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Find branch meetings, workshops and exhibitions around the country and click on an event for more details.


Visitors Welcome!

Visitors are invited to attend up to two branch meetings and we would love to see you at our exhibitions taking place around the country.

For insurance purposes workshops are for members only.

Upcoming events

    • 6 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM
    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 4:00 PM
    • Athy Community Arts Centre, Woodstock Street, Athy, Co. Kildare


    • 7 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • St John the Baptist Parish Hall (Church of Ireland), 15 Seafield Road West, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 NX77

    Back to Basics Workshop -  Machine Quilting with a Walking Foot with Dearbhla O'Reilly

    Dearbhla O'Reilly will help you to quilt your creation and open the wealth of possibilities this simple quilting technique can offer. 



    • 9 Apr 2024
    • 13 Apr 2024
    • An Tain Basement Gallery, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co Louth

    "Spring Time"  branch exhibition, April Tuesday 9th to Saturday 13th, 10am to 4pm daily. An Táin basement Gallery, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co Louth.

    • 13 Apr 2024
    • 3:00 PM (EDT)
    • 14 Apr 2024
    • 3:00 PM (EDT)
    • Online
    Register

    Global Quilt Connection event due to take place on April 13th and April 14 2024.

    The All Star presenter line-up is

    Saturday, April 13th, 3pm-6pm eastern time (8pm-11pm Irish Time)

    • Karen Bolan Precision - How to Cut Curves with a Straight Ruler
    • Ana Buzzalino - Sheer Elegance: Text on Translucent Fabrics
    • Tina Craig - Tina’s Wonder Window for Fussy Cutting Any Shape for English Paper Piecing
    • Cathy Perlmutter - Turned Edge Piecing for Cityscape Quilts
    • Gunnel Hag - Create Your Own Fabric - Easy Stencils
    • Andi Stanfield - Stretch Those Blocks with HRTs
    • Rachel Derstine - Keep It Simple, but Pack a Punch
    • Diane Harris - Build a Scrap Quilt: Brick by Brick
    • Kestrel Michaud - Kestrel’s Total Fray Elimination Technique

    Sunday, April 14th, 3pm-6.30pm eastern time (8pm-11.30pm Irish Time)

    • Carol Wilholt - Lessons from a Potholder
    • Lisa Thorpe - Printing Palozza: A Sampler of Fabric Printing Techniques
    • Pattie Klimek - How to Debone a Shirt in 5 minutes
    • Jenny Kae Parks - Create Classics Using Your Scraps
    • Scarlett Rose - Bias and Beyond: Classic to Modern
    • Laureen Smith - Elevate Your Fusible Applique!
    • Claudia Squio - Make Fabric Boxes Without Sewing
    • Using Cartonnage Technique
    • Margaret Willingham - Create & Make Mini Medallion
    • Cindy Grisdela - Fearless Improv Curves

    The April 2024 sampler events will be available to view for 48 hours after they end!

    Members: Please register on irishpatchwork.com events page to attend this event.  The link will be sent to you closer to the time of the event, please do not pass this on to anyone else.

    Enjoy!  

    The Executive Committee


    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • St Mary's Hall, Main Street, Stranorlar, Co Donegal

    North Western branch meetings take place 10.00 am - 12.30 pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month September - May (except December) in St. Mary's Hall, Main street, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal.  Visitors as well as new members are welcome. 


    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Clarina Community Centre, Ballybrown, Clarina, Co. Limerick

    Please join us at Clarina Community Centre, V94 F5EY just a 6 minute drive from the dock road exit M18 in Limerick. 

    Doors open at 10 and meeting starts at 10:30AM.  Join us for visiting pop up shops, guest speakers, Show & Tell and Tea & Coffee.  Hope to see you there!

    • 20 Apr 2024
    • 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
    • Clarina Community Centre, Ballybrown, Clarina, Co. Limerick

    Please join us at Clarina Community Centre, V94 F5EY just a 6 minute drive from the dock road exit M18 in Limerick. 

    We are delighted to welcome Sharon Hughes from the Eastern Branch who will give a workshop on colour gradients in quilts.   The workshop will be a half day on the Saturday afternoon.  Members only due to insurance reasons.

    • 27 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin D03 PK70

    Eastern Branch meetings take place 10.00 am - 12.30 pm on the 4th Saturday of the month September - June (except December) in St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf, D03 PK70

    There is a lending library for members. Quilting supplies, fabrics, notions etc. may be purchased from visiting shops. There is usually a speaker and illustrated talk and members are encouraged to “Show and Tell” the stories behind their completed quilts.

    Admission at the door is €8.00 for members and €10.00 for guests (who may attend twice before becoming members). Visitors as well as new members are welcome.


    • 27 Apr 2024
    • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
    • St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin D03 PK70

    Back to Basics - squaring and binding your quilt with Valerie Monaghan.

    In this workshop you will learn how to finish your quilt – preparing for binding, making and attaching binding and how to hand stitch the binding for a neat finish.

    • 28 Apr 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    • St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin D03 PK70

    Finishing School – Fabulous Finishes for Fantastic Quilts One Day Workshop with Tracey Wardle

    What to expect

    Are you dissatisfied with the finish of your quilts? Is the miter not quite square? Do you want to add a little pizzazz to your binding? This class will help you to make your finishes fabulous!

    In this class we will:

    create samples of 2¼” and 3½” binding with crisp, square mitred corners

    3½” mitred binding

    learn how to make a perfect flange and a snazzy piped binding

    Piped binding

    make a clean, sharp full-faced edge binding.

    Full faced edge, finished with hand stitching

    Make a faced edge with a frame

    Faced edge frame finish

    This is a techniques-based class where you will create samples of each technique to go with the extensive and fully illustrated notes provided so that you will create your own reference library of finishing techniques to consult each time you’re ready to finish a quilt.

    Note The quilt sandwiches for the samples should be lightly quilted, either straight-line stitched or with FMQ.



    • 18 May 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • St Mary's Hall, Main Street, Stranorlar, Co Donegal

    North Western branch meetings take place 10.00 am - 12.30 pm on the 3rd Saturday of the month September - May (except December) in St. Mary's Hall, Main street, Stranorlar, Co. Donegal.  Visitors as well as new members are welcome. 


    • 18 May 2024
    • 10:30 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Clarina Community Centre, Ballybrown, Clarina, Co. Limerick

    Please join us at Clarina Community Centre, V94 F5EY just a 6 minute drive from the dock road exit M18 in Limerick. 

    Doors open at 10 and meeting starts at 10:30AM.  Join us for visiting pop up shops, guest speakers, Show & Tell and Tea & Coffee.  Hope to see you there!

    • 25 May 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin D03 PK70

    Eastern Branch meetings take place 10.00 am - 12.30 pm on the 4th Saturday of the month September - June (except December) in St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf, D03 PK70

    There is a lending library for members. Quilting supplies, fabrics, notions etc. may be purchased from visiting shops. There is usually a speaker and illustrated talk and members are encouraged to “Show and Tell” the stories behind their completed quilts.

    Admission at the door is €8.00 for members and €10.00 for guests (who may attend twice before becoming members). Visitors as well as new members are welcome.


    • 25 May 2024
    • 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
    • St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin D03 PK70

    In this workshop, Leanne will show you how to include Celtic motifs on your quilts. Kits will be available. 



     


    • 14 Jun 2024
    • 9:30 AM
    • 16 Jun 2024
    • 4:00 PM
    • Cork International Hotel, Cork Airport Business Park, Cork Airport, T12 H516
    Register

    All members are invited to attend the AGM conference this June.  The AGM portion is free to IPS members.  For those attending the lunch and/or talk please register online or by sending your completed AGM booking form by post.   Payment can be made online through stripe or if registering by post, by sending a cheque/postal order/bankdraft with the AGM booking form.

    Saturday June 15th Timetable:

    9.30am -10.30am .............................. Registration, tea / coffee, shops
    10.30am - 13.00pm ........................... AGM
    13.00pm - 14.00pm ........................... Lunch
    14.15pm - 15.45pm ............................ Talk by Guest Speaker, Designer and Artist, Janet Clare (janetclare.co.uk)

    Visitors (Non IPS Members)  are welcome to attend the talk at a cost of €15.

    Sunday June 14th or 16th

    10.00am-4.00pm Workshop with Janet Clare on Free-Motion Stitching and Fusible Appliqué.  Open to IPS members only.  To book your place in the workshop, please send your completed booking form by post to: Briege Lennon, 51 Manor Place, Dublin 7, D07 Y7FY7.  

    As there are limited spaces on the workshop, please do not send payment for the workshop until after your place has been confirmed.  

    • 22 Jun 2024
    • 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    • St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin D03 PK70

    Eastern Branch meetings take place 10.00 am - 12.30 pm on the 4th Saturday of the month September - June (except December) in St Anthony's Hall, Clontarf, D03 PK70

    There is a lending library for members. Quilting supplies, fabrics, notions etc. may be purchased from visiting shops. There is usually a speaker and illustrated talk and members are encouraged to “Show and Tell” the stories behind their completed quilts.

    Admission at the door is €5.00 for members and €10.00 for guests (who may attend twice before becoming members). Visitors as well as new members are welcome.


Past events

23 Mar 2024 Eastern Branch Colourwash with Sharon Hughes
23 Mar 2024 Eastern Branch March 2024 Meeting
16 Mar 2024 Mid-West Branch meeting March
16 Mar 2024 North West Branch March Meeting
25 Feb 2024 Eastern Branch Eileen McNulty Workshop
24 Feb 2024 Eastern Branch February 2024 Meeting
17 Feb 2024 Mid-West Branch Workshop with Mary Palmer
17 Feb 2024 Mid-West Branch meeting February
17 Feb 2024 North West Branch February Meeting
11 Feb 2024 Back to Basics Workshop -Machine Applique
1 Feb 2024 2024 National Exhibition "A Common Thread"
27 Jan 2024 Eastern Branch January 2024 Meeting
20 Jan 2024 Mid-West Branch meeting January
20 Jan 2024 North West Branch January Meeting
9 Dec 2023 South Midlands Branch exhibit St.Canice's Cathedral Christmas Tree Festival
3 Dec 2023 Back to Basics Workshop - Half Square and Quarter Square Triangles
2 Dec 2023 Mid-West Branch meeting December
26 Nov 2023 Kandinksy with Loretta O'Brien
25 Nov 2023 Back to Basics - Getting to know your sewing machine
25 Nov 2023 Eastern Branch November 2023 Meeting
18 Nov 2023 Mid-West Branch meeting November
12 Nov 2023 Back to Basics Workshop - Simply Squares
12 Nov 2023 3D Applique Workshop
5 Nov 2023 Back to Basics Workshop - Simply Squares
28 Oct 2023 Eastern Branch October 2023 Meeting
23 Oct 2023 Hands Across the Border Exhibition: A Walk in the Park
21 Oct 2023 Mid-West Branch meeting October
23 Sep 2023 Improv Curves Workshop
23 Sep 2023 Eastern Branch September 2023 Meeting
13 Sep 2023 Free motion quilting with rulers workshop
13 Sep 2023 Free motion quilting with rulers workshop
10 Aug 2023 Hands Across the Border Exhibition: A Walk in the Park
8 Aug 2023 EQA Flower Power Exhibition
14 Jul 2023 "Made with Love" Southern Branch Exhibtion
2 Jul 2023 Shades of Summer Eastern Branch Exhibtion
24 Jun 2023 Eastern Branch June 2023 Meeting
17 Jun 2023 IPS AGM Conference 2023
28 May 2023 Eastern Branch Fused Stained Glass Technique Workshop with Paula Rafferty
27 May 2023 Eastern Branch AGM and May 2023 Meeting
20 May 2023 North West Branch May 2023 meeting
20 May 2023 Mid West Branch AGM and May 2023 meeting
4 May 2023 Hands Across the Border Exhibition 2023
23 Apr 2023 Eastern Branch Jigsaw Workshop
22 Apr 2023 Eastern Branch April 2023 Meeting
15 Apr 2023 Mid West Branch Apr 2023 meeting
26 Mar 2023 Eastern Branch Scrap Happy Workshop
25 Mar 2023 Eastern Branch March 2023 Meeting
18 Mar 2023 Mid West Branch Mar 2023 meeting
11 Mar 2023 Eastern Branch Back to Basics Workshop - Machine Quilting with a Walking Foot
26 Feb 2023 Eastern Branch Quilt in a Day Workshop
25 Feb 2023 Eastern Branch February 2023 Meeting
18 Feb 2023 Mid West Branch Wonky Stars Workshop
18 Feb 2023 Mid West Branch Feb 2023 meeting
4 Feb 2023 Back to Basics Workshop -Machine Applique
28 Jan 2023 Eastern Branch January 2023 Meeting
21 Jan 2023 Back to Basics Workshop - Half Square and Quarter Square Triangles
18 Jan 2023 Call to action: Anyone interested in establishing a North Western Branch
2 Dec 2022 Mid West Branch Dec 2022 meeting
27 Nov 2022 Bargello Workshop
26 Nov 2022 Branch Meeting
13 Nov 2022 Back to Basics Workshop - Simply Squares
12 Nov 2022 South Midlands Branch meeting Nov 2022
11 Nov 2022 Mid West Branch Nov 2022 meeting
23 Oct 2022 Freezer Paper Piecing
22 Oct 2022 Eastern Branch Meeting
15 Oct 2022 Curved piecing workshop Lena Pugacheva
14 Oct 2022 Mid West Branch Oct 2022 meeting
1 Oct 2022 Hawaiian Appliqué
17 Sep 2022 Global Quilt Connection
15 Sep 2022 European Patchwork Meeting
9 Sep 2022 Mid West Branch Sept 2022 meeting
18 Aug 2022 Festival of Quilts
18 Aug 2022 European Quilt Association 'Diversity' Exhibition at Festival of Quilts
13 Aug 2022 Exhibition: "Recycled" and "Landscape Language Migration"
10 Aug 2022 South Midland Branch Exhibition
2 Aug 2022 "Hanging Together Again" exhibition
1 Aug 2022 Quilt Marquee at the Tinahely show
30 Jul 2022 Global Quilt Connection
23 Jul 2022 Eastern Branch Exhibition 2022
16 Jul 2022 Irish Patchwork Conference
13 Jul 2022 "Old Roots - New Shoots" exhibition
6 Jul 2022 River of Dreams Quilt Exhibition
1 Jul 2022 Kandinsky Triangles and Thread - Exhibition by Loretta O’Brien
26 Jun 2022 Indigo Dyeing and Shibori Technique workshop with Paula Rafferty
18 Jun 2022 IPS AGM Conference
11 Jun 2022 Mid West Branch Workshop with Nikki Foely
10 Jun 2022 Mid West Branch June 2022 meeting
7 Jun 2022 "Language, Landscape, Migration" and "Recycled Textiles" exhibitions
28 May 2022 Eastern Branch meeting and AGM
13 May 2022 Mid West Branch May 2022 meeting
30 Apr 2022 Big and Beautiful Quilt Exhibition
23 Apr 2022 Eastern Branch meeting
8 Apr 2022 Mid West Branch April 2022 meeting
26 Mar 2022 Eastern Branch meeting
19 Mar 2022 Global Quilt Connection - Sampler Platter 2022
11 Mar 2022 Mid West Branch March 2022 meeting
11 Feb 2022 Mid West Branch February 2022 meeting
8 Oct 2021 Mid West Branch October 2021 meeting
31 Aug 2021 Hands Across the Border - Hanging Together Again
7 Jul 2021 IPS Interchange - Threads Connect Exhibition
26 Jun 2021 Eastern Branch meeting
20 Jun 2021 Kathy Ross Workshop
19 Jun 2021 Talk by Kathy Ross Textile Artist
19 Jun 2021 Annual General Meeting 2021
22 May 2021 Eastern Branch meeting
24 Apr 2021 Eastern Branch meeting
18 Apr 2021 Virtual Tour of Japan and the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival - Talk by Kim Caskey
8 Apr 2021 Postcard making session with Miriam Gogarty
3 Apr 2021 Topic: MaryAnn's Mystery Quilt - Final Session
27 Mar 2021 Joanna O'Neill Workshop
27 Mar 2021 Eastern Branch meeting
20 Mar 2021 Joanna O'Neill Workshop
27 Feb 2021 Eastern Branch meeting
23 Jan 2021 Eastern Branch meeting
28 Nov 2020 Eastern Branch virtual meeting
24 Oct 2020 Eastern Branch virtual meeting
9 Oct 2020 Mid West Branch October meeting
11 Sep 2020 Mid West Sept. Meeting
28 Jun 2020 Eastern Branch workshop - Batik Landscapes with Annmarie Boyle
27 Jun 2020 Eastern Branch Meeting
24 May 2020 Beginner Workshop - Sashing and Borders
23 May 2020 Eastern Branch Meeting
17 May 2020 Eastern Branch workshop - Fabric Travel Journals with Gillian Travis
16 May 2020 Interlaced Patchwork with Gillian Travis
26 Apr 2020 Eastern Branch workshop - Quilt As You Go with Helen O'Donohue
25 Apr 2020 Eastern Branch Meeting
18 Apr 2020 Beginner workshop - Machine Appliqué
29 Mar 2020 Eastern Branch workshop - Free Motion Quilting with Tomomi McElwee
28 Mar 2020 Eastern Branch Meeting
14 Mar 2020 Beginner Workshop - Machine Quilting with Walking Foot
13 Mar 2020 Mid-Western Branch Meeting March 2020
23 Feb 2020 Eastern branch workshop - Paint to Stitch with Catherine Gray
22 Feb 2020 Eastern Branch Meeting
15 Feb 2020 Beginner workshop - Half- and Quarter-Square Triangles
13 Feb 2020 Mid-Western Branch Meeting February 2020
26 Jan 2020 Eastern branch workshop - 3D Appliqué with Olena Pugachova
25 Jan 2020 Eastern Branch Meeting
11 Jan 2020 Beginner Workshop - Simply Squares
9 Jan 2020 Mid-Western Branch Meeting January 2020
7 Dec 2019 Beginner workshop - Introduction to Patchwork
5 Dec 2019 Mid-Western Branch Meeting December 2019
27 Nov 2019 Mid Western Branch Villiers sewing night 27th November
24 Nov 2019 Mid Western Branch Workshop 24th November
23 Nov 2019 Eastern Branch Meeting
20 Nov 2019 Mid Western Branch Villiers sewing night 20th November
16 Nov 2019 Eastern Branch Open Day
14 Nov 2019 Mid-Western Branch Meeting November 2019
13 Nov 2019 Mid Western Branch Villiers sewing night 13th November
7 Nov 2019 Knitting & Stitching
6 Nov 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 6th November
27 Oct 2019 Eastern branch workshop - Realistic Applique with Ethelda Ellis
26 Oct 2019 Eastern Branch Meeting
23 Oct 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 23rd October
16 Oct 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 16th October
10 Oct 2019 Mid-Western Branch Meeting October 2019
9 Oct 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 9th October
2 Oct 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 2nd October
28 Sep 2019 Branch Meeting
25 Sep 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 25th Sept
18 Sep 2019 Mid Western Bracnch Villiers sewing night 18th Sept
12 Sep 2019 Mid-Western Branch Meeting September 2019
2 Mar 2018 An Grianan Weekend
7 Oct 2017 Annual General Meeting - 7th October

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