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What's on in June....

5th June - "Me and My Quilts" by Helen Thomas

Helen is going to show us a selection of her quilts that she has produced over the years. This is sure to be very interesting!

We will also sit and sew so bring along your latest project to work on.

19th June - Evelyn's Speedy Table Runner

Evelyn will run a workshop for you to make a very quick and easy useful table runner. Here are the requirements:

The table runner measures 13” wide x 55 “ long. Evelyn used 42 x 5” squares, mixed patterns and plain. To make a shorter runner say 40” you would need 30 x 5” squares. To allow for trimming you will also need batting/wadding at least 2” wider and 2” longer than the finished table runner, and a piece of backing fabric 3” wider and 3” longer than the finished table runner. You will also need binding 2¼" wide sufficient to go around the whole runner.

Also bring thread for piecing and quilting, sewing machine with a walking foot and usual sewing kit. A small self healing mat, rotary cutter and 12½” x 3½” ruler or similar for cutting the squares after stitching. 505 spray.

15 May - Lisa's workshop

Miniature Quilting

Lisa has created these two miniatures from a design by Pam Buda of Heartspun Quilts to give you ideas of what to aim for. Each is made up of 4 blocks, you can choose which size to do - 4" or 6" blocks. One of the blocks uses foundation paper piecing and Lisa will provide the paper as it is something she got in the US and can be left in the block.

Lisa quotes:

"If you made with only two colours, you would need 2 fat quarters - and this I believe would be enough to make the backing too. However, I think it would look better using a range of fabrics…."

SO.......

Requirements:

Sewing machine and usual sewing kit.

A mixture of background fabrics and contrasting fabrics required. Scraps suitable. Also wadding, backing and binding fabric.

Finished workshop mini 6½” x 27½”.

To make the slightly smaller mini, 4½” x 18½”

29 May - Show and Tell, Sit and Sew

Jackie is going to launch the first of a series of "Quilters' Clinics" aimed at sharing knowledge with those of you who are relatively new to the craft on how to do various tasks, the first being how to cut fabric and the use of rulers.

Also Jenny Bruce is going to show us how to make a scrappy till roll quilt. This will just be the technique, to take away and make at your leisure, a wonderful way to use those scraps that keep piling up!

All day workshop on 1st May

10-4pm (bring your own lunch) Cost £25

A landscape/seascape with Vee Jenkins

These are examples of the type of wall hanging you will be creating.

This is a list of requirements sent to us from Vee:

Picture for inspiration

If you want to do a particular picture it would be helpful if you blow it up to A4 size. The quilt does not need to be a literal copy, it can be an imaginary scene, useful for learning the techniques

A4 plain paper

Tracing paper

Pencil

Sharpie black permanent marker

Bondaweb

Pressing sheet or baking parchment

Iron and pad

505 adhesive spray ( I will bring this)

Rotary cutter, mat and ruler

8” embroidery hoop

12” square calico

selection of brown threads( to make a skeleton tree) plus threads to match your fabrics

Fabrics:- a selection of fabrics relevant to your picture ( I have a few sky fabrics I can bring)

I will also bring a selection of fabrics you can rummage through!!

Fabrics for the inner contrasting border ( this will only be ¼” wide!!)

And for an outer 3” border

Calico or thin cotton lawn

Wadding and backing fabric big enough for the finished piece

Sewing machine with all feet and instructions, plus extension cord if you have one.

Normal sewing equipment, including a sharp pair of scissors and paper scissors.

Here is another completed Hawaiian Quilt, this time by Helen.

Teresa's Hawaiian quilt which she made for a member of the family and had to post it before Christmas!

Here is Angie's Hawaiian quilt which she is going to drape over the single bed in her spare room......

This is the 12.5" block created by Jackie and Chris Smith as Campden Quilters' contribution to the Quilters' Guild Sapphire Anniversary Quilt, the theme being "Where I live". It will be submitted to HQ together with other blocks from Region 11 and when the quilt is produced it will be on show at the FOQ in August.

As a point of interest, we found out from Elizabeth that her husband actually made the sign on the left of our picture!

Susan's Me and My Quilts

Scroll down to the bottom of this page to see Susan's lovely quilts that she shared with us in November.

Here is Dolores with her altar frontal which will be used in St James's Church in the Spring period. It is absolutely beautiful - well done Dolores!

This now completes the trio of Spring, Summer and Autumn and if you find yourself in St James's Church at any time do go and have a look at the altar and see the wonderful work by Campden Quilters (Dolores, Evelyn and Jenny Stoner)

10th Anniversary Exhibition

Our anniversary exhibition was a huge success in every way!

The weather was kind to us, we welcomed visitors from all over the world as well as locals and quilters, our quilts were admired, the cakes were delicious, the sales table and tombola very popular and the raffle raised £500 for Sue Ryder Charity.

A huge thank you goes to Jackie and her team for the months of preparation to ensure all went well on the weekend. Another big thank you goes to all members of Campden Quilters who lent quilts, made and/or donated items for the sales table and tombola, those of you who made cakes, sold raffle tickets, were on duty over the weekend and advertised the event.

The winner of the "Visitor's Choice Quilt" was announced at our meeting on 19 September - Evelyn and her Hedgerow Quilt! Well done Evelyn, you thoroughly deserve it.

Many pictures were taken but here are a few.....

Susan's presentation "Me and My Quilts"

In November Susan brought along a selection of quilts to show us her quilting journey. Some she had to get back from family and friends and she said it was like a trip down memory lane for her!

Her quilting career covers many years and she has produced some beautiful work as you can see from the pictures below.

Thank you Susan for sharing these memories with us.

WHY NOT HAVE A CLEAR OUT OF YOUR SURPLUS FABRIC & NOTIONS?

If you would like to have a sale the cost of a table is £10 and you get to keep all the money you make (so you can buy more fabric......)! If you only have a small amount to sell you could buddy up with a friend and pay £5 each. Please see any member of the committee who will arrange a date to book you in at one of our "sit and sew" meetings.

Campden Quilters Shop

We have a wonderful quilters shop here at Campden Quilters where you can buy basics at a competitive price. So if you break a needle, run out of thread, have a blunt rotary blade etc. etc. we can replace it for you! Remember - Jenny also supplies 80-20 wadding 90" wide. See home page for latest prices.