Update from our late Leap Weekend Quilting retreat
By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator. Despite Storm Jorge [...]
The All-Year English Garden by Oakshott Fabrics
Our fascination with gardens knows no bounds. We admire them from indoors or at close quarters whilst tending them, and we yearn for leisure time to drink in their delights. Oakshott Fabrics now has a new range of fabrics. The 'All-Year English Garden' range brings the garden and its colours inside, whatever the season.
Kate Percival’s Quilting Treasure Trove, Henley
31st May to 12th June. Warehouse open: Monday to Friday 10am until 4pm. Special Sunday opening,: 1st May, 10am until 4pm
This is an exhibition of work and designs by our talented friend, Kate Percival at Lady Sew and Sew Farm Road, Henley on Thames, Oxon, RG9 1EJ.
Free
For more information contact Lady Sew and Sew: Tel: 01491 572528 / Email : info@ladysewandsew.co.uk
A Patchwork Weekend in Hampshire, October 2020
** EARLY BIRD PRICE**
Date: 17 -18 October 2020
Location: Langstone Quays Resort, Hayling Island
Price: £370 Early Bird Special before 17 April 2020 / £395 after this
Come along for two days of Patchwork and Quilting inspiration at this popular weekend retreat. Three great tutors - Sarah Soward, Pauline Bolt and Valerie Nesbitt - with great quilts to choose from.
Update from our late November Quilting weekend
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What did they get up to at our early November Quilting weekend?
By Maggie Colpus, justhands-on.tv Event Co-ordinator. What a weekend. [...]
Jennie Rayment
Jennie is a world renown quilt teacher, lecturer, author of nine quilt books and numerous patterns. From Houston to Qatar, Durban to Melbourne, Auckland and many other international cities, Jennie has wowed them all with her superb teaching style and hilarious lectures all laced with wit, charm and professional expertise.
Valerie Nesbitt
Valerie is the founder and Creative Director of justhands-on.tv , as well as our very own ‘Queen of Scrap’. She founded Creative Quilting, a quilt quilt shop in Hampton Court, where she still teaches to this day.
Sallieann Harrison
Sallieann enjoys traditonal quilting techniques and has won several quilt show awards in the UK and the USA. Be sure to check out her wool applique projects using a blend of hand and machine sewing.
Angela Madden
Angela Madden is an internationally recognised quilter, teacher and author. After working for many years as an Occupational Therapist, Angela gained a degree in adult education and changed direction to pursue her interest in patchwork and quilting.
Anne Baxter
Anne has sewn all of her life, prolifically for the last 25 years. She works across a wide range of patchwork and appliqué techniques and designs -- from the Navajo blanket quilt that includes simple and advance techniques to simple cushion designs.
Carolyn Forster
Carolyn is an accomplished quilt maker, teacher and author of several books and patterns. Carolyn has been sewing quilts for over 20 years and just loves using up scraps. She is constantly inspired by vintage quilt blocks she finds on her travels and she brings them up-to-date with modern construction techniques – stitch n’ flip and Quilting on the Go are two of her favourites.
Janet Clare
With over 25 years as a textile designer and teacher, Janet regularly hosts talks and workshops, focusing on the design process and creative techniques she uses - - especially drawing with your sewing machine and free motion machine appliqué.
Julia Gahagan
Julia loves making miniature quilts on a variety of themes - especially small, pictorial quilts with little villages and sea sides. Her quilts have been inspired by travel in the UK & the Mediterranean. She also loves Christmas themed patchwork & quilting. This is reflected in many of her designs for wall hangings, mini quilts, garlands, tree decorations and wreaths.