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September - Talk by Karen Crookes “My Crafting Journey”
Karen was a delightful and engaging speaker. Seven years ago, she established her business, Sunflowerstitches, and as she told us her...


Celebrating our 45th birthday with bunting, Sewing Day and Afternoon Tea Party
We had lovely weather and great fun together on Wednesday 13 August. Demos from Kate supported by Lesley on creative ways of using our...


🚌 PQ Travel Together 2025 🚌Thursday 31st July 2025 : PQ Coach Trip to Festival of Quilts
What a day! Thanks to Lesley Boys and Kate Humphreys, our quilting group enjoyed a fantastic coach trip to the Festival of Quilts. We...


June - Talk by GillyMac “A Journey from Corporate Life to Creative Sewing”
Gill came to our meeting in June and we learnt how and why she changed her career from a very high-flying and stressful Corporate Life in...


May - Talk given by Penny Bicknell and Hilary Richardson “Group Quilts By Design”
Penny Bicknell and Hilary Richardson, both members of the quilt group “By Design” came to show and tell us about how their group of...
April has been a great month for member outings:
Wednesday 2nd April 2025: A PQ day trip to Janet Clare’s Studio in Farnborough. 15 members enjoyed a great day out. To quote one of our...


Talk given by Jackie Dimmock, “The good, the bad, and the downright funny” - Feb 2025
Jackie Dimmock is a retired police officer who worked for the Hampshire Constabulary for almost 30 years (1982-2012). We first met Jackie...


Our November Speaker -
We had the most interesting presentation yesterday by Amanda Cobbett, whose work is inspired by the nature around her. Using the skills...


Entry to Festival of Quilts
We were very excited to have entered a Group Quilt this year in the "Just for Sharing" category - the first time for Pilgrim Quilters! ...


Project Linus
Liz Powderham, Project Linus Coordinator for Surrey, brought us all the latest information, fundraising news and more ideas for quick and...


Janet Clare
Janet's talk was called "Moda and Me" and she shared with us the fascinating process of fabric design and production from start to...


Hearts Block Challenge
We set a challenge to make a rainbow coloured block with any heart design. These designs will be used with Dresden Plate blocks to...


Memories of Oman
We were all completely transported to Oman during Pippa's wonderful talk. She brought her experiences to life for us not only with...


Remembrance
In November, Pippa shared with us this beautifully evocative poppy quilt


Jackie Dimmock
is a great speaker, who gave an entertaining and interesting talk based on her years working in the Hampshire Police force. She really...


25th Quilt Exhibition
This year we were raising funds for Sight for Surrey, a really great charity and there is more information about them on our exhibition...


African Fabrics
No one could resist the vibrant patterns and colours of Shweshwe dyed printed cotton when Trish Grammar brought her pop-up shop to our...


Summer Picnic
Our picnic in August is always a highlight of the PQ year regardless of the weather. This time, though, we enjoyed lots of sunshine with...


Tips and Techniques
At our July meeting, in addition to the show and tell below, Angela and Wendy very kindly demonstrated some great tips for binding,...


Jeannie MacGregor, Quilteez
Curves in all the right places was a fun and interesting workshop with Jeannie MacGregor. Everyone enjoyed the day and managed to...
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