Do you have the urge to buy more material ?
Macclesfield Silk Mueseum : A Tale of Two Tapestries is a major exhibition and series of events launching Saturday 19 September and running until 19 December 2026 on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 till 4 pm. The programme forms part of Bayeux Around Britain, the British Museum’s national celebration marking the historic loan of the original Bayeux Tapestry.
At Lichfield Cathedral “Threads through the Cross” by Jaqui Parkinson from 10th Cctober to 23rd November https://www.lichfield-cathedral.org/what-s-on/threads
Nantwich Quilt Exhibition & Fabric Sale,17th January 2027 from10am – 4pm at Nantwich Civic Hall, Market Street, Nantwich, CW5 5DG where Beartown will have a table.
For details of quilting shows see https://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk/events/
Or would you like to make a mini quilt? Closing date 28th March 2027
More details https://events.rspb.org.uk/events/174609
Other local patchwork and quilting groups..
Sandbach Sew and Sews who meet on the 2nd Tuesday of each month in Sandbach library at 7.30pm.Predominately patchwork and quilting but encourages all textile crafts.
Staffordshire Patchwork and Quilters , abbreviated to StaffsPQ, meet once a month, usually on the first Thursday from 6.45 to 9.30pm in Christ Church Hall, Stone. Their website https://staffspq.co.uk/ is very informative and says “SPQ are a friendly and inclusive group with a shared passion for patchwork, quilting, textile art and much more”.
Shropshire Quilters meet once a month on a Tuesday fro 7 to 9pm at Mereside Community Centre, Shrewsbury. For more information visit https://www.shropshirequilters.co.uk/about