Here you will find links that members of the group have found useful.
Quilters Guild
A national organisation brings together quilters in a spirit of friendship and learning promoting quilt making in all its forms across the UK from the traditional to the contemporary. The regions organise workshops, quilt shows and regional days across their areas. Members of Bourne Quilters are likely to live in either region 2 or region 3
Region 2 covers Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Region 3 covers Hampshire, Wiltshire, Isle of Wight and the Channel Islands
https://www.quiltersguild.org.uk
Local Suppliers
We are very fortunate to have a number of local independent traders close by where you can easily go to find that perfect fabric with the opportunity to feel the quality. Here are links to a few of them.
Anne Louise and Thistle
53 London Road, Cowplain, Waterlooville PO8 8UJ
a small family run business selling a wider range of yarns, knitting and crochet patterns, haberdashery, patchwork fabrics and much more.
Falcon Fabrics
Unit F, Portfield Trading Estate, Bognor Road, Chichester, PO19 8NS
Stock a good range of dress and craft fabrics and all the accessories needed
Jolly Stitcher
Unit 13, Fareham Enterprise Centre, Fareham, PO14 1TH
An independently run haberdashery in Fareham offering a wide variety of sewing, knitting, crochet, craft and textile products and workshops.
Sew Creative
Moving to 55 Station Road, Petersfield, GU32 3ES mid March 2026
Fabric shop in Petersfield with patchwork and dressmaking fabrics, sewing machines and workshops
Eternal Maker
Unit 2, Keynor Barns, Keynor Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7NG
Modern Fabric and Craft Store stocking an extensive collection of fabrics, haberdashery and notions.
Seeded
5 Clarendon Road, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 2DU
More than a yarn store with a good selection of fabrics and sewing notions
Speakers
Some of the speakers at our group meetings offer workshops and kits and further information can be found on their websites
Harriet Riddell
Textile artist who paints pictures with her sewing machine.
Instagram @institchyou
Kim Edith
Combines scrapbooking and fabric art to make fantastic keepsakes
https://www.stitchbookstudio.com/what-is-stitchbooking
Lara Sparks
Embroidery and textile artist. Machine embroidery workshops for lampshades, cushions and wall art.
https://www.larasparks-embroidery.co.uk
Anne Hellyer
Hand painted textile art combining a love of painting with free motion embroidery
bournequilters.com 