Quick note to add to this post. Patrick's Olympics didn't end with a medal; only a few may win medals, but Patrick certainly won our hearts and we are tremendously proud of his achievements. Summer's nearly over and joyfully our 2016 -17 season will kick off on Saturday 3rd September. Post will follow soon. …
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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.
From The Grounds of Stormont to the Olympic Games, Rio 2016
An exciting announcement was made at our AGM, Joy McCormick’s grandson, Patrick Huston had just been selected to represent Team GB in Archery at Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Patrick, born in Belfast, attended Campbell College and was a founding member of the East Belfast Archery Club. He now lives in Shropshire where he coaches while training …
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Memories Exhibition and AGM by Anne James
The ‘Memories’ exhibition at the Flax Gallery, Mossley Mill was wonderful! Our members did us proud producing 38 beautiful quilts. [Check out the Memories Quilt Page on our site] . The theme obviously sparked inspiration in so many directions - the variety of quilts and the diversity of techniques was phenomenal, and the quality of …
Report from Jayne McClenaghan on Gail Lawther’s Workshop.
Click here to access Jayne McClenaghan's Blog on Gail Lawther Delighted to have Jayne's permission to link to her blog post on the NIPG Gail Lawther workshop. Jayne is doing her City and Guilds Part 2, in which she has to study designers, so it was a happy coincidence that the Guild had invited Gail. Jayne is also …
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Gail Lawther “Glimpses of New Zealand”
The NIPG is delighted to welcome quilt designer, maker and author, Gail Lawther, to our next meeting, where she will be talking about her series on 'Glimpses of New Zealand'. Gail has a passion for variations on stained-glass patchwork, which has become something of a signature style. If you are fortunate enough to have secured a …
Spring Meeting with Rosemary Little
We are very excited to have Rosemary Little as our speaker for the March meeting [Sat 5th in our usual venue], on the topic of 'Indian inspiration', sounds intriguing. In the afternoon, after our monthly meeting, we have the opportunity to attend a half-day workshop with Rose [that's Sat afternoon 5th Mar - from 2:00 …
Happy New Year 2016
Message from Anne James, Chairperson A happy and peaceful New Year to you all. I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and that Father Christmas filled your stockings with lots of goodies. The first meeting of the new year is on Saturday 2nd, and I hope everyone will be fit and well for it. …
Fabric Creation and Manipulation with Irene MacWilliam
Irene MacWilliam - Quilter and embroiderer - freelance lecturer and teacher - talented artist and invaluable member of the Northern Ireland Patchwork Guild, which is only one of the many groups Irene belongs and contributes to. **** Updating this post to highlight Irene's 'new' website. **** Her website showcases some of her work and talents. Irene …
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Open the box and out pops a sewing machine!
NIPG 2015–16 Season Kicks off with … Last year we opened our 2014-15 season with our very own members. Our Guild is packed with industrious and talented people and we wanted an opportunity to highlight some of our members' pieces. We left it entirely up to each speaker as to …
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