February 2017

On Wednesday 1st February it is our AGM, which will be followed by a collection of small quilts from the Traditional Quilt Group of the Quilters Guild.  This new suitcase collection is entitled Celebrating Traditions.

Visitors are most welcome and free for your first meeting and you do not have to be a Quilter to come.  We meet at the Cosby Community Church, Croft Road at 7.30 pm doors open 6.45.

The speakers and workshop pages have been updated for 2017.

We have  a workshop on Wednesday the 1st of March taken by Lynne Edwards. The workshop is entitled "Roll back the Corners"

 

 













Create this starry block using an origami-type technique, where folded pieces of fabric are layered on a background and the folded bias edges rolled back and stitched into a gentle curve, either by hand or by machine.  The technique can also be used to enrich regular patchwork blocks in a quilt or to create curves and soften the straight outlines of pieced designs.  Several extra designs will be offered, including two nine patch blocks that can be combined in a quilt design, ideas for borders  and curved-edge birds and cats. 

Then on 6th April we will have workshop with Philippa Naylor entitled "Precision Piecing".  A practical workshop to help you achieve prize winning accuracy. Masses of techniques, information and advice on every stage of the piecing process. Fabric selection, using the correct rotary cutting methods, sewing accurate seams, matching points and pressing are examined in detail with extensive demonstrations. Make a perfectly sized, ‘no points lost’ block. Learn about borders and how to produce really neat corners. Add double borders to your block choosing either mitred or square cut corners for a perfect finish!

If you would like to attend either of these workshops please contact Pat Screaton.  Further details about workshops and contact details for Pat are on the workshop page.

December Meeting

The December meeting was very exciting with amazing costumes . The ladies were a little squashed changing in the kitchen,but a great job was done by all. I didn't hear the talk as I was being dressed.

I think everyone enjoyed it by the laughs and applause we heard while changing.

The usual wonderful selection of food went down very well. Everyone manages to bring a great selection.

Have a Merry Christmas and a Healthy New Year.

Looking forward to seeing you in 2017.

Jacquie

November Meeting

What a lovely talk from Susan Briscoe. She showed us her beautiful quilts. We had a wonderful insight into her world of quilting. Enjoyed by all . Nice to see so many visitors.

Look forward to seeing you in December . Don't forget our faith supper, you always bring such lovely food.

Don't forget to bring show and tell.

Happy sewing 

Jacquie

The talk at the next meeting is Janet Wroe the wardrobe mistress at the Concordia Theatre

Pictures from Susan Briscoe's Sashiko workshop.

November Speaker

 Susan Briscoe will be giving us a talk entitled "From a British Tradition Textile and Folklore"

She is a designer and textile artist, author of several books and she teaches creative textile workshops.  She also sells vintage Japanese fabrics.

Her new book 'The 1718 Coverlet: 69 Quilt Blocks from the Oldest Dated British Patchwork Coverlet" (published by D & C) was launched at Festival of Quilts.  It is available from The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles in their online shop , where there's lots of lovely 1718 themed gifts and souvenirs too (Guild members get a 10% discount online as well as in the shop)... She has written this book to help raise funds for The Guild's charitable aims which includes the very important upkeep of the biggest collection of antique British patchworks, quilts and coverlets in the British Isles - you can browse the collection online and see just how amazing it is!  

More information about Susan Briscoe can be found at www.susanbriscoe.com

However her workshop is about her other love Sashiko.  

October Meeting

We had 2 wonderful workshops in September. The nightlight houses came out very well enjoyed by all, who bought kits to go home and make more. Viv's decorative felt beads turned into a very relaxing hand sewing day. Thanks to all for the organising.

It was amazing to see Maria Tomas again. I thought her work was wonderful and very inspiring. I love the combination of the different elements in her work, they blend together so well and it makes you want to go home and raid your recycle bin to find stuff to work with. Her jackets were lovely using the  table cloths with the hand embroidery and lace. Her denim jacket was just mind blowing made with parts from old jeans.

Don't forget The Big Textile Show on the 29th and 30th October being held in the Kube Oadby.

Hope to see you in November with your finished projects for us to see.

Jacquie

Examples of Maria's beautiful work

Viv's Workshop

French Knot & Bead Beauty – Viv Denscombe

Requirements List

Scraps of felt                                   )  no less than 3 ½” x 1 ½”

Scraps of fabric – silk or cotton    )  all will be seen

Iron on Vilene (lightweight)    - scraps 

Embroidery threads (stranded type weight) or silk – variegated work well

Seed beads & needle

Hand stitch equipment

Thin knitting needle (approx 2mm or fine skewer)

Everything you bring should approx fit in an A4 size bag!!

September Meeting

Our President made a visit to bequeath her Cosby Brooch to Alice Screaton. It was lovely to see Joan as she is not always able to make it.

The Talk was amazing. Anne bought her very inspiring work, and told us how her journey  got to the work that she now does. The workshop on Thursday was just as amazing. 14 of us were there and we made tealight houses using Anne's wonderful hand dyed fabrics. Everyone went home with the houses mostly finished, and some of us purchased more fabric to take home and make more. A great day was had by all.

Hope to see you in October with your show and tell and lots of Xmas work to exhibit at The Big Textile Show.

Jacquie.

Alice Screaton with Joan (Our President)

Examples of Anne's Work