On Tuesday 24th September the Beartown Patchwork and Quilters drew the winners for their Charity Quilt Raffle. The quilts, all lovingly crafted by the group, had been proudly displayed at their Ruby anniversary exhibition in the Town Hall, in May. The sponsors were Congleton Borough Council and Congleton Inclosure Trust.There Read more…
Beartown Patchwork and Quilters have enjoyed an exciting and varied Summer programme.On 1st May they were entertained and enlightened about Eco dyeing by Maggie Pearson. She showed how leaves and flowers could be laid on top of silk as part of an eco dyeing process to be made into exquisite 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…
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…
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…