The Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles – Region 1 LONDON

 

 

 

Reversible Regional Banner made by Carole Thompson for the Quilt Museum in York

 

Last updated 23rd January 2010

The Region 1 Team from 2009/10

 

Carol Wilkes : Regional Co-ordinator  carol.wilkes2008@btinternet.com

 

Pauline Stevens : Treasurer  Aandpstevens@aol.com

 

Heather Hillier : Members representative (Membership and Minutes secretary)  hillierheather@hotmail.com

 

Linda Libby: Members Representative (Regional Days)  lalibby@live.co.uk

 

Vacant : Members Representative (Young Quilters)

 

Lucy Poloniecka: Newsletter Production Editor lucy@poloniecka.co.uk

 

Marian Bradley : Members representative (Newsletter Contributions) marian.bradley@hotmail.com

 

Jean Martin : Members Representative (Publicity)  jeanjbmartin@tiscali.co.uk

 

Cathy Corbishley Michel : Region 1 Website Co-ordinator   qgr1@yahoo.com

 

Region 1 (London) is one of a number of regions making up the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles.  The Regional 1 team supports quilters in London and produces a regular newsletter called 'Our Patch'. 

 

Team members can also be contacted through our email address

at qgr1@yahoo.com   

 

From Your Regional Co-ordinator

 

Happy New Year everyone, I hope that you had an enjoyable Christmas and have included time for sewing in your list of resolutions.

 

Looking back over 2009 brings to mind our 3 successful Regional Days which concluded in October with our entertaining and informative speaker, Lilian Hedley ably supported by London Quilters and our talented demonstrators.  Region 1 represented the Quilters’ Guild at the Knitting and Stitching Show in October and made contact with many quilters from around the country along with a steady sale of Guild Stock and Region 1 raffle tickets.  The year was rounded off with a double page spread about Region 1 in The Quilter.

 

Thank you to those who have returned the questionnaire that was included in the last edition of Our Patch.  Due to a printing error the return address was missing from the form, so if you have not sent your questionnaire in yet please send it to me at the address at the end of this piece.  The purpose of the questionnaire was two fold, first to find out what Region 1 members are interested in so that we can plan suitable events in the future including events aimed at YQs.  The secondary purpose was to see if there is anyone among the membership who would be interested in taking a more active part in the region either as a volunteer at region day or by joining the committee.  Ideally we need another 3 or 4 members to come forward to join the committee by May 2010.

 

In September and October we all suffered as a result of the postal strike and this led the committee to rethink how we communicate with the members in region 1.  When Our Patch was 3 weeks late due to the strikes we sent our first group e-mail to remind everyone that Regional Day was coming up.  If you did not receive the e-mail it probably means that we do not have an up to date e-mail address for you, if you let me know your e-mail address I will add your information to the database for next time.

 

 Don’t forget to put the dates of the 2010 Regional Days in your new diary and on the family calendar so that your nearest and dearest know when you are planning on taking some well earned ‘me’ time.  Other important dates are the AGM in Southport from March 26th to 28th, this will be my first chance to attend the AGM and I hope that I will some of you there.

 

All the best for 2010

 

Carol Wilkes : Regional Co-ordinator  carol.wilkes2008@btinternet.com

 

Questionnaires should be sent to me at: 38 Drayton Avenue, London, W13 0LF, alternatively you could send them to Jean Martin with your raffle ticket payment or to Pauline Stevens with your Regional Day booking.

 

The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles

 

 

 

 

The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles is a registered educational charity representing quiltmakers throughout the country and committed to the promotion of the best practice in the field of quilting together with maintaining the respect of our quilting heritage and promise of the future.  The Guild is open to anyone interested in patchwork, applique and quilting.

We will endeavour to raise the standards of workmanship and design whenever and wherever we are involved.  We are dedicated to the further understanding, appreciation and knowledge of the art, techniques and heritage of the quilting world.

 

For further information including membership details contact them at

 

The Quilters' Guild of the British Isles

St Anthony’s Hall

Peasholme Green

York

YO1 7PW

Tel 01904 613242

Fax 01904 632394

Email info@quiltersguild.co.uk

 

Charity no 1067361

Publication : The Quilter, produced quarterly.

Website www.quiltersguild.org.uk

 

NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE REGIONS

Sarah Griffiths, 8 Twyn Gwyn Terrace, Newbridge, Gwent, NP11 4ND

Tel 01495 245997

 nationalorganiser@quiltersguild.org.uk

 

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