We wish all our fabulous sewists a very happy New Year!
We look forward to making some magic with fabric this year.
Check out our 'Go Sew' dates for the beginning of the year or contact us if you have any specific requirements.
See you soon!
On March 4th, 2023 by Nicky Ridley
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DATE | DAY OF WEEK | TIME | COST
PER SESS |
VENUE | SESSION | DESCRIPTION |
25th March | Sat | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Starter for hem’ sewing class | Make friends with your sewing machine and discover all the wonderful things it can do for you. We will get you started on the road to making wonderful things for your family, friends and just as importantly for you. |
29th March | Wed | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Practice makes perfect expanding skill session with cushions/piping and zip | Does the thought of inserting zips give you a cold sweat? Do you want to get your ’teeth’ into a new skill?
Join us for a ‘practice makes perfect’ expanding skill session. |
1st April | Sat | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Practice makes perfect’ expanding skill session with tote bag and zippered pouch | Does the thought of inserting zips give you a cold sweat? Do you want to get your ’teeth’ into a new skill?
Join us for a ‘practice makes perfect’ expanding skill session. |
5th April | Wed | 10am-1pm | £45 | Godshill | ‘Cotton-picking’ quilting starter class | Our quilting starter class will get your creative ideas flowing by providing you with the skills to start this addictive method of cutting up perfectly good fabric and sewing it back together again! |
15th
April |
Sat | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Godshill | ‘Silver lining’ machine embroidery class | Hoops
Fabric Ideas Lesson plans |
22nd April | Sat | 9.30-1.30 | £60 | Hellerslea | ‘Dressed to the nines’ expanding skill session - introduction to dress-making | Do you long to be ‘dressed to the nines’ in a garment that you have made? Here at the Sewing Sanctuary we offer a supported learning space to enable you to realise your dreams of producing professionally finished garments that fit you perfectly. |
26th April | Wed | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Make ends meet’ Roman Blind course | A gorgeous blind can make all the difference to enhancing a room. A relatively cost effective way of achieving this is to add a roman blind. Learn how to make a roman blind using various techniques and pocket construction. |
13th May | Sat | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Find your feet’ starter overlocker class | Do you have an overlocker that you purchased on a whim? Have you tried to use it and ended up in a bit of pickle? Make friends with your overlocker and you will soon be using your machine for many of your favourite sewing projects. |
17th
May |
Wed | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Starter for hem’ sewing class | Make friends with your sewing machine and discover all the wonderful things it can do for you. We will get you started on the road to making wonderful things for your family, friends and just as importantly for you. |
27th May | Wed | 10am- 1pm | £45 | Hellerslea | ‘Best foot forward’ expanding skill session - overlocker t-shirt | Stretch yourself by joining us to make a t-shirt with your overlocker! Using beautiful soft jersey fabrics you can create a comfortable garment that you will use again and again. |
We’re back!! What better way to kick off the Sewing Sanctuary again ..... we warmly welcome you to our workshop of festive cheer. Why not come and join us and start your preparations for Christmas 2022! A quick 4 hour session will re-kindle your enthusiasm for sewing and creativity. How delighted your friends and family will be to receive a lovely, personalised handmade gift to treasure. Ideal for the person in your life who has everything!
We plan to re-visit quilted Christmas stockings, wreaths or decorations. This year we have also added some gorgeous re-useable Christmas crackers to our choice of projects, which can be personalised and decorated with your unique style. Our classes are designed for both beginners and more advanced sewists, where we can develop embellishment techniques during the session.
We are running workshops from 10.00 – 14.00 on the following dates:
Monday 7th November (Cowes)
Wednesday 9th November (Cowes)
Saturday 12th November (Cowes)
Saturday 26th November (Godshill/Cowes)
Monday 28th November (Godshill/Cowes)
Saturday 3rd December (Godshill/Cowes)
Each 4 hour session is £45 which includes your choice of project, all materials, tuition and refreshments.
Working at your own pace, with expert tuition and guidance, you will leave with a completed item and lots of fun ideas for Christmas.
Please click on the this link for our website. Courses can be booked by emailing us at: sewingsanctuaryiow@gmail.com
Nicky and I are excited about the forthcoming year, We are creating Magic with Fabric!
Sue and I are busy preparing for our free motion machine embroidery session on 1st March 2020. If you haven't already done so why not join us for some creative stitchery!
Fabulous work by all our ladies who attended the class today. Lots of skills learnt and tops and t-shirts started. Thank you for all your hard work!
We wish all our lovely stitchers a very Happy Easter!
On April 16th, 2019 by Nicky Ridley
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