2025 Events (Full year to be confirmed after AGM)
22 Jan – Guest speaker – Mel Lewis
24 Jan – Mel Lewis workshop
30 Jan – Coach trip to Ardingly
26 Feb – Guest speaker – Kim Edith
26 Mar – Guest speaker – Janet Selmes
28 Mar – Kim Edith workshop
5 Apr – Margaret Beal workshop
23 Apr – AGM
2025 Dates for your diary
12 Jan – Farnham Maltings Quilt Fair – 9.30am-4pm
30 Jan-1 Feb – Ardingly Quilt show
1 Mar – Doughtys – Emsworth Community Centre 10.30-14.30
5-21 Apr – By Design Textile Art Exhibition – Exbury Gardens 10am-4.30pm
13-14 Jun – Kempton Park Quilt Show (replaces Sandown)
13-14 Jun – Thread – A Festival of Textiles – Farnham Maltings
1-4 Aug – Festival of Quilts – NEC
2024 Events
24 Jan – Show and Tell – bring one item you’re proud of + embroidery
17 Feb – Destash, URC – 10am-12.30pm
28 Feb – Talk by Jane Roebuck & Barbara Parker – their Autumn Exhibition
8 Mar – Bag workshop
27 Mar – Guest speaker – Lara Sparks
24 Apr – AGM
22 May – Guest speaker – Jan Hassard
14 Jun – Double workshop – Birds & Folding Basket
26 Jun – Guest speaker – Lee Richards
24 Jul – Guest speaker – Trish Grammer
25 Jul – Charity Day – Community Centre
28 Aug – Guest speaker – Jackie Dimmock
7 Sept – Destash, URC – 10am-12.30pm
25 Sept – Guest speaker – Kate Findlay
26 Sept – Kate Findlay workshop
23 Oct – Bourne Quilters Show and Tell
25 Oct – Christmas or Birthday banner workshop
11 Nov – Lin Onions workshop
4 Dec – Christmas get together + Festive sewing project
2024 Dates for your diary
14 Jan – Farnham Maltings Quilt Fair – 9am-4pm
25-27 Jan – Ardingly Quilt show
2 Mar – Doughtys – Emsworth Community Centre 10.30-14.30
14-16 Jun – Kempton Park Quilt Show (replaces Sandown)
1-4 Aug – Festival of Quilts – NEC
28 Oct – Doughtys – Bedhampton 10.30-14.30 – CANCELLED
2023 Events
25 Jan – Sewing project with Patricia
22 Feb – Lynn Onions – Guest speaker + Jolly Stitcher shop
22 Mar – Social Sewing
3 Apr – Lynn Onions workshop
26 Apr – AGM + coronation sewing project
27 May – Charity day (note: change of day from 20th)
24 May – Embroidery evening
28 Jun – Have a Go Night
26 Jul – Wendy Dolan – Guest speaker
27 Jul – Wendy Dolan workshop
14 Aug – Lynn Onions workshop – part 1
23 Aug – Sewing evening
4 Sept – Lynn Onions workshop – part 2
27 Sept – Harriet Riddell – Guest speaker
25 Oct – Mini Sewing project with Alyson
8 Nov – Morning workshop – Christmas Crackers with Alyson
22 Nov – Christmas get together + Festive sewing project
2023 Dates for your diary
15 Jan – Farnham Maltings Quilt Fair – 9am-4pm
26-28 Jan – Ardingly Quilt show
4 Mar – Doughtys – Emsworth Community Centre 10.30-14.30
22-24 Jun – National Quilt Championships – Sandown
3-6 Aug – Festival of Quilts – NEC
28 Oct – Doughtys – Bedhampton 10.30-14.30
1-21 Nov – Jane & Barbara’s exhibition at Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
2022 Events
14 Jan Trip to HISC to view centenary flags with afternoon tea
26 Jan Quiz + own sewing project
23 Feb Jo Watts, Sew Creative – Guest speaker
19 Mar Charity day POSTPONED to April
23 Mar Ping & Lily – Guest speakers
20 Apr Jubilee Quilt (charity day)
27 Apr AGM + sewing evening
30 Apr Trip to Sandown CANCELLED
7-8 May Arts Trail – Sunnyside hall, Webb Lane
25 May Dawn Cameron-Dick – Guest speaker
26 May Dawn Cameron-Dick workshop
22 June Have a Go night
27 July Sewing & Social night
1 Aug Portrait workshop with Jane & Barbara
17 Aug Joy Salvage – Guest speaker
18 Aug Joy Salvage workshop
28 Sept Kate L’Amie – Guest speaker
24 Oct Flower workshop with Alyson
26 Oct Meon Valley Quilters show and tell
30 Nov Christmas get together & sewing project with Alyson
2022 Dates for your diary
27-29 Jan Ardingly Quilt Show
5 Mar Doughtys – Emsworth 10.30am – 2.30pm
28-30 Apr – National Quilt Championship Sandown
30 Apr – Meon Valley Quilters Exhibition, Rookesbury Park
23-24 July – Bourne Quilters Quilt Show – Emsworth Community Centre
18-21 Aug – Festival of Quilts – NEC
8 Oct Doughtys – Bedhampton
14-15 Oct – Chichester Quilters Quilt Show – The Assembly Rooms
2021 Events (Restarting in August)
20 Aug Cream Tea & Stash sale in memory of Marion Weaver
22 Sept Song Challenge & Lockdown Show and Tell + Pam Kelson shop
27 Oct Jenny Barlow – Guest speaker
1st Dec Christmas sewing – felt Christmas lights bunting with Patricia
2020 Events (Full programme cancelled due to Coronavirus)
22 Jan Sewing project with Colleen Walder
24 Jan Trip to Spring Quilt Festival, Ardingly
26 Feb Sewing project with Lou Starr
25 Mar Ping & Lily – Guest speakers – CANCELLED
16 Apr Charity day – CANCELLED as a group meeting – see email and complete your hedgehog block at home
22 Apr AGM + Amish talk (Jane Roebuck + Carol Donaldson) – CANCELLED
2020 Dates for you Diary
12 Jan Farnham Maltings fabric sale
24-26 Jan Spring Quilt Festival, Ardingly
7 Mar Doughtys, Emsworth
7 Mar Guild day
2019 Events
23rd Jan New Year with Colleen Walder
27th Feb Jill Rose Brennan – Guest speaker
9th Mar Charity day
27th Mar Sewing evening (bring your own project)
24th Apr AGM + Deborah O’Hare Guest speaker
25th Apr Deborah O’Hare workshop
22nd May Chichester Quilters Show & Tell + Pam Kelson shop
22nd Jun Trip to National Quilt Championship Sandown
26th Jun Have a Go night
24th Jul Kate Findlay – Guest speaker
15th Aug Trip to Kaffe Fassett exhibition in Bath
25th Sept Lewis & Irene Fabrics – Guest speaker
23rd Oct Anne Griffiths – Guest speaker
24th Oct Anne Griffiths workshop
23rd Nov Anne Hellyer workshop
27th Nov Ros Liddington – Guest speaker
2019 Dates for your Diary
13th Jan One day fabric sale – Farnham Maltings 10am – 4pm
9th Mar Doughtys – Emsworth – 10.30am – 2.30pm
25-27th Jan Spring Quilt Festival – Ardingly 10am – 4.30pm
21-23rd June Sandown Quilt Championships
10-13th Oct Knitting & Stitching Show – Alexandra Palace
12th Oct Doughtys – Bedhampton 10.30am – 2.30pm
18-20th Oct Malvern Autumn Quilt Show
2018 Events
24th Jan A little bit of Lou – bag project with Lou Starr
28th Feb Catherine Lawes – Guest speaker
1st Mar Catherine Lawes workshop
17th Mar Charity Day
28th Mar Wittering Quilt group ‘show & tell’ + Bring your own sewing project + Pam Kelson shop
25th Apr AGM (earlier start time of 6.30pm) + Quantum Quilting – Guest speaker
12th-13th May May Day Arts Trail
23rd May Gail Lawther – Guest speaker
27th Jun Have a Go evening
23rd Jun Trip to National Quilt Championships Sandown
25th Jul Ros Liddington – Guest speaker
2nd Aug Sociable sewing
26th Sept Kathleen Sage – Guest speaker
27th Sept Kathleen Sage workshop
24th Oct Contemporary suitcase from Quilter’s Guild
28th Nov Project with Lou Starr + Pam Kelson shop
2018 Dates for your Diary
14th Jan One day only fabric sale at Farnham Maltings 10am – 4pm
26th-28th Jan Ardingly Spring Quilt Show 10am – 4pm
10th Mar Doughty’s – Emsworth 10.30am – 2.30pm (note change of time – Doughty’s original notice for the roadshow was incorrect)
22nd-24th Jun Sandown National Quilts Show
9th-12th Aug NEC Festival of Quilts
11th-14th Oct Knitting & Stitching Show – Alexandra Palace
13th Oct Doughty’s – Bedhampton 10.30am – 2.30pm
2017 Events
25th Jan A little bit of Lou
22nd Feb Hilary Richardson – Guest speaker
18th Mar Charity sewing day
22nd Mar Sarah Bacon – Guest speaker
26th Apr AGM + Pam Kelson shop
13th/14th May Day Arts Trail
24th May Wendy Gardiner + Sandra Sherwood – Guest speakers
24th Jun Trip to National Quilt Championships Sandown
28th Jun Tanya Bashford (Little House of Patchwork) – Guest speaker
26th Jul ‘Have a Go’ night
3rd Aug Trip to Andover
18th Aug Days4Girls charity day
27th Sept Members evening – make a block for 70273 project (click here for more info)
25th Oct Anne Hellyer – Guest speaker
22nd Nov Christmas project with Colleen Walder
2017 Dates for your Diary
15th Jan One day only fabric sale – Farnham Maltings
27th-29th Jan Ardingly Spring Quilt Show 10am – 4pm
11th Mar Doughty’s Emsworth 10.30am – 6.30pm (note extended time!)
11th Mar Regional Day (Quilters Guild) – Chichester
23rd-25th Jun National Quilts Show – Sandown
1st-16th July Romsey Quilt Show
10th-13th Aug Festival of Quilts – NEC
11th-15th Oct Knitting & Stitching Show – Alexandra Palace
14th Oct Doughty’s Bedhampton 10.30am – 2.30pm
2016 Events
25th May Jennifer Barlow – Guest speaker
18th Jun Trip to National Quilt Championship Sandown
29th Jun ‘Have a go Jo’
27th Jul Gill Turley – Guest speaker
28th Jul Gill Turley Workshop – ‘Take ten shirts’
28th Sep Lynn Onions – Guest speaker
26th Oct Ann Stonehouse – Guest speaker
11th Nov Lynn Onions workshop – Cathedral Windows
23rd Nov Christmas with Colleen + Pam Kelson shop
2016 Dates for your Diary
17-19th Jun National Quilt Championships Sandown
11-14th Aug Festival of Quilts NEC Birmingham
8th Oct Knitting & Stitching Show Alexandra Palace
15th Oct Doughty’s Bedhampton 10am – 2.30pm
21-23rd Oct Malvern Autumn Quilt show – 3 Counties showground