Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at St Francis de Sale Church Hall, Wash Common, Newbury, from 7.15 -9.00pm.
The meetings are mainly social but many members bring hand sewing projects to work on. Each month there is usually a theme (see details for 2025 below) and members can bring work to ‘Show and Tell’. You do not have to bring anything to show and you could bring a work in progress or just something that you think would interest members.
We often have demonstrations of techniques but if you have any queries about how to tackle a sewing problem then one of the members will be willing to give you advice. Just ask.
Membership is currently £30 per annum running from October to October. If you join during the year the fee will be reduced accordingly. Members over 80 are free. There is no charge for the monthly meetings. However, you can buy a raffle ticket for £1 to enter into the draw to win a sewing related prize.
Workshops are held regularly and details about these and how to sign up can be found in the newsletters and on the Workshops tag.
If you wear a name badge to the meeting you will be entered into a free raffle!
Meetings and Activities in 2025
January 22nd Meeting - Presentation of "Perfectly Pieced" finished quilts. Library books available to borrow
Saturday January 25th - Sew on Saturday (SOS) workshop in Chieveley Village Hall, 10am - 4pm. No charge. Bring you own work. Four different techniques will be demonstrated:
Inserting a flange: Sarah N; Beginning to quilt: Sue C; Finishing the binding: Cat; Mitred corners: Caroline
February 26th Meeting - Foundation Paper Piecing session led by Sue C
March 26th Meeting - Folded Squares session led by Teresa
March 29th Sew on Saturday at Chievely Village Hall. A workshop by Christine Green
April 23rd Meeting - Scrappy Quilts - feedback on Christine Green's workshop for anyone not able to attend. Plus a talk by a representative of Region 6 of the Quilters' Guild (to be confirmed)
May 16th or 17th (to be confirmed) Outing to Malverns Quilt Show
May 28th Meeting - Modern Quilts session led by Geraldine and Gail
June 25th Meeting - "Quilt as You Go" session led by Sue C
June 28th - Sew on Saturday Workshop at Chievely Village Hall by Julie of Juberry
July 23rd Meeting - Silver Anniversary Celebration Party, including the Silver Challenge. Previous members will be invited to join us to celebrate 25 years of Market Square Quilters
Friday 1st August - Trip to the Festival of Quilts at the NEC. To be confirmed
August 27th Meeting - Your First Quilt - bring your first quilt or early piece of patchwork and the story of how you got started. Plus the Quilters' Guild suitcase of work to admire
September 24th Meeting - "Using Collage as inspiration" session led by Sarah N and Cat
October 22nd Meeting - Annual General Meeting. Bring and Buy and launch of this year's Christmas Challenge
November 8th - Sew on Saturday Workshop at Chievely Village hall with Kate Findlay
November 26th Meeting - Talk by Harriet Riddell of InStitchYou
December 10th - Christmas Social and display of Christmas Challenge items
Location & Directions
From Newbury take the A343 Andover Road up the hill and straight on at the mini roundabouts by The Gun and The Old Bell. Park House School is on the left and just past this is Warren Road with a sign pointing to Catholic Church. Take the second turning on the right, past the presbytery and in to the car park.