The BQ Christmas fun day lived up to expectations. Almost 40 members descended on Westbourne for what has become an annual tradition making a range of Christmas goodies. For hand sewers there were beautiful sewn Christmas cards with Gill. Machine sewers were introduced to foundation pieced Christmas trees by Karen that will make a table runner. If you wanted to do both there was Chris’s origami wreaths. Even the non sewers were catered for with Alice’s Christmas baubles involving lots of pins.

The day also included a lunch of delicious home made soups, bread and cheese accompanied by a sweet treat quiz.

Thanks to everyone who made the day possible. We’ve already had a few suggestions for next year so it looks like we will be doing it all again then.

On Tuesday 6th October, following her talk to Bourne Quilters the previous evening, Roxana from Hannah’s Room guided a number of BQ members through how to make a bargello quilt. As most of us had prepared our fabric before the workshop, good progress was made on the day and by the end of the session we all had a sizeable piece that showed the ‘bounce’ or ‘wave’ design feature that we had chosen. This was quite a speedy process and we look forward to seeing the completed quilts at our next show and tell.

Don’t forget to check out the updated Programme 2026 page for details of the programme for the remainder of the year

The information that you need to prepare your items for the show is now available on the Quilt Show 2026 page of the website.

It is always lovely to see items that were made or inspired by the workshops that we have run. Here is a reminder of the workshops that have taken place since the last show.

Sep 2024 – Miniature log cabins – Joy Harber

2024 Christmas Fun day – Heart wreath, Rudolph Table Runner, Gnomes, Pockets

Feb 2025 – Screen Printing – Alison Hulme

Jun 2025 – Rag Quilts – Elizabeth Saunders

Sep 2025 – Kawandi – Christine Green

2025 Christmas Funday – Santa Wall Hanging, Elf Apron, Bottle Bags, Robin

Jan 2026 – Bag workshop

Apr 2026 – Walking Foot Quilting – Sarah Ashford

This is an ideal opportunity for you to wear your BQ sash You can find instructions on the Patterns page of this website

Today, 31st January, Bourne Quilters held their first ever bag workshop. What better way to chase away the winter blues than spending the day sewing with like minded people. There were four options available. A backpack, shopping bag with zipped pocket, small bag with drawstring top and a jelly roll bag. They were all demonstrated by our talented members Wendda, Valerie, Sandie and Lesley – many thanks to them for all their hard work. By the end of the day quite a few people had finished their bags and the remainder were well on their way. We look forward to seeing the finished items at ‘show and tell’ at our next meeting on Monday.