Projects - Waterside Quilters.

Christmas Stockings - 2018

The group have made all these Christmas stockings - 49 in all - for the homeless. They willl be filed with items members alao donated.

Linus Quilts - 2018

The group were asked to bring fabrics or unfinished blocks and these quilts for Linus were created from them.

They were made by Ann Purdy, Wendy Axtonn, Jill Tillman and Barbara Ansty.

Ann Purdy spent a day in the spring at Exbury Gardens with her sister who has Altzheimers. While Ann was taking photos of the flowers around them her sister got into conversation with somebody about the fish in the pond. This was the longest conversation her sister had had in a long time. Ann felt this was a special moment so used her photos to create a scene for a note book cover.

A Walk Over the Hills

Alison Smith made this hanging from a photo her husband had taken on a favourite walk in Kimmeridge, Dorset.

New Orleans

Jan Sutton's 2nd marriage took place on a paddle steamer in New Orleans. She has made this folder cover using photos from the day. The folder contains samples of all the stitches her sewing machine can make.

The Road Home

Wendy Axton made a wall hanging of the scenery on the road she takes through Brockenhurst on her way home from Wterside Quilters.

Under The Sea

Sue Mitchell has memories of a visit to the Tropics with her husband and has created this wall hanging.

Bygone Days

A stroll on a summers day in my mothers Kentish countryside in times gone by.

Started in a Jill Fry workshop and finished for Waterside Quilters Project by Joyce Taylor.

Irish Loch

Barbara Hookham made this notebook cover from a photo taken on a holidy in Ireland.

Seaside Memories

Margaret Morris's grandaughter asked her to make her a cushion with a beach scene and it had to include several things. This is the result and Margaret has added a few personal touches: The number on the beach hut is her grandaughters house number, the name on the boat is the family dogs name and she has used some fabric from her grandaughters clothes.

A very memorable present.

Honeypot Charity Quilts - 2016

Waterside Quilters Charity for 2016 was The Honeypot Children's Charity who provide respite care for children who themselves are carers.

It was decided that for the first time we would hold an exhibition and auction the quilts.

As the charity was called Honeypot a theme of 'Honey' was decided and the quilts should measure 12" x 12".

St Andrews Church Coffee Shop kindly let us display the quilts and it was set up as a 'Silent Auction'. It proved very popular with visitors and coffee shop customers. There was also a sales table of items made by members. Together with other small fundraising events throughout the year Waterside Quilters raised a total of £745 which was donated to Honeypot Children's Charity.

Well done ladies.