Workshop Patch work Cushion

To Make a Patchwork Cushion. At Forty Hall in Enfield.

Saturday 4th April 2017, Time 11 am to 4pm. Cost £75. All materials provided. NEED TO BRING A SEWING MACHINE & Scissors.

Paper instructions and demonstrations shown. Will run the class step by step. Will make 4 different patchwork blocks.

Workshop Hand Embroidery Hoop Applique

Workshop- Saturday 11th February 2017 at Forty Hall. Time 1 pm to 4 pm. £35.
All materials provided. Come and spend an enjoyable afternoon and learn something new. I will teach you stem, chain and lazy daisy stitches to learn. Printed instructions and demonstrations through out the class. Bring scissors.

Workshop 22nd October Hand Embroidery.

I am running new workshops at Forty Hall from October 2015 to March 2016

Hand Embroidery

Saturday  22nd October 2016. Time 1 pm -4 pm. Cost £35. Come and spend an enjoyable afternoon sewing and meeting people with the same interest. Bring a small scissors. All materials provided. Will learn satin, chain, lazy daisy, stem, blanket and French knot stitches. To make a pin cushion and needle case.

Above are examples of the pin cushion and needle case. Pictures below are designs to choose. Developed from the decorations and furnitures in Forty Hall. Should be able to finish at least one of the items.

Samples for My Embroidery Workshop at Forty Hall

These are my sample for the workshop. I created them from the photos I took out at Forty Hall. I tried not to make them hard designs for the students. I am sure I will have some beginners.

They were develop from photos I took at Forty Hall.

Forty Hall workshop 4th June 2016

I am having an
Embroidery Workshop at Forty Hall
 Saturday 4th June . Time 1 to 3pm
£23. Book on www.fortyhallestate.co.uk or call 0208 363 8196 , 9 to 6pm  ,weekends 12nnoon to 4 pm.
There is a free car park.

Above is the pin cushion and needle case to make in the class. If you do not finish you will to finish it at home. Around the edge is blanket stitch . The flower is stitched with stem stitch for the stalks. The flower in chain stitch and satin stitch. The bee in stem and satin stitch. Inside the needle case is two piece of felt to hold the needles on.  

A pre- patterned fabric. Designs created from The interior of Forty Hall.
Stitch to learn are Chain , stem. blanket satin and French knot.
Written instructions included. Images below I took out at forty Hall to get designs from.

Materials included. Need to bring a scissors and a pencil.

Pin wheel quilt block

This is a pin wheel block to send into Craft and Create show . They are collecting 5"x%2 block s to make a huge quilt. For Jenny who does the quilt shows.

50 th Birthday Quilt

Just finished a new quilt for  a good friend for her 50th Birthday on Mother's Day. Lucky her 2 special events on the same day. It is the same design I did for another friend 2 years ago. This time I used Moda charm squares inside of a jelly roll.  I did find it easier to make the triangle shapes. Blue is her favourite colour. I thought I had along time to make it . I should of started it last year. I also hand quilt as well. I manga to finish it on time.

I have a pram quilt to make next for her grand daughter's pram . That should not take long.