Christmas Get Together at Tresillian
Saturday 7 December at Tresillian Village Hall, Truro TR2 4AW Cost £5 An informal Christmas-themed day with a free mini workshop. Details will be circulated nearer the time.
SWQ Christmas Meeting
30th November at Exeter Racecourse Kennford, Haldon Hill, EXETER EX6 7XS Speakers : Geeta Lloyd and Abbie Anne Searle Challenge : Christmas apron £9 members, £11 non-members Details and booking forms in next issue
Plymouth Quilt and Textile Fayre
Date – October 5th 2019, 10.00 – 16.00 Venue – Plymstock United Church, Plymstock Road, Plymouth, Devon PL9 7PB Groups contributing – Sound Stitchers; Sew-Cial Quilters; Creative Saturday Club. Parking; Disabled Access; refreshments; sales; 50/50 table; Harry Potter Quilt will be raffled. Proceeds to Plymouth Highbury Trust. Parking, disabled access. Contact – quiltandtextilefayre@gmail.com
Trelyn Quilters Quilt Show
Thursday 3rd -Saturday 5th October. At Fraddon Village Hall TR9 6NT Cornwall Thursday and Friday 10am-5pm Saturday 10am-3.30pm. Entry fee £2 In aid of Cornwall Blood Bikes and Newquay Hydrotheraphy Pool. Disabled Access and plenty of parking. Trade stalls, displays, sales table, raffle and refreshments. Contact: Margaret 01566 779788
Get Together Day at Fraddon
Saturday 21 September Fraddon Village Hall, TR9 6NT. Cost £5 Sue Chapman will be running in-house and informal workshop focussing on shadow applique with a sea shore theme for those who are interested. Details of requirements, if any, will be sent out in advance. There may be a small charge for this. Please come along
HARBOUR QUILTERS’ Biennial Exhibition
Thurs 12th – Sat 14th September. Held in the Jubilee Hall, Chapel St., Mevagissey, Cornwall PL26 6SS Open 10am – 4pm. Admission £2. Two beautiful raffle quilts (one French linen & one Irish tweed), trade stall, refreshments (incl. home-made cakes & light lunches). Disabled access to hall and parking within short walking distance. For further
Devon Creative Textile Festival
Sunday 8th September. Padbrook Park Hotel, Swallow Way, Cullompton EX15 1RU 10am – 4pm. £3 entry on the day. A textile festival offering a wide range of fabric, fibre, thread and crafting supplies. For more info visit: www.sidmouthfabrics.com/devon-textiles-festival-september-8
Stanchester and Purple Patchers Annual Quilt Show
Friday September 6th and Saturday September 7th Stanchester and Purple Patchers proudly present their annual QUILT SHOW in Martock Church Water Street Martock Somerset TA12 6JL (10am-4pm) Free entry. Quilts galore, Fabulous sales table with lots of fabric, 100’s of threads, books, magazines, Tombola table. This year we will be featuring the work of an
Exeter Quilters are hosting DOUGHTY’S ROADSHOW
Thursday 5th September Exeter Quilters are hosting DOUGHTY’S ROADSHOW at Clyst St Mary Village Hall, Exeter, EX5 1BG 10.30 – 2.30 pm. Entrance £1 which includes a cup of tea or coffee. Contact Trish Walker, Exeter Quilters, 01363 774848.
West Country Quilt and Textile Show
10.00am – 4.30pm. On Thursday, 29th August 2019 University of the West of England Exhibition Centre North Entrance, Frenchay Campus, Filton Road Bristol, BS34 8QZ The West Country Quilt Show is a 3-day event This event showcases products like bed quilt, small hanging, large hanging, piecework, traditional, whole cloth, hand quilting, machine quilting, machine applique,
Exeter Quilters exhibition
15, 16, 17th August The Mint Methodist Church, Exeter EX4 3AT. Admission £2. Refreshments, trader, sales table. Disabled access available. Public car parks nearby. On Matford Park and Ride route ( green bus). Contact Pam Smith 07825649694
The Flowerpatch Quilters 36th Annual Exhibition
6th-10th August Exhibition of members quilts, enhanced with beautiful flower arrangements throughout the hall. at Central Methodist Church, Launceston, Cornwall, PL15 8BA Admission £2. Refreshments available, sales table, disabled access. Raffle quilt in aid of a new Air Ambulance for Cornwall. For Further details phone Anita on 01566 86666
The Festival of Quilts
1st to 4th August at the NEC Birmingham The Festival of Quilts is an International open quilt competition with hundreds of quilts, galleries of textile art, over 300 traders, quick and easy workshops, Quilt academy programme, talks and lectures To book tickets visit www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk or call Ticket Factory on 0844 581 1289 SWQ Coach booking
Get Together Day at Tresillian
Saturday 13 July at Tresillian Village Hall, Truro TR2 4AW. Cost £5. Christmas in July. A chance to look forward to Christmas. Plan your festive projects by bringing along any ideas you may have, books etc. A good opportunity to swap patterns too. There will be a trader, yet to be confirmed. There will be
South West Quilters SUMMER DAY
Saturday 29th June At Exeter Racecourse, Kennford, Haldon Hill, EXETER EX6 7XS Speakers : “Threaducation: An Introduction to Aurifil Threads” Jenna Clements of Exeter Sewing Machine shop “Colouricious my way” by Jamie Malden Traders : Exeter Sewing Machine shop – Aurifil Threads, Colouricious and Strawberry Fayre Advance bookings : £9:00 for members, £11:00 for non-members.
Eype Schoolroom Quilters Biennial Exhibition
Saturday/Sunday 22nd 23rd June at St Peters Church Eype DT6 6AP Dorset 10.30 to 5pm free entry: donations to MNDA West Dorset and the Friends of St Peter’s Quilts also for sale plus trader Dorset Patchworks Refreshments available Karen Barnard
Talk with Jamie Malden
THURSDAY 20th Evening talk with Goosey Quilters at Methodist Hall, Chapel Street, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8DX. Contact: Penny Vince
Villavin Crafts Patchwork & Quilting Exhibition
20th-22nd June at Villavin Farm, Holsworthy, Devon, EX22 6LP 10am-4pm – Admission £2 – free parking Refreshments, Sales Table, Raffle and Sale in the Shop All proceeds to our chosen Charity Contact Jo Hendy, 01409 254581 for further information
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