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Tropical Blooms Quilt Sewing Machine Weekend
3 days from £495pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 full days of tuition with Janet Goddard
- 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
Experts
Holiday Overview
Enjoy a creative weekend in the peaceful Northamptonshire countryside with expert Janet Goddard. Across two full days of sewing, you’ll learn how to piece and applique a bold, tropical-themed quilt top using a Bernina 500 series machine. This eye-catching design is ideal for showcasing large-print fabrics, with clever block rotation creating a striking secondary pattern. Don't miss out – this weekend is the perfect opportunity to relax, sew, and be inspired!
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 3 day itinerary
Workshop Information: We will border large appliqued tropical flowers with patchwork strips. The blocks are then rotated to create a secondary pattern and a stunning quilt. This quilt is a good opportunity to use fabrics that have larger prints on them. The project is machine pieced and appliqued, and the finished size is approximately 57 inches square.
Skill Level: You need to be able to use a rotary cutter and ruler and stitch an accurate 1/4 inch seam on the sewing machine.
Requirements List: The requirements listed below are sufficient to make the quilt top, however fabrics for the border, backing and wadding will be needed to finish the quilt after the weekend. 1 1/4 metres light background fabric, 12-13 fat quarters of fabric for the blooms and the strips (choose 13 if you want more choice or are worried you might make a mistake!), 3 metres HeatnBond Lite or Bondaweb, neutral thread for piecing and thread to match the appliqued shapes, rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat, plus the usual sewing equipment including pins, scissors, marking pen/pencil, unpicker etc.
Make your own way to the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club and check in to your room from 3pm. Get to know your expert, Retreat Manager and fellow crafters over dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Today, we will focus on machine applique. We’ll prepare our designs for applique and look at machine applique techniques and finishing tips before appliqueing our tropical blooms.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Today will focus on machine piecing. We’ll cut and stitch the fabric strips to our appliqued blocks, before looking at tips and techniques for quick piecing and stitching the blocks together. Finally, we’ll look at finishing and quilting.
Following the workshop, depart Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club and make your own way home.
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
Set in beautiful grounds, the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club features an 18-hole golf course, modern leisure club including indoor swimming pool, an elegant restaurant and bar. The stylish bedrooms each have free Wi-Fi access and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. All rooms feature a cosy seating area, tea/coffee facilities, iron/ironing board, hairdryer, and a private modern bathroom.
Hotel Facilities
- 3 Star
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Gym
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Free Wifi
Single Supplement from £65.00
Hotel
Whether you’re travelling by car or train Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club on the outskirts of Daventry is easily accessible from the M1,M6, M40 and a short drive from Northampton and Coventry. By Car: Close to the M1, J16 and J18 and 14 miles from the M6 – Free on-site parking (electric car points are chargeable) By Rail: 11 miles from Northampton and Rugby railway stations. 7 miles from Long Buckby railway station.
