In house all day sewathon preparing items for our Exhibition in 2023. Much progress was made for our main raffle quilt with fabrics chosen and cut and the sewing started. This will be continued during our August in house all … Read More
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
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
MINUTES OF GQ AGM 2022 Guildford Quilters AGM Wednesday 12.01.2022 Apologies: Virginia Clough, Vice-chair, Hilary Carter Editor of Newsletter Each of the committee members explained their roles: Rita Tallent Co-ordinates and organises: GQ support for ‘Quilts for Care Leavers’, Tea … Read More
A Grand Christmas Lunch Thursday 9 December 2021 Albury Hall In December 2020 we were unable to meet in person for our Christmas get together, so it was very special to enjoy a lunch together this year. The committee served … Read More
What a treat we had in store for our November meeting with Gail Lawther. Gail is a textile artist/quilter extraordinaire who thrilled us with examples of her work, many of which were inspired by her life on the south coast … Read More
37 ladies met in Albury hall for our annual “crafty” day to get us ready for Christmas 7 members volunteered to demonstrate, and Janet was on hand with her ACCU machine to cut Xmas-ey shapes. Here are some brief … Read More