| Contact margaret payne email: patchquilt@chessvalley-u3a.org.uk | ||
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| Date and Time 9.30 am to 11.30 am 1st & 3rd wed each month | ||
| Meeting Place contact convenor above |
The patchwork and quilting group meets every first and
third Wednesday morning in members’ houses. The usual venue is the home of the
convenor in Hyde Heath.
The group started in November 2008 and most members have
spent the first year making a sampler quilt. Whilst the last few are being
finished members have been pursuing their own individual projects. These are
brought to show others at the meeting and advice is sought and willingly given.
Workshops have been held in late 2009 and early 2010 on the topics of Stained
Glass Appliqué, making a bag for our cutting boards and rulers and ‘Funky
Chickens’ (appliqué). A further workshop on Slashed 9-patch is planned for
June. We entertained a visitor in April who spoke to us about hand appliqué and
a further visitor is booked for July”.
To fit within members houses it is with regret that we have
had to close our membership in August 2009. The convenor is starting to collect
names on a waiting list. There is already a request to start a group on another
day so if there are more people out there looking for an alternative meeting
time please get in touch. The groups co-ordinator and members of the existing
P&Q group would be happy to help another group get started. No previous
knowledge of patchwork and quilting is needed but basic sewing skills (ideally
including possession of and familiarity with a sewing machine) are an advantage.
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