Here is the information for the Wellington Quilt Guild classes.
One day classes
Quilt-doodling and colouring-in for machine quilters
Spend a day honing your machine quilting skills by doodling using the sewing machine then colour in your patterns using fabric markers. Colouring-in is optional!
|Black thread on white fabric|
Sashiko is a traditional Japanese way of patching and strengthening old fabrics using running stitch in decorative patterns. In this class students will look at photographic examples of Japanese boro (patched) textiles as well as examples of more modern styles of sashiko stitching. Students will then learn how to mark out a grid on fabric and then stitch Japanese Sashiko patterns either by hand or by machine.
Sashiko is traditionally done using cream or white thread on a navy (indigo) background but students are encouraged to try different colour combinations or create their own stitching patterns for a different look.
|Machine stitched sashiko patterns on a bag|
|2 placemats. Left - sashiko by machine. Right - sashiko by hand|
|Sashiko stitching over recycled indigo fabrics to make a placemat|