Information for visitors and members
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…
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…
We hope that you enjoy looking through our blogs to find out more about what we do. We welcome new members and always make sure visitors are looked after and introduced to members and future activities. We also have a Facebook and Instagram presence and can be found…… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/beartownpandq Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beartownpandq/
One of our members, Frances (Fran), has just launched her website offering quilt patterns to download and a bespoke quilt pattern design service. Frances joined our group in 2018 and is already a member of our committee. In her own words, she says the following: “Joining Beartown Patchworkers and Quilters Read more…
The Fetal Medicine Unit of St Mary’s hospital, Manchester, constantly looks to enhance the service they provide to women, couples and families who have to face saying a final goodbye to babies who have died during pregnancy, particularly when the women have, for their own safety, had to go through the birth process with the certain knowledge that there will be no live baby at the end of it.