Month: February 2025

News

Event Sit and Sew

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19 February

The first afternoon Sit and Sew for 2025 attracted 17 members who worked on their individual projects.

Pat distributed the third set of instructions for the block of the month.

A Tea Rota was circulated and members were asked to add their names to the list.

Notification had been received from Jan Serby from Ross-on-Wye who was downsizing and wished to sell her long arm Avanti Handi Quilter for the price of £5,250 which included several extras. If anyone was interested they were asked to contact Jan direct at serbytob@sky.com

Events

5 February – AGM followed by Talk from Trease Lane

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The evening started with 21 members attending the AGM.

Officers elected for the next 12 months were Maureen Bilbao, Chairman; Debbie Cottam, Treasurer and Committee members Lisa Forest, Jo Sankey and Sally Hanson.

Adele had already circulated her Chairman’s report. Kate presented the Treasurer’s report and distributed a copy of the audited accounts for the past year, from which it was noted there was a healthy balance at the bank. It was therefore agreed a donation be made, at this time, to Leominster Meeting House Dementia Group charity then consideration given to making a further donation to a charity of choice at the next AGM. In accordance with guidelines of the Quilters Guild it was agreed juniors, up to the age of 18, should be allowed to join the group free of charge, on the proviso that they were accompanied at all times by a parent or guardian.

With the business of the AGM concluded the guest speaker for the evening, Trease Lane, was introduced.

Trease started by outlining her background and explaining how she had started on her quilting journey. She showed us a variety of examples of her extraordinary work and generously went into great detail explaining the techniques she had used, which everyone found fascinating.

Afterwards, Adele proposed a vote of thanks and said how much everyone had enjoyed the talk. Members then had the opportunity to look more closely at the exhibits and ask Trease any questions.