Patchwork at Prema

If you visit my blog regularly you will know I am a fabric pusher... I love to spread my addiction to fabric and my passion for quilting!

The more people I can infect with enthusiasm for fabric and creating patchwork the better!

You will also know that I teach basic sewing skills, patchwork, bag making... basically anything sewing!

On the 13th May I am taking my classes down to Prema Arts in Uley, Gloucestershire for another 6 week course of patchworking fun.

I will be teaching cutting and piecing skills, how to develop gorgeous designs using half square triangles and how to machine quilt!

It is a course aimed at giving you the skills to make your own quilts at home, you are free to decide on the design and work at your own pace to complete a piece of work over the six week course.

The last class was great fun, with some amazing pieces of work being created. So if you have an interest in quilting and you are in the Stroud, Tetbury and Durseley areas come along!

You can book your place now by phoning the Arts Centre: 01453 860703

Getting my Solids Fix

This week I have been commissioned for 5/6 classes and workshops at Prema Arts in Uley.  They range from a Mother and Daughter workshop for Mothers Day to a 5 week patchwork course.

Although the classes are in in the New Year I know they will be here quicker than I expect and I need items to show as examples of what we will be making....

Cue the fabulous Simply Solids online shop owned by Justine.

I have the wonderful bundle from M is for Make to play with and I wanted to mix it with some solid grey.

Kona Solids are my solid of choice. I love Kona solids because the colours are fabulous and they feel so soft!

Justine has a growing choice of colours to choose from and 2 shades of grey. The Kona colour chart is a really useful tool to narrow down your colour choices, but I wanted to test them out next to the bundle, so I ordered a metre each of Ash and Charcoal.

Ash

 



Charcoal

The fabulous Justine sorted out the order and it arrived really quickly. The packing was gorgeous and there is even a square of another colour so I can have a look at another Kona solid.

Sign up for the Simply Solids newsletter and you get news about the shop and codes to use when you are stocking up on your solids - I may have ordered a huge parcel of oranges and browns this afternoon using this months code....

I'll keep you updated with the progress of the plans for the quilting classes.