24 December 2018

On the challenges page: pictures of entries for our 2018 Christmas Challenge on the theme of "Roses".

Craft4Crafters have a show at The Westpoint Centre, Exeter on 14–16 February 2019. For tickets call 0345 30 40 222 or go online at www.craft4crafters.co.uk.

8 December 2018

Some photos from our day at St. Stephen's Church, Exeter and more photos of Topsham Museum's Emily Seward Quilt.

21 October 2018

The Emily Seward Quilt will be on display at Topsham Museum as part of Textiles in the Tea Room. Opening times are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday from 2.00–5.00 (with cream teas served from 2.30–4.30).

13 October 2018

Riverside Quilters' Exhibition will take place on 23–24 November 2018 at Ashtorre Rock, Waterside, Old Ferry Rd, Saltash PL12 4GT.

There will be:

• An exhibition of members’ work
• Sales table, traders (Painters of Liskeard), tombola
• Refreshments and light lunch.
• Raffle drawn daily (proceeds to local dementia charities)

Times: 10am–4pm

Admission: £1.50 (accompanied children free)

Free parking nearby.

11 September 2018

Thursday 6 December at St. Stephens Church, High Street, Exeter from 9.00 am – 4.00 pm: a sale of small items making perfect Christmas presents, refreshments and some festive quilts.

New dates for our 2019 exhibition: see here.

27 August 2018

Photos from Day Two of our Summer Retreat.

24 August 2018

Photos from Day One of our Summer Retreat.

21 August 2018

In Autumn 2017 volunteers at the Topsham museum discovered this amazing quilt in their archives. A document accompanying the quilt showed that it was made by Emily Seward, an invalid living with her father, the farm bailiff at Newcourt, Topsham. Emily died aged 29 and the quilt was donated to the museum by the Misses Seward and Mrs Newman.

This unusual quilt has raised many questions:

• Where did the pattern come from?
• Were there magazines or patterns?
• How were the figures made or were they purchased and applied?

If you have any information please email research@quiltersguild.org.uk or info@topshammuseum.org.uk

9 August 2018

Please note another change to our programme:

Wednesday 10 October: guest speaker at this meeting will be Patricia Hann with her talk “From Boro to Hokusai or Rags to Riches”.

23 July 2018

Sue and Ray Marrs will give their postponed talk “History of block printing” on 9 january 2019.

Some photos from our 2018 Summer Picnic.

11 May 2018

Addition of diary dates for 2018–19.

Photos from Jennie Rayment's workshop and talk on 9 May.

24 April 2018

As part of Dorset Art Weeks, there will be an exhibition of Kate Dowty's contemporary quilted wallhangings, from 26 May–10 June 2018. It will take place at 5 Lodge Lane, West Allington, Bridport DT6 5QR.

There wiil be a textile Workshop with Angela Knapp: "Create a fabulous textile picture step by step"on Saturday 20 October 2018 from 10am–4pm. This will be at The Stables, Nynehead Court, Wellington, TA21 0BW. This is not suitable for complete beginners.

The cost is £45 (kit material cost included). For more details

7 April 2018

Site content reorganised and uploaded.

25 March 2018

Photos from the Whitestone Drop-in Day on 16 March, to start on our next raffle quilt.

A gallery of Mary Sutcliffe’s work. Mary, who died earlier this year, was a particularly talented hand-quilter.

A gallery of quilts made by members and presented to chairmen on finishing their two-year terms.

18 February 2018

Please note that we have had to cancel the 27 March afternoon house meeting. 

April's Wednesday meeting moves to the following week, 18 April, because the church has a major function on our usual day.

See here for some of Jane Syers' quilts shown at the Feruary meeting

On 9 May we have a workshop and evening talk by Jennie Rayment (details onthe Workshops page).

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