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June saw the launch of a new group project
With permission, we are making a Pretty Little Pots quilt by Wendy Williams as part of our charity quilt drive. There are 52 pots to be...
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Jubilee celebrations at our May meeting
We had a great time with a delicious high tea organised (and partly baked) brilliantly by Charlotte Henry, a group quilt raffle won by...
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Perfect day for a picnic
We all enjoyed the sunshine in Oaks park, especially Ruby tucking into a snack
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Jennie Rayment's workshop was, as always, great fun!
"Texture into Sudoko" was hugely enjoyed by those attending and here is Wendy Bosler displaying her finished work from the day
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April show & tell
Charlotte Henry brought in her fabulous William Morris quilt, such a beautiful design
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Jen Best of Beaker Button in Andover
gave a fascinating insight into the history of Dorset button making and the creative way she makes use of them. She is passionate about...
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Pascale Michalski, Moral Fibre
We were delighted to welcome Pascale, a contemporary quilter and textile designer, to our February meeting. Pascale kindly shared with...
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February 2022 - Q4CL
Our first group challenge was based on Autumn. There were plenty of blocks supplied to create this first quilt and our guest speaker,...
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New Year
but sadly back to an old format! We held our first meeting by Zoom and Jen Hunt very kindly provided us with a very clear and...
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Finally for 2021, on a colourful note
Our vibrant group quilt comprised of Rainbow blocks has now been beautifully finished by Ruth Hurst and will be donated to Project Linus...
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Christmas Challenge 2021
There were thirty entries in our Christmas Stocking Challenge, which were also donated to the Sutton Women's Centre. Charlotte Henry's...
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AGM and Social Evening
We ended the year with our AGM followed by quizzes, refreshments and a fun raffle prize game where everyone ended up with a prize or two...
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Fantastic Fundraising
We were delighted to have raised over £3,000 at our exhibition in support of the Sutton Women's Centre. A cheque was presented to the...
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Christine Green
Gave a great talk at our November meeting called "Bust The Rules and Get Creative". A trained graphic designer who worked for the BBC,...
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Winner of Viewer's Choice
Rita Russell's "A Quilt for Sally Anne" was the winner of Viewer's Choice at our recent exhibition. In fact, no less than three of...
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Raffle Winner
After being unsure whether to go ahead or not, our exhibition was incredibly successful due to our member's generous donations of items...
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Our 24th Exhibition opens today
The exhibition is looking great! There are lots of beautiful quilts, handmade items for sale, home made cake and Creative Quilting trade...
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October 2021
This month we were joined by Ruth Shadrack, the local representative for Quilts for Care Leavers who gave us an overview of this great...
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Celebrating 40 years
We celebrated our 40th anniversary in September 2021 showing off our group red work quilt and enjoying a red themed quiz and refreshments
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Anyone for a drink?
Members are obviously busy enjoying the summer, but three great bottle covers this month that would make fantastic gifts at any time of...
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