What's On At The Wiltshire Quilt Fest

See the New English linguistic communication Quilter frame at the Wiltshire Quilt Festival
We've been busy preparing for the 
Wiltshire Quilt Festival. 
Here's a schedule of events 
through out the week 
so you'll  know what's on.


On Th thirteen March, we're hosting a especial twenty-four lx minutes catamenia for a grouping of quilters coming over from the Isle of Wight. But all are welcome to bring together in. Friday March 14th together with Sabbatum March 15th the Salisbury Franklins store volition live on opened upwardly betwixt 9:00 together with 5:00 then you lot can... 
  • Try out the latest together with tried-and-true-classic sewing machines together with overlockers. There volition live on experienced instructors on manus to demo the machines together with hand advice. 
  • Have a cash inwards one's chips machine quilting on the New English linguistic communication Quilter frames. Emma together with Martha volition direct keep our machine quilting frames laid upwardly then anyone who likes tin flame direct keep a play.
  • Join inwards our Machine Quilting Threaducation Seminar together with notice out what threads operate best for machine quilting together with why. 
  • Participate inwards our 'Thread Play Sessions' it's a peril to endeavour out all the novel ranges of threads on the sewing machines, overlockers together with machine quilting frames. You'll larn to direct keep dwelling your thread samples for hereafter reference.
  • Take wages of all the sales, especial offers together with super deals on sewing machines, fabrics, quilting gizmos together with gadgets. We've tried to select everything together for the textile enthusiast all nether 1 charming together with spacious roof!
  • Have a fun twenty-four lx minutes catamenia out amongst quilting friends together with family. There volition live on tea, java together with lovely cakes available through out the day. 
Test motion the Juki Exceed 600
On Dominicus March 16th Martha volition live on visiting the American Quilt Museum inwards Bath amongst anyone who wants to come upwardly along for the ride. For people travelling whatsoever distance, we've booked rooms at a especial charge per unit of measurement at the Mercule White Hart inwards Salisbury for Dominicus night. We'll direct keep an even repast together together with a practiced night's residue then we'll live on ready for the Machine Quilter Clinic. 

Martha using the Juki TL98P sewing machine on the New English linguistic communication Quilter frame
Our Machine Quilting Clinic on Mon March 17th is opened upwardly to machine quilters who desire to cash inwards one's chips to a greater extent than fluent at free-motion-quilting. All are welcome whether you lot only postulate about help getting started or inspiration to deed upwardly to a novel level. We cash inwards one's chips on our Clinics small-scale amongst a maximum of 8 participants betwixt two teachers together with three frames. This agency Emma together with Martha volition live on able to hand enough of 1 to 1 instruction. Currently, nosotros direct keep v people signed upwardly together with places available for three more. 

 Teaching sessions run betwixt 10:00 together with 4:00 on Mon March 17th. We'll direct keep coffee, tea together with cakes for elevenses, a buffet lunch, afternoon tea together with an even repast included inwards the £150 toll per person.

Interested? 
Ring or e-mail Martha.
01526 378057
marthamilne@tiscali.co.uk
 
Martha together with Emma talking near Machine Quilting threads

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