Dresden Circles for Christmas at the November Retreat – 15th November 2025

Dresden Circles for Christmas at the November Retreat – 15th November 2025

Price range: £6.00 through £12.00

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We’ve never tried a project quite like this before!  We’re making ‘shapes’ from Templates with a distinctly Christmas feel !!  Absolutely Brilliant for Gifting… it could be a Cushion or a Table Runner – even a set of Table Mats!, make it bigger & add embellishments, to create a Wallhanging…. Or how about a Garland/Wreath to hang on your wall??  They could be blocks for a Quilt….  But….. ‘What-If’ you added a Dresden ‘circle’ & added to the Fold-Up / Roll-Up Shopping bag??  Or maybe the front of the ‘What-If’ handbag?  Or the Cool Bag….. make it as a Sewing Retreat Bag just for you!!  Or for the clever ones amongst you…. Use a Dresden Circle as the front and back of a Clutch Bag!   We will have more samples as the month goes on!!

IN YOUR KIT – [we know you like a kit!] – will be…. an acrylic Dresden Template – [some of you may already have these templates…. but to make it simpler, & make sense of the instructions….. one is provided in your kit! There will be a piece of Christmas snowflake [white] fabric – enough for a cushion front or for a Table Mat.  Pom Pom edging….. and some batting…. 

We are encouraging you to dig out your Christmas Stash of fabrics…. We’ve all got one!! So bring it along….. you need choices…. AND – because we like a bit of economy – SAVE all your scraps for the December Retreat….. you’ll see why!!!

We’ve made our circles out of either 2 or 4 different fabrics…. You might want to use lots of variations ….. you’ll need fabric for the back of the cushion cover [you need to get your own cushion pad if that is what you decide on]  42cm/17” from Dunelm is good!  This is what we’ve used!

https://www.dunelm.com/product/simply-microfibre-cushion-pad-1000109205?defaultSkuId=30927428

For Topstitching you might want a variety of threads…. We’ve used White and Red in the samples.  Well…. It is Christmas!

Its a chance to use some of the fancy stitches on your sewing machine – but equally straight stitch is absolutely fine.

There is a bit of cutting to do on the day…. PLEASE bring a small cutting mat – and just for once DO NOT put your machine out until you’ve finished cutting the bits for the circle.  You can use the big club mats to cut out larger pieces of fabric for backing or ‘whatever’!

NOW – This is IMPORTANT! Pre Shrink or Prepare your fabrics – [whatever you call it]….. if you are using different types of fabric they will shrink at different ‘rates’ so it is VERY important to do this before you come to The Retreat…..

YOU WILL NEED TO BRING:-

A Small cutting mat, & Roller Cutter if you use one,  [PLEASE make sure your name is on them!!]

Your stash or a selection – of your Christmas Fabrics…. OR There are lots of choices in the Club shop!

Thread to match or coordinate with your fabrics

Your usual tool kit…. Pins,  Clips, Pencil, Scissors & Pinking Shears if you have them [make sure your name is on them!]

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Our day-long Stitchery Retreats are held every third Saturday of every month – at The Quarrendon & Meadowcroft Community Centre Meadowcroft, Aylesbury. HP19 9HH

We are in our Quarrendon home for The November  Retreat!

 

Cancellations made less than 7 working days prior to the event cannot be refunded or exchanged for another date.

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Session

All Day 08:30 – 16:00, Dresden Project

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