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The majority of our classes are held at

29 Churchgate street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

except for the Quillow course below which is in Cambridge

Please see the full list below. If you would like a printable list, or to be added to the email update list, please ask at info@sewcreative.co.uk

Call in or phone with requests for different courses. We may be able to oblige.

All workshops start at 10am and finish at 4pm (unless stated otherwise)

IN CAMBRIDGE:

 

'Quillow' Friday 2nd & 16th July & 6th August, 2010 with Elaine Green
£60


A quillow is a quilt with a pouch attached, when folded it looks like a pillow, when fully unfolded it is a quilt to keep you warm with a pouch for your feet.

IN BURY:

'Day and Night' 1 & 2
Saturday 3rd July 2010 and Saturday 17th July 2010, with Elaine Green

£25 - 1 day
£40 - 2 days


A simple technique which produces a stunning quilt. Day & Night Workshop 1 - make a quilt top
Day & Night Workshop 2 - use the offcuts from Day & Night 1 to make a table runner or wall hanging.

 

'Pleated Shoulder Bag' Saturday 10th July 2010, with Elaine Green
£25


A roomy shoulder bag with two pleated front pockets in your favourite colourway.

 

'Autumnal Sofa Throw' Friday 10th September 2010, with Elaine Green
£25


Make this lovely seasonal throw - using machine piecing, foundation piecing and applique.

 
'Bowl Making' Wednesday 15th September 2010, with Pat Cooper
£25
Have a fun day making a unique accessory for any room in your house.

 

'Basic Patchwork' Saturday 18th September 2010, with Pat Cooper
£25


Learn the basics of patchwork. How to rotary cut, use rulers & cutting board.

 

'Prairie Point Tote Bag' Wednesday 22nd September 2010, with Elaine Green
£25


Make this delightful tote bag to take all your supplies to a workshop – or simply use it to go shopping.

 
'Trapunto Class' Three week course
Thursdays 23rd & 30th September & 7th October 2010, with Yvonne Brown

£70
A workshop day for those who have already tried free-machining. Add a new dimension to your quilted projects with this intriguing technique that introduces you to amazing sculptural effects.

 

'Autumnal Sofa Throw' Friday 24th September 2010, with Elaine Green
£25


Make this lovely seasonal throw - using machine piecing, foundation piecing and applique.

 
‘BLOCK OF THE MONTH FINISHING DAY’ Saturday 25th September; OR Saturday 2nd October, 2010, with Pat and Elaine
£15
For those who are participating in our MYSTERY BLOCK OF THE MONTH – come along on this day and learn how to “quilt as you go” and put your blocks together to complete your beautiful quilt.
 
'Charm Bags' Friday 1st October 2010, with Elaine Green
£25
Buy a charm pack or two and make a quick and easy bag. Choice of 3 sizes: small, medium and “the big one”
 
'Charm Bags' Wednesday 6th October 2010, with Elaine Green
£25
Buy a charm pack or two and make a quick and easy bag. Choice of 3 sizes: small, medium and “the big one”

 
'Garden Trellis' Saturday 9th October 2010, with Elaine Green
£25
Use a feature floral fabric to create this beautiful quilt – or a Christmas feature fabric to make a special wallhanging.

 

'Get to Know Your Sewing Machine' Friday 15th October, 2010 with Pat Cooper
£25

Find out what you can do: Blind hemming, buttonholes, overcasting and much more.
Get the most from your machine and enjoy sewing!

 

'Tree Skirt or Table Centre' Saturday 16th October 2010, with Elaine Green
£25


Finish off your Christmas tree with a festive tree skirt or enjoy making a table centre.

 

'Dresden Plate' Wednesday 20th October 2010, with Pat Cooper
£25


Using the very versatile “Easy Dresden” ruler, this fun workshop will show you how to make Dresden plates in a variety of shapes and sizes.

 
'Quilting Day' Wednesday 27th October 2010, with Pat Cooper
£25
A workshop which covers quilting with a walking foot, freehand machine quilting and hand quilting

 

'Poinsettia' Saturday 30th October 2010, with Elaine Green
£25

Beautiful folded 3-D Christmas fabric poinsettia for table runner or centre.

 

'Woven Stars Tablerunner' Thursday 4th November 2010, with Elaine Green
£25


Weave fabric tubes into an unusual reversible tablerunner.

 
'Reversible “Quilt-as-you-go” Log Cabin’ Two week course
Friday 12th November & Friday 19th November 2010, with Elaine Green

£40
The traditional log cabin which is quilted as it is stitched. Put different fabrics on each side and you have a reversible quilt.
 

'Stained Glass Christmas Tree' Saturday 13th November 2010, with Elaine Green
£25

FULL - Please see below


An effective wallhanging to add a Christmas feel to your room.

 

'Stained Glass Christmas Tree' Saturday 27th November 2010, with Elaine Green
£25

Details as above

 
'Origami Christmas Tree or Wreath' Wednesday 1st December 2010, with Elaine Green
£25
A unique seasonal decoration made with folded fabric triangles.
 

'Coffee and Mince Pies’
Saturday 11th December, 2010

Come and join us for coffee and mince pies any time between 10am and 4pm.

Bring along some items, to show us what you have made, finished or unfinished.

 
'Applique Workshop’ Two day course
Friday 14th & Saturday 15th January 2011, with Elaine Green

£40
A two day workshop which will explore all the various types of appliqué – hand and machine.
Make a sampler which will not only make a cute wallhanging, but also serve as a reference guide.
 
‘Sit and finish your UFOs!’ self help knitting, crochet and quilting group
£5 Every Tuesday & Wednesday 10pm – 4pm.
 

Blocks of the Month


Join one of our very popular Blocks of the Month - Fabric and full instructions provided -
YOU SELECT YOUR OWN FABRICS FROM OUR HUGE RANGE IN THE SHOP

Mystery Block of the Month - £10 per month
Make 12 or 24 blocks and create a beautiful sampler quilt.

"Seeing Stars" Block of the Month - £15 per month
Make 2 blocks per month and create a stunning large star quilt.

Block "4" the Month - Miniature Quilt - £10 per month
Make 4 mini blocks per month and create a lovely lap quilt.


COMING SOON : TWO NEW BLOCK OF THE MONTH FOR 2011

 
10% Loyalty Scheme available.
 
For more details or to book a place on any of our workshops and courses, don’t hesitate to call (01284) 755459
To guarantee a place, a £10 deposit is required.