January 19                     Talk:  'Stitching Stones of the Past'
                                      Angela Bentley, a local embroiderer shows examples of her work

February 2                     Sit and Sew with Sally Ann Douglass
                                      The Mayor's Quilt

February 16                   Contemporary Quilt Group's Suitcase Collection
                                      'Childhood Memories'

March 1                          Sit and Sew
                                      The Mayor's Quilt

March 1                           A.G.M.

March 22-25                  NEC, Birmingham
                                      Fashion, Textiles & Embroidery Show

April 5                            Talk:  Ginny Epstein
                                      'Plaiting - Past and Present' 

April 19                          Sit and Sew
                                      The Mayor's Quilt - Finishing Off

April 21                         WORKSHOP with Bailey Curtis
                                      Dyeing and Printing
                                      Use hot water dyes which can be used in the microwave or pan
                                      10am - 4pm

May 3                             Talk: LIz Hewitt
                                      'Strip Joint' - African strip cloth seen in a new light

May 17                            Sit and Sew with Julia Oakshott
                                       Reversible quilt with wadding

May 17-20                       Quilts UK, Malvern

June 7                              Talk:  Sally Sparks
                                        'The Joy of Ice and Rust'
                                        A textile artist's impression of Antarctica

June 16                            WORKSHOP with Helen Keenan
                                        Have a ripping time making a landscape quilt
                                        10am - 4pm

June 21                             Sit and Sew with Helen Lammiman
                                        'Inchies' - all will be revealed

July 5                                Summer Social with Show and Tell

August 9-12                     Festival of Quils, NEC Birmingham

September 20                  Talk:  Ann Jermey
                                        'And What's Wrong With Hexagons?'

October 4                         Sit and Sew with Brenda Litchfield
                                        Hand Quilting and Applique

October 18                       Talk:  Ann Rippin
                                        'The Academic Quilter'

October 26-28                  Autumn Quilt Show, Malvern

November 1                      Sit and Sew with Pearl Lewis
                                         Folded Log Cabin
                                         Also Judy Shaw is bringing along her collection of 11 quilts

*November 15                  Talk:  Rosalind Johansson
                                         'Textiles in East Africa' with samples

December 6                      Christmas Social, Supper and Show and Tell


*This meeting will be held at:   The Pavilion
                                              Hatherley Lane 
                                              Cheltenham, Glos GL51 6PN