ONSITE Kawandi Patchwork - Thur 22nd May 2025
SKU:
oCE220525-8
£120.00
£120.00
per item
Included in each day:
- Five hours of expert tuition
- Homemade cookies on arrival
- Filter coffee & selection of teas available free all day
- Freshly prepared lunch
- Homemade afternoon tea
- Ample Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Easy ground-floor access
Click Here for directions to The Victory Room, Bucklebury for the 2025 ONSITE workshops
Tutor: Christine Green
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
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This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh.
Workshop Details
Kawandi quilts (also known as Siddi quilts) are made by the Siddi people of West India. They are entirely hand stitched and are a great way of using up small pieces of fabric. They have a unique construction starting with a base, and appliqué patches of fabric that start from the outside edge and work inwards to the centre. Running stitch is used to hold the patches in place and the edges of each patch are folded in. Wadding can be incorporated but isn’t necessary.
You will make a panel, approximately A3 size, exploring this therapeutic slow hand stitched, slightly addictive method. If you would prefer to start a larger piece that could be made into a bag or small quilt that is an option.
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee
Students Please Bring
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.
10am - 4pm
Lunch & afternoon tea provided
Click here for Timings & Refreshments
This one-day, onsite workshop is suitable for complete beginners and those wishing to refresh.
Workshop Details
Kawandi quilts (also known as Siddi quilts) are made by the Siddi people of West India. They are entirely hand stitched and are a great way of using up small pieces of fabric. They have a unique construction starting with a base, and appliqué patches of fabric that start from the outside edge and work inwards to the centre. Running stitch is used to hold the patches in place and the edges of each patch are folded in. Wadding can be incorporated but isn’t necessary.
You will make a panel, approximately A3 size, exploring this therapeutic slow hand stitched, slightly addictive method. If you would prefer to start a larger piece that could be made into a bag or small quilt that is an option.
Materials
Materials are not included in the booking fee
Students Please Bring
- A backing - this could be a bit of old sheet of pillow case or calico, any 100% cotton. You won’t see any of it from the front, only on the back
- A piece of wadding the size that you would like your finished panel to be. This is optional - authentic Kawandi quilts do not use wadding.
- A selection of scraps and off cuts of non stretchy cotton fabrics, a mix of small and large patterns, plains, stripes and checks. This is a great way of using up those small bits of fabric you have been hanging on to!
- Pins
- Needle - an embroidery needle works well
- Thread for quilting, cotton perle is a good weight
- Possibly a thimble
We advise that you do not buy any materials required for a course more than two weeks in advance, because occasionally a course is cancelled due to low enrolment.