A warm day with warm friends was had on Saturday when we meet for our monthly meeting. Lismore quilts brought a wonderful selection of fabric for the pop-up shop. There was a new range of very pretty fat quarters and lots of jellyrolls and layer cakes. There was also some discount fabrics amongst the bolts so something for everyone. Our own Tracy Wardle of Trace Designs gave a fascinating talk on the origins and history of pockets. How they developed as a separate part of woman’s apparel which were a treasured way of self-expression, not just a utilitarian item. Through to the pocket being inc ..read more

4 May 2024 – Southern Branch Meeting. Sacred Heart Church Hall, Western Road, Cork. Guest Speaker: Tracy Wardle. Shop: Lismore Quilts 8 June 2024 – Southern Branch Meeting. Sacred Heart Church Hall, Western Road, Cork. Guest Speaker: Nikki Foley. Shop: The Sewing Shed 14-16 June 2024 National AGM hosted by Southern Branch. Cork International Hotel, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork Airport ..read more

There was a real buzz at this month’s meeting as a good crowd gathered to look back at some of the highlights of the past year and begin to plan for the year ahead. Patchwork Plus were the pop-up shop and were, as always on hand with a great range of fabric and notions. There was an animated slideshow of a selection of quilts that members have displayed over the last 12 months, both in Show and Tell and at our exhibition. There was no guest speaker this month as time was taken for the AGM. The Show and Tell this month included not just quilts but wall hangings, cushions, fabric baskets, an Ipa ..read more

Another busy month for the Southern IPS quilters with the monthly meeting taking place on 9th March. The guest speaker this month was Christine from The Irish Quilter. She showed some of her collection of work and gave a workshop on quilting with freezer paper following the meeting. The Irish Quilter was also the guest shop with a lovely array of fabric and notions. As always a fantastic display was given by members for the show and tell. Our next meeting will take place on Saturday 13 April 2024. This meeting will be followed by the AGM ..read more

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Another wonderful meeting was held on Saturday 13 January with a good crowd of members eager to share and learn. It was a pleasure to welcome Giddy Goat Patchwork who travelled with their shop which was very popular. A spellbinding talk was given by Geraldine Cahill from Giddy Goat Patchwork. She amazed us with the volume and range of her work. Her enthusiasm and joy of quilting was infectious, and we were all left totally motivated. Christmas was still in our minds as show and tell included some lovely festive work completed over the break. Along with a great range of other projects. The afte ..read more

What a great meeting we had last Saturday despite a few hiccups ! We had to cancel our afternoon workshop with Sandra Noonan of the Sewing Shed due to Covid. I hope that you are making a good recovery Sandra. Nikki sent her shop under the care of her twin sons James and John. They were run off their feet because the shop was so busy. They gave us a really interesting talk about their mother’s quilting journey and what it was like to grow up surrounded by all things patchwork and quilting! They had wonderful stories to tell which kept us enthralled and especially during the lockdown when she la ..read more

Has it really been almost a month since we saw each other last? Only two more meetings till the summer and our May meeting is almost upon us. Here are the meeting details : Date: Saturday 13th May Venue: Sacred Heart Church Hall Door opens: 10am Door fee for members: €4 Door fee for non-members: €8 (you are welcome to attend two meetings as a non-member) Shop: The Sewing Shed Speaker: Sarah Noonan, of The Sewing Shed Show and Tell: Please bring your creations to inspire us Raffle: Only €1 euro per ticket Coffee and Tea: Provided. Please bring along som ..read more

We had great craic at our AGM this Saturday, as we celebrated the Branch’s achievements over the past few months and welcomed some new blood onto the committee to help plan for the coming months. After the business of the AGM, our own Sheila Devereux gave us a real treat as she talked us through some of her work. The vast majority of Sheila’s work is hand pieced and hand quilted, and we marvelled at the breadth of styles and techniques used. Here is a taste of her beautiful work… If that wasn’t enough inspiration, we also had a fabulous Show and Tell from some of our ver ..read more

It was all go at the March Meeting of the Southern Branch of the IPS. We were delighted to welcome the wonderfully talented Tomomi McElwee of Slaney Quilting Studio, who brought her shop and gave us a spectacular Trunk Show of her quilts. There was also a huge response to Show and Tell this month and we were treated to an inspiring display of quilts, bags and wall-hangings from our extremely talented members ..read more