Quilter's Day at the Fairground is an annual event for quilters held on the second Saturday in February each year.

The event is a day with a difference each year, the morning activity normally takes the form of a workshop but this varies from year to year in style and content with a speaker in the afternoon to provide a day packed full of interest for quilters.  Mornings are interactive with hands-on participation; retail therapy with specialist suppliers; an abundance of refreshments and companionable conversation. Afternoon speakers bring their expertise and examples of their craft for your entertainment.
 

The venue is the “Village Hall”, at The Fairground Craft and Design Centre, Weyhill, Andover, Hants., SP11 0QN

The Fairground Design and Craft Centre is non-profit-making and is home to a variety of craft workshops and studios including a contemporary gallery with a rolling programme of exhibitions

The lunch time is perfect for not only visiting our “captive” suppliers but for taking a walk around the retail outlets of the Design and Craft Centre. If you wish to treat yourself to lunch at the on site café, Ewe and I,  you can order this on the day, otherwise, bring your own lunch.

Quilters Day at the Fairground 2012

Saturday 11th February 2012 at the Fairground Craft & Design Centre, Weyhill, Andover, Hants, SP11 0QN from 9.30 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

We are delighted to be able to say that in the afternoon our speaker Shirley Bloomfield from Suffolk is a teacher and award winning maker of Baltimore Quilts.  Shirley is also giving a Baltimore workshop on Friday 10 February at the Community Centre in Wilton and there is still time to book a place, but don't leave it too long!

The morning will be taken up with our Mystery Workshop, shopping with our Trader, Meg Leach, and lots of tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits.  STAR RAFFLE ! 

The cost for the day is £16 which includes the workshop, speaker and refreshments, all you need to bring is your lunch and items for the workshop!

Refreshments of cakes and biscuits, tea and coffee will be available all day and the on site cafe Ewe & I will be happy to take your orders for lunch.

Tickets are now on sale so don't leave it too late to book your place.  You can email us at shaz.quilts@btinternet.com  for an application form.

Jenny and Sharon would like to thank all who attended this extra day and helped us to raise almost £1000 to aid with the costs of our Olympic Project "A Gift of Quilts."  Below are some pictures of the day.

Here are some of the examples of what you can weave with a peg loom. 

Below is Maggie with one of her looms

2011 Programme

Saturday 12 February 2011 saw 100 ladies plus helpers pouring into the Village Hall at the Weyhill Fairground to take part in the annual Quilters Day at the Fairground. The mystery workshop devised by Jenny Rundle had everyone cutting and sewing felt into a heart shape decorated with flowers and leaves and neatly stuffed into a 3-d shape. 

The recipe for the Orange and Marzipan Cakes is on our LINKS page.

	The night before
	On the day

Creative Quilting from Hampton Court was our trader this year and it was no effort at all to part with money and buy more fabric (as well as buttons, magazines, notions etc) !

In the afternoon Elinor Kapp from Cardiff entertained everyone with her story-telling weaving links between fairy tales and threads, webs and stitching.  Elinor is the author of “Rigmaroles and Ragamuffins”; Elinor delved into the meanings of words that she became familiar with during her work as a textile artist. Elinor says, “I can enchant you with fluffers, spin you a yarn, find you a silver lining and turn your meeting into a gala occasion.” Elinor gave a very entertaining and informative talk and she is full of information relating to textiles and language.

In the exhibition gallery of the Fairground we had a small show of quilts sent in for A Gift of Quilts, the Olympic project for 2012.  Wonderfully colourful and attracting a lot of interest from the visiting quilters and members of the public visiting the cafe and craft centre.

	Some of the Olympic quilts in display

We had a waist expanding selection of cakes and biscuits to savour with the tea and coffee  dispensed by our lovely ladies in the kitchen. A favourite this year was the Marzipan and Orange slice and you will find the recipe for this on our Links page. Enjoy!        

	Where would we be without Mary's help?

Feedback from previous days

2011:

Please pass on my thanks to all involved for giving us such a lovely and interesting day at the Fairground.  You looked after us so well and provided us with delicious cakes.Thank you Nancy Woodman Liss, Hants.

Quarterjack Quilters would like to thank all who helped to make the Fairground another success.  The members had a lovely day and enjoyed making the hearts!

2009:

Mervyn Williams, Spun Art - Thank you for all your help and hospitality during what we found to be a very interesting day.

I really enjoyed myself with demonstrations, make its and the excellent speaker. I will certainly be booking up for next year. Please thank your tea ladies for their delicious cakes and drinks and also thank your team of willing helpers.
Margaret Mullery

Everyone had a really good day. We are all set to book for next year and pleased to learn that you are preparing for 2012!  Joy and Yvonne at Southampton Quilters   

Just to let you know that we had the most fantastic day today.  The morning was great and Fay Maxwell's talk and work was amazing and she is such a lovely person, so friendly.            Doreen Roberts , Romsey

Thanks for another great day at the Fairground. Congratulations on presenting a day that everyone really enjoyed. Looking forward to next year already. Many thanks and best wishes - Joy Griffiths, Southampton Quilters. 

 

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