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We produce a new list of workshops every few months and these are available in the shop. We also send the list out by email to customers who have expressed an interest and provided their email details. Most classes get fully booked within a few days of the list being issued. If you
are interested in attending a workshop please email us and we will send you details of current availability:
e: annmayner@quiltessential.co.uk
Our light and spacious teaching area is located at ground level at one end of the shop and can seat up to 12 students. Class numbers are, however, determined by the activity and the degree of attention each student is likely to need from the tutor. For example, our beginners classes are usually restricted to 4 students. We try to offer a wide selection of project based workshops to cater for different skill levels.
We also run regular 'block of the month' classes.
Many of our students enjoy the social aspect of getting together with other quilters for a few hours whilst learning a new technique or improving their existing skills.
Ann teaches some classes herself and employs excellent local tutors on a regular basis but also brings internationally renowned quilters, such as Janice Gunner, to the shop to teach.
Free parking is available on site for class attendees.
Above is a class taking place in the shop with a selection of the (almost complete) Hakkaku quilt tops made by the students. Hakkaku is a pattern designed by Darren Mayner to show off large print and panel type fabrics such as those from Kona Bay. The design is subject to copyright and is exclusively available from Quiltessential.
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Below are two pictures from different beginners' classes. Attendees proudly display the completed cushion covers they made in the one day class in which they learnt how to rotary cut fabric, join pieces with a quarter inch seam and add a binding. They also got their first experience of choosing fabrics to use, hence the variety of finished cushions. They all said they had a great day and were amazed at what they had achieved in a few hours. We hope this will be the start of many happy years of quilting for these new stitchers. Well done!
Visit our to see the results of one of our recent classes in which attendees made a landscape quilt!
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