Today's Quilter - UK (2020-01)

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Treatyourselfto a wonderfuldayoutat aninspiringquiltingor textile

exhibition. See what’s on around the country with our handy listings guide.

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TreasuredT hreads,

Unpicking

Gunnersbury’sQuilts

Until12thJanuary2020,London

Thisfreeexhibition

takesanin-depthlookat

oneof Gunnersbury’smost

remarkableitems– a pieced

andappliquédtopcreated

bya localActonfamilyin

1825.Otherquiltsfrom

themuseum’scollection

willalsobeondisplay.See

theirwebsiteforthefull

programmeof workshopsand

lecturesrunningthroughout

theautumn/winter.Open

Tu e s d a yt h r o u g hS u n d a y.

10:00-16:30/ Free

GunnersburyParkMuseum,

GunnersburyParkHouse,Popes

Lane,LondonW54NH

http://www.visitgunnersbury.org

TheQuilters’Guild

Region2 StashSale

30thNovember,Surrey

A chancetoshopforquilt

andsewingrelateditems

includingfabric,notions,

books,magazines,quilts,tops

andUFOs.Freeparking.

09:30-12.30/ £1Guildmembers/

£2non-members

TheOldBarnHall,ChurchRoad,

Bookham,Surrey,KT23 3PQ

Jan 01372453801

Quilters’Exhibition

andFabricSale

19thJanuary,Nantwich

Textileartist,Sue

Warbur ton,representsher

creative journey through

andwithingenuity.

10:00-17:00Tues-Sat/ Free

AceArts,Marketplace,Somerton,

SomersetTA117NB

01458273008

http://www.southwesttextilegroup.

org.uk

TheKnitting&

StitchingShow

28thNovember– 1stDecember,

Harrogate

Enjoyhundredsof

workshops,demos,curated

galleriesandover 200

exhibitorssellingspecialist

craftsupplies.

HarrogateConventionCentre,

KingsRoad,HarrogateHG15LA

10:00-17:30(17:00Sun)/ Ticket

pricesvary,seewebsite for

information

wwwtheknitting

andstitchingshow.com

quiltsinherexhibition,Then

andNow.Refreshmentsand

disabledaccessavailable.

10:00-16:00/ £3/

£1.50after13:

NantwichCivicHall,Market

Street,NantwichCW55DG

http://www.nantwichfabricsale.com

NewarkQuiltShow

17th-19thJanuary,

Nottinghamshire

Featuringquiltdisplays

fromwell-knownquilters

andtextileartists,theshow

willplayhosttoa varietyof

exhibitorssellingpatchwork

andquiltingsupplieswith

workshopsanddemos

throughouttheday.Disabled

accessandparkingavailable.

10:00-16:00/ Ticketpricesvary –

seewebsite

TheLadyEastwoodCentre,

NewarkShowground,Lincoln

Road,NewarkNG242NY

http://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk

SpringQuiltFestival

24th-26thJanuary,Ardingly

Featuringquiltdisplays

fromwell-knownquilters

andtextileartists,theshow

willplayhosttoa varietyof

exhibitorssellingpatchwork

andquiltingsupplies.

Disabledaccessandfree

parkingavailable.

10:00-16:00/ Ticketpricesvary–

seewebsite

SouthofEnglandShowground,

NorfolkPavilion,Ardingly,

WestSussexRH176TL

http://www.grosvenorshows.co.uk

Quiltfest 2020

5th-14th February, Llangollen

Featuringboth

contemporaryandtraditional

quilts,thisannualshowwill

haveexhibitionsacrossthree

venuesovertheweek.

Openingtimesandticketprices

vary– seewebsite

TheInternationalPavilion,Abbey

Road,LlangollenLL208SW

http://www.facebook.com/

QuiltfestLlangollen

TEXTILES

‘Wasted’- SouthWest

Te x t i l eG r oup

16thNovember– 24thDecember,

Somerset

Thisexhibitionexplores

wastageof theearth’snatural

resourcesandhowthatwaste

canbeputtogooduse,both

practically and beautifully,

LETUSKNOW!Email

TodaysQuilter@immediate.

co.ukaboutyourupcoming

quiltingeventswitha title,

date,description,time,entry

fee,addressandcontactdetail.

Pleasegiveusthreemonths’

notice.Limitedspaceavailable.

We’lltryourbesttoincludeas

many events as possible.

Above,TheiconicActonTop,

createdbya localfamilyin

1825,ondisplayatLondon’s

Gunnersbury Park Museum

Leftandabove,TheKnittingand

StitchingShowpromisestobea

highlightinthequiltingcalendar,

withsomethingforeveryoneto

enjoy and get involved in!

Photo Courtesy of Gunnersbury Park Museum