Sewing Classes

sewing classes

  • Beginners, Intermediate and Advanced
  • Morning, Afternoon, Evening and Weekend Classes
  • One-on-one Tuition available or maximum 7 Students per class
  • Sewing machines and overlockers provided in class
  • One day workshops to full all year round teaching terms
  • Children's classes and school holiday activity classes

 

Learn how to sew

Make your own unique clothes, women's and men's wear, baby & children's, lingerie, swimwear, maternity, embellishing and appliqué, soft furnishing, bag making, stretch and woven fabric garments, casual and corporate wear and after five, debutante and bridal.

Learn to co-ordinate and maximise your wardrobe, garments and accessories with Maree's ever so popular exclusive wardrobe planning techniques!

Sewing School Location sewing school Melbourne

Maree's Sewing School is in a country style setting, the sewing studio has natural light, an extremely spacious sewing area, sewing machines and overlockers are provided for your use, lovely fabrics to tempt you, haberdashery, inspiring displays, and dining and kitchen facilities all set amongst to the beautiful expanse of Maree's Rose Garden.
The Maree Pigdon Sewing School is a relaxing yet inspiring and fun place for creative people or group of people to come and learn how to sew, meet new friends, escape from everyday life and fulfil their creative desires.

Sewing Class Term Dates 2014

  • Term 1 - Monday 3rd February to Friday 4th April 2014
  • Term 2 - Monday 28th April to Friday 20th June 2014
  • Term 3 - Monday 14th July to Friday 12th September 2014
  • Term 4 - Monday 13th October to Friday 12th December 2014

Monday classes 9.30am to 12 noon; 1pm to 3.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm

Tuesday classes 9.30am to 3.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm

Thursday classes 9.30am to 12 noon; 1pm to 3.30pm and 7pm to 9.30pm

Friday classes 9.30am to 12 noon and 7pm to 9.30pm

Beginner Quilting CLASS

A fantastic class to make your first quilt! You will learn:

  • The simple 9 patch piecing process
  • Machine applique, hand applique & curves
  • How to use rulers & cutters
  • How to cut fabric for quilting
  • How to piece your fabrics together
  • How to put blocks together to for the block design
  • Sashing & corner stones
  • How to apply a boarder to finish your quilt

Our quilting class is perfect for you if you have basic sewing skills (you know how to use your sewing machine and sew basic stitching) and you would love to try something new by making your first quilt.

Quilting Class Dates 2014

  • Term 1 - Saturday 22nd February, 1st, 8th & 15th March 2014
  • Term 2 - Saturday 17th, 24th & 31st May & 7th June 2014
  • Term 3 - Saturday 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd August 2014
  • Term 4 - Saturday 1st, 8th, 15th & 22nd November 2014

Saturday classes 9am to 1pm 

Kids Sewing Club Dates 2014

  • Term 1 - Tuesday 4th February to Tuesday 25th March 2014
  • Term 2 - Tuesday 29th April to Tuesday 17th June 2014
  • Term 3 - Tuesday 22nd July to Tuesday 9th September 2014
  • Term 4 - from Monday 13th October to Tuesday 9th December 2014

Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday classes 4pm until 6pm

Zero to sewing in a weekend - beginner sewing clinic dates 2014

  • Term 1 - Group #1 Saturday 8th & 15th February 2014
  • Term 1 - Group #2 Saturday 29th March & 5th April 2014
  • Term 2 - Group #1 Saturday 3rd & 10th May 2014
  • Term 2 - Group #2 Saturday 14th & 21st June 2014
  • Term 3 - Group #1 Saturday 19th & 26th July 2014
  • Term 3 - Group #2 Saturday 6th & 13th September 2014
  • Term 4 - Group #1 18th & 25th October 2014

x2 Saturday calsses per course, 9am until 5pm both days.

Milinery class dates 2014

  • Term 1 - Wednesday 5th February to Wednesday 26th March 2014
  • Term 2 - Wednesday 30th April to Wednesday 18th June 2014
  • Term 3 - Wednesday 23rd July to Wednesday 10th September 2014
  • Term 4 - from Wednesday 15th October through to November 2014

Wednesday evening classes 7pm until 9.30pm, Friday's 10am until 1pm

* Sewing machines provided in class.

Private Lessons also available on request.

Prices

General Sewing Class (2.5 hours) AUD $38.00
Quilting Course (4 hours) AUD $61.75
One-on-one personal Tuition (per hour) AUD $95.00

Maree and her team have always enjoyed teaching students of all ages and standards so enquire within and book now to start sewing and designing today! Whether it's making something once off, a one-day workshop, do it yourself (DIY) home project or to develop a life-long skill of sewing and dressmaking, Maree can teach you excellent and thorough step-by-step basic sewing skills to perfection, taking you through your own journey to sew like a professional.

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