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13 Mar
| Devon Quilters Day
Speakers Jane Coombes and Janice Gunner
Admission: £7.50 members £9.50 Non-members
| Hatherleigh Community Hall,
Devon
Tel: 01409 253506
Email: sheilapanther@aol.com
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14 Mar
| Workshop with Janice Gunner
Indigo Dying and Shibori
Contact Sheila for details
| Tel: 01409 253506
Email: sheilapanther@aol.com
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20 March
- 15 May
| ‘Colour and Light’
Wallhangings in glorious colour by Alicia Merrett and luminous jewellery and glass works by Nina Gronw-Lewisaat. Talks and demonstrations by the artists – ring for details
Admission: Free
Open Tues – Sat and Bank Holiday Mon 10 - 5
| Somerset Rura Life Museum, Abbey Farm, Glastonbury, BA6 8BD
Tel: 01458 831197
Web: www.somerset.gov.uk
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26 - 28 Mar
| Spring Quilt Festival
Challenge “Butterflies & Blossoms” Traders and display features including Antique Quilts and Jelly Roll Quilts. Plus workshops based on a first come, first served, at the show.
Entry Form available
| Westpoint Exhibition Centre, Exeter, Devon
Grosvenor Exhibitions
Tel: 01775 712100/722900
Web: www.grosvenorexhibitions.co.uk
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6 Mar
| Region 6 – Berkshire & Oxfordshire Quilters’ Guild – Region Day
Speakers Lorna Dakin, ’25 Years of Patchwork and Quilting’ and Sandra Grusd, ‘Me and My Quilts’ trader
Open 10 - 4
| Charvil Village Hall, nr. Reading RG10 9 TR
Email: reg06quilters@waitrose.com
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13 – 31 March
| ‘Classic American Quilts’
Display from the museum’s quilt collection, ranging from 18th century to early 20th century – many rarely seen due to their great size or fragility. Check cost of admission which can be a full ticket for museum, grounds and special exhibition of a ticket just for grounds and special exhibition.
Open Tues – Sun 12 – 5, Mondays in August and Bank Holidays
| The American Museum, Claverton Manor, Bath, BA2 7BD
Tel: 01225 460503
Web: www.americanmuseum.org
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6 – 7 Mar
| Puddleducks’Quercus Quilt Show
Admission: £4
Open Sat 10 – 4, Sun 10 – 4
| Walthamstow Hall School, Hollybush Lane, Sevenoaks, TN13 3UL
Tel: 01732743642
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20 Mar
| Castle Quilters – International Quilting Day
Bring your own sewing; we shall have a fun block to make for the Linus Project. Trader Nature’s Thread.
Admission: £10 for the day to include Lunch, tea, coffee and cake
Make Cheques payable to Castle Quilters,
2 Broomleaf Corner, Farnham, Surrey,
GU9 8BG
OPEN 10 – 4
Free parking
| St. Georges Hall, Badshot Lea, GU9 9LD
Tel: 01252 714016
Email: Jules_mcconnell@yahoo.com
Tel: 01252 737284
Email: egmacleod@gmail.com
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27 – 28 Mar
| Abingdon Quilting Groups’ Exhibition
Showcasing Olga Norris’s work, traders, sales table, demonstrations, talk by Linda Seward on Saturday at 2pm. Raffle in aid of the Abingdon Alzheimers Club. Refreshments in aid of Flexicare.
Admission: £5 including talk (£2 admission only)
Open 10 – 4
| Sewell Centre Gallery, Radley College, Abingdon, OX14 2HR.
Tel: 01235 54053
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12 – 14 Mar
| Spring Quilt Festival
Challenge “Butterflies & Blossoms”. Traders and display features including Antique Quilts and Jelly Roll Quilts
| Chilford Hall Vineyard, Linton, Cambridge
Grosvenor Exhibitions
Tel: 01775 712100/722900
Web: www.grosvenorexhibitions.co.uk
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March
| Free Taster Sessions
Carole Johnstone is offering a set of free courses. Ever wanted to try Patchwork & Quilting? Or already making quilts but want to learn a new technique?
Why not try a free taster session
The topics are:-
1. Absolute beginners
2. Introduction to folded or inset
3. Make a difference to a basic nine patch.
4. Sewing strips and getting a new ‘block’
and borders to match! All from the same
strips.
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Carole
Tel: 0780 804 1555
Email: carole@ferndale41.plus.com
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6 Mar
| Region 11 – Quilters Day
Guest Speaker – Philippa Naylor
Quilt raffle, exhibits, traders, mini-workshops, demonstrations and light refreshments
Please bring your own lunch and sewing kit for mini-workshops
Admission: £7 Guild Members, £10 Visitors
Save and send for advanced tickets £6/£9
Open 10 - 4
| St. James Church Hall, Wollaston, Stourbridge, DY8 3PY
Tel: 01384 2737276
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6 Mar
| Shropshire Quilts
Presents Doughty’s Roadshow
| Mereside Centre
Shrewsbury, SY2 6OL
Tel: 01743 232842
Mob: 07751 356584
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13 Mar
| Workshop with Lyn Griffiths
Printing on Fabric and Paper
Using natural dye extracts, screen print or block print a length of fabric to make a bag or cushion at home. Bring along you own ideas for inspiration or be guided by your tutor.
Materials list provided
Contact Farncombe Estate for details
| Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
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14 Mar
| Workshop with Diana Sanderson
Fun Design into Stitch
Diana has developed delightful exercises to give confidence and enable students to produce beautiful pieces of work. Using fun and simple techniques, paper shapes and a few pen lines, students will be able to create fascinating designs. These will be extended into fabric appliqué and free machine embroidery. If you are a beginner a simple induction will be given.
Materials list provided. There will be an additional charge of £2 on the day for art materials
Contact Farncombe Estate for details
| Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
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19 – 21 Mar
| Workshop with Debbie Siniska
3D Felt and the Embellished Surface
Felt is made by matting fleece fibres together using heat, moisture and friction. Over this course we will be blending and laying out coloured fleece fibres over templates to produce 3D pieces such as bags, hats and purses – and also discovering the endless possibilities of surface decoration, Come and be inspired on this short course.
Materials list provided. Materials can be provided by tutor at extra cost
Contact Farncombe Estate for details
| Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
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20 – 21 Mar
| ‘Quilts by The Green’
Wombourne Quilters Exhibition
Traditional and contemporary quilts, textile Tombola, bag raffle, demonstrations, trade stands, refreshments
Open competition ‘Going Green’ make an A4 sized quilt in any technique using found and recycled materials. It must be three layers held together by stitch – hand or machine and include.
Something Old - e.g. recycled clothes
Something new – what ever takes your fancy
Something borrowed/found- as embellishment
Something blue – green
Admission: £2 (includes free drink)
Open 10 – 4.30
| Wombourne Library and Community Centre, Wombourne, Wolverhampton, WV5 9EZ
Tel: 01902 427718
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21 Mar
| Workshop with Sue Hazell
Learn how to Make Curtains, Cushions and Blinds
One day workshop where students will be shown how to make a sample (or small real) curtain or roman blind with assistance, through demonstration and ‘hands on’. Or you may choose to make a cushion or two for your home. You will see samples and other projects in progress, along with how to achieve those results. Further workshops are available to extend your skills. You may bring you own sewing machine so we can show you how to get the best from it, or use one of ours.
Materials list provided
Contact Farncombe Estate for details
| Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
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21 Mar
| Workshop with Lyn Griffiths
Papermaking Day Course
Turn those envelopes and letters, even those awful brown ones into beautiful new, textured paper, which can be used to make cards or books, or just decorative items. You will go home with a unique collection of papers and lots of ideas on how to use them.
Material list provided
Contact Farncombe Estate for details
| Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
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25 – 28 Mar
| Sewing for Pleasure
Show with traders covering all the latest designs and innovations in the work of sewing. Hands on mini workshops and demonstrations.
| NEC – Birmingham
Web: www.ichf.co.uk
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26 – 27 Mar
| Forest Quilters 4th Bi-annual Exhibition
Trader, sales table and refreshments
Open 10.30 – 4.30
Parking and disabled access
| Trinity Methodist Hall, Church Fields, Kidderminster (off St. Mary’s ringroad)
Tel: 01299 401108
Email: juliepreece1@sky.com
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28 Mar
| Workshop with Josie Brown
Calligraphy Day – An Introduction to
‘Mouse’ Roman
It’s fun. it’s lively and it’s thoroughly contemporary. This day workshop offers a script which is easy to learn for beginners and a light-hearted contrast to other hands, for people with some experience; it is particularly useful for greetings cards, scrap-booking and invitations. Anyone can play with these letterforms, enjoying their happy-go-lucky stance on the page, and several small items will be completed to take away from the day.
Materials list provided
Contact Farncombe Estate for details
| Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ
Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk
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30 Mar
| Quilters Guild – Young Quilters Workshop
Log Cabin Chicks
These workshops cost £5 each and will include all materials, drinks and cakes. You need to bring your own packed lunch.
Please apply to Jan at the shop or gallery 10.30 – 3pm
| The Quilters Den, 8 Smith Street, Warwick CV34 4HH.
Tel: 01926 408247
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27 March –
10 April
| The Bramble Patch Easter Exhibition
Of ‘Journeys’ made by students on day-a -month classes
Admission: £2 proceeds to Macmillan
Open 10 – 5
Closed Sundays and Easter Monday
| The Bramble Patch, West Street, Weedon
Tel: 01327 352212
Web: www.thebramblepatch.co.uk
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20 Mar
| Quilt Exhibition at York Museum
The Celtic Fringe: Wholecloths of Wales and Scotland and Namad – a Persian Journey in Felt
Admission: £6 adults, concessions £5, Children U16 £3
Open Tues – Sat 10 - 4
| The Quilt Museum and Gallery, St. Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York
Tel: 01904 613242
Web: www.quiltmuseum.org.uk
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27 March –
3 July
| Quilt Exhibition at York Museum
‘Inspired by the Past: Traditional Practice and Contemporary Conversations’ and Breakthrough’ by Contemporary Quilt
| The Quilt Museum and Gallery, St. Anthony’s Hall, Peasholme Green, York, YO1 7PW
Tel: 01904 613242
Web: www.quiltmuseum.org.uk
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13 Mar
| ‘World Textile Day 2
An exhibition of Costume, Creativity and Colour’
Timetable:
11.00 John Gillow, ‘Costume in Africa and Asia’
2.30 Susan Briscoe, ‘Japanese Kimono Everyday Wear’
Plus 5 specialist world textile traders. Refreshments
Admission: Free – talks £2
Open 10 – 5
Disabled access
| Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, Powys, SY18 6BY
Tel: 01686 413467
Web: www.quilt.org.uk
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29 March –
17 Apr
| Welsh Heritage Quilters’ 5th Exhibition
Sales table, traders every Saturday, workshops and demonstrations
Admission: £2
Open Mon – Sat 10 – 4
| Minerva Arts Centre, High Street, Llanidloes, SY16 6BY
Tel: 01686 413467
Web: www.quilt.org.uk
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4 – 7 Mar
| Creative Stitches & Hobbycrafts 2010
Show with traders covering all the latest designs and innovations in the work of sewing. Hands on mini workshops and demonstrations.
| SECC Glasgow
Web: www.ichf.co.uk
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6 Mar
| Muckhart Quilters’ Exhibition
Exhibition and sales table
Admission: £2 to include refreshments
Open 10 – 3
| Coronation Hall, Pool of Muckhart, FK14 7JN
Tel: 01324 483197
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27 Mar
| New Road Quilters’ 1st Exhibition
Trade stand, sales table, charity quilt raffle. The Reivers Festivals the same weekend.
Admission: £2 to include refreshments (children U16 free)
Disabled access
Open 10 - 4
| Congregational Church, Bourtree Place, Hawick, TD9 9HL
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