Friday 20th March 2026 – (10am – 3pm)

Here to Help! with Tina Finbow

Here to Help! This is a new style of Sit & Sew Day with me in the background if you need a little help with your project.  This is mainly aimed at Patchwork and Quilting, or finishing off projects that you may have started on a workshop at the cabin.  It will not include Dressmaking, as this is not an area I cover.

It is help, not a full day’s teaching.  Often you know what you are doing, but need a little help and guidance with your project.

It will need to be booked in advance of the date.

Daily Fee – £20

Limited to 4 People

Saturday 21st March 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Scrap Buster Zipped Pouch with Tina Finbow

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – A fun workshop – you can use your scraps of fabric – or if you prefer you can pick your own colourway to work with.

During the day you will create your own piece of quilted fabric which you will then make into a Zipped Pouch – with a really easy method of putting a zip in.

You will need either a ¼” foot, an open toe foot or your walking foot, rotary cutter, ruler and cutting mat on the day, with a little bit of easy prepping before the day to ensure you get your zipped pouch finish during the workshop.

Workshop Fee – £45.00 (This does not include your materials)

Limited to 8 People

Sunday 22nd March 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Bargello with Tina Finbow

Bargello is such a fun Patchwork technique, with which you can create some intriguing designs.

On this workshop you will create a panel, either a starting point for a quilt using a jelly roll, or you can work smaller and create a cushion front/side for a bag etc.

Suitable for a confident beginner.

You will need a ¼” foot for your sewing machine for this course.

Workshop Fee – £45 (This does not include your materials)

Limited to 8 people

Sunday 29th March 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Disappearing 9 Patch with Tina Finbow

Can you sew and use a sewing machine and fancy having a go at Patchwork and Quilting?  If you are, then this is a perfect Beginners workshop for learning the basics to rotary cutting, piecing and quilting.

You will make a Cushion Cover using the Disappearing Nine Patch technique, which has so many possibilities with layouts.  Once the front is made it will then be layered up on wadding and quilted, before making it into the cushion cover.  If you love the technique it also makes a great Table Runner if you make 3 sections to join together.  This will be discussed at the workshop, or a quilt top if you make more blocks, again an option to discuss on the day.

You will need your Sewing Machine with a ¼” foot and a walking foot is ideal for machine quilting. 

Workshop Fee – £45 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 People

Saturday 11th April 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Free Motion Quilting with Lynne Pretty

Lynne Pretty is back with us teaching Free Motion Quilting.  It’s a technique that we are often asked about, so this is ideal for Beginners.  A great workshop to learn the basics and build your skill and confidence.

You will need a Free Motion/Darning/Embroidery foot for your sewing machine to do this workshop.

Workshop Fee – £48.00 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people

Sunday 12th April 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Liberty Book Cover with Aitchbee

This workshop is back by popular demand – Come and have a great day with Aitchbee, making these fabulous book covers, which then make great gifts.

In Helen’s words:-

Skill Level: Confident beginners and onwards

Finished size: approx. 8 x 6 x 1 inches (depending on the A5 notebook/diary you bring to the workshop!)

Narrative: The spikes on this New York Beauty style book cover remind me of the Statue of Liberty; hence the name (nothing to do with fabric company, although this would look lovely made in Liberty’s fabric!) In addition to full tuition for the wraparound Foundation Paper Pieced motif on this lovely book jacket I will be showing you how to make a jacket that fits snugly on your A5 hardbacked book or diary. These make beautiful gifts and with the skills you learn on the workshop you will be able to make covers for any size or shape of hardbacked book or album. Each student will receive a full set of instructions, with colour photographs and diagrams, to complete the project at home. This is a machine sewing class.

Workshop Fee – £55 – (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people – FULL – BUT WE HAVE A RESERVE LIST

Sunday 19th April 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Lutrador Lantern with Mary McIntosh

This is a Brand NEW workshop with Mary McIntosh.

Create a delicate filigree style lantern to be displayed around a glass vase and with a battery candle inside. Choice of colourways. Option on straight stitching or free motion stitching. 

Using Lutradur spunbond fabric we will stitch then colour with transfer dyes and add foiling before burning and soldering (this technique may not be suitable for those with breathing problems). 

There will be a charge of £6.00 to cover materials payable to Mary on the day. The glass vase is available from Habitat/Sainsburys.

You will need a Darning/Embroidery foot for your machine and the ability to drop the feed dogs for Free Motion sewing.

Workshop Fee – £55 (This does not include materials) 

Limited to 8 people

Sunday 26th April & sunday 24th May 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Storm at Sea with Tina Finbow

Following the Success from the first course we have a Brand NEW date for the workshop making a Storm at Sea Quilt Top – This 2 session course will be using the Acrylic Templates from Crafty-UK – to make your 12” blocks – they are included in the price of the course.  Over the 2 sessions – you will learn about designing your colour flow for your Storm at Sea – as there are some lovely designs that can be created – create your design on paper – then we will go through how the acrylic templates work and then make the blocks.  This is a very effective design which gives the impression of curves but they are all straight lines.  A gap has been built in between the dates to give students time to start making their sections for the quilt top.

This course is not suitable for Absolute Beginners to Patchwork & Quilting.

This course is only being taught using the Acrylic Templates.

Workshop Fee £130 which includes your Acrylic Templates (This does not include materials)

Limited to 6 people

Saturday 2nd May 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Handmake Book with Mary McIntosh

Brand NEW workshop with Mary McIntosh making a Handmade Book.

Learn the skills of basic bookbinding to make a unique A5 book. You will print fabric for the covers and paper for the endpapers, choice of colours available.

Then make the book signature from scratch before stitching and assembling the finished book. 

There will be a charge of £10 to cover all materials payable to Mary on the day.

Workshop Fee – £55 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people

Sunday 10th May 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Euston the Kodiak Bear with Aitchbee

This is a Brand NEW workshop with Aitchbee – the 2^nd one of her Bears.  In Helen’s words:-

EUSTON the KODIAK BEAR: Meet EUSTON who’s just woken up from hibernation and is enjoying the warmth of the hazy Spring sunshine. He’s not quite ready to open his eyes yet though and is still wrapped in his colourful quilt. This panel, created using my favourite method of Foundation Paper Piecing, would make a great wall hanging or pillow sham. Full instructions for FPP will be given during the class, but some experience of the technique would be an advantage. Each student will receive a full set of instructions, with colour photographs and diagrams, to complete the project at home. This is a machine sewing class.  Finished size approx: 20 x 30 inches.

Workshop Fee – £55 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people

Saturday 23rd May 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Kawandi with Lynne Pretty

If you like hand sewing this is a lovely workshop, which we last held in February 2024. 

In Lynn’s words:-

Kawandi means quilt in India. This technique was brought to India, possibly as long ago as 800 years, by East African settlers and enslaved Africans who were transported to India’s west coast in the 16th Century. Their descendants today are the marginalised Siddi people and they are mainly settled in Karnataka, on the west coast of India. Scraps of fabric, traditionally recycled saris, are hand quilted onto a background fabric. No piecing involved!!!

This is a lovely hand sewing workshop.

Workshop Fee – £48.00 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people

Saturday 6th June 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Monoprint Magic with Mary McIntosh

Following the success last year with this workshop Mary is offering another opportunity to try the technique out.  I was lucky enough to be able to do the workshop last year and really enjoyed it.

Learn the skills of monoprinting and contemporary machine Pojagi style piecing to create a unique double sided semi-transparent panel which is ideal to hang in a window or against a pale wall. The size can be adapted to fit your space. 

Morning – collecting leaves and monoprinting onto semi-transparent fabric. Colouring with paints and inks. Range of colourways.

Afternoon – using our printed fabrics to stitch using the contemporary Pojagi piecing method. All straight stitching.

Mary will provide the acrylic inks and the white and coloured cotton organdie fabric for £15 – there will be a list of things you need to bring on the day too.

Workshop Fee – £55 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people

Sunday 21st June 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Fenchurch the Polar Bear with Aitchbee

This is a Brand NEW workshop with Aitchbee – the 3^rd of her bears.  In Helen’s words:- 

FENCHURCH the POLAR BEAR: Meet FENCHURCH the sleepy polar bear who’s ready for bed in his rainbow-coloured quilt. He’s been wrapped up warm watching the Northern Lights dance in the sky above him but now it’s time for a snooze. This panel, created using my favourite method of Foundation Paper Piecing, would make a great wall hanging or pillow sham. Full instructions for FPP will be given during the class, but some experience of the technique would be an advantage. Each student will receive a full set of instructions, with colour photographs and diagrams, to complete the project at home. This is a machine sewing class.  Finished size approx: 20 x 30 inches.

Workshop Fee – £55 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 People

Saturday 4th July 2026 – (10am – 4pm)

Eco Printing Silk Scarf with Mary McIntosh

This is a Brand NEW workshop with Mary McIntosh. 

Learn the skills of eco printing to create a unique and beautiful pure silk scarf

Mary will supply: Cookers, pans, drainpipes, mordants, iron water and other equipment needed for the eco printing at no extra charge.

100% pongee 5 silk scarf 28cm x 114cm with a hand stitched rolled edge from George Weill can be supplied for £6 if ordered in advance.

Workshop Fee – £55 (This does not include materials)

Limited to 8 people