FREE slow stitching for beginners

Learn how to start, how to embrace the imperfections & find the joy in this creative process, while also making something practical for your ongoing sewing journey.

This free online video course shows you how to use fabrics and threads you already have to make a fold-up pouch to store needles, threads and your sewing scissors.

Taking this course into future stitching will be an excellent foundation on how to move into the Slow Stitching process.

Hand stitching for texture, detail & mindfulness

• I love the process of hand quilting or stitching back into my textile works, I’ll share:

  • multiple stitches for pattern-making

  • quilt binding

  • large hand stitching for quilting

  • & lots more

What will I learn?

You’ll learn how to take fabric scraps and turn them into a beautiful, useful quilt - but on your own terms. My version of quilting is called Improvisational Quilting, which means there are no set specific patterns but rather than quilt evolves as you work - like a conversation with your fabrics and creativity.

I’ll show how to work with the design process, to tap into your inner creativity and trust yourself. As well as the practical things like how to sew the pieces together (by machine or hand stitching), how to ‘quilt’ your quilt (by hand), how to finish your quilt (either with a traditional binding or a non-traditional finishing technique).

Plus I share other little techniques as I make them in my own stitching practice. Such as inset circles, applique, fixing errors, mending holes and lots more.

When can I start?

The course is available for immediate access, and you can watch the videos whenever you want for as long as you want.

I will be doing a ‘live’ version in June 2021 where we’ll work on a quilt together, like a quilt-a-long, but you’ll have access to this as an already enrolled student.

What tools & supplies do I need?

You’ll need:

• fabric - the amount you need depends on what size quilt you want to make, but I show you how to start with what you have and then add more if you need as you go.

• You can use almost any fabric, but I suggest working with wovens to begin with such linen, cotton, silk, hemp.

• something to put in the middle of your quilt - such as batting / wadding or even an upcycled woollen blanket

• needles and threads - a combination of different types is good from regular sewing thread to embroidery or Sashiko threads (and appropriate needles)

• sharp sewing scissors and small embroidery snips / scissors

• pins and quilting (safety) pins

• a sewing machine is optional

Do I get a pattern to make a quilt like yours?

Improv quilting is such that there is no pattern, but more like a conversation or collaboration with your materials. I show you how I made my quilts and offer insights into that process, but I encourage you to make your own versions.

This is the art making of quilts combined with the craft of the how-to.

Is this beginner or advanced?

This is mostly for beginners-to-intermediate quilting and stitching, with step-by-step process of how to start if you’ve never done any quilting at all.

My videos and downloadable stitching sheets will show you the whole process. I am also available via email to help in any way that I can, and via comments on your student portal.