Workshops

For my current workshop programme please look at the EVENTS page. More details of my school & community workshops are also available on the Workshops in Schools website – please click here

Bold’n’Bright Circles – Strutts Stitchers, Belper Derbyshire, March 2020

Wintry Trees – Dove Farm nr Ashbourne; November 2019

Sunset Stags and Wintry Trees, Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, Nov 2019

Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham 1-4 August 2019. 7 different classes over 4 days!

Silken Strata; Tamworth Stitch & Craft group, March 2019

Luminous Leaves – Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, March 2019

Triangular Trees; Solihull Embroiderers’ Guild, December 2018

Scandi Stars, Dove Farm near Ashbourne, December 2018

Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, 17-18 November 2018

Sari-silk Landscapes & Silken Strata – Gathering Threads (Uttoxeter Embroiderers’ Guild); November 2018

Teardrop Wreath Quilted Panels; Victory Hall Crafters, Castle Bromwich Oct 2018

Sari-silk Textures; Nottinghamshire EG, September 2108

Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham 9-12 August 2018

Keep On Sewing, Holiday Inn, Coventry, April 2018

Moonlit Seedheads, British Quilt & Stitch Village, Uttoxeter April 2018

‘Sunset Birds’, Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel 3rd/4th March 2018

Sparkly Snowflakes; Dove Farm, Ashbourne; 2nd December 2017

Sparkly Snowflakes, Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel 11/12 November 2017

1Baubles & Butterflies, Coles Sewing Centre, Nottingham; 3rd November 2017

Sari-silk Landscapes, Piccadilly Crafters, North Warwickshire; 12th October 2017

Sumptuous Strata, Kingsbury WI, Warwickshire; 30th September 2017

Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham August 2017.  8 Quick & Easy Workshops : Upcycled Denim Pouches, Silken Strata x 3, Swirls & Sequins, Moonlit Seedheads x2, Funky Felt Flowers

Sumptuous Strata, Coles Sewing Centre, Nottingham; 29th April 2017

Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, 4/5 March 2017

Teardrop Wreaths, Festive Sew Social, Dove Farm nr Ashbourne 3rd December 2016

Glittery Foiled Bauble Christmas Cards, Hurley WI, November 2016

Holly & Ivy Runners; Stafford Emboiderers Guild, 12th November 2016

:Festive Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, 29/30th October 2016

Moonlit Seedheads & Sari-silk; Quilt Together, Shepshed; 19th October 2016

Teardrop Wreath; Hilton Quilters, nr Burton-on-Trent; 8th October 2016

Sari-silk afternoon – Trinity Quilters, Sutton Coldfield; 28th September 2016

Spring Hedgerows and Butterflies, Victory Hall Castle Bromwich, Birmingham; 17th September 2016

Sari-silk Day, Himley Road Craft Group, Dudley; 3rd September 2016

Festival of Quilts, NEC Birmingham, August 2016

Unravelling Sari-silk, Private birthday booking , Stafford 30th July 2016

Sumptuous Strata, Hilton Quilt Group, 7th May 2016

Moonlit Seed-heads, British Quilt & Stitch Village, Uttoxeter, 22-24 April  2016

Easy Felt Flower Brooches, Newton Regis WI, 3rd March 2016

Funky Felt Flowers, Test Valley Quilters Fairground Day, Andover, 13th February 2016

Triangular Trees, Dove Farm near Ashbourne, 5th December 2015

 

Talk and Silken Strata workshop, Wirral and West Cheshire Quilters Guild, 28th November 2015

Festive Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, Banbury, 21-22 November 2015

Baubles Quilted Panels, The Quilter’s Den, Warwick, 14th November 2015

Baubles Quilted Panels, Dell Farm Quilters, Knowle, 22nd October 2015

Embroidered Christmas Cards, Victory Hall, Castle Bromwich, 21st October 2015

Sari-silk Landscapes, Mum Art Makers, Upper Tean, Staffs, 1st & 15th October 2015

Spring Hedgerow Quilted Panels, Impish Quilters, Lincoln; 9th October 2015

Spring Hedgerow Quilted Panel – work in progress; Sew Arty, Kenilworth;, 12th September 2015

Winter Baubles, Quorn Country Quilters, near Loughborough, 6th September 2015

Upcycled Zippy Pouches, Swirls & Sequins and Silken Strata, International Festival of quilts, NEC Birmingham, August 2015

Swirls & Sequins, The Sewing Patch, Uttoxeter, 6th June 2015

Miniature Stitched Caskets, Pinfold Textile Group, Nantwich, 11th March 2015

Silken Strata, West Midlands Federation of WIs, 5th March 2015

Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, March 2015

Quilted Panels, Dove Farm, Ellastone, 14th February 2015 (6th December)

Silken Strata, Victory Hall, Castle Bromwich, 11th February 2015

Free Machine Embroidery Part 2, The Sewing Patch, Uttoxeter, 7th February 2015

Free Machine Embroidery Part 1, The Sewing Patch, Uttoxeter, 24th January 2015

Embellished Crazy Log-cabin Patchwork, Dell Farm Quilters, Knowle, 22nd January 2015

Stitching Sleepover, Banbury House Hotel, Banbury, 22nd/23rd November 2014

Festive Baubles, The Making House, Burton-on-Trent, 15th November 2014

Hedgerows and Butterflies, Inspire, Barston nr Knowle, 2nd October 2014

Sari-silk Landscapes, Wombourne Quilters, 17th September 2014

Upcycled Denim Pouches, International Festival of Quilts , NEC August 2014 (Thank you Pam and Sue!)

‘Keep on Sewing’ weekend retreat, Hillscourt Hotel, July 18th-20th 2014

Sari-Silk Landscapes, Warwickshire Federation of WIs, Warwick, 28th June 2014

Sari-Silk Landscapes, Audley & Silverdale Libraries, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Adult Learning Week 20th June 2014.

Tropical Butterflies, The Sewing Patch nr Uttoxeter, 14th June 2014

Free-Machine Embroidery, Whittington Crafters, 15th May 2014

Spring Hedgerow, Shenstone Quilters, Staffordshire, 1st May 2014

Silken Strata, British Quilt & Stitch Village, Uttoxeter Racecourse, April 2014

Free Machine Embroidery for Beginners & Improvers, Derbyshire WI HQ, Derby, 4th April 2014

Upcycled Denim Gadget Cases, The Making House, Burton-on-Trent, 15th March 2014

Stitching Sleepover (and shopping!), Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough, Leics, 1st-2nd March 2014

Embellished Notebooks, West Midlands FWI, 27th February 2014

Spring Hedgerow Quilted Panel, Shropshire Quilters, Castle Court Quilter nr Oswestry, 19th February 2014

Sari-Silk and Beautiful Blooms, Florence’s Craft Group, Solihull, 17th February 2014

Introduction to Patchwork & Quilting Session 2, The Making House, Burton-on-Trent, 25th January 2014

Introduction to Patchwork & Quilting Session 1, THe Making House, Burton-on-Trent, 25th January 2014

Baubles Wallhanging, Dove Farm nr Ashbourne, 7th December 2013

Stitched Cards & Gift Pockets, Sutton Coldfield, 29th November 2013

Stitching Sleepover, Three Swans Hotel, Market Harborough 23/24th November 2013

Sari-silk Landscapes, Stafford Embroiderers’ Guild, 16th November 2013

Folksy Christmas Tree, The Making House, Burton-on-Trent, 18th October 2013

Stitches, Swirls & Sequins Day, Birmingham Embroiderers’ guild, , 28th September 2013

Dig Out your Denim Day, The Making House, Burton-on Trent, 20th September 2013

Free Machine Embroidery Day School, L&M Nutt, Sutton Coldfield, 22nd JUne 2013

Embellished Patches Notebooks,L&M Nutt, Sutton Coldfield, 13th July 2013

Applique Denim Pencil Cases & Embellished Notebooks, Teme Valley Embroiderers’ Guild, 18th May 2013

Funky Felt Flower Brooches mini-workshop, Dosthill WI, Tamworth, 14th May 2013

Crazy Log-Cabin Patched Pictures and Sari-silk Landscapes, Solihull Embroiderers’Guild, 11th May 2013

Introduction to Free Machining, Derbyshire FWI, Derby, 10th May 2013

Embellished Notebooks & Sari-silk Landscapes Day, Whittington Crafters, 2nd May 2013

Sari-silk Landscapes mini-workshops, British Quilt & Stitch Village, Uttoxeter, April 26-28 2013

Crazy Log Cabin Stitched Pictures, Tamworth Embroiderers’ Guild, 24th April 2013

Free Machine Embroidery Parts 3&4, Hobbycraft Tamworth, 9th March 2013

Free Machine Embroidery Parts 1 & 2, Hobbycraft Tamworth, 1st March 2013

Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery, Part 4 (Dissolvable fabrics), Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield, 22nd February 3013

Sparkly Denim Greetings Cards, Hurley WI. 18th February 2013

Sari-silk Landscapes, West Midlands Federation of Women’s Institutes HQ, Yardley, Birmingham, 7th February 2013

Swirls and Stitches, Genesis Textiles Group, Solihull, 2nd February 2013

WOMBATS (Water Orton Mothers, Babies & Toddlers!) 31st January 2013 – Welcome banner for new vicar

Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery Part 3, Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield, 30th November 2012

Sew Social Stitching Sleepover, 17th/18th November 2012, Three Swans Hotel Market Harborough, Leicestershire.

Sari-silk Landscapes, Dove Farm near Ashbourne, 8th November 2012

Introduction to Free Machine Embroidery Part 2, Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield 16th October 2012

Festive Bottle Bags, Walsall Patchwork & Quilters, 20th October 2012

Striped Applique Panels, Gilbert Richards Centre, Coventry 19th October 2012

Embellished Notebooks, Shire Quilters, Coventry, 13th October 2012

Sari Silk Landscapes, Victory Hall Craft Group, Castle Bromwich 15th September 2012

Introduction to Free Machining Part 2, Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield 13th July 2012

Introduction to Free-Machining Part 1, Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield July 6th and 28th September 2012

Sari-silk Landscapes, Gilbert Richards Centre, Earlsdon Coventry 20th July 2012

Marvellous May Flowers, Sutton Coldfield May 25th 2012

Applique pencil cases/make-up bags, Gilbert Richards Centre, Coventry, 18th May 2012

Embellished Notebooks, Hobbycraft Tamworth, 17th May 2012

Sari-Silk Landscapes, Walsall Patchwork & Quilters, 12th May 2012

Embellished Notebooks,’Arty Crafty’ group, Tamworth Library,11th May 2012

Crazy Log-Cabin Patched Pictures, Mum Art Makers, Upper Tean nr Stoke-on-Trent, 3rd/10th May 2012

Sari-Silk Landscapes, Centre of England Arts, 4th May 2012

Crazy Critters, Harvest Fields Centre, Suton Coldfield, 27th April 2012

Funky Felt Flowers, Kingsbury Krafters, 21st April 2012

Funky Felt Fowers, Gilbert Richards Centre, Coventry, 20th April 2012

Mini-workshops, Uttoxeter Quilting & Embroidery Show April 2012 : Embellished Patches & Funky Felt Flowers

Sari-silk Landscapes, Welcome Hall Kingsbury, 17th March 2012

Folksy Heart Hangings, Gilbert Richards Centre Coventry, 16th March 2012

Silk & Satin Applique purses, Centre of England Arts B92 0LT, 25th February 2012

Applique Pencil cases, Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield, 24th February 2012

Funky Felt Flowers, Dove Farm, nr Ashbourne, 23rd February 2012

Crazy Log Cabin Patch Pictures, Gilbert Richards Centre, Coventry, 17th February 2012

“I would like to thank you again for a most fantastic weekend – the hotel, class & company were all excellent. …please put my name down for the next event in November,” Sue Austin
“Thank you for a super weekend. Just the sort of thing that I like. Good hotel, lovely food,” Pat Tomlinson
“Thank you, had a great time Mary. See you on the next one,” Pat Gilbert
For more images please see my Facebook album:click here!

Stitching Sleepover, Three Swans Hotel Market Harborough, 11th/12th February 2012

Mini Pentagonal Caskets, Harvest Fields Centre Sutton Coldfield, 27th January 2012

Embellished Notebooks, Gilbert Richards Centre, Earlsdon, Coventry, 13th January 2012

Festive Christmas Tree Wall-hanging Sew Social, Dove Farm nr Ashbourne, 1st December 2011

Festive Christmas Tree Hanging (whole day workshop), Centre of England Arts, nr Meriden, 26th November 2011

Stitched Christmas Cards, Harvest Fields Centre, Sutton Coldfield, 25th November 2011

Stitched Christmas Cards, Centre of England Arts, nr Meriden, 18th November 2011

Embellished Notebooks, Chase Scrappers, Cannock, 12th November 2011

Funky Felt Flowers, Sunday Quilters, Richings Park 5th November 2011

Festive Beaded Bottle Bags, Harvest Fields Centre 28th October 2011

Funky Felt Flowers, Harvest Fields Centre Sutton Coldfield 30th September

Embellished Notebooks, Centre of England Arts, Meriden, 23rd September

Introduction to Free Machining, Chase Scrappers, Cannock 19th August

Children’s T-shirt Printing, Centre of England Arts, Meriden, 18th August

Funky Felt Flowers, Hatton 14th July

Rawlett Community Sport College – Mums & Daughters craft evening; denim applique pictures, 7th July

Rawlett Community Sport College, Mums & Daughters craft evening, sari-silk cards, 30th June

Jazzy Stitched Brooches, Harvest Field Centre 24th June

Cute quilted make-up bags, Dove Farm 7th May – Cream tea ‘Sew Social’ event

Stripy heart cushion covers, Foxhill Crafts 6th May

Embellished notebooks, Pollyanna Patchwork, Eccleshall 31st March (above)
Crazy Log-Cabin Patched Pictures at Foxhill Crafts 25th March (above)
(Above)Castle Brom Stitched Greetings Cards 19th March 2011


(Above) Cute Quilted Make-up Bag Workshop, Foxhill Crafts 25th February




(Above) Dove Farm ‘Sew Social’ January 2011

(Above) Foxhill Crafts, Mitchells Centre, Sutton Coldfield, January 2011

Crazy Mary’s first Sew Social at Dove Farm, Ellastone was a total success. Friendly company, lovely crafting, delicious cream tea…
These pictures (above) show the ladies of Castle Bromwich Community Church enjoying a Crazy Mary Crafts workshop, learning how to create beautiful little crazy patchwork pictures. Theyte all turned out really well and looked very snazzy in their frames! Crazy Mary Crafts can provide textile related workshops for your community group (eg W.I., church group) or crafting circle. Recently Castle Bromwich Community Church set the ball rolling by hiring me to help the wonderful ladies of their craft club create embellished notebooks. This was a full day’s workshop, from 10am-4pm, but I’m also available for mornings & afternoons (only weekends at present though), plus evening 1-2 hour workshops.
“…it was a fab day and we are all still buzzing with it…you have inspired us on. The highlight for me was seeing ladies use the machines for first time and lose their fear.” Margaret Riordan, Castle Bromwich Community Church
If you’re interested in a Crazy Mary workshop, go to my contacts page & get in touch!