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Patchwork Holidays at Le Jardin du Cure
You choose the date, you choose the subject.
Call Penny on 00 33 5 63 34 83 69 to discuss the options.
Whether you are already a keen patchworker, or interested in getting started with this very rewarding craft, our Patchwork Holidays offer a great combination of a relaxing break in one of our holiday homes, with tailored patchwork tuition and support for you and a group of friends. Browse this page for details of the different courses we can offer. You'll be staying in the Vestry, which comfortably sleeps four on the large mezzanine floor, has two shower rooms and has a fully equiped kitchen where you can prepare your breakfast and evening meal, if required.
By the end of the week, even beginners will have completed a small quilt. The courses are offered all year round except during the months of July and August, and classes are held in the Chapel. Included in the price are:
| - Sewing Machines |
| - Cutting boards and rotary cutters |
| - Lunch with wine, or water! |
| - Tea and cakes in the afternoon |
| - Tuition work sheets |
Flights, car hire, and travel insurance are not included . A selection of rulers, jelly-rolls and other fabrics are available for sale.
Please contact us to enquire about our Patchwork holidays.
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Wednesday Patchwork Classes 2011/12
in French and English
Held twice a month on Wednesdays, beginning 21st September 2011
Classes
are held in the chapel,
two Wednesdays each month, beginning Wednesday 21st September 2011, in machine
patchwork and techniques with a rotary cutter. Each day
is a complete lesson and the course continues through the
winter and spring until early summer. Click here for the booking form or contact us with your enquiry.
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Bring
your sewing machine, fabric and usual sewing equipment.
We have fabric for sale plus rotary cutters and boards
if you do not already have your own.
Costs
for each day tuition from 10.00-16.00 is €15.
This includes instruction sheets, coffee, tea and
cake. Bring your own lunch. For any further information
or any questions on the course ring Penny Roberts
00 33 (0)5 63 34 83 69.
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View the Quilts Gallery
Saturday Courses 2011/12
Beginning 24th September 2011
Join us at Le Jardin du Cure for friendly and practical patchwork courses, led by Penelope Roberts. Each course costs €30, including coffee on arrival, a three course lunch, plus tea and cakes before you go. Contact us to reserve your place.
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24th September 2011
Dyeing Fabric
How to dye a rainbow of colours in a bucket. Maximum 8 people. |
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22nd October 2011
Landscapes
Mix fabric paints and simple machine quilting to realise a superb small landscape. |
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19th November 2011
Patches that Dance
Make several blocks without a straight line in sight. New ideas in machine quilting are demonstrated for enhancing the blocks. |
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10th December 2011
Free Quilting
More advanced machine quilting techniques including free motion feathers. |
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21st January 2012
New York Beauty
Perfect curves and arrows for a complex design. |
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18th February 2012
Empty Your Drawers
Bring all your llittle pieces and fat quarters to make a stunning scrap quilt. |
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17th March 2012
Mariner's Compass
A classic design made easy. |
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14th April 2012
Printed Patchwork
A beginner's class in fabric printing. Simple blocks printed not cut and stitched. |
Download the Booking Form to reserve your place on these courses.
For all enquiries, call Penny on 00 33 5 63 34 83 69 or email patch@lejardinducure.com
One
Day Workshops
Penny
offers one day workshops, either at her home at Le
Jardin du Cure, or at your preferred local venue, in
the following topics:
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Nine
Patch Wonders
This
class is suitable for beginners who want to learn
about making nine patch blocks and combining with
triangles to make a quilt top. |
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Wavy
Borders, Wavy Quilting.
This
class is suitable for those who have practiced some
patchwork and want to learn how to make a perfect
wavy edge and bind with bias binding. This technique
can also be used for wavy border quilting. |
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Boxed
blocks
Using
a ‘jelly roll’ of thirty different colours
to make a stunning quilt top in one day. Suitable
for all levels of experience. |
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Free
Cutting Stars
A
scrap quilt made with stars. Free cutting techniques
ensure that every quilt is different. The class is
suitable for those who have tried some basic techniques. |
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Dyeing Fabric
How to dye a rainbow of colours in a bucket. Maximum 8 people. |
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Landscapes
Mix fabric paints and simple machine quilting to realise a superb small landscape. |
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Patches that Dance
Make several blocks without a straight line in sight. New ideas in machine quilting are demonstrated for enhancing the blocks. |
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Free Quilting
More advanced machine quilting techniques including free motion feathers. |
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New York Beauty
Perfect curves and arrows for a complex design. |
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Empty Your Drawers
Bring all your llittle pieces and fat quarters to make a stunning scrap quilt. |
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Mariner's Compass
A classic design made easy. |
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Printed Patchwork
A beginner's class in fabric printing. Simple blocks printed not cut and stitched. |
The
workshops are for a minimum of six people and a maximum
of fifteen. All instruction sheets are included in the costs. As
the cost of petrol continues to soar, you'll need to
ring Penny to discuss her charges for a day, on 05 63 34 83
69.
For
more information on any of our classes and workshops, please
contact us.
We can also offer residential courses for those staying
in our self-catering gites.
