3rd Wednesday Class - My Sewing Supplies (Sylvania)
2025-02-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-16 18:47, 2025-05-21 10:00, 2025-06-18 10:00, 2025-07-16 10:00, 2025-08-20 10:00 (Australia/Sydney) | My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princess Hwy, Sylvania, NSW, 2224, Australia
Monthly Quilt Class with Lorena – Third Wednesday of the Month
📍 My Sewing Supplies, Sylvania – Sutherland Shire
Join Lorena for a monthly quilting class at My Sewing Supplies in Sylvania, where you can work on a variety of quilt patterns at your own pace.
Choose from Lorena’s original designs, including Opal Essence, Winding Ways, QST Courthouse Steps, and Sakura Breeze, or take on the challenge of Lessa Siegele’s Ring Cycles quilt. Explore different fabric combinations: low-volume with brights, bold large-scale prints, or a striking two-colour design to make it uniquely yours.
If you’re new to patchwork, Lorena will guide you through the fundamentals by making a sampler quilt. Select different blocks or repeat a favourite to create a quilt that reflects your style.
Materials & Templates:

Fabric, templates, and commercial patterns (if needed) are additional to the class fee. A wide range of options is available in-store, and the staff are happy to assist you.
For Ring Cycles, Lorena recommends Marti Michell’s Set H
Lorena also has her own templates to support her quilt designs.

📍 Location: My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princes Highway, Sylvania NSW 2224.
📅 When: Third Wednesday of each month.
Come along for expert guidance, inspiration, and a welcoming community of quilters!

2025 Dates
12 FEB
19 MARCH
16 APRIL
21 MAY
18 JUNE
16 JULY
20 AUGUST
SEPTEMBER NO CLASS
15 OCTOBER
19 NOVEMBER

QUILTCON!
2025-02-20 - 2025-02-23 | NSW

Retreat Bag : UsefulBox Sewing School (Marrickville)
2025-03-23 10:00 - 15:00 | UsefulBox, 39-43 Shepherd St, Marrickville, NSW, 2204, Australia
Quilted Retreat Bag Workshop with Lorena Uriarte
Skill Level: Basic Knowledge of Machine Sewing
Join Lorena Uriarte, a renowned Modern Quilter, to make this charming zip pouch featuring your own quilted panels. Perfect for gifting or treating yourself, the Emmaline Retreat Bag is a clever design by @emmalinebags, featuring special hardware that allows the bag to open wide for easy access to your items.
What You’ll Learn:

Inserting a zipper
Creating boxed corners
Basic bag construction

Use up your scraps for a Kawandi-inspired exterior, or incorporate Boro, Sashiko, or other quilted panels. Have some orphaned patchwork blocks or a special piece of fabric? They’ll work beautifully for this pouch! To make the large version, you’ll need two pieces of fabric at least 18.5” x 12” each.
Special Offer:
You can take Lorena’s Kawandi class on 9 February and bring your finished piece to use for your Retreat Bag! Book both classes and get $25 off—details provided when you book the Kawandi class first.
What’s Included:

Expert tuition with Lorena and 6 other students
Unlimited tea, coffee, and maybe a special treat from Lorena herself

What to Bring:

Your sewing machine (don’t forget the foot pedal and power cord)
Two pieces of outer fabric (at least 18.5” x 12” each)
Two pieces of inner fabric (at least 18.5” x 12” each)
Glasses, if needed
Lunch—microwave, sandwich press, and fridge available, or explore the local cafes

Kits:

Small kit: $45
Large kit: $55
Kits with interfacing and frames must be ordered when booking your spot.

Dates Available:

Sunday, 23 March, 10 am to 3 pm

Sign up now for a fun and creative day of bag-making!

Speaker - Industry Day : Australian Sewing Guild
2025-03-29 10:00 - 16:00 | NSW

5 April : RESCHEDULED from EASTER SATURDAY @ My Sewing Supplies
2025-04-05 10:00 - 16:00 | My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princess Hwy, Sylvania, NSW, 2224, Australia
Ring Cycles Quilt

Monthly Quilt Class with Lorena – Third Wednesday of the Month
📍 My Sewing Supplies, Sylvania – Sutherland Shire
Join Lorena for a monthly quilting class at My Sewing Supplies in Sylvania, where you can work on a variety of quilt patterns at your own pace.
Choose from Lorena’s original designs, including Opal Essence, Winding Ways, QST Courthouse Steps, and Sakura Breeze, or take on the challenge of Lessa Siegele’s Ring Cycles quilt. Explore different fabric combinations: low-volume with brights, bold large-scale prints, or a striking two-colour design to make it uniquely yours.
If you’re new to patchwork, Lorena will guide you through the fundamentals by making a sampler quilt. Select different blocks or repeat a favourite to create a quilt that reflects your style.
Materials & Templates:

Fabric, templates, and commercial patterns (if needed) are additional to the class fee. A wide range of options is available in-store, and the staff are happy to assist you.
For Ring Cycles, Lorena recommends Marti Michell’s Set H
Lorena also has her own templates to support her quilt designs.

📍 Location: My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princes Highway, Sylvania NSW 2224.
📅 When: Third Wednesday of each month.
Come along for expert guidance, inspiration, and a welcoming community of quilters!
Learn to Quilt with this 12 Inch Sampler

AQC : Melbourne
2025-04-10 - 2025-04-13 | Royal Exhibition Building, 9 Nicholson St, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne, Victoria, 3053, Australia
Australia’s premier quilting event will be back in Melbourne in 2025 on April 10 to 13. Experience four days of quilting bliss – a magnificent quilt show, all the latest fabrics, patterns and machines, and an amazing lineup of classes. Come for four days or a few hours – just be sure to be there!

Quilt Coat Workshop : Gilgandra (NSW)
2025-05-01 - 2025-05-04 | NSW
Gilgandra Quilters’ Guild Event
3 & 4 May

2nd Saturday Class: 60 Stitches (Warriewood)
2025-05-10 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-06-14 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-07-12 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-08-09 10:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-13 10:00 - 15:00 | 60 Stitches, 1301/ 4 Daydream St, Warriewood, NSW, 2101, Australia
Join a friendly group of quilters in this monthly class at 60 Stitches in Warriewood, on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Bring your own project or choose from one of my designs. I’ve even been known to create something special for my regular students! With over 20 years of experience, I’ll guide you through any technique, whether you prefer hand or machine quilting.
All te cutting and pressing tools are there so all you need to bring is your project, your machine and general sewing supplies.
Plus, you’ll have access to 60 Stitches’ beautiful selection of fabrics and notions to inspire your next creation.
Class fee is $85 per month which includes coffee, tea and my famous home baked treats!
2025 DATES
8 FEB
22 MARCH
26 APRIL
10 MAY
14 JUNE
12 JULY
9 AUG
13 SEPT
11 OCT
8 NOV
13 DEC

Precious Time Fabric & Quilts : Toowoomba (QLD)
2025-05-23 - 2025-05-24 | Precious Time Fabric & Quilts, 29 David St, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
My yearly visit to the lovely folks in Toowoomba.
Patrina has a gorgeous shop, full of beautiful fabric and handy notions.
Please contact the shop directly to book your spot.
29 David St, Toowoomba, QLD, 4350

2 Day Quilt Coat Workshop : My Sewing Supplies (Lindfield)
2025-05-31 - 2025-06-01 | NSW
Book here: https://www.mysewingsupplies.com.au/product-page/lindfield-lorena-uriarte-quilted-jacket-31-5-and-1-6

Quilt Coat Workshop @ Treehouse Textiles ; Mornington (VIC)
2025-06-07 10:00 - 2025-06-08 15:30 | Treehouse Textiles, 64 Main St, Mornington, VIC, 3931, Australia
7 & 8 June 2025
10am – 3:30pm
I’m excited to travel to Mornington and visit Emma and her crew this winter to teach my two day quilt coat workshop.
Find the details here: https://treehousetextiles.com.au/collections/workshops/products/coatjacket-workshop-with-lorena-uriarte

Quilt Coat Workshop: My Sewing Supplies (Sylvania)
2025-07-05 - 2025-07-06 | My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princess Hwy, Sylvania, NSW, 2224, Australia
2 day workshop
Saturday and Sunday 5 and 6 July
10am – 4pm each day

Skill level: Basic skills to advanced. Students must be confident in using sewing patterns and machines. The quilt must be quilted prior to the class. Your own sewing machine is required.
Learn how to confidently transform a quilt or quilted panels into a quilt coat.
If you’ve got any quilts that no longer spark joy, turn them into a coat! If you have one that sparks a lot of joy and you want it always with you, turn it into a coat!! Or want to be warm and cosy in the latest cottagecore trend?
In this workshop you will learn how to transform your quilts into cosy coats using a pattern suitable for most sizes. You can use a completed quilt, pre-quilted fabric or specifically make quilted panels according to the coat pattern requirements.
Learn how to choose the right pattern, how quilting and wadding can affect drape, how to cut pattern pieces including collar, hood and pocket options if applicable. You’ll also learn how to sew together a quilt coat, the technique of adding bias-binding to seams and see demonstrations of buttonhole and press stud closures. You will leave with a completed quilt coat with possibly some binding to stitch at home.
This is a great opportunity to repurpose those orphan blocks and unfinished projects. If you need us to professionally quilt your tops / fabric please let us know as soon as possible so that we can schedule you into the queue. (This would be an additional fee)
By the end of this workshop students should have a constructed a quilt coat, some binding may need to be done at home.
Students need to bring:

Sewing machine in good working order. 1/4 inch and walking foot to suit.
A quilt with a minimum of 60″ x 60″ usable space OR pre-quilted fabric of the same size OR quilted panels pre-cut according to the pattern requirements. 70 x 70 inches if you would like pockets, a hood, a longer length or if you would like a size 18 or greater
6m premade 1″ bias binding; store bought or handmade with 2″ strips
Heavy Jeans or size 90-100 Superior Topstitch needles
Sewing notions including coordinating thread
Fabric scissors, wonder clips, pins, fabric markers
Rotary cutter and mat
Coat pattern, with pieces traced and cut out in full onto Trace & Toile or similar to your size.
Recommended patterns are:

Tamarack Jacket by Grainline Studios
Chore Coat by Patchwork & Poodles
Elemental Coat by Crinkle Dreams
Wildwood Jacket by Helen’s Closet.

Students will need to bring their own pattern to class, These are not included in the fee.
If you are making a quilt for this purpose a backing (lining) that is more light weight such as a cotton sateen / lawn gives a nicer, less bulky fit.
Wadding – be aware the thicker the wadding the bulkier your quilt / jacket will be. You need to be aware of this for binding your seams. We also ask that you consider the look on your body so that you can get your desired result.

Quilt Coat Workshop : Thorpe & Co {Boolaroo}
2025-07-26 - 2025-07-27 | Thorpe & Co, 15A Main Rd, Boolaroo, NSW, 2284, Australia
2 Day Quilt Coat Workshop
please contact the shop to book your spot directly.

(02) 4929 4456

15a Main RoadBoolaroo, NSW 2284

SewClusion Retreat : Galong
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-04 | NSW
RETREAT!
https://www.fabricsauce.com.au/pages/retreat
Go on the mailing list to receive more information or join the waitlist.

Modern Saturday @ My Sewing Supplies (Sylvania)
2025-09-06 10:00 - 16:00 | My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princess Hwy, Sylvania, NSW, 2224, Australia
This class is the rescheduled 3rd Saturday Class.
Please contact My Sewing Supplies for bookings

https://www.mysewingsupplies.com.au/product-page/sylvania-lorena-uriarte-modern-quilts-saturday-20-9

Modern Wednesday @ My Sewing Supplies (Sylvania)
2025-09-10 10:00 - 16:00 | My Sewing Supplies, 208 Princess Hwy, Sylvania, NSW, 2224, Australia
This class is the rescheduled 3rd Wednesday Class.
Please contact My Sewing Supplies for bookings

https://www.mysewingsupplies.com.au/product-page/sylvania-lorena-uriarte-modern-quilts-wednesday-17-9

Hand Quilting Essentials @ UsefulBox Sewing School (Marrickville)
2025-09-14 09:00 - 15:00 | UsefulBox, 39-43 Shepherd St, Marrickville, NSW, 2204, Australia
Hand Quilting adds a certain extra pizazz to your quilts and is a skill very easy to learn.
In this class, you will learn all about what threads and needles to use, how to begin and end your stitches, and lots of tips and tricks along the way.
We will be using a simple quilt sandwich of plain fabrics and batting. However, if you have some orphan blocks at home, please do bring them along to work on.
Suitable for beginners, adventurous beginner to advanced sewists.
What you will learn:

Basic hand quilting principles
How to start and finish ends of the quilting
What thread to use
Techniques for tension, how to use the needle and what stitches are best.

What is included:

A full kit including needle, thread, fabrics – You are welcome to bring along a small quilt or a Patchwork block
A take home reference sheet
Exceptional tuition with 5 others in the class
Copious cups of tea and coffee

What you need to bring

Your glasses, if you need them
You are welcome to bring fabric of your own if you would like to use up your stash
Your lunch – Microwave and Fridge available.

Dates available:
Sunday 14 September 10am – 3pm

Carrefour - European Patchwork Meeting : Alsace, FRANCE
2025-09-18 - 2025-09-21 | NSW
More info coming!

Kawandi : @ Carrefour European Patchwork Meeting; Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (France)
2025-09-20 09:30 - 12:30 | NSW
Explore the vibrant art of Kawandi quilting, a traditional hand-stitched technique rooted in the heritage of the Siddi people of India and Pakistan.
This engaging three-hour workshop is open to all skill levels and offers a hands-on introduction to a slow, meditative style of quilt making.
Participants will learn how to layer fabrics and stitch directly onto a backing using simple running stitches, gradually building beautiful texture and rhythm.
Improvisation and creative freedom are at the heart of this process—each piece evolves naturally, with no need for rulers or rigid planning.
Throughout the session, students are encouraged to work intuitively and enjoy the peaceful, tactile nature of hand stitching.
A complete kit is included, containing all the necessary materials: fabric, thread, and needles.
Participants are only asked to bring a pair of scissors and their favorite thimble.
By the end of the workshop, each person will leave with a one-of-a-kind piece and a deeper appreciation for this meaningful and time-honored textile tradition.
Kawandi

Course location
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Ancien lycée, 3 rue Osmonthop

Hand Pieced Kaleidoscopes : @ Carrefour European Patchwork Meeting; Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (France)
2025-09-20 14:00 - 17:00 | NSW
Discover the benefits of hand piecing in this 3-hour Kaleidoscope Kisses workshop, designed for all skill levels.This accessible and enjoyable technique is ideal for those looking for a relaxing, portable, and social way to create quilts without the need for complex equipment.
Participants will learn how to use simple methods to build intricate designs that can look traditional or modern, depending on fabric selection.
The class focuses on accuracy and the joy of slow stitching, encouraging students to appreciate the process as much as the final result.
Hand piecing is a timeless technique that offers flexibility and freedom—perfect for quilting on the go or in peaceful moments at home.
A pattern and template kit are required for the class and must be purchased separately.
By the end of the workshop, students will leave with the skills and confidence to continue their journey with hand-sewn quilts, ready to explore the endless possibilities this meditative craft offers.
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, Ancien lycée, 3 rue Osmont

Quilt Coat Workshop : Boston Spa ( West Yorkshire) w/ Karen Lewis Textiles
2025-09-27 10:00 - 2025-09-28 16:00 | NSW
Turn your quilt into a coat!
Includes:
2 days of workshops 10am-4pm in Boston Spa, West Yorkshire.
Refreshments including tea, coffee and cake
https://www.karenlewistextiles.com/product/lorena-uriarte-workshop
