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| ADDRESS 28 Malbon Street Bungendore NSW 2621 Phone/Fax: 02 6238 1314 Open Thursday to Monday 10:30am to 4:00pm Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays sheryl-ann@bungendorepatchwork.com.au Web www.bungendorepatchwork.com.au |
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| CLASSES | |
| Please note that all classes below are only until July. All classes, dates, times and fees are tentative and will be confirmed soon so some changes will take place. |
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| 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. Bungendore Country Patchwork endeavours to source teachers for particular skills and expertise and this year is no exception.. We have many new, inspirational and motivational teachers for our classes and each month they will bring a new technique and be ready to share their experience and knowledge with all participants regardless of your experience. Beginners and Experiences quilters are sure to be inspired and your creative side will be stimulated! 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 have the time of their life doing it. All day classes are with experienced teachers and 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 if requested. Otherwise please return to the website regularly as classes are updated as details come to hand. 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 and we will do our best to assist you to learn the skills you wish and to continue enjoying this fantastic craft! CLASS BOOKING POLICIES To secure your place, please phone or email to put your name down for a class. * 50% deposit is required at the time of booking to secure your spot, with the balance due two weeks before the class. * Class requirements will be sent out once full payment is received. Should you be unable to attend, please advise us as soon as possible and if the position can be filled within two weeks prior to class, you will receive a refund. However, if the position is unable to be filled, unfortunately there will be no refund or transfers to another class and you will forfeit the deposit. Due to safety reasons, no children are permitted at class. |
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| ROBYN 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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| CATHERINE BUTTERWORTH Catherine is Australia's only recognised Marti Michell Educator. Born and raised in the state of Ohio in the USA, Catherine comes from a family of seamstresses and quilt makers. As a trained Fashion Teacher and owner of The Fabric Shop in Chatswood, NSW for twenty-eight years, she has an extensive experience and knowledge of fabrics. In quilt making Catherine is known for her sense of colour, her love of combining prints and her expertise in the use of Marti Michell's Perfect Patchwork Templates and Rulers. Catherine's workshops are technique oriented. Her aim is to provide students with a practical knowledge of the selected topic and then to inspire them with a broad range of design possibilities. |
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2012 regular Classes |
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| BLOCK OF THE MONTH (BOTM) FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Di Gibson Saturdays — 4th Feb, 3rd Mar, 14th Apr, 5th May, 9th Jun 10:00am – 1:00pm (3 hours) Fee: $30.00 per class Ideal for beginners or the most experienced wanting to learn new or refresh old techniques. Due to popular demand this years BOTM is designed by the very talented Di Gibson. Di will assist you to create something beautiful — block by block, month by month teaching new techniques along the way with many helpful tips so that you may create a quilt of individual style! Di has created a sampler quilt that does not look like the traditional sampler! Each month will be an achievable project allowing time to create other beauties. |
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| EMBROIDERY CLUB SECOND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH Robyn Duncan Saturdays — 11th Feb, 10th Mar, TBC Apr, 12th May, 16th Jun 10:00am – 1:00pm (3 hours) Fee: $30.00 per class 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 a small project incorporating different traditional embroidery techniques. Let your creativity soar and learn a craft from yesteryear whilst creating items of beauty. |
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| FINISHING SCHOOL MONTHLY Sheryl-Ann Schaefer Saturdays — 25th Feb, 24th Mar, 28th Apr, 26th May, 30th June 10:00am – 4:00pm (6 hours) Fee: $30.00 per class (no lunch provided) Dedicate a day — no housework, no husband or children, just time for you to focus on finishing those projects that you have not had time to or just cannot remember how to. Let me help you! Come along and rid yourself of those WIPs! Enjoy a day with self like individuals and not only finish your project but also learn from others too. Register monthly as required. |
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| 2012 TECHNIQUE Classes | |
| CRAZY PATCHWORK Robyn Duncan Saturdays 11th February and 10th March 10:00am – 1:00pm (3 hours each day) Fee: $30.00 per class Ever wanted to learn the secrets of piecing and embroidering Crazy Patchwork? Here is your opportunity to learn this from the talented Robyn who will be teaching this fantastic technique over two months. You will be able to created a bag, vest, cushion, quilt, evening bag, handbag, tote, collar, etc. In February we will piece the project using the sewing machine and in March you will hand embroider the project with a variety of traditional stitches. Samples will be on display soon! |
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| OCTAGON QUILT Di Gibson Saturday 17th March 10:00am – 4:00pm (6 hours) Fee: $65.00 Di has created this wonderful quilt which has incorporated many techniques. This machine pieced quilt, based on an octagon, is great for displaying feature fabrics or large scale prints. It can be made as a wall hanging or quilt size. This is a great quilt for featuring or showcasing some machine embroidered pieces. If interested in that idea, the embroideries need to fit inside a 9" diameter circle. The finished size of the inside of the octagon is 10.5". |
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| IT'S LIKE MAGIC — ANOTHER STRIP QUILT Sheryl-Ann Schaefer Saturday 31st March 10:00am – 4:00pm (6 hours) Fee: $60.00 plus the template Yet again Sheryl-Ann has another wonderful result from just two or three fabrics! Yes, this is so simple it is almost too good to be true! I could hardly believe the ease in which this came together and the results are absolutely fantastic! This pattern is not new — however this method is totally awesome and the best part is there is very little waste!! From the off-cuts, let me show you how to create two further designs. This is just fantastic — I love all three designs! Strips, straight sewing and wow — all in just one template!! |
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| STARS FOR ULLADULLA Catherine Butterworth Saturday 21st April and Sunday 22nd April Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm (6 hours) Sunday 10:00am – 3:00pm (5 hours) Fee: $160.00 for the two day class VERY LIMITED SPACES AVAILABLE FOR THIS INCREDIBLE CLASS Catherine is Australia's only Marti Michell trained Educator and one very talented quilt teacher. In quilt making, Catherine is known for her sense of colour, her love of combining prints and her expertise in the use of Marti Michell's Perfect Patchwork Templates and Rulers. Catherine's workshops are technique oriented. In this workshop Catherine will teach you just how versatile this wonderful Marti Michell's Hexagon Templates are! From this one set Catherine will teach you some 30 different hexagon stars!! Wow!! Who would believe that? In addition, during this workshop Catherine will share her expertise in working with stripes and directional prints, fussy cutting and alternate quilt layouts just to name a few things. |
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| DOUBLE WEDDING RING Di Gibson 10:00am – 4:00pm (6 hours) Fee: $TBC An oldie but a goodie! Let Di teach you how to get this popular, ageless technique just right. To ensure that you get the best possible result, Di will be teaching this over two months which will enable you to learn and create at a realistic pace in two steps without stress. Di will be teaching both hand and machine techniques so that you can achieve the best possible result. |
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| BUNGENDORE BELLS 2012 RETREAT Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd June Two fantastic days with talented teachers Fee: $285 inclusive of all meals, accommodation and tutors Book early to avoid disappointment. This is a very popular retreat. Call to secure your spot with a $50.00 deposit now. Depot due by 19th February. More information available in-store soon!! |
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