Bee-spoke Quilts

Would you like to spend a relaxing and creative day? Would you like to improve your quilting skills? Enjoy a whole day of sewing in a relaxed and friendly setting. Appliqué is a great way to add details or pictures to your quilts or cushions. Hand and machine methods are taught, and combined into a cushion. Jacqueline is an experienced quilter with enthusiasm, skill and a flair for teaching others this versatile craft. You will need to bring your own sewing machine to this workshop. Bring your own lunch. Once...

'Beach Huts' Quilt; this cheerful handmade quilt features some colourful beach huts on a seaside background of sky, pebbles, sand and sea. Each beach hut is individually made and appliqued onto the scene. The red, blue and white colour palette and striped border add to the coastal mood. It is quilted with a variety of patterns to add texture and backed with blue starry fabric, making it reversible. It would make a great lap quilt, small sofa throw or wall hanging. Fully washable. Size: 36" x 28"

'Folk Animals' quilt: this charming handmade quilt features a lovely collection of animals in a folk- art style. There are birds, foxes, horses, rabbits and owls galore on a black background. Each central animal is framed with orange fabric, and pieced borders have been added in complimentary colours of turquoise, orange, red and yellow. It is quilted all over with swirling patterns to add texture and backed with black starry fabric, making it reversible. It would make a stunning sofa throw or lap quilt. Fully washable and made to last...

This charming quilt features some friendly forest creatures. There’s a fox, a hedgehog and a bear, all waiting for a cuddle! The subtle colour palette of coral, brown and green is echoed in the pieced blocks and borders. It would make a lovely lap quilt, or soda throw or small bed quilt. It measures 42” x 32” and is backed with blue starry fabric, making it reversible. The perfect gift for any animal lover.

Quilt-as-you-Go Course Would you like to improve your quilting skills? Would you like to try an easier way of making a large quilt? With the Quilt-as-You- Go method each block is quilted separately. This avoids having to deal with a large and bulky quilt when stitching all the layers together. This course runs for 4 Saturdays (monthly) and new techniques are taught during each workshop. The blocks will then build into your chosen size of the quilt. It is recommended that all four workshops be attended in order to complete...

Would you like a relaxing and stress-free weekend? Would you like to improve your quilting skills? Enjoy a whole weekend of sewing near Hay on Wye with expert tuition. A great way to build on your quilting skills in a relaxed and friendly setting. Come and learn this heritage craft and meet like-minded people. Quilting is a traditional craft which still has a place in our homes today. During the weekend you will learn a variety of quilting techniques which will be combined to create a lap quilt to take...

Quilt-in-a-Day workshop - A great way to discover a new skill in a relaxed and friendly setting. This workshop is suitable for complete beginners Over the course of the day, you will learn how to make a lap quilt from start to finish. Together we will learn how to rotary cut fabrics, machine piece, attach borders, fix layers and bind your finished quilt to take home. This workshop will give you the foundation to begin quilting other projects, or move onto different quilting techniques in future. You will need to...

'Sweet Pea' quilt- this beautiful quilt features an exquisite collection of sweet pea fabrics in pretty shades of pink, purple and green. The colour palette is evocative of an English country garden. Complimentary borders have been added to the design. It is quilted all over with swirling patterns and backed with green starry fabric, making it reversible. It would make a really lovely lap quilt, or small sofa throw for an adult, or a playmat for a child. Size: 35" x 35"