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African Odyssey Wall Hanging Sewing Machine Weekend
3 days from £495pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 full days of tuition with Janice Gunner
- Use of a Bernina 500 series sewing machine
- 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
- Tea, coffee and snacks throughout the weekend
- Services of an experienced Retreat Manager
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Holiday Overview
Renowned for her one-of-a-kind pieces of work made from fabulous and unusual African fabrics, join Janice Gunner on this weekend retreat where you'll create your own wall hanging using improv piecing log cabin style. With no pre-planning, you will work intuitively under Janice’s guidance to make a piece of work that is unique to you.
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 3 day itinerary
Skill Level: Any.
Requirements List: Please purchase a Janice Gunner Special Selection fabric pack from The African Fabric Shop in the colours of your choice. You will also need to bring 1 metre square of your preferred wadding, 1 meter square of backing fabric, a sewing kit, neutral coloured thread, a rotary cutter, mat, ruler, and a notepad and pen.
Check in to your room from 3pm. Get to know Janice, your Retreat Manager and fellow guests over dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
We’ll start the day with an introduction to this improvisational way of working, discussing fabric choices, colour combinations, scale of prints and sizes of pieces.
Janice will demonstrate rotary cutting the pieces, how to make them fit together and how to make individual modules to make up the whole piece.
We’ll also look at the use of applique, if appropriate, and tips for accurate piecing and pressing.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Today, we continue piecing before moving on to layering for quilting. Janice will discuss and demonstrate various methods for quilting our work, including types of threads and finishing/binding techniques appropriate to this style of working. A question-and-answer session and mini show-and-tell will conclude our weekend.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Highlights
- Workshop
Please Note: Although there are no mobility requirements for this tour, please note that you will need to be able to make your own way between our workshop room, your bedroom and the restaurant, which could involve walks of up to 5 minutes. If you require full disabled access, please check with us before booking.
Accommodation
You will stay for two nights at the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club.
Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club
This stylish and contemporary 4-star hotel is ideally located in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. In a convenient location, Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club is easily accessible from the M1, M6, M40 and Birmingham Airport, and is just a short drive to Northampton and Coventry.
Hotel Facilities
- 3 Star
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Gym
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Free Wifi
Single Room Supplement from £65.00
