On 21st October, speaker Tina Saunders entertained the group with “An Embroiderer’s Tale,” in the form of a slide show and also some examples of her work that she’d been able to bring in person. After leaving school, Tina trained at the Royal School of Needlework in London and later Read more
The autumn meetings of Beartown Patchworkers & Quilters began on 9th September with a new group quilt project. Members dyed some cotton fabric and took it home to rinse out, wash and press, before returning it to have a fusible interfacing attached. At the next meeting on 23rd September, members Read more
Written by Anne Carter Megan Barley was the speaker at Beartown P’s and Q’s meeting on 13th May. Megan is the coordinator of Region 13 of The Quilters’ Guild of The British Isles and she talked about that role and also her travels. She brought along some of her large Read more
Written by Anne Carter The first meeting in January for Beartown P’s & Q’s was cancelled due to poor weather and so the AGM was postponed until April.The two meetings in February were coordinated by Ruth Axson. Donated silk fabric was supplied to members to take home and dye with 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
Talk by Mike Fitchett on 4th June 24 A fascinating talk of how his urban sketches became wonderful quilts. He used coloured paper to work out the layout, emphasizing light and shade, then the material pieces were appliqued on by his wife, also a talented quilt maker and textile artist. Read more
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