Embellished Working Women Wall Quilt with Bev Rebelo from Zimbabwe

This beautiful wall quilt  will be close to completion in the one day class.  Bev will teach her appliqué and embellishing techniques as well as the history of the women and of the embellishments used.  The kit includes African fabric and all the embellishments which are from Africa plus all the fabrics including backing and batting for only  $39.95 + taxes = $45.15

Requirements that you need to bring:

• Pins
• Scissors – paper and fabric
• Needles suitable for appliqué
• Sewing and appliqué thread
• Tube turner or knitting needle or chop stick (actually I use blunt scissors)
• Pen/pencil for marking light and dark fabric
• Sheet of plastic template
• Pen/pencil to mark plastic template
• ¼ inch bias bar
• Standard sewing supplies i.e. scissors, etc

Angelbelle Doll with Maggie Robinson from Canada

First colour is the wings, then legs and then dress.  All the dresses have gold leaves.

Two day class

This beautiful 50 cm (20") doll will be right at home in anyone's house.  My Angelbelle doll, made for me by Maggie, watches over us at the shop and she receives many compliments!

One of a kind African Version - to be won by one lucky person in the class!

The kit includes everything that is needed to make Canadian Angelbelle (in 4 colourways: red, light green, dark green & blue), including the pattern and stuffer, for $49.95 + taxes = $56.45.

Requirements that you need to bring:

• Pins
• Scissors – paper and fabric
• Sewing and specialty threads
• Pen/pencil for marking light and dark fabric
• Permanent pen for the face
• Standard sewing supplies i.e. scissors, etc

Hand Beading using a Crochet Hook with Charu Patel from Kenya

Beading by hand wall quilt - approx. 30cm x 45com (12" x 18")

This half day class will be relaxed and fun - suitable for everyone to take even non-sewers.

The kit will include fabric, crocket hook and all the beads which will come from Africa for only $19.95 + taxes = $22.55

Darned Quilts  with Dena Crain from Kenya

                                                                                Close up

This is a two day class will teach you some of Dena's new and exciting techniques.  When she leaves Ailsa Craig she will be travelling to Houston to teach this class there.  Each quilt will be unique!  The kits will come in a variety of different colourways so that each student can choose their favourite colour combination.

The kit will include stabilizer and all the fabrics for the quilt including the backing and batting for $59.95 + taxes = $67.75.

Requirements that you need to bring:

• Pins for securing quilt layers for quilting
• Sewing and decorative threads

•  Pencil, chalk, wax, disappearing ink pen, washable ink pen or other non-permanent marker

•  SHARP dressmaker shears
• Standard sewing supplies i.e. stitch ripper, etc

• - Rotary cutter, new blade, mat, ruler

   check out the rest of the classes↓