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Back-Basting Appliqué Weekend
3 days from £595pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 days of tuition with Carolyn Forster, kit included
- 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
- Tea/coffee during workshops
- Complimentary WiFi
- Services of an experienced Retreat Manager
Experts
Holiday Overview
On this fantastic weekend retreat led by expert Carolyn Forster, you'll learn a method to create very accurate hand appliqué using a classic block. We’ll cover two different methods to work the technique and see how different variations can be created. We’ll also look at how the block creates different designs and how these can be put together using quilt-as-you-go techniques.
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Itinerary
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Skill Level: Confident beginner.
Requirements List: The kit will include enough fabric, thread, batting and backing to make a one-block quilt to be used as a 16-inch cushion front or as the basis to start a quilt, along with instruction sheets and templates. Please bring with you a basic hand sewing kit and any fabric or threads that you may wish to substitute for the ones supplied in the kit.
Check in to your room from 3pm. Get to know your expert, Retreat Manager and fellow crafters over dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
We’ll start the day by preparing our fabrics and planning a design. We’ll look at fabric application and decisions on cutting, as well as selecting hand appliqué threads and needles. We’ll sew samples to try out the different methods that Carolyn will demonstrate or get started on sewing our designs.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Today we’ll continue stitching our designs, piecing blocks together and quilting. We’ll layer and baste the block and look at different quilt-as-you-go methods for making a whole quilt.
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 rooms, 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 4-star Blunsdon House Hotel.
Blunsdon House Hotel
Set in 30 acres of beautiful countryside, the 4-star Blunsdon House Hotel is situated in the village of Broad Blunsdon. All the individually decorated bedrooms have flat screen televisions, a safety deposit box, telephone, hairdryer and tea and coffee making facilities. There are two restaurants and three bars to relax and enjoy a drink after a day of exploring or alternatively take a swim in the hotels indoor heated swimming pool (charge applies) or take a walk around the beautiful grounds of the hotel.
Hotel Facilities
- Guest Lounge
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Lift
- Disabled Rooms Available
- Ground Floor Rooms on Request
- Gym
- Free Car Parking
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Safe Box
- Free Wifi
- Ensuite Facilities
Single Supplement from £80.00
Hotel
Blunsdon House Hotel is located in the village of Broad Blunsdon, approximately 5 miles from Swindon railway station. If you are travelling by car the hotel is a 25 minute drive from junction 15 of the M4 or 40 minutes drive from junction 11a of the M5. Ample car parking on site free of charge. There are also 4 EV Charging points.
