Wednesday 13 March 2024

March Meeting

Our March meeting, held on 6th March, was the last afternoon meeting until the Autumn.  It was a beautiful sunny  afternoon and our speaker, Moira Neal, was equally bright.

Her presentation was inspiring and the result of careful planning, it was a detailed explanation of the title "A View from my Kitchen Window and how it inspired a quilt".  The quirky quilt was displayed and the detail astonishing.

Moira's talk was accompanied by pictures she had taken, mainly during "lockdown", and how they developed and were used in the quilt.  The behaviour of creatures in her garden was fascinating.  Lots of practical tips and explanations of techniques were also explained.

Kathy Francis

Moira's Quilt



Moira had a case made with the quilt as decoration 


Moira's Sales Table


The Raffle Table with Moira's donation of a Cat Picture



Saturday 9 March 2024

Dates booked at Ashby Magna Village Hall

 


Just to let you know that we have booked some dates at Ashby Magna Village Hall

Traverse - Nearly White workshop 
on 25 May 2024  
Charge £30 for members, £35 non-members 

We also have 2 Sit & Sew Days -  Members can bring their own project to work on or spend some time on charity quilts  
30/03/24  and 15/06/24.
Charge £3 for all or part of the day








Thursday 29 February 2024

March Speaker


Our speaker for March is Moira Neal and her talk is entitled "A View from my Kitchen Table and how it inspired a quilt".

When her mother was no longer able to wear her pretty summer dresses, Moira used them to make a quilt. She added torchon lace made by her mother, a skilled lacemaker. Moira has a preference for appliqué and she usually machine quilts in her individual style using black threads, a technique she has taught in workshops. 

Moira Neal is a free machine artist and she loves to up cycle old cotton sheets to use in her work.  She enjoys dyeing, printing, stamping, marbling and appliqueing them to create her own unique cloth.  She no longer makes large bed quilts and now concentrates on making quirky work which she can use for her range of greetings cards. 


Tuesday 6 February 2024

Speakers

 Please note that there have been changes to the Speakers for 2024.

Friday 26 January 2024

February Meeting

 

The February meeting will start with the Annual General Meeting.  

All the documents for the AGM are available in the pages section of the blog.  On a computer the pages show at the top right-hand corner of the blog.  On a phone click on the home key and a list of pages will appear.

We are aware that some members are unable to attend an afternoon meeting, if you do have any questions or comments on the AGM business, then we'd like to hear from you - please email ginagcooke@gmail.com so your thoughts can be included in the AGM.

The subscription for this year remains at £30 with visitors still paying £5.   As our insurance requires that visitors can only attend up to 2 meetings a year before joining as members.  It was agreed to highlight this to attendees at the AGM ie visitors are required to join (ie pay the balance of membership subscription after attending two meetings), if they wish to come to future meetings. 

Workshops will be charged at £30 for members, and £35 for non-members. However, more expensive speakers and those providing materials will be £35 for members, £40 for non-members. The Committee have also agreed that we will require full payment up front for future workshops. Due to the high costs involved it’s sensible to ensure they are viable before we go ahead with the booking, which I hope you will understand.

After the AGM we are taking a closer look at the completed travelling books & Jeannie from Quilteeze is the trader.

 We look forward to seeing you all.


Gina Cooke

Sunday 17 December 2023

Next Year's Programme

The programme for next years is provisionally as follows:- 

Feb         AGM, Taking a closer look at the completed Travelling books and                         Trader Quiltese

Mar        Moira Neal - A View from my Kitchen Table
Apri        Practical evening with Trader Julie Chapman
May        Angela Dayman
June        Michelle Moody - My life in pieces
July        ?Gilly Mac - To be Confirmed     
September   Mark Francis (Sewing Bee)
October     Nicky Parmiter Post cards and Projects  + Workshop
November       TBA
December       Practical Session

We are also taking part in the Yarnbomb challenge next year.  The theme is "Fun and Games, Mischief and Mayhem" and we will be producing a piece based on characters from the Beano Comic.

Monday 11 December 2023

December Meeting

 Our Christmas meeting on Wednesday 6th December proved to be a cosy social afternoon.

There was time to chat over seasonal refreshments as well as making paper Kusadama flowers thanks to Jo supporting us all.

"Show and Tell" provided an opportunity to see new work and many gained inspiration from the current "Travelling Books".

In addition we saw how ingenious our members are in the challenge to make a Christmas decoration using a "curtain hanger".

Happy Christmas from all the committee and hope to see you in February for the AGM.



Completed Flowers

Decorations made on a Curtain Hook for the challenge



This one was the most popular and won the competition