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You will have the chance to spend one day with each tutor, working on English Paper Piecing and Shadow Applique techniques.

English Paper Piecing with Nancy Adamek

Inspired by the famous quilt by Lucy Boston we will be exploring the use of the Honey comb paper shape in this pattern classic. Learn to build your basic block, play with the colour value and have a go at ‘Fussy-cutting’ the shapes used in the block. You will soon be hooked by this fascinating pattern. The blocks we make in the workshop can be turned into a smaller project (cushion table runner or bag) or be expanded into a full size quilt.

Shadow Applique with The Stitch Witch

Come and join the Stitch Witch for a magical experience learning about the fascinating technique called Shadow Quilting. You will combine voile and graduated fabric to produce a fantastic Dahlia block. This block is suitable for beginners to advanced quilters and can be made into a cushion, wall hanging or the start of the families heirloom quilt. Just iron, sew and achieve. Once you have conquered this technique it will open up a whole new concept in patchwork and quilting.

A stitching weekend for £375 per person

Classes will take place in the hotel from 10 – 4 on Saturday and 10 – 4 on Sunday AND you can sew until late, late, late on Saturday evening if you want.

Lunch and refreshments will be served both days including a buffet lunch and dinner on Saturday and breakfast and a buffet lunch on Sunday.

What’s included:

What’s included:

  • 2 full days of classes – one full day with Nancy Adamek and one full day with The Stitch Witch
  • All patterns used in the classes
  • 1 night accommodation at the luxurious Warbrook House Hotel
  • Double room with single occupancy, so no sharing, unless you want to.
  • En-suite bathrooms, LCD TV, telephone and a tea/coffee making facilities.
  • 2 days hot and cold buffet lunch
  • Hot and cold buffet dinner on the Saturday night
  • Buffet breakfast on Sunday
  • Tea, coffee and refreshments served throughout the 2 days
  • Free parking
  • WiFi is available throughout

Warbrook House Hotel (The Grange), Eversley

The Warbrook House Hotel will be our home for the weekend. A magnificent Grade I listed mansion set in 130 acres of Grade II listed gardens. We have reserved The Grange, a lovely 20th century addition to the main mansion house which was extended from the original farmhouse, with a private garden to the back. It is an ideal location for sewing retreats as the teaching, modern accommodation and restaurant are all under one roof, providing an excellent and unique sewing space for the weekend. We have our own dedicated parking spaces near the entrance to the Grange, making it easy to transport sewing machines and supplies. Indeed, The Grange offers everything you need for the perfect weekend retreat.

The hotel is conveniently located near the Berkshire-Hampshire border, and close to Heathrow Airport and Central London, which is accessible by train with connections from Reading, Fleet and Farnborough rail stations.

What’s special about a justhands-on.tv retreat

We keep numbers limited on justhands-on.tv retreats so that everyone has access to the tutors as well as the space to work on their project. Attendees tell us it is “ a little me time.”

Click on the video image below to see “What happens at a Justhands-on.tv weekend quilt retreat”

Click here to read a review of a justhands-on.tv retreat from Popular Patchwork.

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If you choose to RESERVE YOUR PLACE then you will need to complete and return a Booking Form (downloaded via link above) along with a deposit of £50. See Booking Form for details.

Additional information

If you pay in full by Credit Card, a £50 deposit is part of your payment and is non-refundable. If you pay in two stages (deposit & balance), your deposit of £50 is non-refundable.

We do our best to accommodate special requests, e.g. non-residential place, partners, Friday night accommodation, etc. Disabled access information is available upon request. Contact us at retreat@justhands-on.tv if you have any questions.

Materials are not included in the cost of the retreat. If appropriate, a requirements list will be sent to you near to the date of your retreat.

You will be required to bring your own sewing machine unless specifically noted otherwise.

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