Today's Quilter - UK (2019-11)

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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.