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Weekender Bag Sewing Machine Retreat
4 days from £795pp
Your Tour Includes
- 2 full-day workshops with Wendy Gardiner
- Use of a Bernina sewing machine
- 3 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Sunday to breakfast on Wednesday
- Unlimited tea and coffee during workshop breaks
- Use of the hotel leisure facilities: gym, heated indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room (subject to availability)
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Services of an experienced Tour Manager
Experts
Holiday Overview
Make a fully lined soft weekender bag that is great for weekends away, as a sports bag or an extra bag for holiday shopping! You will cut out and quilt the various elements and then put them together, with piping, or mock piping of the pockets, front and back. You will add metal feet, a robust zip and magnetic clasps. Led by expert Wendy Gardiner, there are lots of techniques to learn while you create a fabulous bag!
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Itinerary
Please choose your preferred 4 day itinerary
Skill level: all abilities, but basic sewing machine skills would be helpful.
Techniques covered: Diamond Grid quilting using a quilters guide, making and attaching piping (or you can opt for ‘mock’ piping), making and attaching lined patch pockets, inserting a zip, making bag handles (the easy way), adding magnetic clasps and bag feet.
What to bring: 1m of 115cm wide cotton fabric, 1m of lining and of Bosal or Vlieseline Style-Vil Fix, 50cm of contrast fabric for piping strips, or a fat quarter (you can also buy 4m piping cord already made up if you prefer), 1 x 22-26” zip (robust metal teeth zip), 2 magnetic clasps, 4 bag feet, and Pelmet Vilene or similar card for base of bag 53 x 19cm (21 x 7 ½”).
Check in to your room from 3pm.
Get to know your expert, Tour Manager and fellow guests over dinner this evening.
Included Meals
- Dinner
Join Wendy for your first full-day workshop as we start by cutting the pieces for our bag.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Join Wendy for your second full-day workshop as we work towards completing our bags
Included Meals
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
Highlights
- Workshop
Depart after breakfast.
Included Meals
- Breakfast
Tour notes: Although there are no mobility requirements for this tour, please note that you will need to be able to make your own way between our workshop room, your bedroom and the restaurant, which could involve walks of up to 5 minutes. If you require full disabled access, please check with us before booking.
Accommodation
You will stay for three nights at the 4-star Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club.
Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club
This stylish and contemporary 4-star hotel is ideally located in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside. In a convenient location, Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club is easily accessible from the M1, M6, M40 and Birmingham Airport, and is just a short drive to Northampton and Coventry.
Hotel Facilities
- 3 Star
- Bar
- Restaurant
- Indoor Swimming Pool
- Gym
Room Facilities
- TV
- Tea and Coffee Making Facilities
- Hairdryer
- Free Wifi
Single Room Supplement from £110.00
