Till Roll Quilting

There’s something quietly magical about turning the smallest, most overlooked scraps into something beautiful — and in this workshop, you’ll learn exactly how to do just that.

In this Till Roll Quilting workshop, you’ll discover a liberating scrap quilting technique where leftover fabric pieces are stitched directly onto a paper till roll as a foundation. As the roll feeds steadily through your sewing machine, you’ll learn how to layer, overlap, and join scraps in an intuitive, flowing way. We’ll explore how to balance colour and texture, how to build interesting compositions without a fixed pattern, and how to work confidently without precise measuring or rigid rules.

By the end of the session, you’ll gain:

• A practical, repeatable technique for using even the smallest fabric remnants

• Greater confidence in improvisational piecing

• A fresh perspective on colour placement and scrap management

• Finished strips that are ready to develop into larger projects
  
  

Scrap quilting itself has a long and meaningful history. For generations, quilters saved every usable fragment of cloth — piecing together worn garments, dressmaking remnants, and cherished fabrics from everyday life. These quilts were born of thrift, necessity, and creativity, but they also became storytellers. Each scrap carried memory and meaning. Till Roll Quilting carries that same spirit of resourcefulness into a contemporary setting, showing us how sustainability and artistic freedom can go hand in hand.

This workshop is designed to be welcoming whether you’re completely new to quilting or already experienced at the sewing machine. You’ll leave not only with unique quilted pieces, but with practical skills, renewed creative energy, and a technique you can return to again and again.

I’m keen to collaborate with groups, studios, guilds, and community spaces to set up dedicated Till Roll machine sewing workshops. If you’re interested in working together to host a session, I would love to connect and explore how we can bring this creative, sustainable technique to your community. Please get in touch on tanya@butlerandgrace.co 

Discover how scraps, a paper roll, and a sewing machine can open up an entirely new way of quilting — one stitch at a time.

"I had a great time on this course and learned so much. The till roll technique is a brilliant, creative way to work with and reuse fabric. Using the roll to decorate the tote bag was a great way to turn it into something both practical and stylish."

Mercedes

"Although till roll patchwork is a simple concept. The hints and tips given during the workshop really help to take the mystery out of putting different patterns together. Making it a wonderful method to use up material trimming from other projects. Building it into a bag makes it easier to grasp how useful a toolkit is to make other products. The team are really helpful and supportive of attendees and keen to ensure everyone achieves what they want to do. A great day out."

MJ