Announcing
The
Abbey Quilters
Quilt Show 2026
Row by Row 2025 Quilt Progress
This row is flying geese with appliqué flower.
This row is flying geese with appliqué flower (details).
The fifth row. Birds made with Foundation paper piecing; some of us loved this technique, though not Barbara. I wonder if you can tell which row is hers!
This row is flying geese with appliqué flower.
Abbey Quilters have embarked on a monthly Row by Row Quilt this year
to aid with skill building and to challenge even our oldest and keenest members. Each month we are working through a new row that teaches
or reminds us of a specific piecing technique.
This quilt is based on the book "Quilting Row by Row - 27 Skill Building Techniques" by Jeanette White & Erin Hamilton.
Margaret Fletcher Challenge
This years challenge is to make a Quilt block which will be incorporated into our raffle quilt for our 2026 show.
The background fabric issued will be 13 inch square (finishing at 12.5 inch square). The theme for the block is "CELTIC KNOT"
Members are encouraged to use what ever technique they like to complete the knot. Members are not confined to a particular design or colour scheme, just no 3D embellishments as the quilt will be machine quilted.
20 June 2026 Workshop
Moira McLennaghan from the Glasgow and West of Scotland Guild of Silk Painting gave a very interesting and enjoyable workshop to show our participants various ways of achieving colourful results on silk fabric. Using paints, gutta and water, Moira demonstrated different effects and techniques on the pieces of silk.
We all tried a fish outline in a wooden hoop, followed by several 5" x 7" pre-prepared outlines with a range of themes from animals to wildlife, etc. Moira was very generous with her expertise and guidance, giving the group plenty of top tips, as well as aperture cards to frame the painted blocks.
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A warm welcome to this month's visitors from
Barton upon Humber, England
Show and Tell Gallery
Rineke (right) showing her completed row by row quilt.
Rineke's gorgeous stitcheries. Pattern by Gail pan.
Jennifer led us in a little quilted glasses case workshop in September and these were the results of our endeavours. Thank you Jennifer!
Rineke (right) showing her completed row by row quilt.
Our Weekly Monday Sewing Bee has returned!
We meet at the Wonky Giraffe
Unit 8-2, U-STOR Business Units
Spylaw Road, Kelso TD5 8DN
Monday Hours: 14:00-16:00
£4 per person includes refreshments
Annual subscription: £28
Visitors £6/meeting. All Welcome!
Our monthly sessions take place on the first Saturday of every month,
2 - 4 p.m. at Abbey Row Community Centre, Kelso
Please refer to the SYLLABUS tab above for our new 2025-6 programme.