Don’t miss this exhibition

We have just visited the lovely exhibition at Milton Keynes Museum (in the silver building at the back, and free on Tuesdays). Lots of such interesting exhibits, beautifully mounted, particularly the associated exhibits on weaving with willow, silk, cotton, spinning wheels including Gandhi’s little home spinning wheel (where did they get that from, they are really difficult to find!). The textiles were wonderful. Both modern by local contemporary quilters and ancient from places such as India, Vietnam etc. Lovely ladies at hand to chat too.

newsletter for region 7

Come October I shall be taking over as Editor of Bits and Pieces the newsletter for region 7 of the Quilters Guild. If anyone has something they would like to tell the world about, please let me know!

Fobbles

What a lovely name! I discovered this lovely shop near Ravenglass in Cumbria while on holiday. Beverley also does workshops in her barn and the selection of fabrics etc is great. Do visit!

Spalding

we went to  the Spalding exhibition and enjoyed it very much. Some of the quilts we had seen before but some are worth that second look anyway. Like Sandown, it is small enough to enjoy in the day, even with the added attraction of an outlet village just down the road in walking distance plus a lovely watery park to walk in. Purses were rather empty on the way home. But I have discovered a lovely shop called Weird Fish which actually sold dresses that fitted me and I hope didn’t make me too much of a mutton lady dressed as a lamb!

Website

My website is down at the moment as I am going to have a new one made for me, one that I can update myself, but I shall still be known as rosemaryrabbitquilts.
Our groups is looking forward to going up to Spalding to see the exhibition there at the end of May, as we haven’t been before.
One of my teaching groups has made a star quilt for the Macmillan  coffee morning in September.

We are selling tickets and hope to make a nice amount for them.

Traditional Quilters group retreat

36 of us met up at Grantham for a weekend retreat, with three wonderful tutors: Lynne Edwards teaching perspective, Shirley Bloomfield on needleturned Appliqué, and Carolyn Gibbs in working with stripes. They were all well attended and we were very happy with their results. Join the Guild and for an extra £10 you can join us as well!

Success at Sandown

What a thrill. Three of us have won first prize for a group quilt at this exhibition. It is our Boxing Hares quilt which I shall photo when I visit next Sunday. We are so chuffed.