Wroxham Barns, Tunstead Road, Hoveton, Norfolk NR12 8QU

01603 781665 www.sewcreativequilts.co.uk

Patchwork Quilting and other Needlecraft courses

Workshops with Anne Brooke, see page 7

Information Weekend coursesPlease note that we will be closed on Christmas Day,

Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. We wish all our customers a

Merry Christmas and happy New YearRESIDENTIAL WITH JANE BOTHAMLEY £305A chance to spend two and a half days sewing! The design of the project for the weekend is made up of blocks of different sizes. What they all have in common is the technique with which they are sewn - each block is a folded patchwork design. Rotary cutting and mainly machine sewing but with some hand sewing.The accommodation for our quilting retreat weekends will be at the Wayford Bridge Inn which is just a ten minute drive from Sew Creative. Please note that you will be required to provide your own transport between venues. Rooms are single or double with en-suite bathroom. The cost of the accommodation, breakfast,

lunch and evening meals is included in the price of the workshop. If your partner would like to join you for your stay there will be an additional charge of £15 per night for the B&B. This and any other costs incurred by the extra person will be payable directly to Wayford Bridge Inn before you leave. Just let us know if your partner is joining you so that we can inform the inn of the numbers to expect.

Friday to Sunday July 31st to August 2nd

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January SaleSaturday 3rd January to

Monday 5th January

SAVE THE DATE!

Friday to Sunday mAY 22ND TO 24TH

TWISTED GREEK KEY QUILT WITH RUTH JARMAN £180A non-residential weekend with Ruth. In two and a half days you will make a quilt with a finished size of 44” x 50”. All fabrics and materials provided. Choice of bright or subdued colours will be made in advance. If you need accommodation for the weekend we can recommend local bed and breakfast.10am - 4pm

Don’t throw away your trusty old scissors. For just £8 they can be made as good as new. Usually ready for collection in two days.

SCISSOR SHARPENING

Regular workshops Jane Bothamley & Tracey Pitcher

Our Jan start dates BEGINNERS PATCHWORKJane Bothamley £65Make new friends while learning a new skill! The project for this course is to make a quilt approximately 32” x 46” by working on a new technique each week. During the course the basic techniques of patchwork including quilt terminology, template making and other patchwork orientated topics will be taught. Hand sewing.Tuesday 1pm – 3:30pmJan 6th, 13th, 27, Feb 3rd, 24th, Mar 3rd, 17th, 24th

REGULAR PATCHWORKERSJane Bothamley £65On our Regular Patchworkers’ Workshops a range of techniques will be taught both by hand and machine using traditional and modern methods. The blocks that you will make during the eight weeks can be used to complete a project of your choice ranging from cushions to a wall-hanging or quilt.Tuesday 10am – 12:30pmJan 6th, 13th, 27th, Feb 3rd, 24th, Mar 3rd, 17th, 24thWednesday 1pm – 3:30pmJan 7th, 14th, 28th, Feb 4th, 25th, Mar 4th, 18th, 25thThursday 10am – 12:30pmJan 8th, 15th, 29th, Feb 5th, 26th, Mar 5th, 19th, 26thThursday 1pm – 3:30pmJan 8th, 15th, 29th, Feb 5th, 26th, Mar 5th, 19th, 26th

EVENING PATCHWORKERSJane Bothamley £65An evening class similar to our Regular Patchworkers’ Workshops.Wednesday 7pm – 9pmJan 14th, 28th, Feb 25th, Mar 18th, Apr 15th, May 6th, Jun 17th, Jul 8th

SATURDAY PATCHWORKERSJane Bothamley £65A Saturday class similar to our Regular Patchworkers’ Workshops.Saturday 10am – 12:30pmJan 10th, Feb 7th, 28th, Mar 21st, Apr 18th, May 9th, Jun 20th, Jul 11th

QUIRKY QUILTERSJane Bothamley £65Quirky Quilters is for the more experienced patchworker and you should consult Jane if you would like to join this group. A range of techniques will be taught both by hand and machine using traditional and modern methods. You will be able to complete a project of your choice from the items you produce.Wednesday 10am to 12:30pmJan 7th, 14th, 28th, Feb 4th, 25th, Mar 4th, 18th, 25th

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STITCH NOT DITCHTracey Pitcher £12Once a fortnight gathering for ladies to carry on with their own existing projects in a convivial atmosphere with Tracey on hand to provide guidance if required.Friday 10am to 4pmJan 16th, 30th, Feb 13th, 27th, Mar 13th, 27th

Regular workshops New dressmaking courses

Our April start datesPlease note that we will take payment for these in the week beginning 23rd February

BEGINNERS PATCHWORKJane Bothamley £65Tuesday 1pm – 3:30pmApr 14th, 21st, May 5th, 12th, Jun 16th, 23rd, Jul 7th, 14th

REGULAR PATCHWORKERSJane Bothamley £65Tuesday 10am – 12:30pmApr 14th, 21st, May 5th, 12th, Jun 16th, 23rd, Jul 7th, 14thWednesday 1pm – 3:30pmApr 15th, 22nd, May 6th, 13th, Jun 17th, 24th, Jul 8th, 15thThursday 10am – 12:30pmApr 16th, 23rd, May 7th, 14th, Jun 18th, 25th, Jul 9th 16thThursday 1pm – 3.30pmApr 16th, 23rd, May 7th, 14th, Jun 18th, 25th, Jul 9th 16th

QUIRKY QUILTERSJane Bothamley £65Wednesday 10am – 12:30pmApr 15th, 22nd, May 6th, 13th, Jun 17th, 24th, Jul 8th, 15th

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STITCH NOT DITCHTracey Pitcher £12Friday 10am to 4pmApr 10th, 24th, May 15th, 29th, Jun 12th, 26th, Jul 10th, 24th, Aug 14th, 28th

Have you ever wanted to make your own clothes?

We now offer classes in dressmaking and alterations

to get you started!

BEGINNERS DRESSMAKING – STAGE 1Teresa Butler £40Learn how to make a simple made-to measure skirt without a pattern! A good working knowledge of your sewing machine is required for this workshop.Monday Feb 2nd, 9th, Mar 2nd, 9th10am - 12.30pm

CLOTHING ALTERATIONS – STAGE 1Teresa Butler £40Have you a garment that doesn’t quite fit? Teresa takes the mystique out of how to make your own alterations and revitalise old clothes. A good working knowledge of your sewing machine is required for this workshop.Monday Feb 2nd, 9th, Mar 2nd, 9th1pm - 3.30pm

BEGINNERS DRESSMAKING – STAGE 2Teresa Butler £40This follows on from the Stage 1 Workshop. Teresa will guide you through the process making a made-to measure shift dress without a pattern! A good working knowledge of your sewing machine is required for this workshop.Monday Jun 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th10am - 12.30pm

CLOTHING ALTERATIONS – STAGE 2Teresa Butler £40This follows on from the Stage 1 Workshop and will extend your skills in making your own alterations and revitalising old clothes. A good working knowledge of your sewing machine is required for this workshop.Monday Jun 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th1pm - 3.30pm

January SaleSaturday 3rd January to

Monday 5th January

SAVE THE DATE!

Workshop Details January - August 2015

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TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE - CLAMSHELL AND JAPANESE FOLDED PATCHWORKJane Bothamley £32Learn two different hand sewn techniques which can be incorporated into various projects or, alternatively, each stands well on its own for a cushion or bag. Hand sewing.

£10 off this workshop if you also book Jane’s other ‘two for the price of one’ on Tuesday 30th June.Thursday Feb 12th10am - 4pm

MASTERING YOUR BERNINA SEWING MACHINERuth Jarman £35Ruth is back again with her ever popular workshop on how to get the best out of your BERNINA sewing machine. No matter what make or model she will teach you how to set the tension correctly and when to adjust to get the perfect stitch. Learn all about different needles, straight stitches, how to seam and neaten woven and stretch fabrics, blind and decorative hems, buttonholes, a basic introduction to embroidery, cleaning, oiling and lots of problem solving.Tuesday Feb 17th10am - 4pm

NEXT STEPS IN FREE MOTION QUILTINGTracey Pitcher £32Now you have grasped the idea of free motion, it’s time to start on something bigger. This project is a free motion whole cloth style quit. Using the patterns we practiced before, we will now put them together to create an all over design.Friday Feb 6th10am - 4pm

RAG RUGSTracey Pitcher £32Much like patchwork, rag rugs are another timeless craft. We will try out 4 different techniques, and then you choose your favourite and create the perfect accompaniment to your hand made quilt..... a matching rug. What could be cosier?Tuesday Feb 10th10am - 4pm

LAYER CAKE (ONE NEW DESIGN)Jane Bothamley £32Choosing fabrics is probably the hardest part of any project. A Layer Cake is a collection of 10” squares and there are usually 40 or 42 pieces in a pack. The fabric is from one range ensuring that the patterns and colours co-ordinate. They are available in both traditional Moda fabrics and batiks. One Layer Cake will make a quilt approximately 64” x 45” depending on the design. Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Wednesday Feb 11th10am - 4pm

Workshop Details January - August 2015INTRODUCTION TO OVERLOCKERSRuth Jarman £35Threading your overlocker and adjusting correctly to achieve a good stitch. Work seams on various weights of woven and all stretch fabrics. Roll hemming, using tape and elastics, sewing knitwear, flat lock seams and decorative edges. Cleaning maintenance and tension adjustments are all clearly explained.Friday Feb 20th10am - 4pm

STACK ’n’ WHACK HEXAGONSJane Bothamley £32Create quilt blocks with unique kaleidoscope designs. Rather than finding and cutting each piece individually, identical layers of fabric are put together and cut to create six matching triangles. These are then sew together to create hexagons - no two blocks are the same! Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Tuesday March 10th10am - 4pm

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INTRODUCTION TO BASIC TOTE BAGSJane Bothamley £32For those who have never made a bag - two bags in one day! See the results quickly with two different patterns. Step by step instructions for a versatile draw string bag and a basic but very useful tote bag. Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Wednesday March 11th10am - 4pm

MASTERING YOUR SEWING MACHINERuth Jarman £35Ruth is back again with her ever popular workshop on how to get the best out of your sewing machine. No matter what make or model she will teach you how to set the tension correctly and when to adjust to get the perfect stitch. Learn all about different needles, straight stitches, how to seam and neaten woven and stretch fabrics, blind and decorative hems, buttonholes, a basic introduction to embroidery, cleaning, oiling and lots of problem solving.Wednesday Feb 18th10am - 4pm

SMOCKING, GATHERING AND SHIRRINGRuth Jarman £35If you thought you knew all about shirring and gathering think again … we will show you reliable methods of shirring to use with those lightweight summer frocks. We will be gathering a variety of fabrics for dressmaking and home furnishing projects where frills are required. Wish you could do a smocking effect by machine then this class will show you creative ways to achieve quick yet beautiful results. We will also create our own shirred/gathered fabric: shirring and gathering methods you never imagined.Thursday Feb 19th10am - 4pm

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YET MORE GOLDWORKDilys Harvey £32Dilys introduces you to another of her ever popular Goldwork projects; a new design incorporating threads and stitches we have not used before, as well as those learnt in previous workshops. However, if you have not done Goldwork before all you need is a basic knowledge of hand embroidery.A CHOICE OF TWO DATES!Monday March 30th, Monday Apr 13th10am - 4pm

STITCHED COLLAGEAnne Brooke £45Working from an image of inspiration we will break it down into simple elements that will form the basis of your stitched collage. This is a technique Anne uses in her work. From the initial collage we will add detail by ‘drawing’ with a sewing machine and embellish with hand stitching to produce a finished collage.Tuesday Apr 7th10am - 4pm

DORSET BUTTONSDilys Harvey £32The Dorset Crosswheel Button is part of the traditional Dorset Feather Stitch style of embroidery introduced at the end of the Second World War in the village of Wooton Fitzpaine by Mrs. Olivia Pass. In this workshop we will start by making buttons in traditional designs, of which there are a great variety, and then we will try some novel new designs. These fun buttons can be used as fastenings for garments, made into jewellery such as necklaces and brooches or used to decorate garments or other embroidered items. We will use a variety of threads and a rainbow of colour and you should go home with a handful of charming and useful buttons. Some hand embroidery knowledge required.Monday Apr 27th10am - 4pm

DISAPPEARING WINDMILLSJane Bothamley £32Make a large windmill block using a quick and unusual method. Cut the block into sections, sew together and create a totally transformed block but still incorporating a smaller windmill. Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Tuesday Apr 28th10am - 4pm

PRINT, COLLAGE AND STITCHAnne Brooke £45Creating handmade printing stamps we will print onto a variety of papers. These will be torn and cut to create a strip collage. This will be embellished using a sewing machine, hand stitching and other techniques to create a personal wall hanging.Wednesday Apr 8th10am - 4pm

Workshop Details January - August 2015QUICK TRIP QUILTJane Bothamley £32A variation on Trip around the World where the fabric is arranged in descending diagonal rows. Ideal for large scale prints. Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Thursday Apr 30th10am - 4pm

NEXT STEPS IN FREE MOTION QUILTINGTracey Pitcher £32Now you have grasped the idea of free motion, it’s time to start on something bigger. This project is a free motion whole cloth style quit. Using the patterns we practiced before, we will now put them together to create an all over design.Friday May 8th10am - 4pm

CREWEL EMBROIDERYDilys Harvey £32Crewel Work flourished in England in the 16th and 17th centuries and you will have seen examples in bedhangings, curtains and upholstery when you have visited stately homes. We will sew a traditional design but use contemporary threads and techniques to produce a small updated panel of crewel work which could be incorporated into a cushion or bag, or framed to make an attractive wallhanging. Some embroidery knowledge required.Monday May 11th10am - 4pm

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MASTERING YOUR SEWING MACHINERuth Jarman £35Ruth is back again with her ever popular workshop on how to get the best out of your sewing machine. No matter what make or model she will teach you how to set the tension correctly and when to adjust to get the perfect stitch. Learn all about different needles, straight stitches, how to seam and neaten woven and stretch fabrics, blind and decorative hems, buttonholes, a basic introduction to embroidery, cleaning, oiling and lots of problem solving.Tuesday May 19th10am - 4pm

MASTERING YOUR BERNINA EMBROIDERY UNITRuth Jarman £35Learn how to attach and set up the Bernina embroidery module to monogram hankies, work a customised T-shirt and customised towel. Use different scripts to enhance personal quilt labels.Wednesday May 20th10am - 4pm

DECORATIVE OVERLOCKINGRuth Jarman £35First, we will set up our overlockers and check the tensions and settings. After recapping the basic rules for overlocking we will go on to create fabrics with braid insertion. When our new fabric is done we will construct a small purse and even insert a zip … all on the overlocker. Who said they were just for finishing edges!Thursday May 21st10am - 4pm

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MINATURESJane Bothamley £32These mini quilts are foundation pieced and there will be two designs to choose from. A traditional block (Virginia Reel) and a miniature crazy quilt. Foundation piecing and machine or hand sewing.Saturday June 27th10am - 4pm

STITCH FOUNDATIONDilys Harvey £32In this workshop we will be learning to work with a few popular embroidery stitches in the traditional manner but with an emphasis on experimenting with a variety of thread and background fabrics, altering the scale and tension of the stitch and blending and contrasting colours. We will be creating colourful and embellished samplers of each stitch – a modern take on the old fashioned stitch sampler so familiar to embroiderers over the years. These samplers can be combined to start a portfolio of surface stitches for future reference, but will also be an attractive collection of stitch panels and I will be suggesting several ways in which they can be displayed. Basic embroidery knowledge required.Monday June 1st10am - 4pm

3 WAYS TO APPLIQUETracey Pitcher £32Using 3 different methods of appliqué make this ‘tweet’ cushion. Methods involve machine and hand techniques, all finished off with as much or as little decorative stitch as you wish. This can be either hand or machine, or a combination of the two, you choose.Tuesday June 9th10am - 4pm

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MACHINE QUILTING (AND OTHER USES) WITH A WALKING FOOT (EVEN FEED FOOT)Jane Bothamley £32Take the mystique out of using a walking foot - step by step explanations of which needles, threads etc. to use with instructions for quilting on your machine with samples to practice the techniques. Machine sewing.Wednesday July 1st10am - 4pm

UFO / WIP DAYJane Bothamley £20A chance to complete workshops started with Jane, who will be there to lend a hand to help you make progress with those unfinished projects.Saturday July 18th10am - 4pm

BLOCK CARRY CASEJane Bothamley £40Make this attractive folder style bag simple bag to protect and store your finished blocks. Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Saturday Apr 18th, May 9th, June 20th, Jul 11th1pm - 3.30pm

SEWING ROOM PROJECTSJane Bothamley £40Four small projects that are sewing based will be made over the course of four afternoons. Alternatively, they may make ideal presents! The items to be made are a sewing tidy to go with your sewing machine, a needle case, a wallet for your rotary cutter and a few small items and a notebook and pen case. Rotary cutting and machine sewing.Saturday Jan 10th, Feb 7th, 28th, March 21st1pm - 3.30pm

TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE – SOMERSET PATCHWORK AND SECRET GARDENJane Bothamley £32Learn two different hand sewn techniques which can be incorporated into various projects or, alternatively, each stands well on its own for a cushion or bag. Hand sewing.

£10 off this workshop if you also book Jane’s other ‘two for the price of one’ on Thursday 12th February.Tuesday June 30th10am - 4pm

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ILLUSIONSTracey Pitcher £60These blocks really stand out ... quite literally! Over the six classes we will construct 6 different designs that all appear 3 dimensional. I promise they are not as difficult to construct as they look!Friday March 6th, 20th, Apr 17th, Jun 5th, 19th, Jul 17th10am - 4pm

Anne Brooke (cover image)“I have worked within the Art field for over 15 years, inspiring young people to be creative through teaching, but now I am finding the time to be creative myself. Over the years I have developed a love and passion for textiles, but as I have an art background I have found a way to combine the two.Inspired by journeys I design and create work based on items that find their way into my pockets on my walks or are captured by my camera. Seed pods and weeds, often overlooked, become transformed by my stitched collages. I use a range of paper and fabric, up-cycling as much as possible, to create my collages. My love of drawing is incorporated, not with a pencil, but with a needle as I love using my sewing machine, and a needle and thread, as a drawing tool.”

Teresa ButlerI was born and raised in the local village of Worstead and have been sewing since the age of five. My first school teacher and an aunt, who taught me to make dolls clothes from recycled garments, are the two people who greatly inspired my life-long love of needlework. As years went by I progressed to making adult clothes, learnt to hand smock for my children in the 80s, ran my own business making bespoke wedding dresses and much, much more... Now that the youngest of my six grandchildren has started school my ‘grandma duties’ are no longer required so I have decided to return to doing what I love most and have started working with needle & fabrics again.I would like others to benefit from the skills I have and look forward to joining the team of tutors at Sew Creative. I will be teaching how to: sew and fit a skirt from a pattern; make alterations, repairs and upcycle a garment; sew and fit a dress from a pattern and hand smock an item.

SEWING MACHINE WORLDAre you perplexed and bewildered by the choice of sewing machines available today? Steve Broomhall of Sewing Machine World will demonstrate a range of current machines and explain the myriad of choices available. Come along to see the latest in sewing machines and accessories. Saturday Apr 25th, Sunday Apr 26th10am - 4pmSaturday Aug 15th, Sunday Aug 16th10am - 4pm

OUR NEW TUTORS!

Our Workshops Booking Details

MAILING LISTPlease let us know if you want to remain on our Workshop Mailing List; avoiding unnecessary mail costs helps us to maintain good value for money. We shall assume that those booking a course want to remain on the list; those who do not want to book this time but want to remain on the list should confirm this by returning the order form with a tick in the mailing list request box. Likewise, please let us know if you would accept having future Workshop Programmes sent to you by e-mail rather than by post.

BOOKINGPlease use the form to make your booking and send it or hand it in to the shop.We will start processing the forms on Tuesday 4th November.

Some of the courses are expected to be oversubscribed and to give everyone a fair chance of getting a place on the workshop(s) they want we will not take bookings or reserve places before this date. On 4th November we will only deal with the forms we have received by that morning.

We will take further bookings in the shop and by phone from Wednesday 5th November.Full payment must be made at time of booking by cheque or by cash or payment card within a week. Cash or cheques accompanying unsuccessful applications will be returned.

If you are booking by phone and do not have a payment card we will reserve your place for up to 7 days. If payment has not been received by the end of this time the reservation will lapse and the place may be sold to someone else.

If you should decide to cancel a booking a refund will be made only if we are able to re-sell the place.

You may assume that your application for a workshop has been successful unless we contact you to the contrary.

Your requirements lists will be sent out by e-mail or post. Thank you for your custom and co-operation,

Barbara and Stephen

IMPORTANT NOTES TO READ BEFORE BOOKING

For those of you who have not visited us before our workshop is directly above the shop. It’s bright and airy and fitted with daylight lighting. We supply complementary tea, coffee and biscuits for all workshop participants and there is a fridge and microwave for you to keep your packed lunch fresh and warm it up if necessary. Alternatively, for those who prefer to buy their lunch on site, we have an arrangement with the Wroxham Barns Restaurant for you to enjoy a takeaway lunch at a reduced price! If you have difficulty getting your sewing machine up stairs we can help with that and you may bring your car to the back of the shop to offload heavy items (before 10am and after 4pm only); but please be very careful of pedestrians, especially children. Our aim is to provide you with the venue and facilities to learn more about your hobby and share an enjoyable day with likeminded ladies. We look forward to seeing you soon.

Barbara and Stephen

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