Programme 2023 - 2024
Our Programme runs from September to June. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 12.30pm.
Hot drinks, home baking (and a chat!) are available from 9.30am.
Please bring your own mug.
Please CONTACT us for more information.
2023
September 16
AGM
Suitcase Collection – “Something Completely Different”
Journal Quilts / Weeks Information
Scissors/Tools sharpening (Details of costs to come later)
(Completed Water of Leith squares to be handed in)
October 21
3 Corners (please give 1st choice – booking form will follow)
1 - Japanese Doll, 2 - Boro cards, 3 - Fabric flowers/Key ring tulips
Date Allocation for Journal Quilts
November 18
Zoom Talk: Using Old Quilts to Find New Inspiration for Modern Makes
Deborah McGuire: Quilt Historian and Contributor to the Quilter
December 16
Xmas Party
Quiz, games and activities
2024
January 20
Zoom Talk: After the Exhibition – What Now?
Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn: Internationally renowned Textile Artists
February 17
Members Skills Mini Workshop (please give 1st choice – booking form will follow)
1 - Paper Piecing, 2 - Hand Quilting, 3 - Appliqué (hand/machine)
Members De-stash Day Fund Raiser
March 16
Talk: Experience of Japanese trips
Workshop Boro
April 20
Talk: Kimono through the Ages - A Guided Talk
Sue Selwyn: Lifelong textile collector and curator
Workshop: Making a personally fitted Haori/Kimono pattern (jacket)
May 18
Members Sewing Day & Opportunity to Experiment in 2 Mini Workshops (am/pm)
1 - Free Machine Quilting, 2 - Surface Colouring using Inktense and Sharpies
June 15
Garden Party @ Jan’s House
Previous Programme 2022 - 2023
Our Programme runs from September to June. Meetings start at 10am and finish at 12.30pm.
Hot drinks, home baking (and a chat!) are available from 9.30am.
Please bring your own mug.
Please CONTACT us for more information.
2022
September 24th
AGM at 9.30am,
Introduction to Gillian Sandilands “Go with the Flow” workshop
Members “First and Last”.
Your first (or very early work) and the most recent piece that you’ve finished / are working on.
October 15th
Gillian Sandilands “Go with the Flow”
Talk and all day (10am - 4pm) free workshop. Materials provided
November 19th
Kay Leech, talk
“Connections”
December 10th
(NB not third Saturday)
Christmas Party 10:30am
2023
January 14th
(NB not third Saturday)
Angela Daymond “Dyeing from a Natural World”
Zoom talk.
February 18th
Ali Ferguson
“Patchwork Samplers”
March 18th
Zeynep Maule
“Appliqué” workshop
April 29th
(NB not third Saturday)
Celia Eddy “Patchwork Clothes”Workshop
Japanese Yosegire
Maximum 12 participants - there will be a charge for the workshop
May 20th
Deborah Campbell
Painter and textile artist
June 17th
Summer Social