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QUILT TOP IN A DAY

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26 Colbee Court
Phillip ACT 2606

Mon – Thu 9am – 3.30pm

Fri – 9am – 4.30pm

Saturday 9am – 2pm

Closed:

Sundays, Public Holidays &
Saturdays of Long Weekends

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02 6281 7555

Mon – Thu 9am – 3.30pm
Fri – 9am – 4.30pm
Saturday 9am – 2pm

Closed:
Sundays, Public Holidays &
Saturdays of Long Weekends

26 Colbee Court
Phillip ACT 2606

Do you have a jelly roll, a layer cake or some charm squares that are pretty but you just don’t know what to do with them?

Or perhaps you have a collection of pieces of quilting fabrics that are too big, too good and too lovely to throw out, but not big enough for a project on their own?

If so, then we can cut them into 2½” WOF strips, 10” squares or 5” squares and you can come along to one of these workshops and make a “Quilt Top in a Day”!

Leonie has designed a series of one day workshops that will help you use these fabric pieces in a way that makes lovely quilts to either give away or treasure for yourself.  Each day will complete (or get very close to completion!) a different quilt top using predominantly pre-cuts or your own collection of strips or squares.  You can enrol for one or all of the workshops to make a quilt top – or two or three!

Quilt Top in a Day No.1  – Using Jelly rolls

3 September, 2021 – 9:30 – 3:00pm

Cost $100

Jelly rolls are pretty, attractive to quilters because so much of the fiddly cutting has been done for you, but what pattern can you make with them that uses a whole jelly roll to make a decent sized quilt – and do it quickly?  Choose one of the two patterns shown and you will have a quilt top that makes a perfect gift.  What is more, it can be quilted using straight line quilting for a fast finish.

Each of these takes one jelly roll with the addition of 2 or 3 half metre lengths of contrasting material.  The Diamond pattern also uses a 900 triangle quilters ruler, available from the shop.

 

 

Quilt Top in a Day No.2  – Using Layer Cakes

10 September, 2021               9:30 – 3:00pm

Cost $100

Layer cakes can contain hidden surprises – a package of 10” squares of a range of fabric – 42 of them.  By adding a simple contrast fabric, we can end up with a queen bed topper using just one layer cake – another perfect gift quilt that is easy to finish with straight line quilting.  The contrast took 1.5m of fabric for this quilt.

 

Quilt Top in a Day No.3  – Using Charm Squares

17 September, 2021               9:30 – 3:00pm

Cost $100

Charm square packs offer the chance to make a quilt with a scrappy feel of having lots of different patterns without the need to worry about coordinating colours as the designer has done that for you – all the squares in a charm pack will definitely go together!  One charm pack with two contrasting fabrics will make a throw or lap sized quilt, while two charm packs will make a full queen-sized bed quilt (but will take a bit more than a day to complete!).  Again, a quilt that has a lot of the cutting pre-done and will make an attractive quilt to gift – or keep for yourself!

Ring the shop 6281 7555 to register for all or one of these fabulous workshops. Payment is required to secure a booking.