First time in the U.K. – a full 5-day retreat taught by Judy Niemeyer Certified Instructor Marianne Martens- Niemeijer!
Judy Niemeyer Quilting (AKA Quiltworx) is a family owned and operated business that incorporated in 1996. Their first patterns were created to be used as teaching tools to assist Judy in teaching, what was to her, a new technique called Foundation Paper Piecing. She saw the ability in this technique for quilters with minimal previous experience to be able to create intricate and complex heirloom quality quilts. Judy’s insight was based on 20 years of experience as a professional hand quilter where she struggled with the different methods used to create new quilts, finish other people’s quilts, or repair damaged quilts. What she saw in Foundation Paper Piecing was a complete set of easily trained skills that creates an overall process that can be taught over several days.
Judy’s Foundation Paper Piecing process is unique, and in order to maintain the integrity and quality of her process she trains Certified Instructors and does not allow anyone except her trained Instructors to teach her process. For the first time in the U.K., Sew Hot is hosting a Judy Niemeyer Certified Instructor from the Netherlands to teach us Judy’s Foundation Paper Piecing process!
Judy’s vision for her company is to play their part in providing the basic tools required to support the quilting industry. Judy has assisted literally thousands of quilters with completing quilts. This experience has provided her company with the insights of what it takes to inspire a customer to go to the effort to start and then complete a quilting project. Every quilt project requires the inspiration to start it as well as a basic understanding of the process required to complete it in a satisfactory fashion. The motivation to start a quilting project is heavily based on a quilter’s perceived ability to complete it satisfactorily. While a quilter may see an impressive quilt that they really admire, if they don’t understand how they, themselves, can complete it, there is no motivation. It is Judy’s desire to provide the process and support structure so that the motivation that is created by inspiration results in finished projects. Judy, Marianne, and everyone at Sew Hot hopes that through our efforts, a quilter, when inspired, will jump immediately to motivation without struggling with the doubt and possible despair of spending money on yet another uncompleted project.
This Retreat was designed to help with that process. In this Retreat, you will make the fun Antique Lighthouse Wall Quilt. This quilt is 40” x 40” and looks much harder to make than it is. Get perfect points and show off your flat seams! Pull together some of your favourite fabrics and foundation paper piece with Certified Judy Niemeyer Instructor – Marianne Martens-Niemeijer from Oosterwolde, Friesland, the Netherlands. This Retreat is perfect for confident beginner sewists through advanced sewists! Learn all of Judy’s tricks to make a perfect Foundation Paper Pieced quilt! Previous knowledge of Foundation Paper Piecing is not necessary.
This Retreat will take place at the beautiful Mercure Hotel York from 22 – 27 September 2024. Price includes:
- Bed and Breakfast from Sunday 22 Sept with checkout on Friday 27 Sept. You can check in after 3:00 pm on Sunday and get settled in. Each room will come with one King Sized bed. Free onsite parking. Dinner is not provided by the Retreat Sunday evening.
- Instruction will start on Monday 23 Sept at 10:00 am and runs to 5:00 pm. Classes will be given by Marianne Martens-Niemeijer, a Judy Niemeyer Certified Instructor.
- Lunch will be provided every day, Monday through Friday.
- Tea, coffee and a variety of snacks will be available in the Classroom throughout the day.
- Dinner will be provided two nights, Monday and Thursday. You will be free to explore York and its fine dining establishments on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings.
- Classroom will be open in the evenings for free sewing Monday through Thursday. Classroom will be locked overnight.
- Antique Lighthouse Wall Quilt Pattern will be sent to students before the retreat.
- Goodie Bag
- Sew Hot discount coupon. Good for all the fabric you will need to buy for the class.
- Sew Hot will host a pop up shop in the Classroom for your sewing needs in case you forget anything.
Pricing: You get all of the above for £1,350.
Payment Plan: We are offering a payment plan for those who wish to pay over 6 months. Due now is your down payment of £350. Down Payment is non-refundable. Starting April 15, £200.00 a month will be taken from your account, for five months. Your last payment will be August 15. You can also pay the whole amount up front, if you prefer. £350 of the whole payment amount is considered your down payment and is non-refundable.
Seats are limited to 12 students. Reserve your seat now to ensure you get a spot!
Extra Night Friday Sept 27: If you would like to stay Friday night, 27 September, you can reserve that for an additional £99 (includes breakfast the next morning).
Information on fabric kits, and other materials to bring will be available at a later date.
Bio for CI Marianne Martens-Niemeijer
Marianne was born in 1957 and grew up in the eastern part of The Netherlands. From early childhood she learned needlework from her grandmother. All aspects of fine needlework were reviewed: knitting, crochet, embroidery, Hardanger, bobbin lace, etc. She first learned to sew by hand and only when she had fully mastered that, was Marianne allowed to use the sewing machine. In secondary school Marianne discovered quilting, where an enthusiastic needlework teacher taught her the basics. Many small quilts were made and given away as gifts – unfortunately none of these have survived. When, in later life, sewing by hand became difficult because of rheumatism, making a quilt on the sewing machine became a new challenge. First simple patterns, later also complicated patterns: Japanese quilt folding art, patterns by Elisabeth Hartmann and often designed by herself.
In 2015 Marianne discovered the patterns of Judy Niemeyer and, once the spark had passed and the first quilt of a Judy pattern was made, there was no extinguishing the fire. In Oktober 2023 Marianne became a Certified Instructor and Certified Shop for Quiltworx and now she is teaching in shops and community centers in various places in the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and in September 2024: UK.
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