Description
October 18th, 2025 10.00am – 17.00pm
7 hours
Please contact us if you would like to pay in instalments and we can discuss options.
Who is the class for?
This class is suitable for confident beginners upwards. You should be able to use a sewing machine.
What will you learn?
- How to choose appropriate fabrics for doing patchwork
- How to cut and prepare fabric for patchwork
- How to sew strip patchwork and three different block variations
- How to chain piece on a sewing machine
- How to layer your quilt for basting
- Three different methods for basting your quilt
- How to hand quilt
- How to make your own binding and bind your finished quilt
What will you need?
- Fabric. You will need 2-3 fabrics for this project to create your patchwork and to use for the back of your mini quilt sample. We recommend scraps and small pieces of a few fabrics, totalling 1 x 1.5 m (this will give you plenty of choice and room to play).
- Choose cotton or linen fabrics or other woven, medium weight fabrics. Texture wise, think pillow case or dress shirt, and stay away from anything too slippery.
- Please PREWASH your fabrics if possible.
- Matching sewing machine thread for piecing your fabric
- Sashiko thread for the hand quilting which can be bought here.
What is included?
- Use of our sewing machines and overlockers
- Use of a number of high cutting tables
- Use of any equipment you might need
- Expert tuition
Class size
8
Teacher
Lauren Macdonald
Lauren is a multidisciplinary designer, writer, and the founder of textiles studio, Working Cloth. Her approach and aesthetic have been tempered through academic studies in material culture and textile science, vocational experience in the fashion industry, and an ongoing obsession with materiality, form, and function. Her practice is focused on traditional textile handcrafts and spans interaction design, installation, sculpture and stitched form. Her first book In Pursuit of Color: From fungi to fossil fuels: uncovering the origins of the world's most famous dyes was released in February 2023 and her second book Piece by Piece: 20 Modern Patchwork and Quilting Projects to Make From Preloved Fabrics will be released May 2025.
Please read our cancellation policy
Refreshments
Tea, coffee and biscuits/snacks will be available throughout the class. We recommend that you bring lunch with you as there are not many options to purchase lunch nearby.
We have a kitchen with a fridge and microwave here at the studio.
Photography
Photographs are sometimes taken during the class for promotional purposes. If you would prefer not to be photographed, please let us know.
About Our Studio
Our Sewing classes are all held in our spacious sewing studio in Brighton & Hove. Our Sewing studio is easily accessible by train (nearest station Fishersgate) or bus from Brighton. We also have parking on site.
Accessibility
Our studio is only accessible by stairs.
For those who wish to purchase fabric on the day, we offer a 10% discount. If you would like to order your fabric before the class, please email us for a discount code.
If you have any questions, please feel free to Contact us
