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Machine Piecing Hexagons with Carolyn Forster
Join in on the journey of making beautiful hexagon quilts with Carolyn Forster by Machine Piecing Hexagons. Using large hexagons and triangles, machine piecing is a breeze. It is so much easier than it looks.
This is a particularly good class to come to if you have attended Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably’s November 2023 Colour Workshop which focusses around hexagons and triangles or if you are thinking of making Kaffe Fassett’s Succulent Hexagons Quilt. Any hexagon style quilt will be so much quicker machine pieced.
One day Workshop: 10.00am – 4.00pm
Skill level:Â All levels
Course outline
Join in on the journey of making beautiful hexagon quilts with Carolyn Forster. Using large hexagons and triangles, machine piecing is a breeze.
Carolyn will show you how to machine piece hexagons and triangles together as well as cut partial and half hexagon shapes for filling in the outside edges of hexagon projects with a straight side. She will be teaching Y seams to join amongst other techniques. Carolyn really is the “Queen of Hexagons” having written her best selling book Hexagon Happenings which shows a complete step-by-step photo guide to hexagon techniques and projects.
There will be advice on quilting your finished project, as required.
Class Requirements:
If you attended Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably’s November 2023 Colour Workshop which focusses around hexagons and triangles, bring your design wall flannel with your quilt layout from the class. If you have not attended this workshop bring 5-6 fabrics of small and large scale prints from which you will be cutting your hexagons and triangles to make samples.
- Pen/ pencil
- Scissors that you like for cutting fabric pieces
- Threads to match your fabric
- Notebook and pen/pencil
- Basic sewing equipment – scissors, pins, unpicker
- Rotary cutting equipment – board, cutter (with a new, and a spare blade), and rulerÂ
- Large hexagon template and triangle such as the MEDCOMBO template here.
- Fabric marking pen
- Sewing Machine (with pedal and instructions booklet, and 1/4inch sewing machine foot.
- Machine needles (size 80, we recommend Schmetz). If sewing with Kaffe Fassett Collective fabric, we recommend using size 70 needles as the fabric has a higher thread count than some other craft cottons.
Please bring a packed lunch with you. Tea, coffee and water are available throughout the day. Alternatively there is Greggs, Subway and Tesco’s close by. If the weather is nice then it a great idea to go for a walk along the river during your lunch break as this is close by too.
Cancellation Policy
In exceptional circumstances, workshops and events may be cancelled. We reserve the right to cancel a workshop up to 48 hours prior to the workshop date.
We will give you as much notice as possible should we need to cancel and arrangements will be made. Where at all possible, in the first instance we will offer you an alternative date, securing your place in the class. However, should we need to cancel, and are not able to offer you an alternative, you will be refunded the full amount paid.
We are not able to recompense for any incremental costs that you may have incurred to attend a class should it be cancelled, such as purchases, travel arrangements or accommodation.
Should you need to cancel, please give us as much notice as possible. Providing at least 14days notice is given, we will offer you a refund less 10% administration fee or you may transfer to another class. If less than 14days notice is given, we are not able to offer any refund or transfer.
Machine Piecing Hexagons
Location:
Lady Sew and Sew
Farm Road
Henley on Thames
Oxfordshire
RG9 1EJ
UK
Tel: 01491 572 528
Kaffe Fassett & Brandon Mably Colour Workshop
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