Think you can make a quilt? You can. Taught by Valerie Page, the Beginners Quilting Workshops cover basic quilt construction and many valuable techniques. The Mentor Sessions and Advanced Quilting Classes are great for experienced quilters looking to take on more challenging patterns, or unfamiliar techniques. The Weekend Workshops offer a variety of Crash Courses and simple projects for crafty creators. More details are listed below.

Please contact Valerie to sign up for any class, or to ask a question.

Beginners Quilting Workshops
Workshops run 3hrs, for 7 weeks (21 hrs total class time). Maximum of 3 students per class.
Saturday classes: 10:00AM - 1:00PM or 2:00PM - 5:00PM
Week night classes: Mon/Tues/Thurs/Fri 6:00PM - 9:00PM
Cost: $350 GST included

Learn basic quilt construction, how to mix and match colours, what kind of fabrics work and valuable techniques from an experienced quilter as you construct two projects. Early registration is recommended as class size is limited. The workshops will help you gain the confidence to take on larger quilting projects for family and friends, in an intimate studio environment.

Course Outline:
This workshop is great for both beginners who have never quilted before, and seasoned quilters looking to learn new skills. Over the seven weeks you will learn the basics of quilt design, quilt construction, gain familiarity with specialized quilting tools, techniques like machine piecing, hand piecing, quilting by hand or machine, and how to choose proper materials (fabrics, colours, patterns). Students will leave class with a patchwork pillow and small quilt or wall hanging. Access to sewing machine recommended, materials not included.

ONE-on-ONE MENTOR SESSIONS
Already a skilled quilt maker but have a new technique you want to try out? Let Valerie guide you in a new challenge. Cost: $25 an hour, min 1 hour.

Advanced Quilting Classes

Colour and Fabric Theory
Each session runs for 5 weeks. $375. GST included (15 hrs class time)

Intermediate Quilt Design
Each session runs for 5 weeks. $375. GST included (15 hrs class time)

Advanced Quilt Design
Each session runs for 5 weeks. $375. GST included (15 hrs class time)

Four Great Weekend Workshops

Crash Course in Quilt Design
Class covers Star Paper Piecing, Japanese Pine Bark, Fibonacci Pattern, and others
Dates: Saturday or Sunday 10-1 / 2-5PM (6 hrs class time)
Cost: $150 GST included

Crash Course in Creative Gift Giving
Start planning now to be the giver of the best gifts ever. Class covers small quilting projects such as pillows, table runners, wall hangings, baby quilts.
Dates: Saturday or Sunday 10-1 / 2-5PM (6 hrs class time)
Cost: $150 GST included

Five Quick and Easy Projects for the Crafty Creator
Dazzle your friends with fabulous hand made gifts, the class looks at five projects.
Time & Date: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday Evenings: 6-9 (3 hrs class time)
Cost: $85 GST included

Feel Good About Recycling Workshops
This focused workshops guides you to re-purposing loved cords, jeans and flannel shirts into new hand made gifts.
Time & Date: Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday Evenings: 6-9 (3 hrs class time)
Cost: $85 GST included

Don't delay, sign up today! [Email Valerie]

Made. Make. Mine. DIY. Quilts

Think you can make a quilt yourself? You can. Artist Valerie Page is running Beginners Quilting Workshops that cover the basic skills of quilt making. The classes dive into topics like colour theory or advanced quilting techniques for the pro's looking to brush up on their craft.

There's nothing quite like the feeling of warmth under a quilt, especially if it's one you made for yourself or a loved one. Impress your sister to the ends of the earth with a hand made baby quilt for her firstborn. Scare away the zombies when they attack with a lap quilt! Brighten up a dreary room with a colourful quilt hanging on the wall, and don't forget to boast that you made each and every stitch of it.

FEEL THE WARMTH UNDER A QUILT

PageQuilts can't stop you from looking at Valerie's gorgeous quilts and thinking "hey I could make that myself", but we can set you and your steadfast DIY ethic in the right direction.

Quilts aren't some relic from the 1930's, they are a modern interpretation of an age old skill. What was once a necessary re-purposing of scraps of fabric born of depression-era thriftiness, has evolved into a means of expressing artistic vision on par with painting. Unlike canvas you can live with quilts around you, keep warm under them, and swoon over the haptic sense of every threadstroke.

A quilt is many small swatches of different fabrics, combined into a textile that is quite literally the sum of its parts. Choose the wrong pattern, assemble the fabrics without thinking and you end up with a Monet whose colours are all scrambled up. Valerie has over 25 years experience quilting, so let her be your Yoda.

Only those who make a quilt themselves can actually appreciate the work that goes into each piece. Sign up, the world needs more quilts, and PageQuilts would rather teach you how to make one yourself than let you walk away quiltless and chilly on a late winters night.

Let's us know you're interested [Email Valerie]