• A person outdoors in front of a stone church holding up a large, colorful plaid quilt or blanket spread wide to show its pattern. The quilt features a multicolor plaid design with shades of orange, yellow, red, green, blue, and purple.
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The Hackney Quilter

Hand Quilting for Beginners: Make a Wholecloth Quilt - October 2026

Hand Quilting for Beginners: Make a Wholecloth Quilt - October 2026

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Make time to slow down and stitch a beautiful hand-quilted throw. Zero sewing or quilting experience is needed! Join Anna of The Hackney Quilter for a gentle introduction to the art of hand quilting where you'll stitch your own beautifully textured and cosy lap throw measuring approximately 40'' x 50''. I guarantee you'll fall in love with this rewarding and restorative art!

Skill level: Absolute Beginner

This class is suitable for:

  • Absolute beginners - no sewing, patchwork or quilting experience needed!
  • Experienced machine sewists or quilters who'd like to fall in love with slow stitching 

This class is for you if:

  • You love the simplicity of a whole cloth quilt
  • You'd like to enjoy the peace and stillness of slow stitching 
  • You love the visible hand-work and imperfect beauty of hand stitched textiles 
  • You'd like to make a quilt but don't own a sewing machine
  • You'd like to try hand quilting without investing in a lot of tools for making patchwork
  • You've always wanted to try hand quilting but thought you had to make a patchwork top first
  • You love making quilts but find machine quilting a challenge
  • You want to replace your screen use with something more creative
  • You'd like to spend time with other local craft lovers
  • You want a creative project that you can take your time with
  • You'd love to gift someone a handmade and thoughtful gift this Christmas

What you'll gain from the class

In class you will learn:

  • How to attach your fabric layers ready for quilting
  • Which thread weights and needles to use for your hand quilting projects
  • Discuss suitable fabrics and battings for your quilts
  • How to hand quilt even and straight stitches. Big stitch quilting, how to start and stop, change colour, how to tie a knot
  • How to tie a quilters knot
  • How to start and stop your stitch lines.
  • A simple hand stitched binding technique that doesn't require a sewing machine
  • Gain the confidence to take on new hand stitching and quilting projects
  • You'll finish a whole quilt that you can use or gift immediately
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Kind words...

  • "Anna managed to give each individual a good amount of one to one time. She has a wealth of knowledge of the quilting world and so this intimate, informal setting was the perfect introduction and Anna was the perfect guide!"

  • “Thank you for a brilliant day. I'd had low confidence about approaching my first quilting project on my own, but after the workshop I feel really capable of starting something on my own, making design choices and working through the steps to make them come to life. It really gave me the boost I needed to work on my own project.”

  • "Honestly, I enjoyed it all. Brilliantly taught, methodical and patient, never hurried. The venue is great. The other people on the course were interesting and nice to be around. I'm really pleased with the quilting I did."

  • "It was such a great day! Anna is a calm, encouraging and thoughtful teacher, and managed everyone's different learning styles and levels really well."