Today_s_Quilter_-_November_2019

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QUILTING HERITAGE l g u n n e rsb u r y p a rk m u se u m


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Theendearing
PedlarDoll
(1810),donated
tothemuseum
by Miss Smee

PLANNINGYOURVISIT
TheGreatGunnersbury
QuiltingBee
2nd-3rdNovember
10:00-16:00
A weekendof quiltingincludingtalks,
workshopsandpop-updisplays,
includingCanadianRedCrossquilts,
a selectionof quiltsbyJanetClare,and
RuthSinger’sCriminalQuiltsproject.
Whileyouarethere,youcanhand
stitcha patchworkblockwithProject
Linusandknita blanketsquarefor
CatsProtection.
Freeentry,someactivitiesbookable
andpayableinadvancevia
http://www.visitgunnersbury.org

Talk:Criminal Quilts by
RuthSinger
2ndNovember
14:00-15:30
£10, includes refreshments

Workshop:Embellishand
UpcyclebyClareParker
2nd-3rdNovember
10:30-12.00/ 12:30-14:00/ 14:30-16:00
£15,includesrefreshments
Bookingis required,see
http://www.visitgunnersbury.org

Ta l k:Br ita i n’sPatchworka nd
QuiltingHeritagebyHeather
AudinandBridget Long
3rdNovember
14:00-15:30
£10,includesrefreshments
Bookingis required,see
http://www.visitgunnersbury.org

MOREEVENTS
CHILDREN’SWORKSHOPS
Makea PatchworkWall Hanging
16thNovember
10:00-12:30/ 13:15-15:45
£20perchild(suitableforage8+with
a basicknowledgeof sewing)
Bookingis required,see
http://www.visitgunnersbury.org

ADULTTALKSANDWORKSHOPS
AnkaraToteBag Workshop
26thOctober
10:00-12:30
£25, includes refreshments

DenimJacket Upcycling
Workshop
26thOctober
13:30-16:00
£25, includes refreshments

EnglishPaper Piecing Workshop
9thNovember
10:30-15:30
£40,i ncludesref resh ments

QuiltedStories
30thNovember
14:00-15:30
£10,includesrefreshments

MiniatureQuilt-Making
Workshop
5thDecember
10:15-16:00
£45,includesrefreshments

AudioDescribedExhibition Tour
andTextileWorkshop
11thJanuary
10:30-15:00
Free
Pleasevisitthewebsiteif youare
interestedinparticipating at any of
theseevents.

GunnersburyParkMuseum,
PopesLane,LondonW54NH
10:00 -16:00TuestoSun
http://www.visitgunnersbury.org
http://www.facebook.com/Gunnersbury1
@Gunnersbury1

thetradesmanwitha handsaw,andthemany
basketsof fish,eachonedierentandcarefully
considered.Whilethequilthasbeenexhibitedon
occasionovertheyearsandhasundergonesome
conservationworktoareasshowingthemost
deterioration, it is in remarkably good condition.

Creativespace
Giventhesizeof thecollectionat Gunnersbury
ParkMuseum,it’shearteningtohearthatquilts
havebeenchosenasthethemeforanexhibition
tocelebratethemuseum’s90thyear.Quilters
havealwaysrecognisedthevalueof quiltstothe
widercommunityasobjectsthatopendoors
toanexplorationof thepast,andit’sexciting
toseea localmuseumprovidingsucha varied
programmethatreachesouttosomany.
GunnersburyParkandMuseumarepartof
anambitioustransformationwillturnthiscorner
of westLondonintoa livelypublicspacethrough
aninitiativecalled‘Gunnersbury2026’.This
transformationis wellunderwayand,asyou
arriveat thegatesof the 75 hectaresof parkland,
youbegintoappreciatewhata greatspacethis
trulyis.It is a focalpointfora wholerangeof
communityactivities,fromgentlewalksthrough
thefootpathswiththeHeadGardener,arttrails,
a regularStitch,Knit& Nattereventandmuch
more.Whenyoucombinethisvisionwiththe
legacythatMissSmeeandsomanyothershave
bestowedtothelocal residents, there is much to
look forward to.
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