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17 January 2022
Join fellow crafters and Pat Archibald for an afternoon of quilting, which you can enjoy from the comfort of your own home.
- 2.5 hours of tuition from Pat Archibald
- Simple joining via zoom
- Enjoy crafting with a small group of stitchers
- Included recording of the workshop
In this online workshop delivered live on Zoom you will learn how to make an origami style bag. Once you have mastered a simple version, Pat will show you how to adapt the pattern to make more complex looking bags. Pat will demonstrate all the folding and stitching techniques and introduce other embellishments, as well as a variety of handles to complete the bag. This is a lovely relaxing machine stitching workshop that will inspire you to create more of these items as gifts for friends.
SKILL LEVEL: Suitable for anyone with a sewing machine with a straight stitch.
You will need:
(Requirements based on 100% patchwork cotton fabrics)
- Two coordinating fat quarters of fabric
- Scissors, pins, hand sewing needles, chopstick or similar item to poke out corners
- Rotary Cutter, Mat and Ruler
- Sewing machine fitted with ¼” foot and threaded up with a machine thread in a colour to suit your fabric and a filled bobbin.
- Iron and ironing pad
- Optional – a small square of Bondaweb or similar fusible web approx. 3” square