Janet Valentine - In the Spotlight

Out of the Fold member Janet Valentine was chosen to represent Region 8 (Essex and Suffolk) of the Quilter's Guild for the 'In the Spotlight' gallery at the Festival of Quilts 2013 which took place in Birmingham last week. The theme of the gallery was 'Underground' to celebrate 150 years since the first London tube station opened.

Janet's quilt was a personal one as well as one for public display as she chose to feature the stations and routes she used whilst living in London as a child and young woman.  Dyed cotton. Applique. Machine stitched.

Janet will be showing and talking about her 'Underground' quilt at the Quilter's Guild Regional Day on 19th October 2013 at Woolpit Village Hall www.quiltersguild.co.uk

Members at the Festival Of Quilts, NEC Birmingham

Just a reminder to all our followers, if you are going to the NEC this week then look out for:-

Mary MacKintosh is sharing a stand with Yvonne Brown. Look out for Marys sweet-wrapper starter kits

Carole Ward is exhibiting a quilt in the contemporary quilt section

Janet Valentine is representing Region 8 with a quilt 'In The Spotlight' Her quilt has been made to celebrate 150 years of the London Underground

Lynne Pretty has a quilt in the Horizons exhibition near the coffee area seating

Annette Morgan, our mentor when we first started OOTF, has a joint exhibition with her husband Dan.
Sticks And Stones is inspired by the countryside around Thetford. Annette will also be launching her new book with the exhibition.

Well that's it folks, hope you all enjoy the Festival Of Quilts

Mary at Festival of Quilts

Out of the Fold member Mary McIntosh will have her own Quilting in Action stand of this year's
Festival of Quilts held at the NEC Birmingham from 8th - 11th August 2013.
Mary says:
"Please come and see me on the row of QIA stands near the cafe area - it would lovely to see some familiar and friendly faces - I will be next to Yvonne Brown"
www.marymcintosh.co.uk
www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk

Carole in print - again!

Following her article on making her Ice-Dyed Bags last year look out for Out Of The Fold member Carole Ward in the July 2013 edition of Patchwork and Quilting Magazine to see full instructions to make this delightful evening bag and belt.

More of Carole's bags will be for sale at the forthcoming Out Of The Fold Finer Focus Exhibition in Workwise Cavern 4 in October this year

City and Guilds Graduate Show

Out Of The Fold member Mary McIntosh is a City and Guilds Tutor for Creative Stitch Suffolk. Her first cohort of students are about to complete their certificate course in Patchwork and Quilting. 
To see this work, and that of graduating machine embroidery students and of diploma students, then come along to the exhibition.
Dates: Sat 29th and Sunday 30th June
Times: 10.00am - 5.00pm
Venue: Wickham Market Village Hall
              Wickham Market
              Suffolk
Traders: ArtVanGo
               GillSew
               Eye fabric shop
Sales table
Tombola
Refreshments

Marie Paddon Final Quilt (detail)

For more information or to enrol for new courses beginning in September 2013
please contact 
Email: maryelmcintosh@googlemail.com
Telephone:01787 371992
www.marymcintosh.co.uk
www.creativestitchsuffolk.co.uk
              

In The Spotlight

Janet has been chosen to represent Region 8 of the Quilters Guild www.quiltersguild.org.uk
for the In The Spotlight exhibition at the Festival of Quilts in August 2013. The theme this year is the 150th anniversary of the underground.

Tin Deep

Lynne's quilt Tin Deep which was selected for the CQ@10 exhibition is now touring the country with the collection.
LLangollen Museum www.llangollenmuseum.org.uk/english/home.htm  
      June 5th - July 3rd 2013
Helmsley Arts Centre www.helmsleyarts.co.uk
     9th - 27th July2013
Hever Castle 13th - 15th September 2013
Rhondda Heritage Park www.rhonddaheritagepark.com/level-one-gallery.aspx
     2nd January - 15th March 2014