Upcoming Classes

By: Patchwork Pumpkin

8 Week Classes

Beginners Sampler Class

Learn the basics of the addictive and satisfying craft by signing up for our Beginners Sampler Classes. This is taught in a 2 hour session each week for 8 weeks and you will need to allow the same amount of time to complete your homework.

Cost: $120.00 plus fabrics and equipment

For the daytime classes your teacher is Therese and in the evenings it will be Sharon.

Monday 7pm – 9pm
- Dates: 1/2, 8/2, 15/2, 22/2, 1/3, (8/3 – Labour Day – no class) 15/3, 22/3, and 29/3
Wednesday 10am – 12noon
- Dates: 3/2, 10/2, 17/2, 24/2, 3/3, 10/3, 17/3 and 24/3
Thursday 10am – 12noon or 7pm – 9pm
- Dates 4/2, 11/2, 18/2, 25/2, 4/3, 11/3, 18/3 and 25/3

Anything Goes

Is there a quilt you need help with? Be guided by Therese on Thursdays and Jill on Fridays

Thursday 1pm – 3pm

8 weeks Cost: $120.00
- Dates 4/2, 11/2, 18/2, 25/2, 4/3, 11/3, 18/3 and 25/3
Friday 7.30pm – 9.30pm

Jill will be showing us how to foundation piece a ‘Mariner’s Compass’ and ‘New York Beauty’.

8 weeks
Cost: $120.00

Dates 5/2, 12/2, 19/2, 26/2, 5/3, 12/3, 19/3 and 26/3

Ginger Beer Quilts – Wednesday 7pm – 9pm

This term we focus on curves and Jill will be demonstrating quick and easy methods.

Dates: 3/2, 3/3 and 7/4
Cost: $45.00 plus fabrics

Saturday

1st Saturday 10am – 12noon ‘Baltimore Appliqué’

After your first three classes, you can start ‘Piecing the Garden’.

Dates: 6/2, 6/3, 3/4, 1/5, 5/6 3/7, 7/8, 4/9, 2/10, 6/11 and 4/12
Cost: $15.00 per month. 3 months to be paid in advance

1st Saturday 1 – 3pm ‘Quilt as You Go’ – with Sharon

Use your left over fabrics and batting to make a gorgeous quilt that is stitched and quilted at the same time.

Dates 6/2, 6/3 & 3/4.
Cost: $45.00 plus fabrics

2nd Saturday 9.30pm – 12noon ‘Pumpkin Gift Club’

Come along each month and make a small gift. By December you will have a swag of handmade gifts for friends and family. You will also get 20% off any purchases made on the day.

Dates: 13/2, 13/3, 8/5, 12/6, 10/7, 14/8, 11/9, 9/10, 13/11 and 11/12
Cost: $50 Joining Fee $10 per month and 20% off any purchases made on the day.

2nd Saturday 1 – 3pm ‘Winter Woolies’ with Jill

Jill has been playing with felted wool fabric. It is a very different texture to cotton and is a lot of fun to experiment with. It is easy to appliqué and looks fabulous with some embellishments. The classes will include instructions on how to felt and dye your own fabrics, but kits will also be available.

Dates: 13/2 and 13/3
Cost: $30.00 plus fabrics

3rd Saturday 10am – 12noon ‘Christmas is Coming’

Do you love Christmas and have your whole house decorated by the 1st of December. Come and make some brand new projects with Cheryl for the Festive season.

Dates: 20/2, 20/3, 17/4, 15/5, 12/6, 17/7, 21/8, 18/9, 16/10 & 20/11.
Cost: $15 per month and 20% off any purchases made on the day.

3rd Saturday 1 – 3pm ‘Pincushions’ with Therese, Cheryl or Jill

Do you collect pin cushions or wish you had a collection? My motto is ‘one can never have too many pin cushions’.

Dates: 20/2, 20/3, 17/4, 15/5, 12/6, 17/7, 21/8, 18/9, 16/10 & 20/11.
Cost: $15 per month and 20% off any purchases made on the day.

4th Saturday 10am - 12noon ‘The Jane Dears’

Jill loves miniatures and she is addicted to Dear Jane. She loves to work on her own quilt among like-minded souls. Come along and share in this adventure and learn the techniques required to create these gorgeous little blocks.

Dates: 27/2, 27/3, 24/4, 22/5, 26/6, 24/7, 28/8, 25/9, 23/10 and 27/11
Cost: $15.00 per class.

4th Saturday 1 – 3pm ‘Bags ‘n’ Bags’ with Sharon

Do you love bags? Ask Tasha how many she owns! Sharon will teach you how to make a swag of bags to add to your collection. If making as a gift, you might have to make two – one to keep and one to give away!

Dates: 27/2, 27/3, 24/4, 22/5, 26/6, 24/7, 28/8, 25/9, 23/10 and 27/11
Cost: $15.00 per class.

5th Saturday 10am – 3pm ‘Who Cares, We Do’

There are many programs to help those less fortunate than us, in order to make difficult times a little easier to bear such as the loss of a baby, a child with a serious illness, domestic violence or other trauma. A quilt freely given can help ease the pain because it shows that someone cares. Come along to a working bee, we will provide some fabric and instructions for the quilt we are making. All we need are willing hands and sewing machines. BYO Lunch

Dates: 30/1, 29/5, 31/7 and 30/10

One Day Workshops

‘Machine Quilting with Evelyn’

Friday 12th or Saturday 13th March 10am – 3pm.

Are you a topper? Come along and learn how to turn all those wonderful quilt tops you have created into finished quilts. Learn all the techniques you will need such as Cross Hatching, Free Motion Quilting and Stippling.