We have a growing team of tutors, carefully chosen for their own creative talent and ability. Each tutor has extensive sewing experience and will guide you, patiently, through a wide range of projects. You will be encouraged to develop your own “style”, to choose your own colour and fabrics and to produce your own original work.

One Day Workshops

One day workshops are frequently held on Saturdays. These will be focused on a particular skill, design or project.
Please check through to see if there is anything that appeals to you and get in touch by email or telephone to let us know if you’d like to come.


Regular Workshops

Join one of our weekly on-going classes and extend and develop your sewing skills. Our teachers have extensive sewing experience and will guide you through a wide range of projects. In any class – you will be encouraged to use your own colour schemes to produce your own individual work. Please view our schedule below, for upcoming workshops and classes.


Sit and Sew

Come along to one of our sit and sew groups. There is no formal teaching but they are friendly, sociable and a great source of help.

Please read our workshop policy


Layering Up

Do you need help layering up a quilt? If so, we can help. Call the shop to book an appointment. £20.

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February 2022

Mary’s Sampler Quilt

February 8, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

6/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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Mary’s Sampler Quilt

February 15, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

7/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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Mary’s Sampler Quilt

February 22, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

8/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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Half and Half Quilt

February 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

From 1 layer Cake (10" squares) and an equal amount of background fabric we can make this beautiful quilt. It's a beautiful block - perfect for those with a little experience of patchwork. Don't expect to get the whole quilt made in one day, but you'll get all the teaching you'll require to make the whole quilt at home.

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March 2022

Mary’s Sampler Quilt

March 1, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

9/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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Mary’s Sampler Quilt

March 8, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

10/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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Mary’s Sampler Quilt

March 15, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

11/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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Mary’s Sampler Quilt

March 22, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

12/12. A 12 session project, suitable for the novice quilter. Mary Turner has taught this project before with incredible results. If you're looking to learn lots of new skills - this is the course for you.

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April 2022

Quillow

April 26, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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An event every week that begins at 1:30 pm on Tuesday, repeating until May 31, 2022

This incredible "Quilt in a Pillow" will be taught by Mary Turner over 6 sessions. This is a wonderful opportunity to perfect your foundation piecing technique. This class is suitable for someone who has done some basic quilting and would like to develop their skills.

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Slow Sewing

April 27, 2022 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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One event on May 11, 2022 at 1:30 pm

One event on May 25, 2022 at 1:30 pm

Three gentle sessions of hand sewing, guided by Hilary, suitable for anyone who would like to learn the skill of English Paper Piecing as well as basic appliqué and big stitch quilting.   Great therapy in a crazy world.

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May 2022

Lampshades

May 28, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

If you've always wanted to make your own, unique, lampshade then why not learn from the experts? You will work with Paul and Jen from Jenthepiecemaker to produce a 30cm lampshade in fabric of your choosing.   The price includes kit and teaching, bring your own fabric (30cm x 100cm) or choose from our wide selection in the shop.

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September 2022

Let’s Make A Quilt

September 7, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 1:00 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, repeating until October 12, 2022

  This popular 6 part course will take you through each stage of quilt making, by machine. Measuring and cutting, piecing, layering, quilting and binding. Wednesday afternoons 1pm - 4pm. £90+fabric

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