Every Quilt Tells a Story
First meeting back and lots of beautiful things to share:) 22nd September saw yet more interesting creations. Helen’s quilt, titled ’Fields and Tracks’, came about from an online workshop organised by The Loft of The Quilters’ Guild in March 2026.It was with David Owen Hastings and the workshop was called 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
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
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
Written by Donna Hanmer What was the inspiration for my quilt? In June 2024 at Beartown P&Qs we had a guest speaker -Mike Fitchett – whose talk was titled “Travels with my sketchbook”. He recounted how he had started his quilting journey creating railway poster style quilts. They looked really Read more
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.
At the 2024 Ruby Exhibition a purple quilt was on display and much admired. I asked Ruth Garner and Mary Turner to write the story behind it – The 2019 exhibition committee enjoyed working together so much that in March 2020 we got together to talk about a new group Read more
Written by Judy Harris My first meeting of Beartown Quilters was on 10th September 2024. I set off, not quite knowing what to expect but full of trepidation and excitement. What to wear, what to take and how to get there on time – mustn’t be late for my first Read more