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26th South African National Quilt Festival

I am teaching!

Gqeberha | 7–11 July 2026

Join Danel Muller of Sew Awareness at the 26th South African National Quilt Festival for a hands-on, confidence-building quilting class designed to inspire, encourage, and equip quilters at the start of their creative journey.

✂️ Class Overview

  • 4 structured sessions
  • 3 essential quilting techniques
  • Construct and how to finish a complete project

This class is an ideal icebreaker for new quilters and a gentle confidence builder for anyone wanting to strengthen their foundational skills in a supportive, thoughtful environment. You’ll learn not only how to quilt, but also why techniques work—helping you quilt with greater understanding and self-assurance.

Danel’s teaching blends clear instruction with encouragement, making space for curiosity, creativity, and growth.

🌿 Why Join This Class?

  • Perfect for beginners and emerging quilters
  • Learn multiple techniques in one cohesive project
  • learn to finish what you start
  • Gain skills you can immediately apply to future quilts

📍 Venue: South African National Quilt Festival, Gqeberha
📅 Dates: 7–11 July 2026

👉 Book your place here:
https://sewawareness2026.co.za/bookings-south-african-national-quilt-festival-2026/

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Welcome to Lenad Quilting’s Classes

Lenad Quilting Class

Are you eager to transform beautiful fabrics into cosy quilts? Danél is excited to invite you to her series of lessons for first time quilters.

Course Overview

Beginning in the second week of October 2025, this series of 7 lessons will take you step-by-step through the fundamentals of quilting. As you progress, you will create a beautiful square lap quilt while learning every essential technique involved in the process.

What You Will Learn

  • Piecing: Discover how to cut and join fabric accurately, forming the basic building blocks of your quilt.
  • Paper Foundation Piecing: Learn to use a paper pattern to achieve complex and precise quilt designs.
  • Simple Appliqué: Explore the technique of layering fabric shapes onto your quilt top to add decorative details.
  • Quilt Construction, Sashing and Borders: Understand how to assemble your blocks, frame them with sashing, and finish with borders for a polished appearance.
  • Quilting and Binding: Master the final steps by adding batting and backing, quilting all the layers together, and applying a neat binding to complete your project.

Class Schedule and Environment

Classes are offered on Tuesdays, Thursdays, or Saturdays, allowing you to select the time that best fits your schedule. You will find a welcoming and supportive atmosphere at 40 on Ilkey B&B where you can learn at your own pace and connect with other new quilters.

Your Finished Quilt

By the end of the series, you will have created a finished square throw quilt that you can be proud of.

Join Us

If you are ready to start your quilting adventure, register online.

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Beginners’ Table Runner 2024

Beginner Quilt classes starting on 6 April

Hierdie tafelloper is die kombinasie van ‘n hele paar kwilt tegnieke, om ‘n grondslag te lê vir die mees gebruikte laslapmetodes. Appliekwerk, papier fondasie laslap en tradisionele laslap word aangeraak.  Dit is ook belangrik om ‘n bietjie van die wiskunde agter die laslap te verduidelik. Dit maak dit later makliker, om enige patroon self uit te werk. Goeie gewoontes word vasgelê van die eerste oomblik.  Die projek kan voltooi word in 7 klasse.

This table runner is a combination of the three most used patchwork techniques – appliqué, piecing and paper foundation piecing. It is also important to learn how to read a quilt pattern and how to accurately calculate the cutting sizes of the blocks. This project can be completed in 7 classes.

Klasse begin 6 April 2024 – Classes start 6 April 2024

Please Whatsapp Danél Muller at 0824167690

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Quilt in Clarens 2023

8th Clarens Quilt Festival 28 June 2023 – 1 July 2023

I’ll be teaching at the Clarens Quilt Festival this year. I am teaching three brand new classes.

Stems and Vines – Thursday 29 June 2023

This class focusses on the cutting of binding on the straight grain and on the bias, the preparation of the strips and how to appliqué by hand and machine. As a bonus, I’ll show you how to weave the strips to make a shape, in this case the heart in the center of the project.

Curves on a straight line – Friday 30 June 2023

Using paper foundation piecing, this pattern produces bold statement in swirls and diamonds to brighten up any space.

Misty Landscapes – Saturday 1 July 2023

This class is about the application of net applique to produce a soft misty edge to the picture.

More information about the Festival and how to reserve a space at http://www.quiltinclarens.co.za/

See you there!!