Author: Guildford Quilters

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In House all day charity sewathon!   An enjoyable all day event making quilts for our chosen charities, The Royal Surrey Special Care Baby Unit and Quilts 4 Care Leavers. There was lots of donated fabric and chat and sewing … Read More

“Chase your dreams, they can come true”   Janet Clare’s thoroughly inspirational talk on Wednesday May11th was the story of how she became a textile designer for Moda. She confessed to always having had grandiose ideas, such as wanting to be a … Read More

    “the good, the bad, and the downright funny” A Talk by Jackie Dimmock April 13 2022   Jackie is a retired police officer who worked for the Hampshire Constabulary for almost 30 years (1982-2012). She illustrated her entertaining … Read More

Contemporary Quilt Suitcase Collection March 9th 2022   Manhole covers, road signs and maps, workers – human and animal, leaves and fleeing refugees were just a few of the many topics incorporated into the theme of ‘On the Road’.   … Read More

We have been asked by The Art Society East Surrey if anyone amongst our membership is a keen needleworker? You would be joining the current team who are working on conserving the vestments, altar cloths etc at Guildford Cathedral. The … Read More

This year’s challenge has been set as 6″ x 4″ or 7″ x 5″ post card quilts. These should be in Black & White with ONE extra colour ONLY. These will be judged by Janet Clare in May when she … Read More

This year’s challenge has been set as 6″ x 4″ post card quilts, to be judged by Janet Clare when she comes to Lecture and Workshop in May. All quilts are to be in Black & White with the addition … Read More

Guildford Quilters February 8 2022 Our second meeting of the year involved presentations by 2 members, and a lively “show and tell” session of members’ work “Borders” by Doreen Plumridge Doreen is a founder member of GQ (too modest to … Read More