Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road, Hoveton, Norfolk NR12 8QU

01603 781665 www.sewcreativequilts.co.uk

Patchwork Quilting and other Needlecraft courses

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WORKBOOK iN a daYwith Anne Brooke

SemiNOlewith Jane Bothamley

CReWel emBROideRYwith Dilys Harvey

Regular workshops Tracey PitcherBeGiNNeRS PaTCHWORKTracey Pitcher £65Welcome to the wonderful world of patchwork... and prepare to become addicted! Over the eight week course we will explore some of the basic techniques of patchwork including making templates, foundation piecing and appliqué. Also sashing, binding and quilting. We will also discuss terminology and other methods during the class. You will create six blocks which when put together will give you a quilt approximately 34 x 49 inches (86 x 125cm), see photograph. The project is all hand sewn.Tuesday pm 1:00 – 3:30Jan 5, 19, Feb 2, 9, 23, Mar 1, 15, 22Saturday pm 1:00 – 3:30Jan 9, 30, Feb 27, Mar 19, Apr 30, May 28, Jun 25, Jul 23

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Jane and TraceyMost of you will be aware by now that Tracey Pitcher is taking over the teaching of our regular workshops from Jane Bothamley from January. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Jane for all her hard work preparing and teaching the regular workshops over the last 7 years. Jane will not be leaving us completely, as you will see from the programme she will still be teaching a variety of One Day Workshops, our Residential and the ‘Sew Much to Do’ sessions. Tracey, who is already well known to many of you, has been working with Jane to make the changeover as ‘seamless’ as possible!

We wish Jane and Tracey best wishes in their new roles.

Barbara and Stephen

Regular workshops Tracey PitcherReGUlaR PaTCHWORKeRSTracey Pitcher £65So now you’re hooked, let’s discover what else patchwork can offer!! This class offers you the chance to get to grips with rotary cutters, grid rules and your sewing machine. Most projects tackled at this level will be machine pieced with the choice of to hand quilt or to try some basic machine quilting. Different methods of construction will be tried and discussed. The project for this term is shown in the photograph.Tuesday am 10:00 – 12:30Jan 5, 19, Feb 2, 9, 23, Mar 1, 15, 22Wednesday am 1:00 – 3:30Jan 6, 20, Feb 3, 10, 24, Mar 2, 16, 23Thursday am 10:00 – 12:30Jan 7, 21, Feb 4, 11, 25, Mar 3, 17, 24Thursday pm 1:00 – 3:30Jan 7, 21, Feb 4, 11, 25, Mar 3, 17, 24Wednesday pm 7:00 – 9:00Jan 6, 27, Feb 24, Mar 23, Apr 27, May 25, Jun 22, Jul 20Saturday am 10:00 – 12:30Jan 9, 30, Feb 27, Mar 19, Apr 30, May 28, Jun 25, Jul 23

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QUiRKY QUilTeRSTracey Pitcher £65Okay, so now you’ve become a serial quilter. In Quirkies you will build on the methods and techniques already gained in previous classes, exploring the more complex designs patchwork has to offer. Most projects will be machine pieced and will be finished with machine or by hand quilting. The project for this term is shown in the photograph.Wednesday am 10:00 to 12:30Jan 6, 20, Feb 3, 10, 24, Mar 2, 16, 23

Workshop Details Spring 2016

ReSideNTialJane Bothamley £350An opportunity to spend three full days sewing! The project will be a miniature quilt - a scaled down version of a full-size quilt. Various techniques will be used - traditional piecing, foundation piecing, rotary cutting and appliqué - mainly all machine sewn but the appliqué can be finished by hand if wished. Non-returnable deposit of £50 will be required on booking.Balance to be paid over 4 months at £75/monthWed 20 to Fri 22 Apr 10am to 4pm

STiTCH NOT diTCHTracey Pitcher £12Once a fortnight gathering for ladies to carry on with their own existing projects in a convivial atmosphere with Tracey on hand to provide guidance if required.Fri 8, 22 Jan, 5, 19 Feb, 4, 18 Mar, 1 Apr 10am to 4pm

PROJeCT liNUS QUilTaTHalON£5 per dayFollowing the spectacular success* of our last Linus Quiltathon we are going to repeat this popular event. This year we will be making quilts for teenagers. Come and join in the fun and laughter in the Sew Creative ‘Sweat Shop’.*In last year’s quiltathon we managed to make 40 cot quilts for Project Linus and raise over £300 for Children in Need. This time your daily fee will go to ‘Nelson’s Journey’ which is a Norfolk based charity dedicated to supporting bereaved children and young people. See www.nelsonsjourney.org for more informationTues 12 to Fri 15 Jan 10am to 4pm

SeW mUCH TO dOJane Bothamley £12Once a month Monday gathering for ladies to work on any of their unfinished needlecraft projects with Jane on hand to provide guidance. Also, for those ladies who can’t make a Monday there is one Saturday date (5th March).Mon 8 Feb, 14 Mar 10am to 4pmSat 5 Mar 10am to 4pm

Workshop Details Spring 2016SemiNOleJane Bothamley £60The patterns for this patchwork come from the Seminole Indians. Strips of fabric are joined together and these strip sets are cut at various measurements and angles in order to create segments. These segments are then joined to produce various diverse designs. Over the seven classes a variety of designs will be taught which can be made into a quilt - the size of which can be to suit your requirements. Machine sewing with rotary cutting.Mon 25 Jan, 29 Feb, 7 Mar, 18 Apr, 16 May, 4, 18 Jul 10am to 12.30pm

Workshop Details Spring 2016PaTCHWORK Of THe CROSSeS - lUCY BOSTON QUilTJane Bothamley £35This beautiful quilt was made over papers in the traditional English way by Lucy Boston in the 1950s. Many of you may have seen it when we visited Lucy Boston’s house last year. Now we have got permission to run a workshop for you to create your own version using the same methods but with modern day fabrics. Hand sewing.Mon 25 Jan, 29 Feb, 7 Mar, 18 Apr 1pm to 3.30pm

Workshop Details Spring 2016CUSHiON maKiNGJane Bothamley £32Over two afternoons you will make two blocks for the front of your cushions which will be completed using different methods. One will be with a zip and binding while the other will be made with an “envelope” back. Machine sewing and rotary cutting.Fri 12, 26 Feb 1pm to 3.30pm

maSTeRiNG YOUR SeWiNG maCHiNeRuth Jarman £35Ruth is back again with her ever popular workshop on how to get the best out of your sewing machine. No matter what make or model she will teach you how to set the tension correctly and when to adjust to get the perfect stitch. Learn all about different needles, straight stitches, how to seam and neaten woven and stretch fabrics, blind and decorative hems, buttonholes, a basic introduction to embroidery, cleaning, oiling and lots of problem solving.Tues 16 Feb 10am to 4pm

maSTeR YOUR OveRlOCKeR aNd maKe a SWeaT SHiRTRuth Jarman £35An overlocker is a wonderful thing; but can also be frustrating if you are not familiar with tensions and settings. On this class we will set up our overlockers correctly, learning about tension settings and balancing, easy threading tips and taking the fear out of it all. Using our overlockers we will construct a sweatshirt top WOW! Ruth will provide the pattern for £4.49 (that’s 50% off the normal price), you bring along your own choice of fabric and threads. Ruth will suggest fabrics that will be suitable in the requirements.Wed 17 Feb 10am to 4pm

ROTaRY CUTTiNGJane Bothamley £32The aim of this workshop is to introduce rotary cutting to beginners and to help those with a little more experience brush up on their skills. As the day progresses shapes will be sewn together to aim towards a finished item which can be used as a case for a rotary cutter. Machine sewing and rotary cutting.Tues 26 Jan 10am to 4pm

CRafT BaGJane Bothamley £32This is the perfect tote bag for bringing your rulers, mats and fabrics to a workshop having pockets on the outside and the inside. The finished size is 21” x 26”. Rotary cutting and machine sewing (with a walking foot). Please note - there will be “homework” to do between the classes!Fri 12, 26 Feb 10am to 12.30pm

Workshop Details Spring 2016liNGeRie & HeiRlOOm TeCHNiQUeSRuth Jarman £35Different ways of seaming and neatening fine woven and knitted fabrics including Faggotting, seaming and attaching lace and lace elastics, picot and shelled edging, decorative and successful hemming. Easy gathering, shirring, rouleaus and different strap methods.Thurs 18 Feb 10am to 4pm

CReWel emBROideRY WORKSHOP 3Dilys Harvey £32This is the third Crewel Embroidery panel we have stitched and again we will be using a traditional design but worked in stranded embroidery threads with the addition of beads and sequins to give a contemporary feel to this historical form of embroidery. We will be learning some new stitches, and in particular shading techniques. Some hand embroidery knowledge is required.Mon 22 Feb 10am to 4pm

Workshop Details Spring 2016fiRST STePS iNTO maCHiNe QUilTiNG WiTH a WalKiNG fOOTJane Bothamley £32Take the mystique out of using a walking foot - step by step explanations of which needles, threads etc. to use. Instructions for quilting on your machine with samples to practice the techniques. Machine sewing.Tues 8 Mar 10am to 4pm

CHaRm aNd CaNdY PaCKJane Bothamley £32Take one Charm Pack (forty two 5” squares), one pack of Candy squares (forty two 2.5” squares) and include half a metre of coordinating fabric. Choose from two patterns - one measuring 34” x 40” and the second 24” x 57”. Machine sewn with rotary cutting.Wed 9 Mar 10am to 4pm

RaGS TO RiCHeS faBRiCSheila Ford £32This beautiful fabric is made from an assortment of scrap pieces in the colour way of your choice. These are laid onto a piece of A4 size felt and covered with a piece of tulle (fine net), pinned then free machined together. We will practise a variety of designs for the stitching. The resulting fabric can be made into a pouch for your phone, or used as the fabric for an embroidered bag flap.Thurs 10 Mar 10am to 4pm

maRiNeR’S CamPaSSTracey Pitcher £32It may be an oldie, but it’s still a goody!! One of my all time favourites, this beautiful design is so versatile, it works as an all over design or a single centre piece. If you’ve never made one, you don’t know what you’re missing! Rotary cutter and sewing machine required.Fri 11 Mar 10am to 4pm

Workshop Details Spring 2016STiTCH fOUNdaTiON - KNOTS, TWiSTS aNd WRaPDilys Harvey £32In this workshop we will be experimenting with knots used in embroidery – French knots, Bullion Knots, and Colonial Knots. We will also be learning how to make twisted cords and wrapped cords incorporating beads and metallic threads, stitched onto a collage of fabric pieces. The panel can be a page of samples for future reference, or mounted and framed as an attractive abstract panel. The emphasis will be on experimentation and imagination. Basic embroidery knowledge requiredMon 21 Mar 10am to 4pm

COllaGe BOxeSAnne Brooke £45Using Anne’s stitched collage technique, you will construct a box, from scratch out of fabric and paper. The box will be 10cm sq and fully lined. You do not need to have done the stitched collage workshop previously to complete your box.Tues 29 Mar 10am to 4pm

WORKBOOK iN a daYAnne Brooke £45This day is aimed at getting you started, or re-motivated, using your workbook. Anne will cover a variety of techniques from the scary first white page to presenting all the things you have gathered and collected over the years.Wed 30 Mar 10am to 4pm

Our Workshops Booking Details

mailiNG liSTPlease let us know if you want to remain on our Workshop Mailing List; avoiding unnecessary mail costs helps us to maintain good value for money. We shall assume that those booking a course want to remain on the list; those who do not want to book this time but want to remain on the list should confirm this by returning the order form with a tick in the mailing list request box. Likewise, please let us know if you would accept having future Workshop Programmes sent to you by e-mail rather than by post.

BOOKiNGPlease use the form to make your booking and send it or hand it in to the shop.We will start processing the forms on Tuesday 10th November.

Some of the courses are expected to be oversubscribed and to give everyone a fair chance of getting a place on the workshop(s) they want we will not take bookings or reserve places before this date. On this day we will only deal with the forms we have received by that morning. We will

take further bookings in the shop and by phone from Wednesday 11th November.Full payment must be made at time of booking by cheque or by cash or payment card within a week. Cash or cheques accompanying unsuccessful applications will be returned.

If you are booking by phone and do not have a payment card we will reserve your place for up to 7 days. If payment has not been received by the end of this time the reservation will lapse and the place may be sold to someone else.

If you should decide to cancel a booking a refund will be made only if we are able to re-sell the place.

You may assume that your application for a workshop has been successful unless we contact you to the contrary.

Your requirements lists will be sent out by e-mail or post. Thank you for your custom and co-operation,

Barbara and Stephen

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ BEFORE BOOKING

For those of you who have not visited us before our workshop is directly above the shop. It’s bright and airy and fitted with daylight lighting. We supply complementary tea, coffee and biscuits for all workshop participants and there is a fridge and microwave for you to keep your packed lunch fresh and warm it up if necessary. Alternatively, for those who prefer to buy their lunch on site, we have an arrangement with the Wroxham Barns Restaurant for you to enjoy a takeaway lunch at a reduced price! If you have difficulty getting your sewing machine up stairs we can help with that and you may bring your car to the back of the shop to offload heavy items (before 10am and after 4pm only); but please be very careful of pedestrians, especially children. Our aim is to provide you with the venue and facilities to learn more about your hobby and share an enjoyable day with likeminded ladies. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Barbara and Stephen

Sew Crea�ve Workshop Booking Form

Spring 2016

Please send completed form and remi�ance to:

Sew Crea�ve, Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road, Hoveton, Norfolk NR12 8QU

Telephone Number: 01603-781665

PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL START PROCESSING FORMS ON

TUESDAY 10

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NOVEMBER 2015

I wish to a�end the following Workshop(s): please print clearly

Workshop Title Price

and………...

I enclose a cheque for the Total amount made payable to: TOTAL ‘Sew Crea�ve Workshops’

or request that I pay by card or cash within a week.

Signed:

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

I would like to receive Workshop Lists and Requirements by E-Mail only and

my E-Mail Address is:

Sew Crea�ve Workshop Booking Form

Spring 2016

Please send completed form and remi�ance to:

Sew Crea�ve, Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road, Hoveton, Norfolk NR12 8QU

Telephone Number: 01603-781665

PLEASE NOTE: WE WILL START PROCESSING FORMS ON

TUESDAY 10

th

NOVEMBER 2015

I wish to a�end the following Workshop(s): please print clearly

Workshop Title Price

and………...

I enclose a cheque for the Total amount made payable to: TOTAL ‘Sew Crea�ve Workshops’

or request that I pay by card or cash within a week.

Signed:

Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

I would like to receive Workshop Lists and Requirements by E-Mail only and

my E-Mail Address is: