New Date and Venue

Sorry we've been away so long!!!! Just to let you know we now have a new meeting date and venue.  We now meet on the 1st Wednesday of the month in St Mary's Day Care Centre, Kilkenny, Co Kilkenny.  This is situated behind the Omniplex cinema and there is plenty of free parking.  We still meet from 7.30 - 10.00. Hope to see some of you there.

Our first Exhibition

We opened our Exhibition on Friday night at Meubles Furniture Store, Kilkenny.  Mayor Martin Brett  opened the Exhibition.

Mayor Martin Brett and
Chair Barbara Schofield

Mayor Brett's tie pattern looked very like a patchwork quilt.  When it was mentioned to him he offered it to us for fund raising purposes.   When we have decided what to do with it we will let you all know!

Mayor Martin Brett, Store Manager Brid Banville,
Exhibition Co-ordinators Gerladine Ryan and Linda Cowley.
Sitting if front: Barbara Schofield, Chair SM Branch

Quilt made by Members: to be raffled

 A Beautiful Quilt was made by Members of the Group and is being raffled in Aid of the Kilkenny/Carlow Home Care Team

Quilts by Bernie O'Neil (Top) and
Margaret McEvoy (Bottom)

Quilt on bed: Bridget Keane,
Co Tipperary

Quilt by Phyl O'Dwyer, Co Tipperary

Bed Quilt by Geraldine Ryan, Co Carlow
Folded Quilt by Alison Baxter

Some of the quilts in the exhibition

Blue Hexagons by Mary O'Hara

Our Exhibition runs until Sunday 17th April 2011

Raffle Draw will take place at 5pm on that day 

South Midlands Exhibition Details.

Exhibition Name: Six Years of Quilting
Exhibition Dates:  9th to 17th April 2011.

Venue: Meubles Furniture,

Unit 12, Kilkenny Retail & Business Park, Smithlands, Springhill, Kilkenny.

The showroom is open seven days a week and is located on Kilkenny's ring road between the Waterford Road roundabout and the Bothernatounish Road roundabout. (The retail park also contains Woodies DIY and Hickeys Homefocus amongst others).

Opening hours as follows:

10am to 6pm Monday to Thursday and Saturday.

10am to 8pm Friday.

12pm to 6pm Sunday.

Round Robin

A very quick note to you all, as part of the International Quilt Festival of Ireland, to be held here in 2012, our Secretary, Alison Baxter, is taking part in the Patchwork Promises Round Robin event.  Go to the blog for more information on it http://patchwork-promises.blogspot.com/  .  As there is news about this posts will be put up about it.  You can also follow news of the event on http://www.facebook.com/pages/International-Quilt-Festival-of-Ireland

Back after the Summer

We had our first meeting back after the summer last night and was attended by 32 members.  We had a bit of a show and tell and some stories about going to FOQ, Birmingham in August. We presented our diary for the next sewing year and it can be found on the blog.  Come along and see us if you wish, visitors are always welcome.

Group photo from day trip out to New Ross Tapestry in Co. Wexford.

Summer Trip

Tea was served at Kilborra Quilt Shoppe

Yes, it's that time of year already.  We are going on our annual summer day out on Saturday 12th June, 2010.  This year we are taking a trip to New Ross, Co Wexford to see the Ros Tapestry. http://www.rostapestry.com/index.htm After the visit their we will be stopping for a bite of lunch before heading off to Kilborra Quilts, in Co Wexford.  After having a browse through lots of lovely fabrics we head to Leighlinsbridge, Co Carlow to have a slap up dinner in The Lord Bagenal before setting off for home.  http://www.lordbagenal.com/

Our branch had it's last meeting before the summer break last Thursday and welcomed about 30 of our members.  The new committee are already getting together a new diary to start in September.  If you are interested in joining our branch in September then please feel free to come along, a warm welcome will be waiting for you.

A good number of us are also heading off to the Festival of Quilts, NEC, Birmingham, UK in August where we will get an extra special fix of all things Patchwork and Quilting.

Hope to see you soon

Apologies

Apologies for the lack of updates on the blog.  We hope to get the blog updated as soon as possible.

We're Back!

The South Midlands branch of the Irish Patchwork Society will be back for business on Thursday 3rd September. We will be showing off our Summer Challenge project (everyone had the same fabric and could make whatever they wanted from it!) We will be having a demonstration of a block that will be made from scraps. We are hoping everyone will take the pattern away and make a couple of blocks from their scraps. They will be brought back in January and a quilt will be made from them and raffled for charity. We are starting a new year long project. We will be making a Journal of techniques and skills. Each month a new technique or skill will be demonstrated. There will be opportunities on the night to have a go, or you can have a go at home. These will be constructed into a Journal to keep. Some of the demonstrations coming up during the year are: Mono printing, using a soldering Iron to burn your work!, Using twin needles, free motion quilting, using solubles, putting trapunto into your work. We have a variety of shops attending our meetings too. Come along and join us and have fun!