Next week is our May meeting on Wednesday 28th of the month.
I am looking forward to making the Ironing Mat and Carrier with Kate Smith. It will be great to be able to pack up and transport my still hot iron after using it at a workshop without worrying about where to put it in the car. Kate brought the prototype to the last meeting and it looked very professional and functional. Plus it does not take a lot of material to make, the main requirement being an inexpensive, silver, heat resistant ironing board cover that you transform into the mat and carrier.
WATCH THIS SPACE TO SEE HOW THEY TURN OUT!

Stars of Downton workshop.  12th May 2014

Had a wonderful time at the workshop today with my old friend and White Rose Quilters founder Lucy Anne Holiday. I hope everyone else in the group enjoyed it too.
The workshop was based round the block The Stars of Downton, and although the block is not technically difficult it produced some really pleasing and different effects depending on the fabrics used. Lucy  Anne brought along some samples of how the block is put together and we were away.
The church hall has had extra electric sockets put in since our last machine workshop which made life a lot easier with not so many trailing wires and plenty of room for everyone. There was plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits. What more could we want.
Here are a few photos of the event starting with Lucy Anne on the left explaining a technicality to some of the group and also photos of some of the finished blocks.

It is a while since the group has run a workshop and we definately need to plan more into the program for next year.

White Rose Quilters next event is a work shop with Lucy Anne Holiday.
Lucy Anne founded White Rose Quilters, when she lived in England for a number of years, and made lots of friends by holding quilting classes in her home. I count myself as privileged to have been taught by this excellent quilt teacher and, although she now lives back in Canada, we still keep in touch. Hence when I heard she would be over in England for a short while, I immediately asked if she would be willing to do a workshop for her old group.

Therefore we will be piecing a block called Stars of Downton on the afternoon of Monday 12th of May.

I am really looking forward to seeing my old friend and being taught another technique by this master in the quilt world.