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Annual Pass 2023/24

Join Jo, Karen and Lynne for a whole year of monthly workshops, termly masterclasses and zooms to help you along the way and to share your work with us.  You'll also join the community where we can chat throughout the year.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£200.00 GBP

Term 1 Pass 2023/24

Join us for three monthly workshops talking all about how to choose and use your scraps and our appliqué masterclasses at the end of the term.  You'll also join the community and have access to the workshop zoom surgeries.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£100.00 GBP

Term 2 Pass 2023/24

Join us for three monthly workshops talking all about confidence and play with colour and our quilting masterclasses at the end of the term.  You'll also join the community and have access to the workshop zoom surgeries.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£100.00 GBP

Term 3 Pass 2023/24

Join us for three monthly workshops talking all about how to reduce, reuse and recycle your fabrics.  You'll also join the community and have access to the workshop zoom surgeries and the bonus month of masterclasses.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£100.00 GBP

Quilt As You Go Checkerboard Dresden

In this month's workshop you will be organising, choosing and using your scraps, making checkerboard dresden leaves using strip piecing, making one or four larger checkerboard dresden plate blocks, then learning how to put them together using the Quilt As You Go method. 

£40.00 GBP

X as in Hexie English Paper Piecing

In this four part workshop, Karen Lewis guides you through picking scraps from your stash to make this versatile English Paper Piecing project. Karen will be looking at different ways to use your scraps as well as showing you the skills incorporated in this hand piecing technique. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

Intertwined Improv Flower

In this four part workshop, Jo Avery will be sharing improv piecing techniques to bring abstract flowers to life. These include sewing wonky curves and improv Dresden quarters. We will also be using needle-turn appliqué for trailing leaves and adding EPP flowers. Your block can become a stand alone project or turn multiple blocks into an Intertwined Quilt. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

The Appliqué Masterclasses

This month we have masterclasses in needle turn appliqué from Jo Avery, two methods of reverse appliqué from Karen Lewis, raw edge appliqué from Lynne Goldsworthy who will in addition be showing you her graphic design quilts and talking you through how she made those using raw edge appliqué should you wish to try one of your own! Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

Technicolour Pineapples

In this four part workshop, Lynne Goldsworthy will be taking black and white and mixed solids to create a simple and striking pineapple block cushion.  She will also be sharing this block with you in two more sizes, to make a pincushion and a quilt.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

Colour Play Needle Turn Appliqué

We will be exploring colour theory and fabric placement with Karen’s needle turn appliqué Floral Dance Mini quilt. We will be talking about and looking at how to pick fabrics based on different colour harmonies and values and you will soon be looking at fabrics in a whole new light! Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

Organic Improv Appliqué

Jo will be exploring the use of colour temperatures to achieve contrasts within quilt design. We will be learning how to make a number of simple improv pieced mini blocks using strips, triangles and curves before adding an organic freehand applique overlay, either by hand or machine. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

The Quilting Masterclasses

In this month's masterclasses, you will have access to different classes from Jo, Karen and Lynne. Karen will be teaching you how to hand quilt your quilts. Lynne will be showing you various straight line quilting designs and Jo will be showing you how to free motion quilt your quilts on your domestic machine.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

Keepsake Fabric Book

Jo will be sharing her organic applique with embroidery techniques and different ways to use recycled fabric to make a beautiful fabric scrap book. Combine mindful hand stitching and preserving precious scraps and samples to create your very own keepsake fabric book. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.

£40.00 GBP

Visible Mending with Love

In this class Karen will show you techniques to slowly stitch life back into your much loved clothing. We will be looking at adding decorative sashiko stitches and patches of treasured fabric scraps to breathe new life into your worn items and instead of trying to hide the wear and tear we will embrace it. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

The Binding Masterclasses

In this month's masterclasses, you will have access to different classes from Jo, Karen and Lynne. Karen will be teaching you three ways to face bind your quilts. Lynne will be showing you how to do a speedy double fold machine binding and Jo will be showing you single fold and flange binding.  Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£40.00 GBP

The Taster Weekend Classes 2023/24

Join Jo, Karen and Lynne for the six fun mini projects that took place over our original taster weekend. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.  

£50.00 GBP