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Farnham Maltings 2013 |
Out and About
International Quilt Day
March 17th at Tringham Hall ,West End,
This was a new event for Heather Quilters. With all hands on deck the village hall was soon transformed into a cosy sewing workshop. Yvette from Needle and Thread set up her lovely stand of fabrics encouraging us to buy! Julia from Home Grown Textiles displayed her beautiful 'miniature' kits. We had demonstrations on making book covers by Wendy Orr and Julia Gahagan, baby quilts were made for Project Linus and log cabin blocks were made for our own charity quilt. All of that and CAKES, money raised from refreshments were in aid of Christopher's Children's Hospice. A great day was had by all and a request to do it again next year... It just has to be done! :-) Reviewed by Terri |
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Heather Quilters at Farnham Maltings - 13th January 2013
A team of intrepid quilters met at 8 o'clock on Sunday 13th to set up our display of work. With step ladders, hammer, black cloths, quilt stand, quilts, leaflets and more, not forgetting the coffee and biscuits, we set to. By 9.15 a.m. we proudly stood back and viewed our mini exhibition. It looked warm, cosy and very professional. The sale at the Maltings is always popular and visitors showed a great deal of interest in our work and the promotion of our quilt group. We packed up at 4 o'clock, it had been a long day, but a FUN day. See you next year.
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Pat went sewing in Spain...
I flew into Alicante and was met by Jane, she was the driver, cook, holiday rep and trouble shooter.
The hotel was about an hour away in San Pedro, it was basic, clean and provided a good breakfast, my room overlooked the sea.
Our workshop took place in a villa about 20 mins away from the hotel. Pat Archibald was the tutor and the theme was 'Oriental Inspirations'. There were only 5 of us on this course, but they are able to take up to 8. There was no requirement list, everything was provided, unless of course you wanted to take something particular. We took time out from sewing to explore the area and make shopping trips to the local market. I had a wonderful time.
See details of the 2013 programme for Castana Crafts in Spain
Reviewed by Pat Gill
The hotel was about an hour away in San Pedro, it was basic, clean and provided a good breakfast, my room overlooked the sea.
Our workshop took place in a villa about 20 mins away from the hotel. Pat Archibald was the tutor and the theme was 'Oriental Inspirations'. There were only 5 of us on this course, but they are able to take up to 8. There was no requirement list, everything was provided, unless of course you wanted to take something particular. We took time out from sewing to explore the area and make shopping trips to the local market. I had a wonderful time.
See details of the 2013 programme for Castana Crafts in Spain
Reviewed by Pat Gill
A Day at Denman CollegeTogether with three other WI members from my WI, I attended the Surrey WI Designer Day in October and spent the morning making a foundation pieced bag for rotary cutters or scissors. The facilities at Denman are good and our tutor, Pat Lumsdale, was excellent. Pat supplied the kit which included pre-cut strips of Liberty prints, the button and ribbon, wadding and backing.
My three friends had not done patchwork and quilting before but all thoroughly enjoyed the experience. One photo shows the bag before it had been folded and the second photo shows the bag almost completed – just the border requiring hemming and the button adding. In the afternoon we tried making silver clay jewellery and each made a pendant. Surprisingly easy to undertake, but I had better not get into another craft – yet! By Anne Hawkins |
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Quilts 'Down Under'Show and Tell - Perth WA
I decided to make my two young grandsons in Australia a quilt each. Seth is six and mad on Cars the movie – or I thought he was! Luke is eight and is mad on diggers, big tractors etc – his father is a diesel engine fitter at one of the big mines in northern WA working on the massive tractors and diggers so I guess that is where he gets the interest from. I began the Cars quilt in early 2012 having found the material for both quilts at the NEC in 2011, but of course it took quite a while to complete as I undertook other projects at the same time. Once I got to the quilting stage on the Cars quilt, I began the digger quilt for Luke. Time seemed to pass by and I suddenly realised I was going to Perth in the September and I might as well take them with me (saves on postage) and they could have them as part of their Christmas present. So I madly began to try and complete both quilts which I did a week before we left the UK – all except sewing in the ends and adding the borders. Read more... By Anne Hawkins |
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Quilt Retreat
Eleven Heather Quilters, plus seven quilting friends, took off to the 'wilds' of Suffolk at the end of October for an indulgent four day quilt fest. Cars were loaded up (after a few practice goes) with everything an intrepid quilter should need. Wickham Market and Quilter's Haven was our first stop, a lovely welcome, coffee, demonstration of some simple techniques and shopping, made a great start to the weekend. After lunch we headed off to our destination in Bungay, by 3.30 pm we had set up our workstations and had begun sewing! Oh the joy of not having to plan the next meal.
We settled into a very definite routine - get up (shower etc) SEW - go to breakfast, then SEW - have morning coffee and biscuits, then SEW - go to lunch, then SEW - have afternoon tea and cake, then SEW - go to dinner, then SEW and SEW and SEW then, finally, GO TO BED.
We did have a short break from the rigorous timetable for a visit to Sew and So's in Bungay. Once again we received a very friendly welcome and were invited to shop - which of course we were glad to do - it was all too tempting!.
Sunday lunch brought an end to our fest and we gathered for an amazing 'show and tell'. It was staggering to see the amount of work that had been completed - what a talented 'bunch'. We set off for our three hour journey home with a feeling of great friendship and declarations of 'we must do it again' .
See our work.
Reviewed by Terri
We settled into a very definite routine - get up (shower etc) SEW - go to breakfast, then SEW - have morning coffee and biscuits, then SEW - go to lunch, then SEW - have afternoon tea and cake, then SEW - go to dinner, then SEW and SEW and SEW then, finally, GO TO BED.
We did have a short break from the rigorous timetable for a visit to Sew and So's in Bungay. Once again we received a very friendly welcome and were invited to shop - which of course we were glad to do - it was all too tempting!.
Sunday lunch brought an end to our fest and we gathered for an amazing 'show and tell'. It was staggering to see the amount of work that had been completed - what a talented 'bunch'. We set off for our three hour journey home with a feeling of great friendship and declarations of 'we must do it again' .
See our work.
Reviewed by Terri
Surrey Regional Day at Ashtead
A lovely day in October took Marcia and I off on our quilting travels again.
We were met with a warm welcome, coffee and biscuits and an opportunity to begin shopping with Alter Ego, Out of Africa and The Thread Shed, a great start. The planned day included speakers Christine Restall ' Progress in Fits and Starts' and Penny Armitage 'From Kuwait to Exmoor, a Quilter's Journey', which we were greatly looking forward to.
The day was well attended and was extremely well organised, a huge thank you must go to Jan Godding who coordinated the event.
We were met with a warm welcome, coffee and biscuits and an opportunity to begin shopping with Alter Ego, Out of Africa and The Thread Shed, a great start. The planned day included speakers Christine Restall ' Progress in Fits and Starts' and Penny Armitage 'From Kuwait to Exmoor, a Quilter's Journey', which we were greatly looking forward to.
The day was well attended and was extremely well organised, a huge thank you must go to Jan Godding who coordinated the event.
Christine Restall - 'Progress in Fits and Starts'
Beginning with a career in marketing and advertising, Christine is now a full time textile artist.
She is very interested in the natural world and having travelled widely, uses elements of what she has seen in her work. Christine mostly works in abstract forms and paints or dyes her fabric to create the depth of colour and texture she requires. Fruit images, in particular pears, are used a great deal. Christine laughingly added that she identified herself with a pear ! Click here to view more of her work in her galleries Reviewed by Terri |
Penny Armitage - 'Kuwait to Exmoor, a Quilter's Journey'Penny was a lively and amusing speaker, she detailed her journey from her
home in Devon to West Horsley in Surrey and her move to Kuwait. It was extremely interesting to hear that it was in Kuwait that she learnt to quilt. Many of her later quilts take their inspiration from her time there. Penny's quilts show her many interests, her love of the sea, plants and in particular, sunflowers, and the countryside around her home. Penny enjoys using reverse applique to create the colours and textures in her work. She uses layers of silk, satin and sheers with nets, and embellishes with machine embroidery. Reviewed by Terri |
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Wessex Quiltmakers ExhibitionMarcia and I visited the exhibition in Winchester on Saturday 4th August.
A quick trip down the M3, a park and ride bus and we were there. The Middlebrook Centre was a lovely venue which showcased the quilts beautifully. We were made to feel very welcome and consequently we spent quite a long time chatting to group members about the quilts and the organisation of the event. A very pleasant afternoon. Reviewed by Terri |