Programme of meetings
Autumn term 2025
- 6th September –Lizzie Wall Squirrel Workshop – at Astbury Village Hall – pay in advance
- 9th September
- A Welcome back meeting -time for catching up with everyone .
- Introduction to new group quilt project – Putting fabric into ziplock bags with dye. Adding fixative then members will be taking fabric home to wash.
- 17th September
- Show and Tell at Upton – members to visit Upton, near Chester with our makes
- 23rd September
- Group Project quilt creative workshop. Hand sewing kit needed
- 7th October
- Talk about Linus Quilts by Helen Hayes
- £2 on the door
- 21st October
- Talk – An Embroiderer’s Tale by Tina Saunders – who was also dresser to the queen!
- £2 on the door
- 4th November
- 4 Corners Mini Workshops –
- Quilt as you go with Ruth Garner and Chris Flatman,
- Reverse appliqué with Anne Carter
- Chenille with Sarah Bradney
- 18th November
- Xmas Make – An Angel led by Jean Bell.
- £2 for the Kit
- 2nd December
- Christmas party
Summer Term 2025
- 29th April 2025
- Planning a group quilt led by Ruth Garner and Helen Wardle
- SEW an easy fabric box with Nancy Clark
- 13th May 2025
- Talk – My Quilting Journey with Megan Barley (current co-ordinator for region 13 of Quilters Guild
- £2 on the door
- 27th May 2025
- Talk- Alex Kingswell (carried forward from January)
- £2 on the door
- 10th June 2025
- SUITCASE COLLECTION from Quilters Guild – Predominately Blue
- £2 on the door
- 24th June 2025
- Show and Tell by our visitors from Upton PsQs- revealing learned lessons….https://chesteranddistrictpsandqs.org.uk/about
- 8th July 2025
- Summer party including Quilty Beetle drive…
- Summer break back on Tuesday 9th September 2025
Spring term 2025
- 7th January 2025, Cancelled due to snowy weather
- Online Zoom talk from Alexandra Kingswell (carried forward from cancelled November meeting) will be reconvened for May27th
- AGM and briefing on Postcard challenge and Magic Tiles Workshop
- 21st January 2025,
- Workshop 1 -Ruth Axson to help the group create fabric that can be used in a group quilt project. Material provided by Mary Patterson.
- 4 th February 2025,
- Workshop 2 – Reveal of dyed materials and sorting into groups -led by Ruth Axson
- 15th February 2025,
- Workshop 3 / DYOT day –Magic Tiles , led by Christine Davidson
- 18th February 2025,
- Talk led by Helen Wardle on “Festival of Quilts categories“
- PAT testing session
- 4th March 2025,
- Sewing led by Chris Flatman – Spring Card Make Bring your sewing Kit.
- 18th March 2025,
- Talk by Nikki Parmenter – “Myths, Legends and Stories in Textiles and Mixed Media“
- £1 on the door
- 1st April 2025,
- AGM – voting of finances and election of officers
- Members’ voice session -views, suggestions, ideas etc
- 15th April 2025,
- Rust quilt Diptych with Ruth Axson and others
- Easter break – back on 29th April 2025