January – March workshop list

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January – March workshop list
January – March workshop list
OliVen – Patchwork and felting
Introduction to free machine quilting
Thu 7/1 at 10-1 PM, Tue 26/1 at 10-1 PM, Tue 2/2 at 10-1 PM,
Thu 17/3 at 10-1 PM
Are you frightened about free-machine quilting? This is your
chance to face your fear and build your confidence with an
experienced tutor. This is ongoing class, up to 4 different
lessons, come to one or all four.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
All skills levels
Price £18 per session
Did you know your machine can do this??
Wednesday 6th January at 10-3 PM
OR Wednesday 2nd March at 10-3 PM
Do you know how to use all the functions on your machine? Does your machine
have features you’re afraid to use? Come and spend full day making samples and
become friend with your machine. Bringing your own sewing machine is essential.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Beginners
Pri ce £30
Binding Techniques
Saturday 16th January at 10-3 PM
OR Friday 18th March at 10-3 PM
“Should I use a single or a double binding?” Why not lift the binding with a contrast
coloured piping? What if the quilt is double sided, or it has round or scalloped
edges?? And most importantly: how do I do the mitred corners?? If you are
confused now, by the end of this class you will know it all!
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
NEW
Beginners
Price £30
Baste it, quilt it, bind it!
Wednesday 3rd February at 10-4 PM
Have you made your quilt top but now it’s sitting in a drawer because you’re afraid
of the next steps? Three ways of holding the layers of quilt together, quilting using
only straight stitches, and finishing the edges with neat binding – that’s what we will
cover in this busy day. You will have to bring your finished quilt top.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
NEW
Beginners
Price £35
Sewing day with help
Wednesday 27th January at 10-4 PM
OR Wednesday 10th February at 10-4 PM
OR Wednesday 23rd March at 10-4 PM
Come and sew with an experienced quilter by your side. Feel free to bring any kind
of project - no matter where you started it - let’s finish it together. It’s always more fun
to sew with others.
Or you can use this day to come and do one of my other workshops of your choice
(workshop price apply)
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
All skill levels
Pric e £25
Beginners Patchwork - 4 weeks
Thursdays 21st and 28th Jan AND 4th and 11th Feb at 10-2:30 PM
This workshop is for those of you who want to learn the basics
of patchwork and soon move onto their own projects - 4
different blocks to start you off, teaching you the essentials
from start to finish.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Complete Beginners
Price £80
Quilt in a month
Tuesdays 23rd Feb AND 1st and 8th March at 9:30-1 PM
Quilt as you go – lap quilt, Random nine patch single bed or Jelly roll quilt – lap or
single bed quilt.
Three designs to choose from. Ideal for people with little experience who are ready to
move onto larger projects. Pre-cutting the fabrics needed, three half day workshops
with homework in between.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Confident Beginners
Price £4 8
Cot quilt for her or him
Fridays 15th Jan 10-4 PM AND 29th Jan at 10-1 PM
Cot quilt is the most popular quilt – just the right size
to tackle as your first quilt and always needed. This
one will teach you how to master points in a
pinwheel and one of the many ways how to
appliqué. One and a half day.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
NEW
Beginners
Price £48
Table runners and centre pieces
Wednesday 20th January at 10-4 PM
Friday 25th March at 10-4 PM
You can choose from several different designs, many are
the best projects for beginners, few require some sewing
experience. Come and see them in the shop and we will
help your to choose the right one for your abilities to
brighten up your table.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Beginners to Intermediate
Price £35
Table runners with Gillian
Tuesday 9th February at 10-4 PM
Stars, Linked square or Half-Square Triangles
Gillian has prepared these three runners which are great
first project to be introduced into the quilting world.
Tutor: Gillian Strange
Beginners
Price £35
Cushion play day Tuesday 15th March at 10-4 PM
Cushions are lovely addition to your home decor
and brilliant way how to learn a certain technique.
Chevrons, Stars and Cut-up nine patch are the
three designs you can choose from on this day.
Tutor: Gillian Strange
Beginners
Price £35
Sizzix day – die cutting machine
Tuesday 12th January at 10-4 PM
Did you ever wondered how the die-cutting machine works to
save your time? Using the Sizzix cutter you will cut out triangles
or quarter circles and learn how to tackle curve piecing or
points on the triangles. Each project can be turned into runner
or a cot quilt.
Tutor: Gillian Strange
Beginners
Price £35
Dahlia – table centre piece
Wednesdays 24th February AND 9th March at 10-3 PM
This beautiful table centre piece has lots of coloured
variants and will be great decoration to any table in
your garden or sitting room. Or you can use it as a
centre in your next quilt.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Intermediate
Price £55
NEW
Cathedral window technique day
Friday 22nd January at 10-4 PM
My very favourite technique led me to create
several different cushions and wall hanging, choose
which is your favourite and your colours and come
and learn this interesting technique.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Confident Beginners
Price £35
Reversible bags
Saturday 30th January at 10-4 PM
There is a Bucket bag and Handbag with flap for
you to choose from – each of them can be turned
inside out to have “another bag”. With the right
choice of colours you can have two bags in one.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Beginners
Price £35
NEW
Cushions in bloom
Wednesday 16th March at 10-4 PM
Fabric manipulation is what these three
cushions have in common. Come to the shop
and have a look which one is the one you’d
like to do.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Beginners
Price £35
Fabric Teddy Bear
Saturday 9th January at 10-4 PM
Wouldn’t it be nice to give your child or grandchild a
handmade toy? This workshop will enable you to do just that!
Or you can use your left-overs and match the quilt you’ve
just made. Joints and filling included in the price of the
workshop.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Confident Beginners
Price £42
Introduction to needle felting
Wednesday 13th January at 10-1 PM
OR Thursday 10th March at 10-1 PM
Come and try this easy technique which allows you to
make an attractive flower brooch, decorate an old
jumper or scarf. Or make a start on a felted animal. All
materials and equipment provided.
Tutor: Olivier Battais
Beginners
Price £25
Play with Oil Paintsticks
Friday 26th February 10-1 PM
Come and play with Markal Oil Paintsticks, we’ll be using
rubbing plates, stencil brushes, and having fun decorating
fabrics. All equipment provided.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Beginners
Price £ 25
NEW
Recycled bag
Tuesday 19th January at 10-1 PM
OR Tuesday 22nd March 10-1 PM
This is a very GREEN way to use your old grocery plastic
bags and turn them into something very unique and
interesting as a handbag or turn them into sturdier and
longer lasting bag for your groceries.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Beginners
Price £20
NEW
Exploring Faux Chenille
Saturday 6th February at 10-4 PM
Several layers of fabric, stitched through, then
slashed and cut away, if you like creativity and
playfulness with fabric, this is a class for you.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Confident beginner
Price £35
NEW
Creative quilting and painting – wall hanging
Thursdays 25th February AND 3rd March at 10-4 PM
This creative wall hanging is made over two days. First day
we design it and start quilting using machine Trapunto for
raised effects. Second day we add piped binding and
paint it. Paints for you to take home included in the price.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Intermediate
Price £70
Sewing clinic
Book an individual slot
Do you have a picture of your dream quilt but don’t know where to start? Do you
have an unfinished project and don’t know what to do next? Do you need help
with some specific technique? This might be the solution for you! Book your 20
minutes, one to one appointment to help you with your sewing problems. Booking
needed.
Tutor: Vendulka Battais
Price £5
Clare Kiely felt making workshops
First steps in Felting
Friday 8th January at 10:30 – 3:30 PM
Come and learn this wonderful technique of wet felt
making – you will literally paint with fibres to create
a piece of felt which can be then turned into
cushion, book cover, framed and many more.
Tutor: Clare Kiely
Beginners
Price £35
Beads & Flowers & Soaps
Saturday 23rd January at 10:30 – 3:30 PM
Another interesting way to play with felt is making delicate
flowers and different kind of beads, which can be used to
decorate bag or other flat felt or use on its own.
Tutor: Clare Kiely
Beginners
Price £35
3D shapes - Bags and bowls
Friday 5th February at 10:30 – 3:30 PM
OR Saturday 19th March at 10:30 – 3:30 PM
Bring another dimension to your felt! Using a resist to
make a seamless pocket of felt which can be shaped
into a beautiful bowl or small bag of your own choosing.
Tutor: Clare Kiely
Confident Beginners/Intermediate
Price £35
General felting session
Saturday 27th February at 10:30 -3:30 PM
General session where Clare will teach you the techniques you like, from basic felt
pictures, to small 3D objects to bags, slippers or hats. For 3D objects previous
experience needed. Smaller class, limited spaces.
Tutor: Clare Kiely
Beginners to Intermediate
Price £35
Nuno, cobweb, ruffle and lattice felt
Friday 11th March at 10:30 – 3:30 PM
Clare will be showing you how to make delicate
cobweb and lattice felt and introducing you to the
wonders of Nuno. Using a variety of different materials,
you will produce samples of all these types of felt as well
as explore how to use them further and create a neck
warmer to take home.
Tutor: Clare Kiely
Beginners
Price £35
Half a day option for Felt class with Clare:
If you’d like just a taster for any of the Felt making classes, you can book half a day
in the morning – 10:30 -12:45 PM. If you need a refresher session because you had
a lesson in the past, you can book an afternoon session 1:15-3:30 PM.
Price £20
Monthly schedule of
workshops
February
Tue 2
Free motion quilting
Wed 3
Baste it, quilt it, bind it!
For details, prices and times check
individual descriptions.
Thu 4
Beginners 3/4
Fri 5
3D felting
The number behind the classes (3/4)
means third class out of four.
Sat 6
Exploring Faux Chenile
Tue 9
Runners day
Wed 10
Sewing day with help
Thu 11
Beginners 4/4
January
Wed 6
Did you know your machine
Tue 23
Quilt in a month 1/3
Thu 7
Free motion quilting
Wed 24
Dahlia 1/2
Fri 8
First steps in felting
Thu 25
Sat 9
Teddy bear
Quilted and painted
hanging 1/2
Tue 12
Sizzix day
Fri 26
Play with oil paint sticks
Sat 27
General felting session
Wed 13
Needle felting
Fri 15
Cot quilt 1/2
Sat 16
Binding techniques
Tue 19
Plastic bags
Wed 20
Runners day
Thu 21
Beginners 1/4
Fri 22
Cathedral window day
Sat 23
Felt flowers and beads
Tue 26
Free motion quilting
Wed 27
Sewing day with help
Thu 28
March
Tue 1
Quilt in a month 2/3
Wed 2
Did you know your machine
Thu 3
Quilted and painted
hanging 1/2
Tue 8
Quilt in a month 3/3
Wed 9
Dahlia 2/2
Thu 10
Needle felting
Fri 11
Nuno, cobweb, lattice felt
Tue 15
Cushions day
Wed 16
Cushions in bloom
Beginners 2/4
Thu 17
Free motion quilting
Fri 29
Cot quilt 1/2
Fri 18
Binding techniques
Sat 30
Reversible bags
Sat 19
3D felt
Tue 22
Plastic bags
Wed 23
Sewing day with help
Fri 25
Runners day
Terms:
To reserve your place on any of the workshops, please, call into the shop or
telephone 01449 741 530 or email us at info@oliven.co.uk . Full payment within
10 days of booking to secure your place on the workshop needed.
Cancellation with 2 weeks notice - we will refund your payment or offer you a
place on a future workshop.
Cancellations within 13 - 8 days of the workshop – we will refund 50% of the
payment.
Last minute cancellations, ie. 7 days or less before a workshop – we’re afraid we
cannot refund any payments as from experience we’ve found it impossible to
fill places at such short notice.
Full refund for cancelation under 14 days possible if we replace you.
Thank you for understanding with these formalities.
A requirement list will be given at the time of booking. The cost of
supplies and fabrics are not included in the cost of workshop unless
stated. If you purchase your supplies for the workshop at OliVen you
will receive 5% discount.
OliVen, Bridge Farm Barns,
Monk’s Eleigh, Suffolk, IP7 7AY
01449 741 530
info@oliven.co.uk
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Opening times in 2016:
Tuesday – Saturday
10 – 5 PM
Sunday 11 – 4 PM
We’re opened on Sundays from 5th January!