Beartown P’s and Q’s met on 7th November for a talk by Lis Binns who entertained us with her Tips, Tricks and Tools talk. The group were given many useful sewing tips based on her experience and expertise of making many quilts over the years. Her talk was humorous and Read more
The Beartown Patchworker and Quilters Autumn programme began with a Sew and chat and a Show and tell. Members showed quilts they had made for Care Leavers and some that had been made for a “Shoe box challenge”. The meeting on the 26th September provided an update on plans being Read more
The raffle was drawn on September 24th 2024. All funds raised were for a local charity ” Ruby’s” which aims at “helping special families shine”. The winners were from Congleton and as far afield as Birmingham and Manchester. A total of £2000 was raised and donated to “Ruby’s”. The charity Read more
The members of the Ruby Exhibition Committee have been hard at work, ensuring that every detail is planned for the upcoming exhibition on June 28th and 29th in Congleton Town Hall. They recently visited the town hall to finalise the event’s requirements and the committee has now carefully mapped out Read more
The 2019 exhibition committee decided to cost the Buckeye Beauty raffle quilt to demonstrate the real expense in producing a quality quilt, which for many, becomes a treasured heirloom. Fabric: For this colourful quilt we purchased fabric totaling £120.00 and although this includes the pieced top and binding we did Read more
Written by Donna Hanmer Beartown Patchwork and Quilters held a mini exhibition at St Peter’s Church in Congleton on Saturday 21st October, to share their amazing and varied creations with the public. The exhibition featured some of the quilts that the group members made as part of a Round Robin Read more
The Beartown Buckeye Beauty (as seen in the header) was the group quilt made for the exhibition in 2019, as first prize in the raffle. It was a beautiful quilt made up of the Jacob’s Ladder block. Members were given the ready cut pieces and each made a block (or two in Read more
Written by Sue Smith I only discovered Beartown P and Q last summer following a chance encounter with some of the ladies at their Quilt Exhibition in Congleton Town Hall. My daughter and I were impressed with the quality of work on display and the friendly and welcoming atmosphere. I’ve Read more
Quilts for Care Leavers Project written by Janet Whitewright This project has a simple purpose, that of providing a “quilted hug” to a care leaver aged 16 to 25 who is living independently after their time in local authority care has come to an end. We all like to think Read more
Fran was very excited that her beautiful finished Flora Block of the Month quilt was actually displayed on the Makower UK stand at the CHSI stitches trade show in February. It was on display at the Uttoxeter British Quilt and Stitch Village in April 2023. Find out more about the Read more