Welsh Heritage Quilters

03/06/2026

Show and tell was a small affair today. Norma showed us a beautiful blue striped charity quilt. June showed us a very bright quilt called Red Hats.
Ann says those who are entering the group quilt will need to be ready to move on to the next person on Wednesday 1st July. Names will be drawn out of Ann’s very bright hat as to who you pass it on to.
Judy outline finances from the exhibition. Details in email later.
Norma won the raffle.
Date for your diary 22nd July - there will be a talk on Welsh quilt bureaus (specifically the Rural Industries Bureau or RIB) formed in the 1920s-30s to revive traditional Welsh quilting, turning a struggling cottage craft into a luxury, high-quality export to support impoverished mining communities. More details later.

27/05/2026

With the 2026 exhibition closed we can now also reveal the Visitors Choice/Doreen Gough trophy awarded to Martina's Every Shadow Tells a Story. Apparently a shadow sampler is a rare thing. Second went to Martina's Homeless Quilt. And Polly's Applique Quilt beat Lynda's There be Dragons by just one vote. Norma's total body of work exhibited got the highest number of votes after Martina and Polly. I think we can all be proud of ourselves.

27/05/2026

Only one show and tell today, but what an amazing quilt. This one deserves to be featured by itself, with its abundance of creatures and summery vibe. We all loved it. Well done Julie Preece.

25/05/2026

Last day ⭐️⭐️⭐️ get down there and see the fabulous works…closes at 4pm. Free entry, dogs welcomed.

A new Welsh Heritage Quilters exhibition has opened at Llanidloes’ Minerva Arts Centre, celebrating tradition, creativity and sustainability.

22/05/2026

Last chance to visit the Welsh Heritage Quilters exhibition today, tomorrow and on Bank Holiday Monday!
“TŶ’R CWILTIAU (House of Quilts)”
Open until 25th May (10am to 4pm) at the Minerva Arts Centre, Llanidloes, courtesy of the Quilt Association. Free entrance, donations encouraged. Come and enjoy our 80+ fabulous exhibits plus some shopping opportunities from The Patchwork Hare Quilt Studio and the Aberdashery.

20/05/2026

Some great show and tell items today. Ann's quilt for her animal mad grandson, with so many creatures on both sides. Then Mary's hand sewn oven gloves. And finally Pam kicked off our strips for charity project (no, not what you're thinking 😉) with a blue Greek key one. Can't wait to see this progress.

13/05/2026

Our exhibition is still on for another two weeks, but slowly some of our members' thoughts are turning back to quilting. Jackie has started a Seminole quilt and completed her first strip. And Martina finished a project a friend of hers started years ago, a butterfly garland. Ann meanwhile is still recovering from her 80th birthday month. She showed us the family t-shirts her family had printed and wore in her honour. How fun.
We've also embarked on a charity quilt project, so watch this space ...

06/05/2026

Show and tell had a cosmopolitan flavour today, with Pam showing an African Kawandi WIP and Jackie a Japanese Boro one. Very similar techniques actually.
Then Mandy and Moy shared their efforts from this morning's art group, some marbled papers and fabrics. The possibilities are endless.

05/05/2026

Our exhibition feature in the Country Times.
https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/26077111.new-exhibition-celebrating-welsh-quilting-llanidloes/?ref=ebln&nid=1547&block=article_block_a&u=cec6db296403772c2bef8e4fbc54441d&date=050526&fbclid=IwdGRjcARm_mBjbGNrBGb-F2V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHlC5gqD5ClIAXk5oTNUVgOaQBh3yJp0vT0RKr4doPPWJzfYp4OshWjLc89jj_aem_hWK_98D2PmGQqyQP9BC53w

A new Welsh Heritage Quilters exhibition has opened at Llanidloes’ Minerva Arts Centre, celebrating tradition, creativity and sustainability.

03/05/2026

CW Maintenance came to our home, the Minerva Arts Centre last Friday, to service our hard worked and deserving sewing machines. They even left us a box of sweets. How nice was that? Good to know we have help, when we run into trouble with our machines. Wouldn't want to miss too much stitching time. 😉