Our guest speaker for the March meeting was Cecile Flegg from Donegal. Cecile brought a fantastic selection of quilts to show us so sit back and enjoy the following photos (kindly taken by Sandlin)
The Western Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society meets on the second Saturday of every month from Sep. to May in The Bridge Centre, St. Mary's Road, Galway at 10am.
Membership costs 40Euro a year and allows you to attend meetings anywhere in Ireland, exhibit with the group, participate in classes and workshops, borrow from the library, receive a quarterly national newsletter.....all that and make lots of new friends who share a common interest!
10 March 2012: Monthly meeting: Guest Speaker - to be confirmed. Shop – R.A.G.S for Linda. Afternoon workshop: Bernadette Falvey Foundation Piecing
12 May 2012: AGM, Guest Speaker – Sherry Nugent. Western Trophy Challenge
14 April 2012: Guest Speaker – Josephine Helly. Shop – Patchwork Plus. Afternoon workshop: Marilyn Farrell Hand Appliqué
7 June 2012: International Quilt Festival of Ireland at NUI Campus
Western Trophy
Winners since 1989: Bernadette Falvey (twice), Francois Yates, Isabelle Foyle (twice), Ann Ackerley, Amina Smith (twice), Anne Keating, Mogs McDonnell, Agnes Feeney, Colette O'Donnell, Joan Colleran, Liz Nolan, Monica Lannon (twice), Sheila Connaire, Bridie O'Mahony, Gyongyi Varadi, Jan Adams, Johanna Tyrell
Heritage Quilt
"Western Reflections" a heritage quilt created by members of the Western Branch of the Irish Patchwork Society will be donated to the Galway City Museum's permanent collection on 7th April 2011
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