National Exhibition opens on 21st June 2008 in Kilkenny

The IPS National Quilt Exhibition 2008 opens on 21st June 2008. More than 50 quilts will be on display and they show traditional and contemporary designs, from small wall hangings to bed-sized quilts. The quilts come from quilters all over Ireland.

The IPS has 7 branches all over Ireland so if you are interested in joining us come and get details of those branches and don’t forget to visit our website.


Venue: Cillín Hill, Dublin Road, Kilkenny

Dates: 21st June – 6th July 2008

Times: 10.00 am - 6.00 pm

Irish Hungarian Round Robin

Irish Patchwork Society members from Western Branch have been involved in making round robin quilts with quilters from Hungary. A round robin quilt is each made by a pair of quilters. In this project 20 quilters from Ireland and 20 Hungarian quilters took part. To start, everyone made a block for the centre, this centre was passed to the other country, where your counterpart added the first border. Then the quilt came back to you to add the second border and finish the quilt. So everyone involved got a quilt to keep.

Pictured is one pair of these quilts. Irish quilter has used Hungarian blue materials in her quilt and the Hungarian quilt has patterns inspired by Newgrange. An exhibition of the Irish owned quilts is currently on display in the Galway Museum until end of May along with quilts of Western Branch exhibition "Treasured Memories".

Irish Patchwork Society members will see more of the quilts and details of the round robin in their next newsletter. To join the IPS, please visit our website at http://www.irishpatchwork.ie

IPS National Quilt Exhibition 2008 - LINKS

The IPS National Quilt Exhibition 2008 opens in Cillin Hill, Kilkenny, Ireland on 21st June 2008.

Entries are invited from members of the IPS and members can find the entry form here or in the Winter 2007 newsletter. This form should be completed and returned to the organisers by Friday 7th March 2008.

The theme is 'Links' and the organising committee would like a quilt from every member! - any technique, no size limit and must be three layers. If you're not a member, you can join by visiting http://www.irishpatchwork.ie.

IPS at the 2007 Knitting and Stitching Show, Dublin

We're well represented at the Knitting and Stitching Show in Dublin this year. The Society's stand was busy giving information to visitors. The quilts on display show case a selection of work from our members. See our website for full diary of events.

100th Edition of IPS Newsletter

The 100th edition of our newsletter will be posted to members in the next few days. It features Irish quilts as part of the current European Quilt Association exhibition called 'My Country'. Updates from our branches and a report from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, UK in August are just some of the many news items. See the cover and contents. To join the Irish Patchwork Society, please visit our website for a membership form.