Description
Create a Two-Tone Quilted Block Workshop 🧵✨
Discover the foundations of quilting in this friendly, hands-on workshop, Create a Two-Tone Quilted Block. Perfect for beginners and those looking to build confidence, this session focuses on essential cutting, layering, and construction techniques, ending with a beautiful and practical outcome.
What you’ll learn
During this guided workshop, you will:
Use a rotary cutter safely and accurately, alongside a quilting ruler
How to care for and work with a self-healing cutting board
Measure and cut precise fabric squares to create a striking two-tone block
Create a quilt “sandwich” by correctly layering your top fabric, wadding, and backing
Learn techniques that can be repeated and built upon for future quilting projects
What you’ll make
In this workshop, you’ll have two creative options:
Use your completed two-tone block to make an envelope-back cushion cover, or
Keep your block as your first quilt block, ready to be added to a larger quilt project at a later date
This flexibility allows you to work at your own pace and choose the outcome that best suits your goals.
Requirements
Please bring the following with you:
2 x fat quarters of fabric (for your two-tone design)
Matching sewing thread
18” piece of wadding
- 18″ piece of calico
½ metre of backing fabric ( only if you wish to make the cushion cover )
All specialist equipment, cutting tools, rulers, mats, and sewing machines are provided.
Why join this workshop?
Learn core quilting skills that transfer to many future projects
Build confidence using rotary cutters, rulers, and cutting mats
Enjoy a calm, supportive learning environment with step-by-step guidance
Leave with new skills and either a finished cushion cover or your first quilt block
Who is it for?
This workshop is ideal for:
Complete beginners to quilting
Sewists wanting to improve cutting accuracy
Anyone looking to start quilting in a relaxed and supportive setting
Accessibility & Venue Information ♿
Sew Mindful Crafts is fully accessible and designed to be welcoming for everyone:
Free on-site car park
Wheelchair-accessible building
Accessible (disabled) toilet facilities
Heated and air-conditioned workshop space
Spacious cutting areas and supportive seating
- FREE tea and Coffee
All equipment and materials (apart from fabrics listed above) are provided unless stated otherwise. Just bring yourself, your creativity, and enjoy learning something new 🧡
