Meeting programme 2021/22
We are now offering temporary online membership for the period May to July 2021 inclusive, for the one off fee of £10. This would allow non-members to join all our meetings, receive email updates, have access to recordings of these meetings , and join our closed Facebook Group for the period of membership. Please contact us if you are interested.
| Date | Meeting | Where | Non-members welcome for a fee of £4 (March 2021 meeting £3) |
| 2nd March 2021 |
A talk by Maggie, a volunteer with Fine Cell Work - Fine Cell Work is a charity which makes beautiful handmade products in British prisons. Teaching prisoners high-quality needlework boosts their self-worth, instils self-discipline, fosters hope and encourages them to lead independent, crime-free lives.
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Zoom |
yes |
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13th April 2021 NB not first Tuesday in the month |
Annual General Meeting - plus "repurposing challenge" show and tell. | Zoom | no |
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11th May 2021 NB not first Tuesday in the month |
Cas Holmes - "Painting with cloth: landscapes" - talk by a textile artist who uses paint dye, layer and stitch combined with discarded cloth, paper and found materials to create unique surfaces.
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Zoom | yes |
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8th June 2021 NB not first Tuesday in the month |
Angie Attwood - a talk and demo on using Westalee rulers. | Zoom | yes |
| 6th July 2021 |
Carolyn Gibbs - "Success with stripes" - a talk showing how to achieve stunning effects in blocks and borders with striped fabrics, including tips on how to make them meet perfectly in mitred corners.
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Zoom | yes |
| 3rd August 2021 |
"Made with love" - charity projects sew and tell. |
to be confirmed | no |
| 3rd September 2021 |
Pam Egan-Wyer - "Drowning in scraps" - a talk on how to sort and use your scraps, including: strip quilting, postage stamp techniques, crazy quilting and much more.
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to be confirmed | yes |
| 5th October 2021 |
Crafting Christmas decorations - a workshop.
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to be confirmed | no |
| 2nd November 2021 |
Kate Findlay - "Working in series" - a talk including highlights from the Hadron Collider series, the Henley series, some of her licensed work and her landscape and animals series.
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to be confirmed | yes |
| 7th December 2021 |
Christmas get together
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to be confirmed | no |
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11th January 2022 NB not first Tuesday in the month |
"Seasons" - a suitcase collection from the Traditional Quilt Group. | to be confirmed | yes |
| 1st February 2022 |
Nicola Walton - "It all started with a hexagon" - a talk plus pop up shop from the proprietor of Daisy & Grace.
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to be confirmed | yes |
| 1st March 2022 |
Diana McKinnon - "Photographic inspiration" - a talk by this textile artist who loves to manipulate fabrics to capture light and colour. By layering a variety of fabrics she achieves depth and the viewer to feel that they can enter the landscape.
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to be confirmed | yes |
| 5th April 2022 |
Annual General Meeting
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to be confirmed | no |
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