2024 Programme

Thursday 11 January 2024 – Speaker in the Main Hall:

Sue Waters – ‘Sue’s quilting journey’

Thursday 25 January 2024 – Sit and Sew in the Green Room:

Sew a row Flying Geese with Jan Workman

Saturday 3 February 2024 – Charity Sewing Bee

9am to 4pm
Hillview Church Hall
26 Colwell Ave
Hucclecote
GL3 3LX

Group Members only. Free of charge. Materials will be provided to make items for the charities we support.

Thursday 8 February 2024 – Speaker in the Main Hall:

Angie Hughes – ‘Creative Ice Breaker’

Thursday 22 February 2024 – Sit and Sew in the Green Room:

Sew a row Roman stripes with Shirley Matthews and Declutter table top sale to raise funds

Sunday 25 February 2024 – Full Day Workshop in the Green Room:

Jennifer Johnson – ‘Wonky Donkey’ – Ideal for beginners – Cost £30

Wonky Donkey Fabric Requirements - Churchdown

Thursday 14 March 2024 – Annual General Meeting in the Main Hall

Followed by Quilters Guild mini quilts handbag collection

Thursday 28 March 2024 – Sit and Sew in the Green Room

Thursday 11 April 2024 – Show and Tell in the Main Hall:

~~Ann Hibberd – ‘Storm at Sea’~~ Unfortunately Ann had to cancel at the very last minute so her talk was replaced by a “show and tell” of member’s projects and charity quilts.

Thursday 25 April 2024 – Sit and Sew in the Green Room

Handover of “Sit and Sew” and “Charity Sewing Bee” quilts to Gloucester Hospital Children’s Ward

Sunday 28 April 2024 – Full Day Workshop in the Green Room:

Angie Hughes – ‘Vanishing World’

Angie Hughes Vanishing worlds

Vanishing Worlds Workshop Requirements

Thursday 9 May 2024 – Speaker in the Main Hall:

Trease Lane – ‘My Journey’

Thursday 23 May 2024 – Sit and Sew in the Green Room

Thursday 13 June 2024 – Speaker in the Main Hall:

Frances Meredith – Longarm Quilter

Thursday 27 June 2024 – Sit and Sew in the Green Room

Thursday 11 July 2024 – Speaker in the Main Hall:

Gail Lawther – ‘A Trip Around The World’

Friday 12 July 2024 – Full Day Workshop in the Green Room:

Gail Lawther – ‘Enchanted Ocean Stained Glass Window’

During this workshop you’ll be creating your own magical under-sea scene – choose either Dolphins or Seahorses to stitch on the day, and you can take the other design away with you to do at home. The designs are created in stained glass patchwork; it’s an ideal introduction to the technique even if you’ve never tried it before, as during the day we’ll cover everything you need to know. I’ve created the scenes in a mystical mixture of aquamarines, turquoises, blues and purples, but they also look fabulous in bright prints, and in toning batiks – in fact they’ll work in just about any colour-scheme you fancy. Just substitute your own fabric choices for the ones I’ve specified, and choose a colour of bias binding that contrasts with the fabric patches.

The fabrics I’ve marked with a star need to be cut to these measurements – if you do these before the day of the workshop it means you’ll be ready to get straight on with the creative bit! The other measurements are just minimum requirements; don’t bother to cut them down to the exact size if they’re a bit bigger. (For the patches that measure 20 or 21in in either direction, including the border strips, note that a standard fat quarter might not be quite large enough.)

As well as the things below, you’ll need your usual sewing kit of small and large scissors (if you have a pair of special applique scissors, bring them along), pins, needles etc. This is a machine-sewing class; bring all the feet, gadgets etc that go with it, so that we can choose the best ones to use on the day. A twin needle works well on this design; you’ll need a 4mm twin needle, and an extra spool of the thread that matches your bias binding. If you’re not sure where to get hold of a twin needle, I’ll have some with me at the workshop; they cost £3 each.

This design is suitable for stitchers of all levels, including beginners; of course – as with all projects – if you’re a more experienced stitcher you’ll probably have more of the lines of bias binding in place by the end of the day. If you want to simplify either design by omitting some of the extra details, you’ll find guidelines for doing that under the requirements lists. If you’re new to the technique, and would like to make as much progress as possible during the day, you will find that the Dolphins design is more straightforward than the Seahorses.

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