2024 – Meetings and Workshops
A full and varied programme of speakers and workshops as well as sewing evenings has been arranged for 2024. Meetings start at 7.00 on the first Monday of each month at Emsworth Community Centre
| Date | Speaker | Title | Venue | |
| Monday Jan 1st | M | No Meeting | New Year’s Day | |
| Saturday Jan 20th | W | Hayling Piecemakers | Faces Workshop | Westbourne Parish Hall |
| Monday Feb 5th | M* | Kim Edith | Using Memory and Narrative in Textiles, using fabric collage and creating fabric scrapbooks | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Saturday Feb 24th | W | Sewing for the Show | Westbourne Parish Hall | |
| Saturday Mar 2nd | 10.30 – 14.30 | Doughty’s Fabric Roadshow A wide selection of fabric and wadding for sale | Emsworth Community Centre | |
| Monday Mar 4th | M* | Mel Lewis | How Quilts were made using scraps and crumbs | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Tuesday Mar 5th | W | Mel Lewis | Scrappy Surgery | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Monday Apr 1st | M | Sewing for the Show | Emsworth Community Centre | |
| Tuesday Apr 9th | PAT (Portable Appliance Testing) 9.30 – 11.30 | Westbourne Parish Hall | ||
| Saturday Apr 20th | W | Alyson Griffiths | Fabric Flowers | Westbourne Parish Hall |
| Monday May 6th | M* | Meon Valley Quilters | Show and Tell | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Monday Jun 3rd | M* | Samantha Boot | The Perfection of Imperfection a journey through quilts | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Saturday Jun 22nd | W | TBC | Westbourne Parish Hall | |
| Monday Jul 1st | M | Bourne Quilters | Show Preparation | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Saturday Sunday July 27-28 | S | Bourne Quilters Show | Emsworth Community Centre | |
| Monday Aug 5th | M* | Jackie Dimmock | The Good, the Bad, and the Downright Funny (part 2) | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Monday Sep 2nd | M* | Joy Harber | An Obsession with Log Cabin | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Tuesday Sep 3rd | W | Joy Harber | An Obsession with Log Cabin | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Monday Oct 7th | M* | Kate L’Amie | Textile Artist – Harbour views, birds on feeders | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Tuesday Oct 8th | W | Kate L’Amie | Harbour Views | Emsworth Community Centre |
| Saturday Nov 2nd | W | Christmas Funday | Westbourne Parish Hall | |
| Monday Nov 4th | M | Christmas Sewing | Emsworth Community Centre | |
| Monday Dec 2nd | M | AGM and Christmas Party | Emsworth Community Centre | |
Bourne Stitchers Programme
Come along and join us at Westbourne Parish Hall every alternate Tuesday from 9.30 – 12.00. Bring along your latest work – handsewing or machine, knitting or crochet and enjoy tea/coffee and a chat whilst you work.
| Month | |||
| January | 2nd | 16th | 30th |
| February | 13th | 27th | |
| March | 12th | 26th | |
| April | 9th | 23rd | |
| May | 7th | 21st | |
| June | 4th | 18th | |
| July | 2nd | 16th | 30th |
| August | 13th | 27th | |
| September | 10th | 24th | |
| October | 8th | 22nd | |
| November | 5th | 19th | |
| December | 3rd | 17th | 31st |