2025 sees us celebrating our 40th Birthday. We had a sewing day in January with members asked to sew some 8 inch blocks. They could be any colours and any pattern and we were so pleased to receive so many. A group of about 10 of us got together a few weeks later to first of all try and colour coordinate the various blocks and then put them altogether. We worked well as a team and the job was soon done. Each quilt was quilted by one of our members and then a group of people attached the binding. These are the quilts which will be presented to St. Wilfrid’s hospice at our July 2025 meeting.

Presentations after our October 2024 Show

We are proud to support local charities through our biennial quilt show. At our AGM in December 2024, cheques for £1500 were presented to representatives of Snowdrop Trust & Cancerwise.

Cheque presentation to Snowdrop Trust and CancerWise in 2020

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In October 2020, The Snowdrop Trust launched the Snowdrop Quilt of Hope. They asked supporters to follow a pattern of a snowdrop, they would then be stitched together to be raffled in 2021. Some of our members took part and this one is by Jenny Durman.

Hexagon Quilt

We were given a half finished quilt that had belonged to a friend of a friend of a friend of one of our members’ neighbours, unfortunately, the person had passed away and we were asked if we would like it. Sadly this happens quite often but something about this one grabbed our attention and we decided to finish it. The work that had already been completed was lovely, beautifully cut hexagons all ‘fussy cut’ to show the patterns in the fabric which would most be classed as vintage. Eventually as a joint effort it was completed and entered into The Festival of Quilts in Birmingham as a multi person quilt. After this it was given to one of our charities, to be raffled off to raise funds for them.