Progamme 2022
Date |
Speaker |
Description/Title
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Venue
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Other Information |
January 27th
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Speaker: Carolyn Gibbs
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Colour & Contrast
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Zoom (with Churchdown Patchwork Group)
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Link: All paid-up members were emailed the link on Jan 20th
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February 3rd
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Show and tell
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Needle Cases and Pin
Cushions. |
Reddings
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Bring your own, made by you or for you, or a family heirloom, and tell us its story
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February 17th
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Speaker: Karen Parry,
Needles 2 Pins |
Talk and pop-up shop
|
Reddings
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March 3rd
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Our AGM
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AGM: voting for the new committee, etc
|
Reddings
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Please join us at this important meeting
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17 th Mar:
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MQ tools & equipment demonstration and members' Show & Tell
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A “Have You Tried This?” evening:
Demo/experiment with MQ tools/equipment & bring your own tools & creations to show us |
Reddings
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Bring fabric to try:
Sizzix Die Cutting Woodblock stamps & inks Inktense Pencils Drunkards Path Templates Bring your tools/creations too! |
April 7th
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Speaker: Roxy from Hannah’s Room
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The Beauty of Batiks talk & pop-up shop.
|
Reddings
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April 21st
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‘Bag Bonanza ‘
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Show and Tell
|
Reddings
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Bring any bags or patterns to share with the group
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April 30th 10-4
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Patchwork Picnic
- note change of venue! |
Bring your own project to sew by hand (or bring a machine), or help us put together the tablecloth for our Jubilee summer social
|
Down Hatherley Village Hall
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Bring a packed lunch, biscuits/cakes are welcome too!
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May 5th - no meeting!
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No meeting as the hall will be used for the elections
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May 12th - no meeting!
But we are invited to Churchdown |
Helen Howes:
'What a lot of Quilts' - note change of venue! |
Talk with over 100 pieces from the Magic Suitcase
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7.30pm at Churchdown Community Centre
GL3 2JH |
May 19th
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Speaker: Fran Reilly
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Textile artist
|
Reddings
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June 2nd
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Queen's Jubilee
Summer Social: Royal souvenir show & tell and Jubilee hat parade |
Bring memories of maybe meeting the queen, souvenirs of previous jubilees or any royal event. Wear a crown/tiara/other headwear - prize for the one with the most votes.
|
Reddings
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Bring a food bank donation. Refreshments will be provided.
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June 16th
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Quilters Guild’s current suitcase collection
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“On the Road”, from their contemporary collection
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Reddings
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July 7th
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Sit and Sew
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Bring a project to work on, either by hand or bring a machine with you
We’ll also be revealing the summer challenge! |
Reddings
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July 21st
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Speaker: Sue Bateman
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Textile Artist from Nailsworth
|
Reddings
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September 1st
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Summer Challenge Show and Tell;
Exhibition Update |
Reddings
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Bring your Summer Challenge proverb piece
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September 15th
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Speaker: Sarah Brooker
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"Wire to Wool" talk from a Wet felting artist
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Reddings
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October 6th
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Speaker: Maggie Davis
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Applique Specialist
|
Reddings
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October 20th
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Presented by Margaret Dalglish
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William Morris theme
|
Reddings
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November 3rd
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Demonstrations by Committee Members
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Christmas Corners
|
Reddings
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Bring Christmas fabrics to make something to keep or to sell at our exhibition Nov 19-20th
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November 17th
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Exhibition update - and reveal of Chinese Whispers Quilts!
|
Reddings
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November 19-20th 2022
|
MQ exhibition
|
Reddings
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December 1st
|
Christmas Social
|
Reddings
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January 19th 2023
Change of venue! |
Zoom talk from Wendy Dolan, Textile Artist
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Zoom talk - at home
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(We plan to return to Reddings in February)
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