The art of patchwork.
Written by Helen and Donna, with extra photos from Gwen We visited the Malvern Quilt Show on Sunday 17 May 2026 along with a coach full of Beartown Patchwork & Quilters and a few others from local sewing groups. It was a great day and lovely to wander around and Read more
April 14th saw members of Sandbach sew and sew (Tiggy, Christine, Gwen and Anne )bring the results of their challenge which used wrapping paper as an inspiration. A fascinating idea. Chris Flatman had used fabric created in the Eco printing workshop in 2004 to make an impressive table runner. April Read more
The 2025 autumn meetings of Beartown Patchworkers & Quilters began on 9th September with a new group quilt project. Members used Procion dyes to dye some vintage cotton fabric. They took it home to rinse out, wash and press, before returning it to have a fusible interfacing attached. At the Read more
Yet another selection of wonderful makes! January’s only meeting had a Christmas theme at the start – At February’s meeting – March saw Janet bringing another Q4CL, a lovely pride of Lions, some completed accidental workshop bags and a baby blanket – At the second meeting in March on the Read more
At the end of March 2026, six Sale members from Montague Patchers reciprocated and visited Beartown with a large variety of their quilts. Also included were two challenges called “quilting whispers.” The first of the six, started off with their first ever quilt and progressed to their most recent… Carolyn Read more
Made by Doreen Parsons She used Piece o’ Cake design – “Welcome to the North Pole” to make a quilt for her grandchildren – Ben who has a lot of Lego, and Zoe who likes dolls and cats. Doreen said it was fun to do and she enjoyed adding the Read more
Lots more interesting creations brought to the Autumn meetings. September’s – October’s November’s December’s
More wonderful creations shown by our members during the Summer term. And yet more Quilts for care leavers!
Here are some of the beautiful creations shown by our talented members at meetings during the first quarter of the year.
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