April to July 2008
(remaining Winter 08 courses are at bottom of list)
Introduction
I am an unrepentant bag addict. Indeed, yes, I am a bag lady! (In the best possible way …… I hope!) You can never have too many bags, after all. Come and join PennyPot “Bag Ladies” and create a lovely bag. Make one for yourself, make another for a friend, make some as Christmas presents, just make some for fun!
Those who wish to attend beginner’s workshops and are busy during the working week will be able to come to our series of classes designed to build on basic skills. Our ‘Sew Easy Rail Fence’ lap quilt is both striking and simple to complete. Sew Easy Rail Fence makes an excellent first quilt for those with a basic knowledge of rotary cutting. Absolute Beginners foundation pieced pots is a great class for those who wish to try this clever technique.
Linda has a number of quilted postcards to show you in her workshop. This is a lovely activity and you will be able to complete one in the afternoon and start on another one too. Quilted postcards have caused quite a stir in patchworking circles recently.
If you would like to make a day of it, I am going to show you how to make a tote bag in 20 minutes on the same day. Yes, I do mean 20 minutes! These bags are great. As part of the effort to get plastic bags off the streets, come along and make this bag and then go and show your friends how to make them too. They really are lined, wadded, reversible bags and can be put together in 20 minutes ….. Believe me, I’m a quilter!
In addition to our Saturday workshops we have two weekday courses to offer. Sue Propst will be offering her Intermediate Sampler Quilt course and Linda will be teaching her Hand Sewing Group on a Friday afternoon. Both of these courses run for 12 weeks.
Jo Bebbington has designed a new 6-week, “Free-motion”, machine quilting course. Learn how to make your machine work for you and finish the course with a lovely machine quilted cushion panel to be proud of.
ON many of the courses, I have put a bigger illustration 'behind' the thumbnail - so click on them to see a bigger image.
In an effort to improve efficiency regarding class requirements our system has changed, so I would recommend you refer to the information regarding this, which is at the bottom of this page along with course registration information.
As with the last series of courses, we are putting links to the course requirements as we get them, so please check for updates.
Weekly Courses
| Intermediate Sampler Course | |
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Tutor: Sue Propst Fee: £125.00 12 weeks beginning Wednesday 16th April to 16th July 10.30 – 1.00 pm. This class covers intermediate machine patchwork and hand appliqué techniques. You will make a lap-size sampler quilt. This class is suitable for advanced beginners and those who want to expand their skills. Students need to provide their own fabrics. Topics covered: mock cathedral window, English paper piecing, foundation paper piecing, curved piecing, partial seams, quick pieced flying geese, quick pieced half-squares, Dresden plate, fan block, double wedding ring, drafting and template making, hand appliqué, introduction to machine quilting, review of completion techniques. Requirements are on this link |
| Hand Sewing Group | |
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Tutor: Linda More 12 weeks Fee: £108.00 Beginning Friday 18th April to 11th July from 1.45 to 3.45 A fully tutored course for the hand sewing enthusiast. Come and join like-minded enthusiasts and learn new tricks from Linda. Linda will be teaching blocks from her hand appliqué block of the month quilt or you can work on a project of your own. Requirements are on this link |
| Advanced Free-Motion Machine Quilting | |
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Jo Bebbingtons Free-Motion Machine Quilting
Jo has designed this new course for machine quilting. .Join her on a Thursday afternoon and learn all those skills to make your quilts look even better! Requirements are on this link |
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| Janome Playday | |
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Free! After the success of the last ‘Playday’ Philip and Heidi will be here for the day demonstrating the latest from Janome. Come and play and see for yourself!
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| Absolute Beginners Day 1: Nifty Nine Patch | |
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If you want a taster to see whether quilting is for you, come and have a day with Sue. Requirements are on this link
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| Making the most of your sewing machine; machine embroidered cushion | |
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Tutor: Jo Bebbington 10.00 – 4.00 Many of us have microwaves or DVD recorders with multiple functions, which we never use. Sewing machines can be the same! Jo has designed this beautiful cushion for us to machine embroider. Start the class on Friday evening and learn just what more your machine can do! On Saturday use these new skills to create a cushion panel or a striking centre for a medallion quilt. Requirements are on this link |
| Beautiful Blooms | |
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Tutor: Sue Propst Fee: £25.00 Ability level: some experience of needle turn appliqué and an enjoyment of hand sewing and Requirements are on this link
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| Sew Easy Rail Fence | |
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Tutor: Sue Abrey Ability level: Beginners with some experience of rotary cutting and basic knowledge of machine sewing. Requirements are on this link
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| PennyPot Bag Ladies 1: Penelope Bag | |
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Tutor: Linda More You can’t have too many pockets in a bag and this one has plenty. Requirements are on this link
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| Absolute Beginners Day 2: Half Square Triangles | |
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Tutor: Sue Abrey On the Half Square Triangles day you willlearn how to sew an accurate ¼" seam and Requirements are on this link
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| Absolute Beginners Day 3: PennyPot Pots | |
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Tutor: Sue Abrey This lovely wall hanging is the perfect introduction to foundation piecing. Come and make lots of pots at PennyPot!
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| Cosmic Happening | |
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We are offering this workshop by kind permission of Jennie Rayment. Cosmic happening is an impressive yet easily pieced dimensional technique that is great fun to do. Requirements are on this link
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| Machine embroidered hellebore | |
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Tutor: Jo Bebbington and Saturday 28th June Ability level: basic machine sewing skills and a few embroidery stitches on your machine. Many of us have microwaves or DVD recorders with multiple functions, which we never use. Sewing machines can be the same! Join Jo and create this lovely centrepiece for a cushion, quilt or table cover. You do not need a sophisticated machine. A few embroidery stitches can be used to great effect. A machine is available if yours is straight stitch only. Requirements are on this link |
| PennyPot Bag Ladies 2: 2 Fat Quarters Bag | |
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Tutor: Hazel Williams Fee: £28.00 including pattern Saturday 5th July from 10.00 – 4.00 This bag can be made in 2 different sizes. It is very quick and impressive, lending itself to a whole range of fabrics from the traditional to the beautiful Indonesian batiks. Requirements are on this link |
| Tessellated Quilt | |
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Tutor: Linda Moore Fee: £25.00 Come and join Linda to make this lovely quilt (suitable for Jelly Rolls). |
| Flying Dragon | |
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Tutor: Sue Propst Fee: £20 per adult, £13 per accompanied junior quilter. Saturday 19th July 10.00 – 2.00 Pick fun fabrics and make this dragon using the fusible appliqué technique. Suitable for beginners (Sue's 12 year old daughter made the sample!) This workshop is suitable for ages 11 upwards! Under 16 year olds must be accompanied by a participating adult.
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| PennyPot Bag Ladies 3: Helen’s 20 minute bag. | |
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Tutor: Helen McDevitt Fee: £8.00 Saturday 26th July 10.30 – 12.30
Once your pieces are cut out this lined, wadded, reversible bag can take just 20 minutes to put together. Requirements are on this link |
| Quilted Post Card | |
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Tutor: Linda More Fee: £25.00 Saturday 26th July 2.00 – 4.00 It’s May and thoughts of holidays are here to cheer us up. Requirements are on this link |
If you would like to take part in one or more of our courses, please fill in your name and address on the form below and return it with your payment to:
PennyPot Patchwork, Killinghall Moor Farm, Otley Road, Killinghall, Harrogate HG3 2AP.
We are never too sure of the level of interest in a particular course, but work strictly on a first come basis.
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I enclose a cheque payable to ‘PennyPot Patchwork’ for the value of the course(s). £…………….
Our groups are small and fees up to a value of £50 are payable in full on booking unless otherwise stated. Where class fees exceed £50, payment is accepted in 2 instalments: an initial payment of £50 followed by the balance which must be paid at least 2 weeks before the course is due to take place. No reminders will be sent and failure to pay the balance may result in the place being offered to someone else.
Courses involving a discount must be paid in full on booking.
A full refund will be made in the event of any class failing to run due to inadequate numbers or due to reasons which are the responsibility of PennyPot Patchwork.
Tea/coffee/herbal teas and biscuits will be provided.
Those attending a full day workshop should bring a packed lunch.
Materials required for each class are supplied on enrolling although it should be assumed that a basic sewing kit, cutting mat, ruler and rotary cutter and a machine are required unless otherwise stated. Sewing machines: It is possible to hire a sewing machine for a workshop.
Occasionally some classes will require supplementary photocopies. We are happy to provide these for 5p black and white or 10p colour as these are not included in the class fees.
Help is available with carrying sewing machines to and from your car.
Class Requirements
Requirements for each class are available on the shop web site: www.pennypotpatchwork.co.uk. Customers who do not have access to the internet are welcome to collect the class details in printed format from the shop or may phone for a summary of the details. It is advisable to phone after 3.00 p.m.: Tuesday – Saturday. Posting requirements has not proved reliable and does not help to keep costs down. A printed copy of the requirements will be posted upon receipt of a s.a.e.