PATCHWORK PALS

Patchwork Pals Meeting dates 2024 WI Hall, Guys Farm Road, South Woodham Ferrers. CM3 5NF   FRIDAY SATURDAY WEDNESDAY   WI Hall 10am - 1pm WI Hall 10am - 1pm WI Hall 10am - 1pm   1st Fri of month 2nd Sat of month 4th Wed of month         Jan-24 5 13 24 Feb-24 2 10 28 Mar-24 1 9 27 Apr-24 5 13 24 May-24 3 11 22 Jun-24 7 8 26 Jul-24 5 13 24 Aug-24 2 10 28 Sep-24 6 14 25 Oct-24 4 12 23 Nov-24 1 9 27 Dec-24 Fri 6th. Plus extra 2 hours for xmas lunch With Wed Group.            Sat 14th Dec With Sat Group.                  Sat 14th Dec           Proposed Visits to Denham Grove - to be confirmed     Fri 5th - Mon 8th April 2024     Fri 18th - Mon 21st October 2024                 Please let us know if you wish to attend any of t...

  Although what goes on tour, stays on tour, we thought you would like to know how the trip on the 25th went. We met at Braintree District Museum at 10:30, in fact in the rather splendid shop and was taken into the museum by a guide.  The first part we were taken to was a room dedicated to the weaving done by the silk mills run by the Warner Brothers. The fabrics we were shown ranged from designs by Owen Jones in the 19th Century (more later) and in the mid-20th Century with work completed for the London Underground by Marianne Straub.  After a cup of tea and cake we were taken to the Warner Archive where woven fabrics and their designs have been collected and preserved from the mid 19th Century until the mid 20th Century. We were also able to see a surviving example of a weavers cottage.  There was also a copy of the book written by Owen Jones  (1801-1874) "The Ornament of Design" 1856 which outlines some simple "rules". We were also able to see,...

  Meeting Friday 1st November  A small group met this Friday to work on various items. Joy showed her beautiful quilt top which is waiting to be quilted Juliet continued to work on these adorable dresses for charity Pat started work on another Gilet Michele was working on this stunning embroidery by Wendy Mansfield And Lyn and her helper (grand-daughter Primrose) were busy making a Llama (not pictured) and working on this colourful quilt- this uses batik fabrics which have been embellished with embroidery. Germaine was working on the second side (possibly the back) of her smock- nearly at the smocking stage! It will be pressed before then!