Hello, I’m Rose Lewis, & I absolutely love teaching my many different & varied quilting techniques to lovely people just like yourself, all around the world.
I love helping students explore & develop their own personal inner talents & passions that have often been hidden within them, often unknown to them. I like to instil an awareness & awaken them into a new way of looking at what they’re creating. I bring with me a huge amount of contiguous enthusiasm, creativeness & inspiration.
I first started sewing on my mother’s treadle sewing machine many years ago. I went on to sew my clothes, then my children’s clothes, curtains, hemming & mending. In approx 1984 patchwork came to Australia, so a new journey begun. I’ve sewn many techniques over the years, but I specialise in applique that looks like needleturn but is all sewn on the sewing machine, trapunto, thread painting, fabric painting & other brilliant techniques.
I’ve won many awards & ribbons over the years and been up in the running for Best of Australia several times, I’ve taught in-person classes in many parts of Australia, I written for one of the biggest quilting magazines in the UK, having my own regular pages as well as doing some feature articles for quite a while. I’ve also been featured in many quilting & country style magazines & I’ve been interviewed live on ABC country radio several times. I’ve been guest artist & speaker at many quilting shows & events and also written several books….and the list keeps growing.
I love teaching & inspiring people just like yourself, with my creativeness, inspiration & enthusiasm. So, come & join me on this journey of learning with me through on-line classes, even if you’re a beginner & you’ll feel like I’m sitting right beside you in your sewing room. Be inspired, Be creative.
“I thoroughly enjoyed the process of "Down in the Apple Orchard". Rose's clear and easy to follow instructions and demonstration of each step made it easy to follow. I appreciated being able to go back over each video as I was working on my piece. The whole process opened my mind to colour and texture in a different way. The use of Ultra Solvy and PolyFuse made the process easy.”
Joan Walker - Victoria - Australia
Introduction to "Down in the Apple Orchard" from Rose
Supply List & Information Booklet
Sometimes the next videos will start approx 30 secs into the video. WHY?
A Little About Copyright, Passwords & Logging In.
Class Supplies - Overview
Class Supplies - Threads
Class Supplies - Polystyrene
Tracing Your Design
How to Join Ultra Solvy
Intro to Sewing Our Tree
Sewing the First Outline of the Tree
Sewing the Second Outline of the Tree
Sewing the First Layer of Our Tree
A Few Things of what Not to Do
Sewing the Second Layer of Our Tree
Sewing the Third Layer of Our Tree
Sewing the Final Layer of Our Tree
Images of The Last Layer
Adjustment to Your Tree Roots
Choice 1... Adding the Apples & Leaves to Your Tree
Choice 2... Adding Autumn Leaves to Your Tree
Pinning Your Tree to The Polystyrene
Washing Out the Ultra Solvy
Removing the Pins From the Polystyrene
Fabric Preparation & Adhering Tree to Top Fabric Layer
Sewing the Apple Tree to Your Top Fabric
Sewing the Autumn Tree to Your Top Fabric
Sewing the Swing, Grass & Apples
Layering your wadding & backing fabric
Ditch stitching & quilting your quilt
Our final lesson
Now that you've finished your "Down in the Apple Orchard" Thread Painting course... Would you be happy to leave me a review?
Frequently Asked Questions
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There's no fear of damaging your quilt as this is created off the fabric, & attached later. Even those who have never thread painted before will be able to do this.
Yes, it's actually easier than you may think & I very gently take you through each step. You'll feel like I'm sitting right beside you in your sewing area all the way through.
No, not at all. You work through this at your own pace.
No. This course belongs to you and you can come back to it anytime you choose to. You just need to log in and it'll always be there where ever you left it the last time.
No, it's much easier than that. During the purchase you'll create a password where you can then log into and your course & all the lessons & information booklet are already waiting for you.
The included pattern sheet is A4 but you'll need to enlarge this to A3 to make it the same size as mine. Then you'll cut your fabric approx 5 cms bigger than the A3 pattern. You can make this as big or small as you choose to. It's explained within the lesson. My finished piece here is 17 X 14 inches.
Yes, most definitely. You'll have some of the items within your sewing room & the others you can purchase from either my website to make life easy for you, at roselewisquilting.com.au or your favoured quilting supplier.
Of course you can. You'll be able to email me, at any time to the email address listed in the course.
Correct, and I'm very apologetic to those in the UK but I made the decision that with the new laws that came into effect on 1.01.2021, I would no longer be selling to the UK. You're still welcome to receive my weekly newsletters that go out every Wednesday that are full of all sorts of things to help you within your quilting journey. Just go to www.roselewisquilting.com.au to sign up for these.