Our March meeting is a practical afternoon. Following requests in the survey we will be demonstrating some techniques.
Pam Morris will be demonstrating "Flip and Sew".
Sue Skelton sewing a continuous border with mitred corners and finishing.
Pat Screaton and Jo Turner will demonstrate the perfect circle technique.
Gina Cooke will be demonstrating water soluble backing.
They will be at individual tables so that you can move round to view all the techniques or as many as you are interested in.
The AGM was quickly dealt with at our February meeting and was followed by our speaker Linda Hill, a member of our quilting group.
Linda gave us a potted history of her life. She grew up in Yorkshire and at eighteen
enrolled at Leicester School of Art and Design.
In Leicester she met her husband and has lived in Leicester since then,
other than two short spells living abroad.
Her occupation was in textile art and design.
After she retired a friend, whose mother had died, and knew
that she sewed asked her to finish a tumbling block quilt that her mother had
half completed. Her previous experience
of sewing was making clothes.
In 2018 a friend, who lives in Australia, contacted her with
a proposal to go on a textile and sewing tour of Japan. This included four workshops for different
Japanese techniques, sashiko embroidery, cogin embroidery, shibori dyeing and
boro embroidery. She showed us her
workshop pieces and also various examples of these techniques either bought or
given to her during the trip. She also
showed us a video of photos that had been taken during the trip. When she returned she decided that she would
make a quilt using sashiko embroidery samples that she had gathered during the
trip. This was displayed on the quilt
stand at the back of the stage. When she
had finished that quilt, she started another quilt using boro techniques. She prefers the boro techniques as they are
less precise than sashiko which better suits her style of working. She then showed us the quilt, which is a work
in progress.
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| Sashiko Quilt |
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| Boro Quilt |
The February meeting will start with the Annual General Meeting.
Please note that a new page has been created on the blog #cosbyquiltersblogspot.com
which contains all the relevant information for the AGM
The Agenda,
2022 AGM Minutes
Accounts and Treasurer’s Report for the year ended 31/12/22.
In due course we will add the minutes from the 2023 AGM for your information.
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.
When the AGM has concluded Linda Hill, a Cosby Quilters member, will give a talk entitled ''3 Talks in 1' which covers her career in textiles, her trip to Japan and some japanese quilting techniques she learned whilst there. She will be demonstrating these and showing some of her work.
As speaker’s costs and rent have increased, it was agreed that subscriptions for 2023 will be £30 for the year 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.
Also, I note from the original email re Linda Hill that she would be happy to do a boro workshop. This could take place later in the year.
Gina Cooke
P.S. 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.
An enjoyable practical afternoon was spent making Christmas decorations.
Projects
November's, well supported, meeting gave us the opportunity to meet a local speaker.
Adam Brookes, who was brought up in Whetstone and went to local schools, provided us with a lovely friendly afternoon meeting.
Most of us recognised him from TV's Great British Sewing Bee where he had been a contestant. Adam outlined his career before and after his TV appearances as well as giving us "insider" details of the show.
We learnt of his early sewing experience, first with his nan and later at secondary school and their active encouragement. He brought with him the garments he made on the Sewing Bee and we were able to examine them at the end. He welcomed questions and audience participation.
Adam had a wide knowledge of sewing equipment including machines and fabrics. His energy and enthusiasm was evident throughout.
Cut and Create
The Story of the home dressmaker & the equipment used to make the latest fashions more convenient and affordable.
At:- Harborough Museum
The Symington Building, Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough. LE16 7LT
harboroughmuseum.org.uk
Tel: 0116 30503627
Open until 28th January 2023 :- Tuesday - Friday 10am-6pm, Saturday 10am-4pm
