m dark coloured fabric Sewing Tasters for Children 2m background fabric This spring we offer two sewing tasters for Sewing kit including children. Both are set in the Easter Holiday and are taught by Coral Bell, who here if you has ample experience as a teacher for this choose to use age group. half a metre or a FQ of fabric to Garlands and Bunting a taster for 10 – make up a 12 year olds: cushion, wall Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 April, hanging, pot stand or bag etc. All other afternoon only from 1.30 till 4.30 fabrics, stabilisers, threads and materials Cost: £50 including materials. are included in the cost. Again, if you have These classes take place over two a wee bag of scraps, , ribbons you consecutive afternoons and are a fun would like to bring along and use please introduction to sewing for 10-12 year olds. do. There is a One Day Classes maximum of All of our one day classes are £40. six in the class In some one-day classes you will make a and both hand project and go away with it completed. and machine However, there are classes teaching you sewing will be a particular technique and you will go used. Kids can home equipped with the knowledge how choose to finish a project. Ask us for more between traditional buttoned bunting information. The few half-day classes we flags and a felted Woodland Toadstool have are individually priced. bunting. Lots of fun and skills learnt over Some classes require some preparation, the two sessions. If you have a bag of like cutting and ironing at home, to get buttons, scraps, ribbons you would like to the most out of the class. At the time of bring along and use you are welcome booking a preparation sheet or pattern otherwise all materials and everything will be available for you. Please ensure needed is in our workroom and ready and that you get this sheet and come waiting for you! prepared. Crazy QuiltingTaster for bigger kids:12 – 16 year olds: Difficulty levels Wednesday 11th April (10.30-4.30) and The numbers ❶❷❸show the rate of Thursday 12 April 1.30 (note, afternoon difficulty: only) till 4.30. ❶ means that anyone, regardless of Cost: £80 including basic materials* experience can achieve the goal of the Small class of six learning Crazy Quilting class, for beginners; loose, fun, imaginative way ❷ means you have to have some sewing of creating interesting embellished fabrics. experience, such as being able to use the Traditionally Victorian, this technique is sewing machine; and great fun with amazing results. You will ❸ means you need sewing experience to make up sample pieces of Crazy Quilting get the most out of the class. and then on the second day incorporate your fabric into in a range of different Saturday 17 February ways* there might be an additional cost Start using the sewing machine❶ Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30 Tutor: Trudy Duffy The idea of the day is to make up a robust Materials: will be prepared for you: Tote bag in the morning learning tips and approx. £4 per bag. techniques that will give you a neat, Suitable for absolute beginners who professional finish to your bags to impress would like to start using the sewing your friends and family! Working with machine. Learn about different stitches, slightly heavier fabric for the outside you tension, different feet and learn about will master the perfect finish. In the putting in a zip. A great start for all other afternoon, you will be learning the basics fabric-based courses. working with a soft leather on a domestic machine and how to Saturday 24 February get a lovely finish on Mile-a-minute: Start Quilting with Jelly leather items; you Rolls ❶ will make a simple Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30pm zipped pouch or Tutor: Mhairi McNeill pencil case or if you Materials: you will need a jelly roll. Bring want to avoid the one or buy one in the shop and get your dreaded zips you can make a folding 10% fabric discount for this class. Threads. spectacle case instead. The Jelly Roll pattern is a very simple technique with amazing results which has Saturday 17 March and Friday 1st June the potential to make a quilt top very Taster session on Free Motion Machine quickly indeed! Come and see what all the Quilting ❶ fuss is about, anyone can make this quilt! March: AFTERNOON HALF DAY: 1.30 – 4.30 Saturday 3 March June: MORNING HALF DAY: 10.30 – 1.30 Make a Tote bag and working with Tutor: Sue Everett Leather ❷ Cost: £28 Full day: 10.30-4.30pm Materials: Fabric and wadding is included Tutor: Gill McBride in price of class. Thread is not so please Materials: Materials: for the morning bring or buy a selection of bright colours. class of Tote Bag you will need to bring This short introduction into the dark art of 0.5m of canvas, ticking, light upholstery freehand machine quilting will teach you fabric or tweed, 0.5m of Vilene and 0.5m the basic techniques for free hand of patchwork and quilting fabric for the machine quilting – stippling, walking the interior (the latter two items you can buy dog and lots of other techniques and in the shop with a 10% discount). 2 metres stitches. Break the fear barrier and learn of webbing for strapping, pelmet Vilene about how versatile and effective this is. for the bottom of the bag and a magnetic clasp or clip you can choose on the day Friday 23 March during class. Matching thread required. Ribbon ❶ For the afternoon class, we will have small Full day: 10.30-4.30pm A5 pieces of soft Nappa leather for sale on Tutor: Susan Crosby the day and you can purchase or bring a Materials: 60cm fabric for the cushion zip so as to make up a practice piece in cover and matching thread, 4 different leather. Will need matching thread. colours of ribbon approximately 3-4 metres of each for the weaving depending on the width. The narrower the ribbon the Friday 20 April more you will need. I recommend using Creative Machine Embroidery ❶ anything from 10mm to 15mm wide and Full day: 10.30-4.30pm you can mix widths. Double sided satin, Tutor: Morag Gray lurex edge, organza, jacquard ribbon, plain Materials: the basic materials you need or patterned are all suitable. Wire edged (black cotton, bondaweb) will be ready for and paper type ribbons are not suitable. 1 you to buy at approx. £4. Bring bright metre of ribbon 20-25mm wide for edging threads. Scraps will be the ribbon weave panel when complete. provided. Piece of medium weight fusible interfacing Make friends with approximately 40cm x 20cm,, long glass Machine Embroidery! headed pins and a loop turner. Learn to get the best In this workshop you will learn how to out of your machine make a piece of ribbon weaving then using the different incorporate it onto a cushion cover. stitches to create a No sewing skills required for the ribbon whole range of weaving but basic machine sewing skills interesting effects are required to finish the cushion. with a few tricks for Once you have mastered the technique of decorative details too. Also good as a ribbon weaving you will be able to use it a refresher to encourage you to be more variety of ways e.g. cards, using it as a creative with lots of lovely samples and panel in a garment, and in soft furnishings. inspiration! Machines can do more than sew straight seams! Saturday 14 April Structured handbag ❷ Saturday 28 April Full day: 10.30-4.30pm Introduction to Sashiko ❶ Tutor: Janet Haigh Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30 Materials: ask in shop for HAND OUT with Tutor: Susan Briscoe details. There is some preparation at home Materials: not included. You will need one for this course. skein of sashiko thread, 4x 10 cm square This is a fantastic opportunity to learn how pieces of sashiko fabric, both available in to make a stunning structured handbag in the shop on the day with 10% discount), cottons of your choice. Once you have the needles, marking pens. Snips and ruler basics from this class you are sure to be are available. making them in tweed or even leather. Shonai Sashiko is a traditional stitch One of our most successful and fun classes technique from the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture, north west Japan. Intricate patterns are formed by straight lines of running stitch crossing and intersecting. During the workshop, four basic stitch patterns plus some variations are taught, providing a good introduction to the four main stitch groups.

Crash Course Saturday 5 May Quilting❶ Get to know YOUR sewing machine❶ Full day class: 10.30 – Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30 4.30 Tutor: Gill McBride Tutor: Zoe Kemp Materials: Bring scraps and threads. Materials: 4 fat quarters ( recommend you Back by popular demand… our course buy on the day at start of class), matching designed to give you the very best out of sewing thread and pins, sharp small your own machine. Stuck in a rut? Using scissors. the same stitches and feet all the time? Ever wondered what the fuss is about? In Not sure what all the buttons do and this course you will learn some of the scared of some of the features? Then basics of quilting: rotary cutting, piecing a come along to block and sandwiching it with wadding one of our 8 and backing. places on this popular course Friday 25 May❶ which enables Manipulated Textiles you to get Full day: 10.30-4.30pm more out of your machine and will put a Tutor: Morag Gray new lease of life into your relationship! Materials: some background YOU HAVE TO HAND IN YOUR MACHINE Experiment by by Thursday 26th April TO BE PAT TESTED, raising the surface (unless it is less than a year old or it has to make your fabric been PAT tested after April 2017 with a creations really validation stiker on machine) The test is stand out! Playing free. Please note: the test is only for with a variety of electric safety, it will not show if your machine-stitched machine is not properly working. techniques challenge your Friday 11 May creative potential Boro bag❶ and make some exciting 3D sculptural Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30 artwork. Be more bold! Tutor: Susan Briscoe This class can follow-on from the machine Materials: a variety of shot or plain embroidery or stand alone to inspire you cottons, stripes or checks. Denims are to try something new! possible. Other patterns are best avoided. Saturday 26 May Larger scraps will do. One 100m skein of Advanced handbag ❸ Sashiko thread, needles, marker pen. Full day: 10.30-4.30pm The term ‘boro’ is derived from Tutor: Janet Haigh Japanese boroboro, meaning something Materials: ask in shop for HAND OUT with tattered or repaired. In this class you will details. There is some preparation at home create a piece of Boro and make it into a for this course. practical and unique tote bag. 0.5 m chosen outer fabric, 0.5 m chosen lining fabric, 1m light to medium weight Saturday 12 May interfacing. Magnetic clasp, 6” zip (colour of your choice to match fabric), pair This course follows on from the half-day leather sew in handles (we have used introduction, taking the art of machine 50cm handles, again colour of your quilting up a few levels with our in house choice). expert Sue. You are required to have This class will take a completed Sue’s half day introduction. basic handbag making principles, and take Saturday 9 June them a little further, to Introduction to ❶ include internal zipped Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30pm pockets, the use of bag Tutor: Trudy Duffy feet, and instruction on Materials: partly inclusive. We will provide how to use and sew in leather handles. A needles and scrap wool for practice, but if mid to heavy weight cotton / linen mix you want to start a project you may need fabric would work best with this bag, and to buy either wool or crochet cotton. we will be using layers of interfacing to Believe it or not, crochet is making the produce quite a structured item. same comeback as has done. Learn the basic stitches in crochet, how to Saturday 2 June read a simple pattern, how to make a Lampshade Making ❶ Granny Square and how to do filet work. MORNING HALF DAY class: 10.30-1 Tutor: Caron Ironside Dear Jane Quilt Cost:£30(including the lampshade making hardware you will need) Limit 8 places. Materials: You will need to provide 30cm of 1m wide fabric. This needs to be lightweight cotton or a light linen/cotton mix. No upholstery, curtain or heavy weight fabrics are suitable. Pale fabric will disperse more light through it, darker will encourage light to come out of top/bottom of shade etc. You will learn how to make a 30cm drum lampshade in a fabric of your choice. You This wonderful quilt was finished in 1863 can use it as a pendant or on table lamp. by Jane A. Blakely Stickle. Each block is The finishing touch to that special room different; and despite a 150 year gap you have created…. between now and Jane’s time, it looks Friday 8 June very contemporary. There are ‘Dear Jane’ Free Motion Quilting❷ fanatics all over the world. Google it or go Full day class: 10.30 – 4.30 to www.dearjane.com for more Tutor: Sue Everett information. We are investigating if we Materials: Please ask for HAND OUT in the can form some international co-operation shop. to create our own ‘Dear Jane’ quilt. At the end of the day you will have We have the book for sale with the completed a patchwork sampler that can pattern and the full story of its history. be made into a cushion or table runner. we have no yardage anymore, apart from Newsletter our Super Hero FQs, our Tilda FQs and our Some time ago we launched a colourful Kaffe Fassett FQs. electronic newsletter with the lastest news about fabrics, classes and other We will sell these lonely FQs in our annual activities. It also contains competitions/ sale – so there is a good opportunity to give-aways; you can win fabrics, classes acquire some vintage fabrics! and haberdashery. As per the spring of 2017 we have decided to stop the postal From now onwards we will sell long distribution of our paper newsletter. You quarters of any quilting fabric. So you can will still be able to pick up a copy from the buy: 20 cm, 25 cm (LQ) 30cm, 40 cm, 50 shop. To subscribe to our newsletter: cm etc. We will still cut you a FQ if your www.thepeacockandthetortoise.co.uk pattern asks for a FQ! The result of this is and go to the bottom of the page. On the that our pre-cut FQ selection will be same website you can see our classes, as smaller, giving us more space for other much as possible with a photograph of the things……… sample.

Our polite request Our terms and conditions The shop opens at 10 am, all courses start Our classes at 10.30 am. Often the tutor has some There is a brief description of each class. preparation to do, or Mhairi or Trudy need We aim to have samples of most of the to do some administration. We realise finished items you’ll be making on display some of you come by public transport so please come in and have a look. We and/ or come from further away and want have a maximum limit of 10 per class. All nothing else but to get to the shop and sit our classes will run where we have a down. However, we ask you not to come minimum of 6 students. Where there are to the workroom before 10.10, so as not less than 6 students booked on a class we to interrupt the tutor’s preparation. Also, withhold the right to cancel the class and please don’t come before opening time as issue a full refund. we may need some time doing administrative duties. Many thanks for All classes have to be paid for in full at your understanding on this sensitive the point of booking – you can book by matter. phone or in person. If you have booked and paid for a place in one of our classes Changes to our Fat Quarters and our but for some unforeseen reason are cutting practice unable to come we will refund your class fee in full provided a replacement can be One day we looked at our FQ baskets and found by yourself or by us. Sorry, but we found Fat quarters dating back from there is no refund if you cannot make the (nearly) the beginning of the shop. class and we cannot fill your place. Perhaps like your own stash….? So over All classes will be held in our workroom at the last weeks we have been clearing out The Peacock and the Tortoise. The the baskets, taking out all the FQ of which majority of classes are 10.30am to 4.30pm. There will be a 30-45 min break our regular patchwork and quilting classes for lunch at the discretion of the tutor, we offer the current students the “right of packed lunches welcome. We have refusal” on their current place with a disabled access, toilet facilities and tea commitment to the next term and and coffee is freely available throughout payment in full by Wednesday 10 January the day. Please ask advice about parking 2018. After this date we are then able to options if you are not familiar with Perth offer any unclaimed places to the general city centre. The Peacock and the Tortoise public and people on our waiting list for reserves the right to refuse people. these classes. Please refer to this newsletter for special We have done everything to make sure arrangements for any course; what to that the following information is correct. bring (basic sewing kit for instance) and It is almost inevitable that changes will which materials to buy. There is a hand- occur. If and when you have booked out for some courses which, if necessary, yourself a place on a course and we have will be given at the time of booking. Use of to make changes, we will inform you as most equipment is included in the class soon as possible to offer you an cost. Materials are generally not included; alternative day or a full refund. there will be an additional charge depending upon the nature of the class And Finally: and the quantity of material needed – see You know you are a Quilter If...... individual class descriptions for details There's more Fabric in the House than please. If you buy your fabrics//wool Food; for a particular class in our shop in one "Fat Quarters" are not the heaviest part of transaction, you are entitled to a 10% your body; discount. This does not include Your ironing board is always set up but haberdashery items and you do get you never iron clothes; stamps on your loyalty card as usual. You pet Fabric; Unfortunately, due to current health and People are always picking threads off you; safety and our insurance policies we are You can measure a scant 1/4 by eye; unable to allow students to bring their You clean up your sewing room & your own sewing machines to classes. family thinks you are moving out. However, all students in all of our classes will have the use of our own Husqvarna machines which will be at a ratio of 1 student per machine this class session. On Full Course Schedule

January Monday 29 January day Understanding sewing patterns Gill February Friday 9 February day Let the Challenge Begin: Lone Star Diane Saturday 10 February day Let the Challenge Begin: Lone Star Diane Saturday 17 February day Start using the sewing machine Trudy Monday 19 February Textile Art group 1 Morag Tuesday 20 February Start regular quilting classes week 1 Various Saturday 24 February day Mile-a-minute Mhairi Monday 26 February day Sewing with stretch Gill Monday 26 February eve Start regular quilting classes week 2 Various March Thursday 1 March afternoon Fidget Blankets for Charity Diane Friday 2 March afternoon Felting class 1 Sarah Saturday 3 March day Tote bag and working with leather Gill Thursday 8 March day Sashiko Sampler 1 Susan Friday 9 March afternoon Felting class 2 Sarah Saturday 10 March day Start Quilting 1 Sue Friday 16 March afternoon Felting class 3 Sarah Saturday 17 March morning Introduction free motion quilting Sue Monday 19 March afternoon Textile Art group 2 Morag Thursday 22 March day Sashiko Sampler 2 Susan Friday 23 March day Ribbon weaving Susan Saturday 24 March day Start Quilting 2 Sue Thursday 29 March afternoon Fidget Blankets for Charity Diane April Monday 2 April Shop closed (evening class goes ahead) Tuesday 3 April aftternoon Bunting and Garlands for children Coral Wednesday 4 April afternoon Bunting and Garlands for children Friday 6 April day Everything Applique 1 Diane Saturday 7 April day Start Quilting 3 Sue Monday 9 April day Little Black Dress Gill Wednesday 11 April day Crazy Patchwork for children Coral Thursday 12 April afternoon Crazy Patchwork for children Coral Friday 13 April day Everything Applique 2 Diane Saturday 14 April day Structured handbag Janet Monday 16 April afternoon Textile Art club 3 Morag Friday 20 April day Introduction to Machine Embroidery Morag Saturday 21 April day Start Quilting 4 Sue Thursday 26 April afternoon Fidget Blankets for charity Diane Friday 27 April day Everything Applique 3 Diane Saturday 28 April day Introduction to Sashiko Susan May Thursday 3 May day Sashiko Sampler 3 Susan Friday 4 May day Everything Applique 4 Diane Saturday 5 May day Get to know your sewing machine Gill Monday 7 May Shop closed, evening class to go ahead Friday 11May day Boro Bag Susan Saturday 12 May day Crash Course quilting Zoe Monday 14 May afternoon Textile Art club 4 Morag Thursday 17 May day Sashiko Sampler 4 Susan Friday 18 May day Let the Challenge Begin: Bargello Diane Saturday 19 May Let the Challenge Begin: Bargello Diane Thursday 24 May afternoon Fidget Blankets for charity Diane Saturday 26 May day Advanced Handbag Janet Thursday 31 May day Sashiko Sampler 5 June Friday 1 June morning Introduction free motion quilting Sue Saturday 2 June morning Lampshade making Caron Monday 4 June day Trousers that fit! Gill Monday 4 June Last week regular classes week 1 Friday 8 June day Free- motion quilting advanced Sue Saturday 9 June day Introduction to Crochet Trudy Monday 11 June Last week regular classes week 2 Thursday 14 June day Sashiko Sampler 6 Susan July Thursday 5 July day Sashiko Sampler 7 Susan Thursday 12 July day Sashiko Sampler 8 Susan

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We will close on Christmas Eve at 2pm and reopen again at Thursday 28th December. This Thursday, Friday and Saturday we will open 11 and 4 pm only. We will reopen on Saturday 6 January 2018 at the normal time of 10 am, with our annual sale.