A Festive Sew-Along To Make Your Own Christmas Cottage Mini Quilt
Online | 21st – 23rd November 2025
Online | 21st – 23rd November 2025
Join us online for a magical weekend of festive stitching, community & creativity. From 21st – 23rd November, you’ll join Alice and a community of makers from around the world to stitch a beautiful Christmas mini quilt together.
Our Woodland Christmas Cottage Mini Quilt captures all the charm of a handmade Christmas. Think cosy cottage vibes, gingham and stripe details plus beautiful Liberty fabrics – all brought together with patchwork, English Paper Piecing (EPP) and applique.
At the centre sits a sweet little cottage with graceful deer, surrounded by intricate patchwork and EPP borders – a festive heirloom to cherish year after year.
Use your gorgeous finished mini quilt to decorate your home, gift to someone you love or frame for a perfect Christmas scene.
Your finished quilt size is 32″ x 40″ (81.3cm x 101.6cm)
Tutorials & guidance Full video tutorials for every step of the quilt will be released throughout the weekend with Alice’s top tips and will then be available to watch anytime with lifetime access. Sew thequilt at your own pace during the weekend and beyond.
Live sewing hangouts Join Alice and fellow makers for relaxed daily Zoom sessions to chat, share progress and sew together. Feel part of our lovely sewing community as you meet friends that LOVE to sew.
Inspiring live interviews Hear from some of our favourite names in the sewing and design world and get the chance to ‘glimpse into their design world’ and ask questions.
Enjoy a festive weekend of sewing! You’ll get access to Alice’s step-by-step video tutorials to make this gorgeous mini quilt, plus join relaxed one-hour live sewing hangouts to stitch along with Alice and sewers from around the world with a chance to ask any questions. Don’t worry if you can’t join live, you’ll have lifetime access to all the tutorials to watch anytime.
You’ll learn how to make Alice’s Woodland Christmas Cottage Mini Quilt with some easy to master sewing techniques such as English Paper Piecing, appliqué and simple patchwork.
Join Alice in her LIVE sewing hangouts. These are a really fun way to meet Alice plus other like-minded sewers from around the world. Whether you want to sew quietly alongside everyone or have a good chat about tips, techniques and your festive projects, there’s a place for you. Share your progress, get instant feedback and enjoy the camaraderie of a supportive community while working on your Woodland Christmas Cottage Mini Quilt.
Sewing fun and festivities start at our online sewing party 6pm (GMT) 21st November.
Just like our previous sew-along festivals, this is about more than just sewing – it’s about community, creativity and festive fun.
Exclusive live & recorded interviews with inspiring makers and creatives from across the sewing and fabric design world.
Caz won The Great British Sewing Bee 2025 after being crowned ‘Garment of the Week’ three times. She started sewing at age 11, made her own wedding dress, but stopped until reigniting her passion during lockdown.
Pretty By Hand – “The past 10 years have been so.much.fun! I’ve taught many classes, made over a hundred display quilts, started a pattern company …oh, and wrote an embroidery book too.”
Rosie & Hannah are founders of The New Craft House, a designer deadstock fabric shop and sewing workshop studio in Hackney, London. You can always find real treasures in the fabrics they sell!
A freelance textile designer and illustrator known for her work with brands like Liberty, Valentino, Paul Smith, and Cath Kidston. Emma’s creative work means that she has designed many beautiful fabrics.
Buy now and get instant access to the Sew-Along HUB, where content will be added during the sew-along weekend (21st-23rd November). You will be prompted to create an Alice Caroline account at checkout which you’ll need in order to access our members hub.
You’ll receive an immediate email confirmation of your purchase with links to access the Membership Hub and our exclusive (optional) Facebook group.
PDF patterns, live interviews, and more will be released during the sew-along weekend (21–23 November) and will remain available with lifetime access. Fabric requirements are already in the HUB if you’d like to choose your own colours for the mini quilt.
“I have never been one to watch videos like these before but I am now totally hooked! I have lots of inspiration and plans for projects with my Liberty delivery on its way to me. Thank you very much, I look forward to the next one 💖”
Laura
Join today and begin your Christmas with something you LOVE to do – SEW!
I’ve always loved playing with fabrics, finding particular joy in combining colours. Finding a snippet of Liberty amongst my grandmother’s quilting stash of worn-out dresses and vintage fabrics was always a highlight and, from there, my passion for Liberty fabrics grew.
I’m passionate about helping sewing enthusiasts like you bring their creative visions to life. I’ve spent years perfecting patterns and techniques that make sewing accessible and enjoyable for everyone – whether you’re just starting out or have been sewing for years.
I understand the struggles of learning on your own – I’ve been there. That’s why I’ve designed this sew-along to provide not just a lovely festive sewing project, but also the support, guidance, and inspiration you need to succeed. I’m here to show you that sewing can be easy, fun, and incredibly rewarding when you have the right tools and a community by your side.
Once you have purchased your access, you will immediately receive email confirmation. This will include information on how to access the Sew-Along Member’s Hub. You will be asked to create an Alice Caroline account if you do not already have one. You will need this account to access the Member’s Hub.
The Sew-Along weekend runs from 21st-23rd November with video tutorials, live sewing hangouts, live and recorded interviews happening over the course of the weekend.
All of the content will be available within the Sew-Along Member’s Hub. It will be available for Lifetime* access, for you to watch as many times as you like whenever you like. A list of fabric requirements will be immediately accessible and then full pattern will be available from the 21st November 2025.
*Lifetime means for as long as the Alice Caroline website shall exist.
The finished quilt size is 32″ x 40″ (81.3cm x 101.6cm)
We always are happy to offer email support at [email protected] OR would love for you to ask any questions in our festival Facebook group (the link to this group will be provided after checkout).
All options will mean you will have access to download the PDF pattern for this project. The pattern will be available from 21st November 2025 in the Sew-Along Member’s Hub.
If you have chosen the kit or printed pattern options, the pattern will be posted to you after the 6th November in time for the festival.
You will have access to the sew-along project content for *Lifetime access from the 21st November 2025. *Lifetime means as long as the Alice Caroline website shall exist.
The aim isn’t to finish it over the weekend! The sew-along is designed to get you started and well on your way, with step-by-step video tutorials you can watch and rewatch anytime. We’ll sew together for one hour each day, and the rest is completely self-paced.
If you would like to finish your quilt top during the weekend, you can cut everything out in advance—cutting requirements will be available a week before the festival starts.
Shipping charges are as follows:
Sew-along festival only: none this is an online event
Full kit and printed pattern option: Standard shipping is free.
Printed pattern and festival access option:
UK: £3.95 per
International Standard: £6.95
International Tracked: £11.95
If you chose the option of the Woodland Christmas Cottage Mini Quilt fabric bundle, this will be dispatched from 3rd November in time for the Sew-Along starting on 21st November at 6pm.
*Please note – some of the fabrics in your bundle may differ slightly from the pictures shown.
If you are not available during our festival dates, you can still watch all of the content (except the live sew alongs with Alice) and download all of the patterns at a time to suit you.
We love connecting with you and answering your questions – you can email us directly at [email protected] to get in touch.
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