WEA Course Information Sheet 2015-16
Course title: Creative Sewing
Course ID: C2418075
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Day(s)/time(s): Friday 09:15am
Start date: 25 Sept 2015
End date: 4 Dec
Number of sessions: 11
Hours per session: 2
Tutor(s) Carole Hart
Awarding body (if any):
Level:
Title of qualification to be gained: N/A
Beginners
Fee: £88 or Free if you are in receipt of an income related benefit (only SFA funded)
Venue: St Johns School, Peel Grove, E2 9LR
Theme(s): The WEA has four themes it uses for planning its provision.
Employability – helping students to get a job or to make progress in their employment
Health and Wellbeing – making a positive contribution to their own or others health and wellbeing
Community Engagement – encouraging students to be positively involved in their communities
Culture – learning about diverse cultures, identities and environments
The Theme(s) used in planning your course is/ are: (if the fields below are blank please contact
your Organiser)
1. Culture
2. Health and wellbeing
Course aim (Summarise the main purpose of the course in 30 words or fewer)
To learn more complex patchwork blocks folding and fabric manipulation, taking in Japanese
envelope patchwork, Free machine quilting.
Who is the course for?
Adults with an interest in the subject of patchwork.
Course description (This will be displayed on the WEA website. Summarise the course and its
content in 40 words or fewer).
On this course we are going to look in depth at the subject of fabric manipulations, taking in
Cathedral windows, Suffolk puffs, Japanese folded patchwork, plus machine quilting, You may also
pursue your own patchwork project with an expert Tutors guidance.
What topics will this course cover and how will they relate to the theme(s) for this course?
Manipulating fabric the English way , Suffolk puffs, Japanese folded patchwork, Machine quilting
What will it be like?
WEA classes are friendly and supportive. You will be encouraged to work together with your fellow
students and tutor. You will be asked to share your ideas and views in the class and work with the
group to give and accept feedback in a supportive environment. The WEA tutor will use a range of
different teaching and learning methods and encourage you to be actively involved in your learning.
You may be asked to undertake work to support your course outside of your class.
By the end of the course I should be able to:
1. Make a cathedral window block
2. Japanese Envelope Patchwork
3. Suffolk Puffs
4. Sample of Free Machine quilting
How will I know I’m making progress?
Tutor feed-back, and samples in your folder of the various techniques, and blocks made up into
small cushions, or bags.
What else do I need to know, do or bring?
a general sewing kit, if you’re working on your own project thread to match your fabric, sharp fabric
scissors, and small sharp scissors’ I can supply some calico for samples at a very reasonable cost
Reading and information sources
Patchwork and Quilting magazines, books on the subject from the library
What could the course lead to?
Further courses with the WEA also City and Guilds qualification in Patchwork and Quilting
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for Students here http://www.wea.org.uk/courses/information This includes information on fees,
learning support and financial support. As part of your first course you accept a learning agreement
(the tear-off portion of your enrolment form). This applies to all courses you take in this academic
year.
You can enrol online for some courses http://www.wea.org.uk/courses or contact: London &
Southern Regions Support Centre: Email: london&southernrsc@wea.org.uk
Tel: Freephone 0800 328 1060
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