MARGARET FLETCHER CHALLENGE

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Margaret Fletcher was a long standing member of Abbey Quilters. Her family donated a trophy in her memory and the first time the trophy was awarded was in 2008 and presented to Anne Stephen.

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The members make an item which will be sold for charity, e.g. in 2015, a square of navy sashiko fabric and a sashiko pattern was handed to the members, which was then stitched and these squares were made up into two beautiful quilts, which were raffled at the 2018 Abbey Quilters Exhibition.

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In 2016, we stitched and embellished a Sunbonnet Sue, which will be made up into the 2020 raffle quilt. The best “Sunbonnet Sue” square was won by Moira MacMillan (photo below).  In 2017, we were given a Lewis and Irene fat quarter, which members made into containers and some were sold at the 2018 Exhibition with the best container won by Kathyrn Curry.

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In 2019, Heather Skerven was our Margaret Fletcher Challenge winner for the best applique toy figure (photo below).  Unfortunately, our 2020 and 2021 challenges were postponed due to the pandemic.

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In 2022, our Margaret Fletcher Challenge returned to Abbey Quilters with joint winners Gill Cooper and Rineke Sangster (photos below).   

In 2023, there were 9 entries on the theme of Hearts and Flowers.  They were judged by the past Chair of the Abbey Quilters, Sandra Kinnoch.  Sandra had a difficult task as the entries were of high quality but she opted for a lovely modern variation on the Grandmothers Garden Block by Lorraine Young (photos below). 

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In our latest 2024 Challenge, Isabel Johnston was selected as the winner with her denim embroidered cat door stop (photos below).  Judging was by Louise Whittle of Wonky Giraffe.

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