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JULY 2008

INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
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Carole Douglas Special Event
‘Quiltessential Kachchh’


A journey for piece makers led by artist and curator Carole Douglas. Seize this unique opportunity to work with traditional quilt makers, explore the rich history of Kachchh quilts and gather inspirational and unique materials.

This journey for quilters enables you to meet and work alongside quilters, learn techniques, visit homes, share your own knowledge and skills, view collections and browse markets for materials.

Kachchh is the most westerly district in Gujarat.

Date of Tour: 7th November – 21st 2008
Departures October to February
Limited places – fully guided travel in AC Minibus


For brochure, booking, cost and general enquiry contact:

Julia Bellis, Manager, Landmark Travel 2TA5502, 57 Sydney Rd. Manly, NSW 2095, Australia

Tel: 61 2 9977 7100
Fax: 61 2 9977 7682
Email: Julia@landmarktravel.co.au

Details and Itinerary:
Carole Douglas, Desert Tradition. P.O. Box 152, Manly, NSW, Australia 2095

Tel: 34 971 077 (Spain until Aug 08)
Mob: 61 (0) 438 772 795 (Australia)
Email: caroled@bigpond.net.au


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SOUTH WEST ENGLAND - Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Isles of Scilly, Somerset
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8 – 20 Jul

‘Away with the Fairies’

An exhibition of quilting work on theme ‘Fairies’ by award winning quilter, Jane Hopkins plus some of her machine Embroideries

Admission: Free
Open Tues – Sat 10 - 4

Serendipity Quilt Shop, 6a Station Road, Bovey Tracey, Devon

Tel: 01626 836246

9 Jul

Coast and Country Crafts & Quilts Mobile Shop

Will visit Perran-ar-Worthal – shop for all the latest goodies, new ranges of fabrics, books patterns etc. meet up with friends and stay for a coffee.

Village memorial Hall, Perranwell, nr. Truro

18 – 20 Jul
&
23 – 27 Jul

Happy Patchers’ Quilting Exhibition

Demonstrations, sale of work.

Tickets proved entry to Staplehill Abbey Gardens and Quilting Exhibition.

Admission as for Abbey. ‘Two for price of one’ adult tickets for quilters available with voucher

Brenda Franklin, 6 Churchill Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2AU

Staplehill Abbey, Ferndown, Dorset

Tel: 01202 880322



19 – 12 Jul

Gate Quilters’ 11th Exhibition

An exhibition of Patchwork and Quilting, raffle, sales table, trade stand and refreshments. Proceeds to charity.

Open Thurs & Sat 10 – 5, Fri 10 – 6

St. Mary’s Church, Biscovey, St. Austell, Cornwall

Tel: 01726 69222
Email: andreasharp@fsmail.net


SOUTH CENTRAL ENGLAND – Berkshire, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire
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12 Jul

The Kidlington Roundabout Quilters’ Exhibition.

Raffle, sales table, merchant and refreshments.

Admission: £2 (children under 10 – free)
Free parking
Open 10 - 4

The Pavilion, Park Hill Recreation Ground (off Benmead Road), Kidlington, OX5 2DA Oxfordshire

Tel: 01865 377539

5 – 20 Jul

Romsey Quilters 25th Anniversary Exhibition

Their biggest exhibition ever, including an open competition. There will also be demonstrations, sales ,’Jubilee Jewels’ During the month various lectures and a full day workshop by Paddy Killer
15th July £25

Admission: £2 with programme
Open daily 10 - 4

Romsey Abbey, King Johns House and other venues

Tel: 02380 791066
Web: www.romseyquilters.co.uk


26 – 27 Jul

“Project Alzheimer’s”

An exhibition of journal quilts for sale in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society (Salisbury)

Trader and refreshments

Admission: £1 (donation to Alzheimer’s)
Parking nearby, why not combine with a visit to the beautiful Cathedral Close with its museums and summer exhibitions.

Sarum College, 19 The Close, Salisbury SP1 2EE

Tel: 01722 416129
Email: shaz.quilts@btinternet.com


26 – 27 Jul

Bourne Quilters Exhibition

Exhibition of Work

Admission: £1
Open 10 - 4

Emsworth Community Centre, Church Path, Emsworth, Hants

Tel: 02392 598984

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND – Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Essex, Greater London, Hertfordshire, Kent, Surrey, West Sussex
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5 – 6 Jul

‘Textile Adventures’

Exhibition of C&G textiles from Studio 39

Open 12 - 5

The Free Church, Church Road, Welwyn Garden City (opposite Sainsbury’s car park)

Tel: 01438 832919
Or 01462 490000

19 Jul

Quilter’s Sale

Sale of fabrics, books and notions.

Admission: £1 or Free for Guild Members Free (please bring membership card)
Open 10 - 1



Mickleham Village Hall, Dell Close, Mickleham, Surrey RH5 6EE

Tel: 01306 885597

25 – 26 July

Hearty Quilters’ Exhibition

Two Log Cabin Quilts to raffle

Admission: £3 (children free)
Open 10 - 4

St. Nicholas Church Hall, Poplar Grove, Maidstone Kent

Tel: 01622 679530

26 – 27 Jul

Bear Paw Quilters’ Quilt Show

Sales, tables, quilt and other raffles and refreshments. Proceeds to the Wisdom Hospice

Admission: £1.50
Open 10 - 4

Burham Old School Community Centre, Burham, Nr. Rochester, Kent.

Tel: 01634 580099

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EASTERN ENGLAND – Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Rutland, Suffolk
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5 Jul

Region 9 – Regional Day

Speakers Vivien Finch and Eliza McClelland

Admission: £12 members, non-members £18
Open 10 - 4

Swaffham Prior Village Hall, Swaffham Prior, Cambs CB25 0LD

Tel: 01953 454790

17 – 26 Jul

Samphire Quilters’ Exhibition

Facilities and disabled access, tea room

Admission: Free (donations welcome)
Open Mon – Sat 10 – 4, closed Sunday

Trust Yard Fishing museum, North Street, Kings Lynn.

Tel: 01945 860780


25 -31 Jul

‘Take a Letter’
7th Exhibition from Majyk Scraps Textile Group

Quilts and textiles, draw in aid of the Felixstowe Seafarers Centre

Admission: £1
Open 10 – 5

Aldeburgh Cinema Gallery, Aldeburgh, Suffolk, IP15 5AU

Tel: 01394 386047

WEST MIDLANDS – Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
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Advance Booking for

13 – 14 Sep

Visit to Quilt Museum and Gallery St. Anthony’s Hall, York

Opening Exhibition “Quilts in Time: Journey from Bed to Wall”

Region 11
is planning a trip to the historic city of York, including a visit to the museum. The cost will be approximately £110 and will include coach travel from several pick-up points in the region – plus dinner, bed & breakfast at a hotel nr. York. If you are interested in joining this exciting trip, please contact us.

Available to both Guild and Non Guild members

For more information please send a stamped self addressed envelope to


Amanda Wright (York Trip)
The Haven, Horse Road, Wellington Heath, Ledbury, HR8 1LP

5 Jul –
End Aug

‘Quilting Across the Borders’

An exhibition of antique quilts from Ceredigion and Hereford Museums with a selection from the Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles of their 25 for 25 Collection.

There will also be a programme of lectures and workshops

Hereford Museum and the New Learning & Resource Centre, Hereford

Tel: 01422 383033

8 Jul

Trinity Quilters Present
‘An Evening with Dilys Fronks’


A great opportunity to meet Dilys Fronks, internationally renowned Quilt Artist & Author, to hear her speak and see her work.

Admission: £4.00
Starts at 7.30pm – arrive early to get your seat

The Trinity Centre, Sutton Coldfield

Tel: 0121 3547020

until
– 12 Jul

‘The Thin Blue Line’

An exhibition of work by the Guild’s CQ group

Admission: Free
Open Mon-Sat 10 - 4

Dudley Museum & Art Gallery, St. James’s Road, DY1 1HU

Tel: 01384 815575

8 Jul

One off Dyeing Workshop with Edwina Mackinnon

Workshop including dyes – limited places – early booking essential.


Cost: £30
Open 9.30 – 3.30


Bromsgrove Rugby Football Club, Finstall Park, Bromsgrove, B60 3DH

Tel: 01905 773352
Email: Edwina.mackinnon@btinternet.com


11 – 13 Jul

Workshop with Georgina Oldham
Reach for the Stars


Create your own quilt galaxy, achieve intricate star blocks using foundation piecing. Can be hand or machine pieced. Turn the blocks into a wall hanging, table runner or quilt. Or you could make several small squares of different designs and use them in cards, book covers etc.

Contact Farncombe Estate for details




Farncombe Estate, Broadway, Worcestershire, WR12 7LJ

Tel: 01386 854100
Fax: 01386 854350
Email: enquiries@FarncombeEstate.co.uk


12 Jul –
9 Aug

‘Arcadia’ Exhibition by Stephanie Redfern

An exhibition of stitched textiles and quilts

Admission: free
Open Mon-Fri 10.30 – 5.30, Sat 10.30 – 5, Sun 1-5

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Gallery, 4 Brook Street, St. Paul’s Birmingham

Tel: 0121 236 4353
Web: www.rbsa.org.uk


26 Jul

Crystal Quilters present ‘Quilts in Bloom’

An exhibition of quilts to celebrate Stourbridge in Bloom,
Guest Artist: KEIKO UTSUMI – Floral textile artist. Plus a display of students’ work, items for sale and demonstrations.

Admission: £2.50 (includes cup of tea or coffee)
Open 10 – 4
Parking in street or multi-storey car park above Waitrose – Church Hall is opposite Waitrose

Supported by Geoff Hill Charitable Trust

St. Thomas’s Church Hall, Market Street, Stourbridge, DY8 1AQ
(please note different venue)

Tel: 01383 377788
Email: lindseyjarrott@msn.com
Tel: 01384 866956
Email: marylowe@talbotssolicitors.co.uk


EAST MIDLANDS – Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire
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NORTH WEST ENGLAND – Cheshire, Cumbria, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside
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8 – 12 Jul

Region 13 and Liverpool Quilters

Quilts in the City’ Exhibition


Includes ecclesiastical work by Josephine Ratcliff and challenge quilts ‘Liverpool Heritage City’

Admission by programme at door
Open Tues, Wed, Fri 10 – 12, and 1-4, Thurs 10 – 12 and 1 – 8, Sat 10 - 12

Church of Our Lady and St. Nicholas, nr. Pierhead Liverpool.

Tel: 01244 317731
Email: reg13@quiltersguild.org.uk


10 Jul

Merseyside Heritage Quilts

2 sessions for 15 people each, giving an opportunity to see mid- 19th century quilts and coverlets from the Liverpool Museums’ collection.

Free – but booking is essential
Open 10 - 2

National Conservation, Centre, Whitechapel

Tel: 01244 317731
Email: judy@lachelane.freeserve.co.uk


NORTH EAST ENGLAND – Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
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11 – 13 Jul

Queen Bee Quilters Exhibition

Exhibition of quilts, eight traders, sales table, raffle quilt, tombola and refreshments available in adjacent café. Proceeds to local charities.

Admission: £3
Open 10 - 4

Spa Pavillion, Whitby, N. Yorks

Tel: 01947 603873
Tel: 01947 820262
Email:
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WALES – Anglesey, Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Glamorgan, Monmouthshire, Montgomeryshire, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Radnorshire
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5 Jul –
30 Sept

‘Nearly There’ By Castle Quilters

An exhibition of work over the years 1984 – 2008 by Castle Quilters. The Museum’s small collection of antique quilts, which are not usually on display, will also be available for viewing during this period. Please contact the museum in advance if you wish to view these quilts. Refreshments and parking

Admission: Free
Open Mon – Sat 9.30 – 4.30

Llanfoist at Cynon Valley Museum and Gallery Depot Road, Gadlys, Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf

For ‘Nearly There’
Tel: 01873 830470

For Museum
Tel: 01685 886729
Email: Belinda.Bajai@rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk


14 July –
13 Sept

Minerva Arts Centre – Summer Exhibition

A popular mixture of contemporary and antique quilts. For part of the time contemporary work will come from ‘SIX’ (www.sixart.co.uk) the rest of the time, the other contemporary group exhibiting will be ‘New Horizons’ a group of 16 former C&G students. Added to this will be a new selection of very interesting antique Welsh Quilts. Plus Llanidloes is a lovely little town to visit..

Minerva Arts Centre
Llanidloes, Powys

The Quilt Association
Tel: 01688 413467
Email: quilts@quilt.org.uk


18 – 19 Jul

Busy Bees Customers’ Show

Door prizes, raffle and refreshments

Admission: £2.50
Open Fri 12.30 – 4.30, Sat 10 – 4.30

Duffryn Community Centre, Newport, South Wales

Tel: 01633 810801

24 – 26 Jul

Exhibition of Quilts

By Doris M. Alcock, proceeds to Cancer Research

Admission: £2.50
Open 10 – 5.30

The Church Institute, Llanfairfechan, North Wales.

Tel: 01248 681555

25 – 27 Jul

Maldwyn Quilters’ Exhibition

Demonstrations, sales table, quilt raffle and refreshments.

Admission: Free

Carno Community Centre, Carno SY17 5LH, Powys

Tel: 01686 688417/420647

SCOTLAND – Aberdeenshire, Argyll & Bute, Ayrshire, Borders, Clackmannan, Dumfries & Galloway, Dunbartonshire, Hebrides, Highlands, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Orkney Perthshire, Renfrewshire, Shetlands
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18 – 19 Jul

Abbey Quilters Exhibition

Raffle, sales table

Admission: £2 including refreshments
Open 10 – 4

Abbey Row, Kelso, TD5, Scottish Borders

Tel: 01573 224680

19 – 27 Jul

Freewheeling Quilt Group Exhibition

An exhibition of work inspired by the castle and beautiful gardens at Crathes, as well as many other pieces of work. The exhibition is in the gallery above Crathes Castle ticket office.

Admission to Castle includes exhibition.
Open 10.30 – 4.30

Crathes Castle, Banchory, Aberdeenshire.

Tel: 0131 441 2015
Email: Sheila@sdalgleish.co.uk
Web: www.freesheeling.org.uk


NORTHERN IRELAND – Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone
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