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Showcase!

In October 2018 we held our first exhibition to showcase our work, at CICIC in Taunton.  Many of our members have exhibited quilts before, including at Festival of Quilts, but it was the first time for others.   This was our Rainbow Challenge – a ‘quilt’ made from mini quilts. We were given a bundle of… Read More Showcase!

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A charming workshop

We had such a fantastic day in April when Lucy of Charm About You came to deliver her workshop on hand pieced orange peel blocks. Everyone learnt new skills, had fun with fabric and thoroughly enjoyed Lucy’s company.  Lucy wrote a lovely blog post about her visit, and you can read it by clicking here.… Read More A charming workshop

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Making quilts together

Our group project for 2017 was to make some quilts for a children’s charity, Project Linus.  Every month, each member made two economy blocks using a tutorial by Red Pepper Quilts. It was a lovely group project for our first year, and for such a worthly cause. Project Linus aims to provide a sense of security… Read More Making quilts together

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All ready for @craft4crafters tomorrow! To find us, go through the main inner doors, turn left, then straight towards the restaurant. Hope to see you there😀#westpointexeter
Looking forward to @craft4crafters this week. These are just three of our members’ quilts which will be on display! Makers are tagged. #showusyourmqg #westpointexeter
We’re going to be exhibiting at the fabulous @craft4crafters show at Westpoint, Exeter again this year. 13-15 February - hope to see you there! #craft4crafters #westpointexeter
Look at @sew_hopeful ‘s wonderful fish, inspired by our workshop with @quiltsfromtheattic 👏👏👏#inspiringimprov
Fabulous improv quilting workshop with Nicholas Ball on Saturday! We stitched triangles, curves and inserts - and he showed us how he uses these techniques in his beautiful quilts @quiltsfromtheattic #improvquilting #showusyourmqg
Lovely, chatty meeting on Saturday - show & tell, a preview of @sarahashfordstudio fabric and thread collections, and a visit from Saira with some gorgeous fabric in her @oliveandflohandcraft pop up shop 💕

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