Harrietville Quilting weekend September 14th -18th. Information on tutors. Examples of work coming soon Click here for application form and information flier.
Pam Rule – Candlewick Embroidery Candlewicking is a most fascinating and beautiful form of embroidery that is easy to learn and quick to master. Candlewick embroidery is closely associated with quilting and in this workshop you will learn the basic stitches of candlewicking which comprise of French and Colonial Knots and many more beautiful stitches which will inspire you to create a beautiful heirloom quilt, cushion covers, tablecloths or whatever you desire.
Judy Turner – Sashiko By Machine This workshop will teach you how to draft and transfer traditional Japanese Sashiko designs. These elegant designs will be machine stitched and quilted in one step, using Judy’s quilt as you go method. A stunning quilt approximately 40” square will be made using these lovely continuous line designs. One quilt I have used cream thread with indigo blue and this is joined and bordered with an indigo and cream Japanese print. One is made using black cotton fabric stitched with orange thread and bordered with a bright multi-coloured print.
Carolyn Watson - ???? Mystery Quilt You know where you will be – Feathertop Chalet! - but you won’t know what you will be doing!! I have designed a special ??? Mystery Quilt for this weekend workshop which you will create from just 3 - yes three – fabrics and the result will be a large quilt top. You will pre-cut all your fabric at home and then sew together step-by-step to reveal the mystery. The design is suitable for male or female, depending on your chosen fabrics and you will take home a finished top only having to quilt it to have it finished!
Fay Winther – Specialty Rulers Class – Plates-A-Plenty. Fay currently teaches this popular class all over Victoria and is in great demand because of the successful results of this technique. Come and learn a whole new approach to patchwork through the introduction of all the new angle rulers introduced to Australia by Kaye England (USA) 45o Kaleidoscope, 221/2o wedge rulers. Create plates with exciting outcomes that resemble Dresden’s, kaleidoscopes and illusions of plates that spin etc. after using these rulers with no templates. You are also taught how to look differently at fabrics to create these plates with these rulers
Yelena Elliott – 19th Century Flowers” 76” x 76” This beautiful quilt design is based on the large 4 block quilt of the 19th Century. Red and green quilts became popular in the early part of the 19th Century as a way to brighten up the home. You can make the whole quilt or just one block, the choice is yours. In the class I will cover both techniques of appliqué (fusible and needleturn) and fast piecing methods for the sashing and outer border. This is an original design of Yelena Elliott, Beechworth Quilters Cottage.