Campden Quilters
Kaffe Fassett fabric
Coming in February......
Requirements:
One Layer Cake or 42 x 10 in squares with good contrasting colours.
Cutting mat and rotary cutter.
Long ruler: 12.5 in x 4.5 in minimum
Square ruler: 12.5 in
Sewing machine, thread, etc.
This will give you a quilt centre of 6 by 7 blocks with a measurement of 51 in x 59.5 in before addition of any borders.
(I actually used 48 squares for a 6 by 8 block centre and added a 4.5 in border. Final measurements: approx. 59 in x 76 in.)
Alternatives: Instead of 10” squares you could use 8” or 5” squares – you don’t need to make a full size quilt, you can learn the technique and create something smaller, such as a cushion.
6 February - our AGM, followed by Show and Tell, Sit and Sew
20 February - Dolores will show us how she created her Criss Cross Quilt
With Christmas over now, we all enjoyed having the opportunity to see Helen's Christmas tree decorated with her bead covered baubles that she has been making over the years, before it is put away for next time!
Her husband created the tree and we all agreed the whole thing was a beautiful work of art.
Thank you Helen for bringing it in to show us.
What's on in January
2nd January - Sit and Sew, Show and Tell.
It is 2 months since the last Show and Tell so you must have lots to share with us.......
There will also be a display of all the equipment owned by CQ together with the contents of the shop.
This is really just to show you all what is on offer, particularly as our newer members may not be aware.
16th January - Sarah's Notan Workshop.
Sarah is going to do a workshop using the Notan style of creating a wall hanging. Notan is a Japanese term that means light-dark harmony. This is a way of looking at positive and negative space in terms of value.
30th January - A Winter Warmer at Sarah's home in Littleton.
10am onwards until 3.30pm. Soup and cake for lunch. Bring a Show and Tell item to share plus some hand sewing.
Sarah has generously volunteered to host as many as who want to come. Cost will be £5 with all proceeds to Campden Quilters.
So thank you Sarah for your generosity.
There is a list available for you to sign up, and we can share lifts.
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.
Christmas Party 5th December
Everyone enjoyed this annual event, there was lots of lovely food, a mini workshop, the chairman's challenge exhibition, themed raffle (won by Jackie and Evelyn) and a lot of chatting! Evelyn was the winner of the challenge with her wall hanging "Walking in a Winter Wonderland". Well done Evelyn, a much deserved win.
A BIG THANKYOU to everyone who contributed to the morning, whether taking part in the challenge, donating items for the raffle, buying tickets, bringing along wonderful food.......
Here are a few pictures together with a link to a YouTube video showing all the entries.
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.....
At the meeting on 5 September we unfurled our 10th Anniversary Quilt, the blocks for which have been made by our members. Teresa led the project, collected all the blocks, put them together, made the quilt sandwich, added the wording and quilted it, then it was handed to Chris Smith to add the binding.
So a big thank you to Teresa for co-ordinating this project - we look forward to seeing it displayed at each of our meetings.
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.
See below for information about the Hawaiian Quilt Along
Hawaiian Quilt Along 2024
This is a bi-monthly class led by Rachelle and Chris Smith where you add to the quilt every other month and you will end up with a beautiful quilt involving some interesting techniques. Do join in the fun and watch your creation grow throughout the year!
Requirements list has been sent out so you can get your fabrics together and Part One has been rolled out. If you need any of the instructions again please get in touch.
Part Two was launched on 21st March and you will all have had the cutting instructions etc emailed out to you. Again, you will have 2 months to complete Part 2.
Part 3 was launched on 16th May so by the end of July to stay on track you will need to have added the blocks around the central panel and prepared the 4 Hawaiian corner blocks.
Part 4 was launched on 18 July - these are the 4 flying geese borders to which you will add your 4 corner Hawaiian blocks. To stay on track you will need to have completed this part by the end of September.
You are now nearing the end.......
Part 5 was launched on 19 September - this is the final plain border before you start to make your quilt sandwich. Of course, if you wish to add another border it is entirely up to you but this completes the original pattern.
Part 6 (the final part) - we talked about how you would do the actual quilting having made the sandwich. This is where each of you will have your own ideas and we look forward to seeing the finished quilts early in the new year.
Please speak to Rachelle or Chris Smith if you have any queries......
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.
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