Margaret McCrory interviewed by her friend Ricki Tims & Some Show & Tell We were excited to hear that Margaret had been interviewed by her long time friend, Ricki Tims in her home in Belfast. Margaret is one of several members held in the highest regard. Unfailingly supportive to everyone and a great advocate of …
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The NIPG, as we are affectionately known, welcomes anyone interested in any aspect of patchwork and/or quilting, in whatever form. Beginner, advanced or in between.
The Guild usually meets on the first Saturday of the month in the Parochial Hall of the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, Co Down, Northern Ireland. Contact us for more information.
Meetings open around 10.30 am with tea/coffee for which we charge a small visitor's fee. This is quite informal.
The meeting proper begins with 'housekeeping' - various announcements relevant to our members. Often we will have engaged a speaker of note, which is sometimes followed by a workshop/ sew-in. Full day workshops are held on Sundays.
We have had speakers and teachers from USA, Germany, Holland, England, not forgetting the excellent people who are locally based.
Contact us or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/nipatchworkguild for further information.
September 2024 Meeting
Hello Everyone,Hope you all had a good summer despite the weather and you are looking forward to the NIPG meeting up again. We have been busy manning tables at the Making Festival in Cultra and the Quilt Fayre in Stormont. Thanks must go to those who volunteered to help with these events. Congratulations to Sandra, …
Venue information for Saturday 5th October
Meeting 10:00 for 10:30 start. [Membership & Renewal Form - click here for access] Unfortunately our usual meeting place in the Folk and Transport Museum, Cultra, is not available to us for our first meeting of the 2024 - 25 season. [There will be other dates when the Cultra Hall is not available, but you'll …
June Welcome
My garden has been neglected this week, as I binge watch the Chelsea Flower Show from my armchair. It is so much more exciting, fragrant (and exhausting) to be there in person, but, then I have been lucky enough to have had 10 exciting years of visits. The beauty of the flowers ... ...mingling of …
May 2023 Meeting is Cancelled
The May Meeting of the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild is cancelled. MAY WELCOME It must be spring because I have little blue butterflies fluttering around my holly tree. Who doesn't love butterflies. These are called Holly Blue - more information here https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/holly-blue How to identify The holly blue is a bright blue butterfly; females have black …
April 2023 Letter from Chair, Anne
My crab apple and blackthorn are blooming, as is my pink camelia and white star magnolia, and there are honey bees on the heather. Spring is here! I really enjoyed our outing to Donegal. The company was great, the retail therapy refreshing, the scenery was superb and even the weather was kind. Many thanks to …
March / April Greeting
Hello Everyone This is just a reminder that we, that is NIPG is having, what may become an annual excursion, on Saturday March 4th. So, we are NOT MEETING AT CULTRA on Saturday March 4th. Instead some of us are off to a Quilt Shop in Donegal. Message for those joining our Bus Trip - an email …
February Welcome
February Welcome The recent sunshine has coaxed out some crocus flowers, but the current garden highlight is the perfume from the Christmas box (Sarcocca) strategically placed near the front and back doors. Gaye Grant from the Fennel Shed (thefennelshed.ie) is our next speaker on 4th February. As well as her talk and workshop, she is bringing her shop, so a good …
January 2023 Welcom
Happy New Year. An opportunity to look forward with refreshed hope for the year to come. But first, some sad news. Heather Nicholl passed away, at home, just before Christmas. [https://www.funeraltimes.com/heather-louisenicholl529262687] While it is undoubtedly sad to remember those we have lost, we can, perhaps, take some comfort from recalling the pleasure we once enjoyed …
Important Information re: December Meeting 3rd 2022
NB We are NOT at the Folk & Transport Museum in December December Meeting - extract from the Chair's November Letter Our meeting on 3rd December will be in St Dorothea`s Church, Gilnahirk, 2-4 Gortland Park, BT5 7NU. Directions. From the Knock Road, drive up the Gilnahirk Road, past the shops, past St Patrick and Our …
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