18th March 2020
Due to the situation with the 'Covid 19' virus the meetings and workshops which were due to take place on the following dates - 19th March, 16th April, 21st May 2020 have been cancelled in line with current advice.
Future meetings will be kept under review and information will be published on the site when available.
Jamie hosts via a range of books and media outlets, exhibits and curates a vastly different range of work from contributors around the world. He brought a selection of pieces demonstrating a variety of themes to illustrate his presentation of his work, some of which can be seen below.
The 16th January meeting was the Contemporary Quilt suitcase collection 'On the Road' presented by Judy Fairless
Every 2 years the Contemporary Quilts group within the Quilters Guild work to a theme and make a collection of A3 size quilts which are put into a suitcase, this then goes on tour. The latest theme was 'On the Road' and our presentation was the first time this collection had been viewed. The interpretation of the theme was very varied including maps, roads, political statements on diverse aspects including refugees, use of animals to pay school fees, road signs, grids, furniture etc. Quilts on display featured a range of creative techniques and decoration.
This was Judy Fairless' own quilt inspired by a cover of a road grid
Design- 2- Stitch' by Joanne Frankel
She brought a selection of work including design folios, 2D and 3D pieces to illustrate her talk. These ranged from her degree work through exhibition pieces to workshop samples.
The 17th October meeting was 'Journey Cloths' by Cherrilyn Tyler
Cherrilyn has been involved with textiles for many years
with her main interest being in the use of dissolvable fabrics to create pieces
of work. She is the author of several books based on and reflecting her
creative experiences with soluble fabrics, starting with products requiring hot
water and the consequent problems to the Vilene she uses today. Her
experimentation with embroidered words, net, bows tied from selvedge of fabric,
layering of wool, threads, and items of metallic to create the pieces which
have an ethereal quality. Having started with period ‘lace’ bodices/ruffs
Cherrilyn then developed bags and shawls initially as part of her daughter’s
wedding accessories and from there returned to textiles as art.
The ‘journey cloths’ were created as a basis for her work
in Australia and reflect her relationship with the seasons, spring, summer,
autumn and winter.
A request for a ‘landscape’ piece for the Capability Brown
exhibition – Cherrilyn does not do landscapes but was persuaded – resulted in
the work based on a landscape he created and within this featured the flight of
steps to the hall. This has led to the development of the next phase which
features workshops, kits etc all based on landscapes.
Cherrilyn has been involved with textiles for many years
with her main interest being in the use of dissolvable fabrics to create pieces
of work. She is the author of several books based on and reflecting her
creative experiences with soluble fabrics, starting with products requiring hot
water and the consequent problems to the Vilene she uses today. Her
experimentation with embroidered words, net, bows tied from selvedge of fabric,
layering of wool, threads, and items of metallic to create the pieces which
have an ethereal quality. Having started with period ‘lace’ bodices/ruffs
Cherrilyn then developed bags and shawls initially as part of her daughter’s
wedding accessories and from there returned to textiles as art.
The ‘journey cloths’ were created as a basis for her work
in Australia and reflect her relationship with the seasons, spring, summer,
autumn and winter. 
A request for a ‘landscape’ piece for the Capability Brown
exhibition – Cherrilyn does not do landscapes but was persuaded – resulted in
the work based on a landscape he created and within this featured the flight of
steps to the hall. This has led to the development of the next phase which
features workshops, kits etc all based on landscapes. 19th September 2019 was the AGM
18th July meeting was the Maggie Phillips Memorial Lecture titled ''Disrupting Influences''
Sarah Burgess brought a selection of her designs/experimentation and work to illustrate her talk.
20th June meeting was ''Findings''
Alice Fox our speaker brought a selection of her work to illustrate her presentation. This ranged from sketches, experimentation with materials she had found on her travels in various locations and made pieces like the 'threads/ string' and 'covered stones'.
It was an interesting and inspiring talk which was enjoyed by members provoking interest for the workshop 'Rust Marks' to be delivered by Alice at the end of October.
West Midlands Regional Day 2017
Provided the opportunity to meet others in the EG, buy interesting books, fabrics, threads, hear Hanny Newton explaining her new hand stitch adventure, view the work on show, win wonderful prizes in the raffle and enjoy the refreshments.
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