Meeting Thursday 19th. April

We had a stunning collection of oak leaves at our meeting last month. Thanks to all members and

we know there are some more leaves in bud!

We had an interesting Show and Tell with several scrappy quilts, showing how you can use up

your stash in varying size quilts. Do bring in your projects for Show and Tell - it is so inspiring to

see what others are doing.

There is now a trolley available in the hall for transporting your machines etc. from the car

park, so let the trolley take the strain.

If you are interested in a coach trip to Malvern Quilt Show in May or the NEC Festival of Quilts

in August get in touch with Margaret Roper.

Archery (strip rail)

There are 2

this month.

Details for the

block (you may

else!) are

don't want to do

the centre block

use a 3¾"square

Some of you may

know the strip

rail block, or you could make the simpler rail fence. To make

either you need 3 fabrics, 2 strips of each fabric - 2⅜"x12". Join one strip of each fabric together

to make 2 rectangles. If you want to know what to do next bring your fabric and we will

demonstrate at the meeting.

You could do both blocks (or even all 3!) and then you will have 8 (9!) blocks completed.

Seven of our members (also members of U3A) went to The Craft Show at Olympia on Friday

where all the quilts and pennants made for the Olympics were on display . It was announced

which country each quilt would go to; U3A patchwork & quilting quilt is being presented to

Kenya. Congratulations on all your hard work. There was a book produced showing all the

quilts, which is sure to be very interesting.

If you have any 'news' we could include in the newsletter – websites or shops you have found,

projects etc. please let us know.

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Dates for your diary

'25 years'

Exhibition by Heather Quilters to celebrate the founding of this group

Collingwood College Sports Hall, Mitcham Road, Camberley, GU15 4AJ

21 -22 April 2012

Sat. - 10-5 Sun 10- 4

Admission £2 (husbands and children free)

Guildford Quilters – 2012 Quilt Exhibition

Sunday 22nd April

Tuesday 24th – Wednesday 25th – Thursday 26th April

Sunday 29th April

11 am to 5 pm

National Trust - Clandon Park

West Clandon, Guildford

Surrey GU4 7RQ

Normal National Trust admission applies – National Trust members admission free

Special guest trader, Creative Quilting will have a fabric fair during exhibition times.

The Quilters Guild Regional Day

Sat 28th. April 10-4

New Milton Junior School, Old Milton Road, Hants BH25 6DS

Speakers: Janet Twinn and Gill Turley

£10 Guild members, £15 non- members

Harmony Quilters are putting on an exhibition of quilts at

The Old Chapel

Greenham Common

Newbury, Berk. RG19 6HW

from 21st March until 2nd May

Tues. to Friday. 10.00am - 4.00pm

Tel. No. 01635 38740

Loddon Quilters May meeting – Thursday 17th.May 11.30 – 4.15p.m.