Joan T. presented a beautiful square quilt in blues/greens and white, with a central star block. The flying geese where exceptionally small and must have taken a long time to complete. The quilting has been done using Westalee rules. Linda G. had made a Linus Quilt from Christmas themed squares, in traditional reds and green. …
Pat M was making a cover for a Sewing Machine and wanted some advice on how to join the binding along the bottom. Chris B decided it would be easier to make a video explaining the process on how to join the two ends of the binding for a nice finish. Chris B has given permission …
Since restarting our regular meetings, I have been inspired to start quilting again. I rummaged through my limited stash and decided to use a panel that a friend had given to me some time ago. This became a cushion cover. It is quilted but ‘not a lot’ – just around Santa and a couple of …
As some of you are aware, I am a member of the Modern Group within the Quilters Guild. Every year they have a challenge and this year, the title of the challenge was “It Takes Two “ so you could use two shapes, two colours etc. I chose to use black and white fabrics. It …
Ferrers Quilters Have pleasure in offering a zoom workshop with MARIA SPILLER Called THREE RINGS RUNNER On Friday, 3rd December 2021 9.30 am to 4pm. Cost £15. This is a machine sewing workshop suitable for all levels of experience who are new to ‘modern’ techniques. The only pre-requisites are that you are familiar with the …
I bought a book a number of years ago called ‘Quilt a Gift’ by Barri Sue Gaudet and there are lots of interesting things in for babies and toddlers. I wanted to have a go at this fabric book, as it was all appliqued fabric and felt with some easy hand embroidery stitches. The pattern …
Carrying on with our theme of something to make for our future sales table, this delightful Japanese Purse Project is quick to make and uses only a small amount of fabric. These could also be a useful gift for a child when made in children’s fabric. I personally keep my keys in one and my …
I decided to visit the event as I have friends who live in the area, so this was a good excuse to go to the NEC then stay with friends for a few days. I have been to this event in previous years and was expecting to find a similarly packed and busy show. It …
We haven’t had any members makes for July, so I thought I would put some links for forthcoming events, as things start to re-open, you may wish to add them to your diary. The Festival of Quilts 202129th July – 1st August 2021 Click Here for the Festival of Quilts Website and booking information. The …
Something that I have come across lately, is that when I have received a gift, instead of using gift paper, they have been making ‘Gift Bags’. I thought these small gift bags would be great for our future sales table, for something that could be bought for children. They could be made with a …