We are a friendly group of people who have one thing in common: our love of quilting, patchwork and textile arts. We all live in and around the delightful village of Emsworth in South-East Hampshire in the UK.
Bourne Quilters was formed in 1997 by four friends who believed there was a need for a quilting group in the area. Over the years the group has grown, and we currently have nearly 100 members.
We meet at Emsworth Community Centre on the first Monday of every month. Our meetings are a mixture of sewing evenings, visiting speakers and workshops and we welcome visitors to most meetings. We also meet every other Tuesday morning at Westbourne Parish Hall where we sit and sew and enjoy each others company. It’s an ideal place to come for a chat or to ask for information in an informal setting. For more details see our Programme.
Every two years, in the summer, we hold a show of all the new work undertaken since the last show. You can see photos of our last show on the Quilt Show 2024 Gallery page. The centre-piece is a double-bed quilt made by the members. This is raffled to raise funds for local charities.
Bourne Quilters is run by a committee who organise the monthly meetings, workshops, the biennial quilt show and other events. We appreciate the help given by the wider membership to make everything run smoothly.
The current committee members are
- Karen Lillington – Chair
- Rita Duncan – Treasurer
- Gill Adams – Membership
- Lisa Harnett and Mel Lambton – Meetings
- Frances Horne – Website
- Chris Barrell – Newsletter
- Sandie Key and Caroline Gadd
The committee can be contacted using the Contact us page
How to join us
If you would like to find out more you can email us using the form on the Contact us page. Alternatively, we welcome visitors to most of our meetings and you can find details of these on our Programme page. There is a small fee for attending..
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