Let Loose

Date : Friday 10 October 2025
Duration / Sessions : 1 day
Skill Level : All levels
Code : MSD2
Cost : R 350
Teacher : Mari Strydom

Project Sample

Break the rules and unleash your inner artist in this bold, no-limits art quilt workshop! This isn’t your typical quilting class—it’s a creative playground where design, color, and pure fun collide. You’ll dive into the fundamentals of design in the most freeing way possible: by creating your own quilt from the ground up. We’ll provide some loose guidelines, but the vision? That’s all yours. Explore bobbin work and free-motion quilting on manageable, small sections, then stitch them together with zippers, ribbons, and trims for a look that’s as unconventional as it is expressive. This is a stress-free, judgment-free zone where you can experiment, take risks, and celebrate the joy of making. Come be a quilting rebel with me!

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS

  1. 5 x A4 pages
  2. Pencil and eraser
  3. 4 x (7” x 20”) black felt panels
  4. 4 x (7” x 20”) fabric panels in 2 complimentary colours 
  5. Selection of fabric for appliqué – bold, contrasting fabric in solids and having geometric shapes 
  6. Teflon sheet (optional but advisable)
  1. 1.5m Appliqué paper
  1. Iron and small ironing surface
  2. Needles (machine 80 Universal)
  3. Sewing Machine with free motion capabilities
  4. Machine foot: Darning foot, ordinary sewing foot/¼” foot, walking foot (optional) and zipper foot
  5. Extension cord, 15 amp plug or adaptor
  6. Rotary Cutter, extra blades, mat, 60cm ruler
  7. Black machine thread and various colours embroidery thread matching your fabric
  8. Basic sewing equipment e.g. pins, scissors etc.
  9. Variety of trims and 55 cm black zip