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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

Mini Chicken Pouch

Create this cute wee chicken pouch in this mainly hand stitched workshop. Jo has taken the traditional triangle pouch and transformed it into one of her Dream Birds by adding wings, eyes and a beak! Embellishment with running stitch and colonial knots adds lovely texture to this mini pouch.

£20.00 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

Folk Art

Jo will be teaching you the basics of needle turn appliqué as you bring your flowers, leaves and birds to life, including how to create perfect tiny circles and how best to deal with appliqué lettering. We will also be exploring some basic embroidery stitches for creating text and embellishment.

£40.00 GBP

Supernova

Jo will be sharing all the secrets behind her freehand foundation piecing techniques to create not one but three stunning quilts!  For the star themed term Jo has taken inspiration from an image of a supernova, a huge and luminous explosion of a star. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.

£40.00 GBP

Poplars

We will be exploring freehand curve piecing and building up three dimensional layers to achieve a pictorial effect of trees in a landscape. These can be fresh and modern or more subdued depending on your tastes. Access available for the lifetime of the Academy.

£40.00 GBP

Twelve Green Bottles

Leave your templates and patterns behind and grab that rotary cutter! Join Jo as we piece wonky bottles, crosses and log cabins before moving on to an undulating checkerboard panel and long strips of 'coral beads'. Plus Jo will share two different techniques to create improv triangles.

£40.00 GBP

Tiny Improv Town

We will be exploring both tiny piecing and improv piecing in this playful and creative workshop. Using quick piecing techniques we will create rows of tiny buildings with pieces as small as 1/8th of an inch! This is absorbing and intriguing work and will improve your knowledge of general patchwork construction principles.

£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