My 1st Sewing School Class

This week I took my first class at Love Stitch in Heswall. After ten years teaching the girls at school, it was a new experience for me teaching adults. Six lovely ladies came along and here's a little natter about our morning.

The workshop space at Love Stitch is ideal for for small groups. It is a lovely bright room, well equipped and cosy. We were even treated to proper coffee and biscuits on arrival!

The three-hour class was to make this pretty cube cosmetic purse, which is always a favourite with my customers from my Etsy shop.

Love Stitch provided this range of gorgeous cotton fabrics by Tilda for the ladies to mix and match for their purses. They all selected different combinations!

They soon got down to the business of cutting out the pieces needed.

Then on to making the patchwork outer layer.

Next quilting the layers together.

It was great to see everybody beavering away! It was so quiet with everyone concentrating, not a bit like school!!

The binding and the zip were a little more tricky, but this stage was soon mastered by all.

I think you'll agree their finished purses are amazing. Each one looks slightly different in the different fabric combinations. There could be some very lucky recipients on Christmas morning!

Some of the ladies asked for written instructions incase they forget how to make them again. I have promised I will put together a tutorial just as soon I can find a spare minute. Look out for it in the Tutorials tab on the left hand side.

I have two more classes booked in the run up to Christmas. Follow this link if you are interested in booking a place.

Embroidered Home Picture - 21st November - 9.30 to 1.30

Applique Christmas Stocking - 9th December - 1.00 to 5.00

Love to see you there. Happy sewing!

Judith xxx