The March meeting was a sewing evening. Kate Smith introduced us to Inlaid Patchwork.
The work is done using either felt or wool material and was popular during the Victorian era. I have seen several quilts on display at the Bankfield Museum in Halifax, sewn by military gentlemen who used the woollen material that their uniforms were made from,

so I was intrigued to see how it is done.
We produced very simple designs as we only had a couple of hours for the project but I would be interested to try something more intricate in the future.
Below is a sample of the technique being worked and there are more pictures in the meeting review section.

Our numbers are growing, we welcomed another member to the group this month.

Because of this and the fact that some of our new members are also quite new to the craft of quilting we gave a quick introduction to the techniques of Trapunto, Shadow Trapunto and Shadow Quilting at the February meeting.
No photos. Sorry. But it was a pleasant evening of chat and hand sewing.

Show and tell gave us more quilts for York Special Care Baby Unit so I am collecting quite a pile now and hope we can deliver them later in the year.

We are also running a workshop in April, and will be using a wedge ruler to make a patchwork circle. This can be used to make a cushion or a tote bag. A big thank you to Crafty UK for their help with the wedge rulers.

This is what it is all about.