I am a quilt designer and teacher who is obsessed with curves and, in particular, the Drunkard’s Path Block with its unlimited design possibilities.
I currently teach a variety of unique curve workshops online, either arranged by me (you can find them here) or by Guilds and groups across the globe (find a list of upcoming gigs below).
Wether you are booking a class and/or a talk for your Guild, looking to offer the customers of your quilt shop an exciting workshop or you are wanting to sew together with a bunch of friends, I’d love to hear from your. You can find my current classes below but I am also very happy to tailor a class for your wants and needs.
Bookings for in person teaching is currently on hold.
Current workshops:
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Thistles, Cogs and Caterpillar Wheels | Twice-cut Drunkards Path | Floating Stairs |
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Skinny Inset Strips | A Hole Lotta Luv | No-pin Curves |
Talk:
The Evolution of a Curve- A talk by Jenny Haynes of Papper, Sax, Sten
Jenny gives shape to curvy quilts and this is a fittingly meandering journey about Jenny’s development as a maker. Her life started in a 70s Sweden with rag rugs and hand-painted bark baskets, via London and a fashion industry that demands that you step on the orange, to a Yorkshire full of Drunkard’s Path quilts with holes and dowels.
It is also a story about the evolution of the curve and how this simple shape is picked up, experimented with and then either discarded (natural selection) or survives to become a building block for something (if Jenny has her way) more elaborate perhaps.
Jenny would say the curve evolves independently and is taking her on a journey rather than the other way around.
After this talk, you can judge for yourselves.
2 hours (talk and Q&A)
Guild Prices:
Two-day (three+ three hour) workshop, £1200 (groups of max 30 participants)
One-day (four hour) workshop £800 (groups of max 30 participants)
Talk £600
Time zones and suggested workshop times:
US and Canada- AM until early PM on weekends and weekdays.
Australia, NZ and India- PM on weekends and weekdays
Europe- Flexible
Upcoming gigs:
MAY 15th, PAPER ROUND QUILT- NO-PIN CURVES:
Would you like to learn how to sew no-pin curves. I’ll be teaching this class via zoom from Twisting Gallery Studios and you’ll learn all my tips and tricks on how to machine-piece three sizes of the Drunkards Path block from the comfort of your own home.
Book and find out more: