Weekend Quilt Workshop log cabin

Come and join Janine at Stitching Kitchen for a weekend learning how to make a log cabin quilt.

Come and join Janine at Stitching Kitchen for a weekend learning how to make a log cabin quilt. This time we are running the workshop on a Saturday and Sunday - it could be called a weekend retreat! It is suitable for total novices, taking you through everything you need to know to build confidence in quilt-making. If you are a more experienced quilter, you will enjoy learning a new technique that has so many creative possibilities, and you can benefit from Janine’s years of experience to pick up tips and tricks for a professional, polished quilt.

Log cabin quilting gets its name from the layout of the pieces - log-shaped strips built up around a central square, or ‘hearth’. It's a great quilt for getting through your scraps. Or, you can use precut 2 ½-inch strips, like Jelly Rolls, which make the process easier and just as enjoyable. Log cabin quilting is really versatile because the fabric choices, layouts and positioning can be used to make such a huge range of patterns.

Your tutor Janine also holds monthly long-arm clinics at Stitching Kitchen that you'd be welcome to drop into if you'd like any further pointers, or would like to outsource the quilt finishing to her!

What you will learn/achieve
Skills in measuring, cutting and sewing this traditional block.
How to create a huge range of patterns with your fabric choices, layouts and positioning.
If you’re not yet comfortable with a rotary cutter and ruler, you can use precut 2 ½-inch strips, like Jelly Rolls, which make the process easier and just as enjoyable.
The quilt size is flexible and can be adjusted based on your experience/speed.

What's included
Tuition: full instruction and support in a small class.
Written instructions that you can take away and refer back to at home.
Use of all the tools you will need during the workshop.
Use of the Pfaff sewing machines in Stitching Kitchen's fully equipped studio.
Tea and cake.

About your tutor

Your tutor is Janine from TheFatQuarter Quilting https://thefatquarter.co.uk Having dabbled at patchwork and quilting when her children were babies, Janine moved on to develop a love for learning everything patchwork and quilting. In recent years she has owned a patchwork and quilting shop, living and breathing patchwork each day. Nowadays Janine is a professional Longarm Quilter and Patchwork Tutor with a love for sharing her wealth of experience.