Category: Workshops and Outings

Some Excursion Ideas for 2020

      NEC  Craft Hobby and Stitch International;   19th to 22nd March   The British Quilt and Stitch Village – Uttoxeter ;  Saturday 18th April   Bankfield -From Stitches to Screen; Sunday 28th June Fashion Seminar in conjunction with Bronte Parsonage. A range of speakers and costumes from Pride and Prejudice, Poldark, Downton…

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Dawn Cameron-Dick

Over the weekend of 12th and 13th October our guest speaker, Dawn Cameron-Dick , gave us an entertaining and educational insight into the world of wadding. We were all encouraged to ask more questions about the manufacturers of a material many may have taken for granted. Environmental issues as well as loft, bounce, durability were…

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Trips and Exhibitions Keeping you informed

Coach Trip : Saturday 28th September 2019 Skipton ‘Yarndale’ a creative festival celebrating all things woolly and wonderful Carshare/Coachtrip: Saturday 19th October 2019 Beck Isle Museum Pickering  (Coach if sufficient numbers show interest) ‘Quilts of Necessity, Quilts of Leisure’ a talk about a range of quilts,dating from the mid 1800s to the 1960s. Coach Trip:…

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Phillipa Naylor Workshop 2019

Saturday 2nd February 2019 saw winter arrive for the first time in Cottingham, but we were not going to be daunted by a little snow. Phillipa was to teach us how to make a pineapple block using the technique of paper piecing. Phillipa’s workshops are always a delight, full of information, useful tips and personal…

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Embellishments

Organised trips through the Society and some for information to keep you up to date   Saturday 24th November 2018  – Harrogate International Centre. The Knitting and Stitching Show. Car Share Wednesday 10th October 2018 – Quilters’ Guild Collection, York + Viking Loom, York “A Quilter’s Paradise – mini exhibition” Information only 29th & 30th…

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