12/02/2010 by Anna.

As a member of Hexagon Quilters it gives me great pleasure to tell you all about their 20th anniversary exhibition, which takes place on the 10th and 11th April 2010. 10am-4.00pm at Highdown School and sixth form centre, Surley Row, Emmer Green, Reading,RG4 8LR.

Another great show will be at the V&A from 20th March to 4 July. www.vam.ac.uk/quilts

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03/02/2010 by Anna.

Heather Quilters “Cargoes” Exhibition is 24th-25th April 2010 Sat 10am-5pm Sun 10am-4pm.

Admission £2.00, accompanied husbands and childen are free. Collingwood College, Kingston Rd, Camberley, Surrey, GU15 4AE.

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29/10/2009 by Anna.

The first one on now to the 15 Nov is called Quilty Secrets. At the gallery, Winchester Discovery Centre, Jewry Street, SO23 8SB. Free entry Fri-Mon 9am-7pm Sat 9am-5pm,Sun 10am-4pm.

24th-28th is the Stitch Witches exhibition called Moving on 10am-4pm at the Farmham maltings.01252 726234

Last but not least is my City and Guilds exhibition 27th-28th at Fleet Library 9.30am-4pm

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23/09/2009 by Anna.

Just to let you know we still have places left on the regional day on 3rd Oct 09 at John Hanson community school, floral way, Andover, SP10 3PB . the speakers are Dilys Fonks and Christine porter, it starts at 10.00 and the cost is £10.00 to members of the guild and £15.00 to non members, you are welcome to turn up on the day, dont forget to bring lunch.

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23/09/2009 by Anna.

 Summer course with the WI 

Part of my Sue Belton award was spent on a residential course at

Denman
College this summer. I thought you might like to hear about the college, as I found it a wonderful base and the teaching facilities and my tutor were amazing. The course I choice was called overlocker magic, not exactly patchwork I know, but I have used it already, in a piece for a loosethreads exhibition in 2011!

Denman
College is run by the WI and set in the most beautiful part of Oxfordshire, from fleet it took less than an hour to drive up. If you can’t drive they will pick you up from the train station with no charge as part of there green policy. How fabulous is that.The main house and 17 acre’s of garden dates back to Georgian times. The bedrooms in the main house are mostly for shared accommodation as most of them are substantial in size. (Single beds only by the way and all rooms have ensuite.) This is also were we have our meals and drink in the comfortable bar.The rest of the bedrooms are set in houses surrounding the teaching block. Each bedroom is named after a county and is looked after by the WI of that county and therefore each room has a different personality.The teaching block is very impressive; our room had plenty of room, light, machines, cutting mats, rulers, along with plenty of sewing books you could borrow.All in all it was a fantastic break. If you want to check out Denman college  www.theWI.org.uk/college they are open to all –members and non-members, men and women and run short residential courses and day schools.I have all ready booked my next course with Ray Slater doing machine Embroidery with water-soluble fabrics.  

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12/06/2009 by Anna.

Myself and Erica met Liz on Wednesday for coffee, she was on a quick tour of England and her home in Portugal. At the moment living in India, (we can call ourselves an international group.) It was great to see her looking so well, she left us with a sewing challenge, bowls that fit into each other which we will get our teeth in to as a group workshop.Later in the evening we met Mary at her place and at last have set ourselves another challenge to produce a finished piece of work by september with the view to show at our next exhibition in Feb 2011.So my summer looks busy with my C&G work, Loosethreads and the transatlantic challenge that I have entered with Christine Porter. I have also started teaching a new garment making class which has got me making clothes again, sitting hear writing in my new shirt that my neighbour picked up the fabric from a charity shop for 50p.  She is going to be green when she sees it, funny that the title of the transatlantic challenge.  Going Green.

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15/05/2009 by Anna.

Dont forget the Quilts and Roses exhibition on 20th & 21st June at Squires Garden centre, Badshot Lea.

Farnham Quilters are having a Midsummer Marathon on the 8th June from 10.00am to 9.00pm, thats a monday making a Pineapple blossom Quilt, so pop in and find out how is done, for more info phone Doris Dove 01252 617090 or look at www.farnhamquilers.org.uk

 Earier that week on the 5th June there will be an open day at 26 Sole Farm Road, Bookham, KT23 3DJ 1.30- 4.30. Cost £1.00. Quilts on Show. Embellisher to try and Chat and advice. Contact Jan Godding 01372 453801 or email jan.surrey@virgin.netso she doesnt run out of cake.

its a busy week on the 6th-7th June Quilts in the Village, Log Cabin Quilter hold there 10th exhibition at the WI hall, Green lane, Hartly Wintey, Hampshire, RG27 8DL 10-5 sat, 10-4 sun Admission £2.00

 The National Quilt Championships are on the 19th-21st June. Sandown exhibition center, Sanddown Park, Esher, Surrey. 10-5 Admission £5.50.

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15/05/2009 by Anna.

Thank you Farnham Quilters for having Loosethreads to talk and show our quilts, we couldn’t have timed it better as you were celebrating your birthday with wine and cake and made us fell very welcome.

What a lovely evening we hope to have inspired some of you to start a project, form a small group or even hold an exhibition.

There were some ladeis who wished to contact me, you can email Anna@loosethreads.co.uk

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01/05/2009 by Anna.

It’s good to be out and about after my operation, there’s so much going on in the patch-world, but first yet me tell you that at the region day last weekend I won the competition! How fab is that, and today my cheque from the Sue Belton award came in the post, so I am a happy bunny.But let me tell you about some of the events coming up in May:-

• Quilt Exhibition as part of the farnham arts festival, May 15th and 16th 10am-5pm at St Andrews Chuch, upper Church Lane, Farnham, Gu9 7pw. free admission.
• Pinewood Quilters are having a ploughmans lunch on the 21 May 12 noon to 2.30 at the WI Hut Hartley Wintney RG27 8DL tickets £5.00 Bring and Buy and Show and tell. profits to step by step and a womens Refuge. To reserve a place phone Lyn 01252 624705 or Carole 01252 842859. Wish I could make it but I have my C&G.
• Next something that I can make, a Garden and Patchwork open day 2.00-5.00 on Sunday 31 May. 57 Ramsbury Drive, Earley. In aid of Douglas House Hospice for young people. £5.00 per head which will include tea/coffee and freash scones and cakes. You can email if you would like to go philip.markham@btinternet.com 
• Just seen another event for May at Henley on thames RG9 2AQ 25-31 May “Quadriga on Thames” an exhibition of stitched textiles inspired by the river Thames, at the old Fire Station Gallery, sun 1-4 other days 10-4 Admission free. Contact Delia Salter d.e.salter@reading.ac.uk

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16/04/2009 by Anna.

6-7 June. Quilts in the village, WI Hall, Green Lane, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, RG27 8DL, Log Cabin Quilters 10th Exhibition Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm. Entrance £2.00.  Trader Natures treads, Demos, sales, refreshments, raffle.

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