Master Practitioner Patchwork & Quilting Course

If you’re a developing textiles artist, specialising in Patchwork & Quilting our Master Practitioner course is the ideal way to really challenge, enhance and promote the further developed of your skills and creativity.

The focus of this course is to get you thinking creativity about your approaches, styles and techniques allowing you to experiment with new ideas and themes.

Throughout the course you will be fully supported by one of our expert tutors. Each module is personalised for the individual student so that they are able to build on their strengths and concentrate on areas that appeal to them most, without being forced down the broad brush approach required by examination bodies or when undertaking a degree. As this is an advanced course, we will need to see a selection of your work before you enrol. Please apply to get started.

Course Features

3 Modules

Work your way through 3 in-depth modules each designed you. We do this to help you develop specific areas.

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Master's Skill level

For patchwork and quilting students with a lot of demonstrable experience, emerging artists and makers.

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Duration

Students are allowed up to 3 years to complete this course. Each module takes roughly 3-6 months to complete.

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Course Details

This patchwork and quilting master’s course consists of 3 in-depth modules which focus on getting students to develop their own unique creative voice. Each module is personalised to individual students so that they are able to build on their strengths and concentrate on the areas that appeal to them the most. This is ensures that you aren’t forced down a broad path approach.

Course Modules

There are 3 modules each designed to last around 3-6 months.

Work through a personalised patchwork and quilting programme tailored to your own personal interests and strengths.
Each student will have a personal tutor who will provide written feedback for them at the end of each module, but also be on hand to help out with suggestions as the work progresses.
Module 1 - Inspiration from the Invisible: During this module inspiration will be taken from music and verse, producing a set of design ideas from these little used sources and then continuing through to sampling and eventually to complete a final piece of the student's own choosing.
Module 2 - The Journey - Highways and Byways: This module will take its inspiration from a favourite walk or journey, exploring items along the way, aerial views, sections and cross sections, maps, photographs and sounds. The next step will be to explore a series of samples using print, image transfer, positive and negative shapes, over prints etc. And then progressed these two completed piece of the student's choice.
Module 3 - Memories are made of this...: This module will be based around an object or group of objects that holds special association for the student. They will begin by drawing and photographing, but then move into three dimensions in order to exploring three dimensional construction methods, initially sampling with wire, paper and card and then moving on to a three dimensional piece of the students choosing.
SST issue a Patchwork & Quilting Master Practitioner certificate on completion of the full course.

Delivery & Assessment

This Patchwork and Quilting Master Practitioner course is supplied as a distance learning course where course materials and tutor assessments are delivered digitally and work is returned to your tutor via digital presentation. For each module you’ll get to work directly with your tutor; working one-to-one to discuss your ideas, approach and techniques. This will be a 30 minute zoom call.

Your coursework will be reviewed by your tutor to ensure the appropriate quality standard is maintained. You will be provided with written feedback in a timely fashion (usually within 10 days) and, if needed, you will be able to re-submit altered work. You can contact your tutor at any time to request your work to date be reviewed and suggestions for future progress be made.

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Course Timescales

Each Module is intended to last between 3 and 6 months, although this can vary according to student’s circumstances and it is possible to either speed this up or slow it down to suit the individual. 3 years is the maximum time allowance for completion.

Each student will have a personal tutor who will provide written feedback for them at the end of each module, but also be on hand to help out with suggestions as the work progresses.

Aimed At

Our Master Practitioner Courses are designed for experienced textile artists and crafters who want to take their skills to the next level in a less structured, more personal way. This course offers the freedom to explore, refine, and develop your own artistic voice without the constraints of a formal curriculum.

Unlike traditional accredited programs, this course is not about ticking boxes—it’s about creative discovery, experimentation, and growth. You’ll have access to expert guidance, the right tools, and a supportive learning environment, but with far more flexibility to shape your own journey.

If you’re looking for a more independent, self-directed approach to mastering your craft—without the formal requirements of City & Guilds qualifications—this course is the perfect opportunity to push boundaries, build confidence, and truly make your work your own.

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How Do I Enrol?

As this is an advanced course, we will need to see a selection of your work before you enrol – please make an enquiry so we can tell you how to do this.

Student Reviews

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Anna Hayward

“If you would like a course that encourages your creativity with a wonderful balance of embroidery, research and design, then this is definitely the one. It is a course that will keep you focused and help you realise what you are capable of. It will have you hooked and amazed at how much you learn. Ultimately, it’ll give you a marvellous sense of achievement.”

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“It has helped me to be more visually creative in my design skills, especially working in 3D, and to interpret ideas in less literal, more abstract ways. I now have a whole new set of ideas and approaches to work with. This is not embroidery in any traditional or conventional sense – the course encourages you to incorporate stitch in many forms, which is both fun and liberating.”