Programme 2020
Programme 2020
Month
Activity
Description
New Year Challenges
The meeting will include the Shirley Quilters' 20th Birthday Party
S&T IT
Challenges - Make a "piece" maximum 30" x 30" to celebrate Twenty Years of Shirley Quilters, you piece must contain "20" of something, it could be flowers, blocks, absolutely anything.
Boat Block for Project Linus
Raffle Quilt - "Supernova"
All members asked to participate in the above
Booking for Jelly Roll workshop to commence
All Our Yesterdays
BIG
Show and Tell
As a celebration of Twenty Years, members will be asked to bring items, made at Shirley Quilters, in the early years, either challenges or from workshops
March 17th
Daisy and Grace
Trader
Cancelled
Nicola will be coming to the meeting and bringing her "Pop up Shop"
To include Sit and Sew evening
March 28th
Saturday Workshop
Claire
Jelly Roll Workshop
Postponed
What to do with a Jelly Roll. Claire will be leading this workshop
Maximum number - 16
April 21st
Tombola Makes
S&T IT
Cancelled
Members will be asked to bring along items that could be made for the Tombola at the Exhibition
May 19th
Making Fabric Postcards
S&T IT
Cancelled
An evening when various designs will be shown and an opportunity for members to make their own postcard
June 16th
AGM
S&T
cancelled
Followed by - a prepared box of English paper piecing will be available for members to work on, this will be an ongoing project which will eventually be made into a quilt
July 21st
Talk by
Judi Mendelssohn
"On not being a Championship Quilter"
This Open Meeting is cancelled, we hope to welcome Judi next year, all being well
An Open Meeting when friends and family are especially welcome, £4.00 entrance (to include refreshments). A raffle will be held at this meeting
August 18th
Itsy Bitsy Scraps
S&T IT
cancelled
Save even your tiniest pieces of fabric, any colour, anything goes
September 15th
Sit and Sew
Handing in of Exhibition Items
cancelled
This will be an evening of collecting in the various items for the Exhibition
A relaxing evening when members can sit, sew and have a chat
October 2nd
Exhibition Set Up
cancelled
October 3rd
Exhibition 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
After much consideration, in the present circumstances, the decision has been taken to cancel the Exhibition
Everyone Welcome £4.00 entrance. There will be a raffle with the first prize of a lovely quilt. Sales table with items made by Shirley Quilters. Tea, Coffee and homemade cakes
First Zoom Meeting of Shirley Quilters
This meeting will include a Show and Tell by members of items made during the lockdown
Christmas Make Evening
This evening will be a demonstration and sewing event with members via Zoom
Christmas Social
via Zoom
Christmas quiz and game - members are asked to wear a Christmas hat, jumper or similar and to bring their own refreshments !!
Dates shaded are Saturdays or Special Events. S&T - Show and Tell. IT - Ingredients' Table