Programme 2023
Date
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Speaker
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Description/Title
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Venue
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Other Information
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(No meeting January 5th)
January 19th
Change of venue! |
Zoom talk from Wendy Dolan, Textile Artist
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Zoom talk - at home
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We return to Reddings in February)
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February 2nd
|
Talk by Pauline Macaulay
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“It's Good to Talk”
A Quilters Guild project brought to life |
Reddings
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February 16th
|
“Sew Organised”
Members' evening |
Storage demo, and
"Show & Tell" |
Reddings
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Bring your latest projects to show us!
|
March 2nd
|
AGM
|
Sign up! Sign up! For your Committee & Return of challenges set December
|
Reddings
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Bring your Retro Seed Packet A4 quilted picture
- and a willing spirit! |
16 March
|
A live demo by Christine MacKinnon
|
Happy Villages
(Karen Eckmeier) |
Reddings
|
6 April
|
Committee Members
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Easter Corners
|
Reddings
|
20 April
|
Talk & workshop led by Elaine
|
Patchwork Does love Embroidery
|
Reddings
|
4th May
|
Local Elections are using our hall - so No Meeting
|
18th - 21st May
|
Malvern Show
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18th May
|
Joan Hodgson
|
Fabric Books
|
Reddings
|
Saturday
27th May |
Workshop cancelled
|
1st June
|
Jo Teague
|
Tewkesbury Stitch Story: This work involved over 8000 people, some contributing just one stitch, others many more
|
Reddings
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15th June
|
Frances Meredith of Faberdashery
|
Award Winning Quilts
& Long-Arm Quilting |
Reddings
|
6th July
|
Sally Ablett
Quilt maker and designer for 30 years |
She will be showing us quilts that demonstrate different patchwork techniques
|
Reddings
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20th July
|
Summer Social
|
Quilt "interview" with a member
Cold pot luck Show and tell |
Reddings
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Bring a small plate of (cold) food to share, as well as a glass (soft drinks are provided) and a plate for yourself - and quilts to show of course!
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August 10th - if it remains dry! Picnic in Pittville Park
If the weather is good we will have a Picnic in Pittville Park on Thursday evening - bring a chair, some sewing, and a picnic and a drink for yourself
If the weather is good we will have a Picnic in Pittville Park on Thursday evening - bring a chair, some sewing, and a picnic and a drink for yourself
September 7th
|
Judi Mendelsshon
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Judi is a patchworker and quilter and long time editor of P & Q magazine
|
Reddings
|
September 21st
|
Summer Challenge;
House group reports; Exhibition update |
Reddings
|
Don't forget your block for our Countries of the World summer challenge!
|
Saturday
September 16th |
Workshop cancelled
Anne Hellyer workshop: CANCELLED as only 4 members interested |
October 5th
|
Sadie Yeomans
|
Evening Workshop
|
Reddings
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October 14th
|
Trio cancelled
to Lady Sew and Sew, CANCELLED due to coach costs |
October 19th
|
Janet White will be talking about the start of MQ 39 years ago
|
Montpellier Quilters 39th
Anniversary - A Celebration Evening |
Reddings
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November 2nd
|
Jen Johnstone of Sew Forest of Dean
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Paperless Paper Piecing
|
Reddings
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November 16th
|
Shirley Matthews
|
Folded Fabrics
|
Reddings
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December 7th
|
Christmas Social
|
Reddings
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