Canterbury Patchwork and Quilting Guild

Looking for something to do? Pop along to the Art Centre to see Embroidery Matters.

Our June Mid-Winter Guild meetings brought out a truly beautiful collection of members' work, and what a delight it was to see so many inspiring quilts and projects on display.

Show & Tell is always one of the highlights of our meetings, giving us the opportunity to celebrate each other's achievements, share ideas, and be inspired for our own quilting journeys.

Thank you to everyone who brought along their creations. Your willingness to share your work is what makes our Guild such a welcoming and encouraging community.

Which project catches your eye? We'd love to hear what inspires you most! 🧵❤️

Don't forget to enter your pride and joys.

Exhibition Entry Form – Quilt Symposium 2026 Please indicate if your entry is an original design (that you have designed yourself), made from a pattern or with a tutor in a workshop/class.

Today's meeting is our Sit &Stitch Day. See you at 1.30pm

Fabric a Brac is arranging a mop up pop up at:

The Hornby Community Hall
10am to 1pm
Saturday 4th July

Loads of quilting cottons plus boxes of other fabrics.

This is something not to be missed.

🐔 **Crazy Patch Chooks Workshop** 🧵

Yesterday we enjoyed a wonderful day of creativity at our Crazy Patch Chook workshop with tutor **Lynda Brocklhurst**.

Participants created an amazing variety of crazy patchwork designs, with each chook developing its own unique personality and style. It was fantastic to see so much creativity, colour, and enthusiasm throughout the day.

Thank you, Lynda, for sharing your Crazy Chook pattern and expertise with us. We are looking forward to seeing all the completed hens and the finishing touches everyone adds to their projects.

A special thank you to **Ruth** for providing a delicious morning tea, which was greatly appreciated by everyone and helped make the day even more enjoyable.

Well done to everyone who attended and made the workshop such a success! 🐓✨

Work is progressing well at the workstations, with some impressive pieces coming together in today's Alice's Wonderland sew-along monthly workshop.

On Saturday 6 June at the St John’s Anglican Church monthly market, cnr of Church street and High Street, Rangiora, between 9.30am and 1pm, the North Canterbury Patchwork Group will be selling the rest of a huge stash of quality fabric from Heather Boyd. They will be accepting CASH ONLY.

Their stall will be found in the St Johns Church Hall.

Join us for a heritage talk and community stitching event! 🧵

At this free talk, the Ashburton Family History Group will share their years of research on the Mid Canterbury suffragettes, and add local context to this pivotal moment in time.

During this talk, we will also be running a community stitching event! Add a stitch to the textile artwork that is being created to celebrate our suffragettes by the Ashburton Embroiderers' Guild to support the Association of New Zealand Embroiderers’ Guilds Inc and Canterbury Suffrage Stitchers.

🎤 Heritage talk | Saturday 06 June, 11am
🧵Community Stitching Event | Saturday 06 June, 10.30am - 3.30pm

Image: Detail from Suffrage and Stitches exhibition, 2023