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Jan 9th         4 corners     Members of the committee  will demonstrate different appliqué methods such as Needle turn, freezer paper, invisible machine, satin stitch

Feb 6th        Sally White   Threads and Patches, talk Sally owns and runs the shop “Threads and Patches” near Milton Keynes. She will be giving a talk about her experiences in quilting. She will be bringing a variety of items for sale, advance orders possible. http://www.threadsandpatches.co.uk/

Mar 5th        Mystery Project     A member of the committee will lead this  

REQUIREMENTS: 1/4 metre of fabric, 1/2 metre of contrasting fabric, 1/4 metre of firm needle punched low loft wadding (or as near as you can get) (fusible if possible).
Cutting out scissors,  Pen and pencil (if using dark fabric white pencil best,  Pins

Apr 2nd    Ferret, talk     Ferret is a prize winning long arm quilter. She started out as a rocket scientist with degrees in physics and astrophysics, Come and hear about her quilting journey http://www.ferfab.co.uk/longarm.php

May 14th      Mystery Project continued

June 11th    Jenny Dukes,    Mtg Date change due to extra Bank Holiday  
Jenny taught City and Guilds course in Patchwork and Quilting for several years. She is going to teach us a quick and easy project. This will be followed by our annual strawberry tea

July 2nd       Marlene Cohen, speaker     Marlene is a dedicated art quilter who exhibits internationally, lectures and also writes for textile journals http://www.mcquiltart.co.uk/gallery.htm

There is no meeting in August

Sep 3rd        Wendy Lowes.       Wendy specialises in ways of folding fabrics using origami techniques combined with stitch co author “A quilters guide to twists and tucks.”http://newembroiderygroup.net/gallery/wendy-lowes/

Oct 1st         AGM,     Mystery project completion