MALVERN QUILTERS - PROGRAMME 2024-2025
Click on speaker's name or workshop title for further information. External links open in a new window.
If you would like to sign up for a workshop, please email [email protected]
|
September 2024
2nd September 2024 Show & Tell Teresa Cuthbert – Group Quilt 2024/25 Bring basic hand sewing kit. 16th September 2024 Jane Corbett – Quilt Detectives (trunk show) Saturday 28th - Workshop Dawn Cameron-Dick - Invisible Machine Appliqué 10am-4pm - Malvern Victoria Bowls Club Workshop cost £25 for Malvern Quilters members, £45 for non-members. This workshop will teach you how to use your sewing machine for invisible machine appliqué, with techniques that you can not only apply to appliqué motifs, but also to appliqué blocks such as Drunkard's Path, Dresden and New York Beauty. In addition, you will also learn how to use the technique to make mitred borders for your quilts. Supplies list for Invisible Machine Appliqué workshop October 2024 7th October 2024 David Chatterley – Victorian Brass Needlecases Saturday 19th October - Sit & Sew Day, 10am-4pm - Malvern Victoria Bowls Club Focus on Get to Know your Sewing Machine, basic sewing kit – 10am-12 noon. Non-members £10. Bring your own project to work on. Monday 21st October Show & Tell Jacquie Clegg – Scraps into bags - make a Sewing Bee-inspired bag Bring your sewing machine, sewing kit Materials list - Instructions Gallery November 2024 Monday 4th November Show & Tell - What has inspired your sewing journey? Teresa Cuthbert - Introduction to Quilt Embroidery Please bring your crazy patchwork block even if not completed! You will also need a small pair of scissors, a thimble if you wear one, and an embroidery hoop if you wish. Monday 18th November Show & Tell Christmas Project – focus on Y-seams Requirements: basic sewing kit and (optional) sewing machine. December 2024 Monday 2nd December Jill Salmon – Textiles & Costumes of South-West China (trunk show) Monday 16th December Christmas Party Show & tell: my second favourite sewing notion Food: please bring a small plate of finger food to share and a spare plate for your own food. Charity contribution: please bring a contribution for the food bank January 2025 Monday 6th January Show & Tell Teresa Cuthbert – Assemble Group Quilt Saturday 11th January - Sit & Sew Day
Yvonne McAtamney – Vintage Japanese Quilts (trunk show) Village Fabrics pop-up shop with Japanese kits and patterns |
February 2025
Saturday 1st February - Workshop Yvonne McAtamney - Sashiko Variations 10am-4pm - Malvern Victoria Bowls Club Workshop cost £35 for members of Malvern Quilters, £50 for external participants. Workshop requirements (click to download the file) Monday 3rd February Show & Tell Carol Yapp – Introduction to Foundation Paper Piecing Bring your sewing machine with 1/4" foot and basic sewing kit, iron and pressing mat - all details here, including fabric and thread requirements Monday 17th February Teresa Cuthbert - Basting the group quilt Please bring a spoon (teaspoon or dessert), small scissors, tweezers (if you have some), needle and thread (any sort) or tacking cotton. March 2025 Monday 3rd Joy Harber – An Obsession with Log Cabin (trunk show) Monday 17th Judi Mendelssohn – On being NOT a championship quilter Saturday 29th - Workshop - note change of date Joy Harber – Miniature Log Cabin - Create your very own mini quilt using a quick strip piecing method. These can be adapted into needle cases, bags and lots of other fun projects. Joy was a Festival of Quilts winner in 2015. 10am-4pm - Malvern Victoria Bowls Club Workshop cost £35 for members of Malvern Quilters, £50 for external participants. Workshop requirements April 2025 Monday 7th April Show & Tell In-house – Tying the Group Quilt Please bring: embroidery needles, small scissors, a spoon, any leftover threads from embroidering the quilt blocks. Saturday 12th April – Workshop Judi Mendelssohn - New York Beauty The New York beauty is foundation paper pieced and with Judi's method, no experience is needed. She will provide all the foundation papers ready printed. There will also be a very simple method of curved piecing, so it's a block with lots of technique - and honestly not difficult. 10am-4pm - Malvern Victoria Bowls Club Workshop cost £35 for members of Malvern Quilters, £50 for external participants. Workshop requirements May 2025 Saturday 3rd May - Sit & Sew Day
Monday 19th May Meeting sewalong - Dancing Squares quilt for Project Linus. Please bring at least two 9 1/2" squares of fabric two contrasting 6" squares of fabric in shades of blue. You will also need a basic sewing machine with extension lead, neutral thread, rotary cutter & ruler, sewing scissors, iron and mat. June 2025 Monday 2nd June Dawn Cameron-Dick – Needles & Thread, A Love Story Monday 16th June Quilters’ Guild Travelling Suitcase – Textile Treasures July 2025 Monday 7th July Show & Tell Summer Party To enrol for workshops, please email [email protected] Download the 2024-2025 Programme If you would like to join Malvern Quilters, please complete the Membership Form and return it to [email protected]. Past Programmes |
Proudly powered by Weebly