Hours: 10:30am to 4:00pm every day
Email sheryl-ann@bungendorepatchwork.com.au Web www.bungendorepatchwork.com.au
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| Classes | |
| Bungendore Country Patchwork holds classes on a regular basis. The lessons are set up to help all student levels,
from beginners to advanced. The store's accredited teachers make the whole experience an enjoyable one. Learn from the best and you have fun with friends. Learn about the value of colour and enjoyment of patchwork as you learn new skills. Day classes are held on Saturdays but we also have Mystery Days and/or evening classes whereby the participants are not told what they will make but we guarantee that everyone will hae the time of their life doing it. All day classes include a home cooked morning tea, light lunch and afternoon tea in great facilities. More classes are being negotiated at present and once confirmation is received, notices will be sent via email to you. Please let me know if you would like to be added to our email list. If there is a particular technique you would like to learn, please do not hesitate to ask — we are focused on meeting our customers needs/requests, we will do our best to assist you to learn the skills you wish and to continue enjoying this fantastic craft! |
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| TEACHERS | |
| Bungendore Country Patchwork endeavours to source teachers for particular skills and expertise. We have been incredibly fortunate to have the most wonderful teachers express interest and agree to teach our classes in Bungendore. Here is a little bit about them. | |
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ANN-MAREE JACOBS |
| Having been born into a Royal Australian Navy family and later
marrying a Navy man, I have spent my entire life moving.
Whilst living in Papua New Guinea in 1983 I attended a patchwork
class at the YMCA and then returning to Australia in 1985, I attended a
beginners class with Lyn Pebbles in the Sutherland Shire. This established a great grounding in what proved to become such an important
part of my life . In 1986 I sustained an injury which incapacitated me for nearly a year and being unable to do pretty much anything else, I turned to patchwork which helped me through this time. I think this is the reason I will always prefer to work by hand (if there were only the time!). Moving to Canberra in 1993, I joined Canberra Quilters and decided to formalize my patchwork teaching and consequently did my accreditation with Canberra Quilters. I have continued to teach around the Canberra region ever since . Having moved so many times (now living in my fiftieth home) and continuing my love of travelling, I have found patchwork has introduced me to many interesting, caring and giving people who have the easy acceptance of others, be they in Brisbane, Bendigo, Dorango, Washington, Port Moresby or Paris. From having had a Texas ranger sit beside me in the airport in Houston when our plane was held up due to a snow storm and telling me all about his Grandmother who made quilts for his family to the lady who has entrusted me with her grandmothers button collection due to the fact her family did not value them, has given me a wonderful sense of goodwill with people around the world. From the on-line groups I belong to where there is always someone who can answer a question or tell you where you can find something to the people who made over 4,000 quilts for the Kosovo refugees or send patchwork hearts to those who need support due to illness, loss of a loved one or injury, these people share a special place in my heart. The circle of friends who recently sent fourteen quilts to Africa to an Aids orphanage and are now working to help the fire victims in Victoria and the camaraderie of working on a community project just for the fun of it — these are some of the reasons patchwork has become such an integral part of my life. Every quilt is an expression of the individual — the use of colour, style of fabric, size and interpretation of a pattern produces a quilt that gives comfort, beauty and warmth. |
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ROBYNE DUNCAN |
| Robyn Duncan of Canberra has a passion for embroidery and sharing her knowledge with others. Since her retirement from the Australian Public Service she has undertaken a number of courses and workshops in Australia and overseas with world renowned needlewomen. Robyn has specialised in traditional embroidery techniques and crazy patchwork and considers herself a mixed media fibre artist. Robyn's family history ensures she is never far from a needle and thread as the first female member of her family in Australia was apprenticed as a milliner in 1834 and since then every generation has had its fair share of dressmakers, crocheters, embroiderers, milliners and patchworkers. |
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2010 Classes |
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FIRST SATURDAY |
CHRISTMAS CLUB Ann-Maree Jacobs |
| Due to popular demand, this years' Christmas Club will be a Season Quilt — January, March, June and September plus other months will be A Time for Gift Giving. The seasonal quilt will be a small quilt which you will enjoy creating and be proud to display for all to enjoy for the remainder of the season. It sure beats calenders!! In the alternative months we will be creating small gifts to give or put away for the gift giving season at the end of the year. Each month will be an achievable project learning different techniques along the way. |
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| FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 6 Mar; 1 May; 3 July, 4 Sept 1:30pm – 4:00pm Fee: $30 per class  |
FINISHING SCHOOL Ann-Maree Jacobs |
| This class is designed to assist you to build the confidence and skills needed to finish your projects. All that is required is that you bring along your "work in progress" for which you require assistance. Also, let's use those offcuts of various fabrics, laces, satins, etc and create a wonderful heirloom, traditional, crazy patchwork quilt incorporating those wonderful embroidery stitches of yesteryear. A great class for sharing wonderful offcuts. |
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| SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH 13 Mar; 10 Apr; 8 May; 10 Jul, 14 Aug, 11 Sept, 9 Oct 10:00am – 1:00pm Fee: $25 per class |
EMBROIDERY CLUB Robyne Duncan |
| This year the talented Robyn Duncan will return to assist us to build the skills to complete wonderful traditional embroidery. Each month you will learn how to create individual projects incorporating different traditional embroidery techniques. Come and learn how to turn a basic naive stitchery into that something very special. Let your creativity soar and learn a craft from yesteryear. |
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Dates TBA 10:00am – 3:00pm Fee: TBA |
APPLIQUE |
| Have you ever wanted to learn the wonderful art of needle turned applique? No sure where to start or how or maybe just not confident? Don't wish to do hand applique or would like to learn each different technique of the wonderful world of Applique? Well, let us show you how to accomplish this technique and enjoy creating wonderful examples. We have a very talented teacher and number of projects to inspire you. Sheryl-Ann will have samples and details of the teacher and classes very soon. Be sure to put your name down early as these classes have been hotly requested and sure to fill fast. |
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SATURDAY 20 MARCH
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THE WONDERFUL VERSATILITY OF ANOTHER SPLIT NINE PATCH Ann-Maree Jacobs |
| We all have nine patches. but do you realise just how versatile the basic nine patch can be? This quilt will have you looking at the humble nine patch in a totally new light! This is another fun day creating a fantastic design out of such a basic block and you will be surprised just how this technique gives the illustion of greater difficulty than it really is! Create a spectacular quilt that looks really complex and difficult, but only we will know just how simple, fast and fun it really is!  |
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| SATURDAY 17 APRIL 10:00am – 4:00pm Fee: $60  |
BLUES DAY — STORM AT SEA Ann-Maree Jacobs |
| The Blues Brothers sure made us all smile and this is a day of sheer fun!! Come along dressed in Blue, or as your favourite Blues Brothers character and learn to create a wonderful blue quilt, whilst enjoying some fantastic "blue" food. Prizes for best dressed among others and, oh yes, we will learn to create Storm at Sea. This will be a day focussed on girls just wanting to have fun!!  |
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| SATURDAY 29 MAY 10:00am – 10:00pm |
MYSTERY DAY |
| Book early to avoid disappointment! More information very soon! |
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| FRIDAY 4 JUNE TO SUNDAY 6 JUNE 5:00pm 4 June to 5:00pm 6 June |
BUNGENDORE BELLES ANNUAL RETREAT |
| Book early to avoid disappointment! More information very soon! |
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| SATURDAY 24 JULY TO SUNDAY 25 JULY 8:00am 24 July to 6:00pm 25 July |
BUNGENDORE BELLES SHOP HOP |
| We will be visiting five (to be confirmed) different quilt shops each approximately two hours apart. This will be an opportunity to see lots of variety and gather ideas whilst you can shop 'till you drop without the stress of driving yourself. Bus, accommodation and most meals will be provided. A passport with specials/incentives/ideas will be provided to each participant with prizes, etc along the way. More details coming soon. Register your interest now as spots are filling fast. Limited numbers available. |
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| SATURDAY 28 AUGUST 10:00am – 10:00pm |
MYSTERY DAY |
| Book early to avoid disappointment! More information very soon! |
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