JANUARY 2026
Saturday January 24th : Zoom Meeting
2pm Zoom opens
2.30pm Talk by Heather Audin – Curator,
Quilters’ Guild of the British Isles :
“Treasures from the Quilt Collection”
The Quilt Collection is a fabulous resource that numbers over 1000 pieces of historic and contemporary textiles and represents a broad range of patchwork and quilting styles that date from the early 18th century to the present day. Heathers talk explores some of those wonderful pieces of our social and domestic history, each with their own fascinating stories of who made them and why they were made.
Sunday 25th: Workshop: Jacqui Cotterill :
“Petticoats and Pockets”
Simple hand quilting, templates for hand and machine
quilting and make a pocket. Learn 18th century sewing skills.
Littlebourne VH 10am – 4pm
£30 member/£45 non-member
FEBRUARY 2026
Saturday February 7th : UFO Day Lower
Hardres 10am-4pm
£12 member/£17 non-member
A day to work on your own Un Finished Object in the company of fellow quilters.
MARCH 2026
Saturday March 14th : Oast Meeting
As agreed by the members at the 2025 AGM, this meeting will commence 30 minutes earlier than usual. The doors will open at 1.30pm.
There will be a short Extraordinary General Meeting at the start (2pm) and the talk will commence shortly after.
2.15pm Talk by Helen Creasy
(@and_sew_i)
My Quilting Journey – “From Architecture to
Quilt Pattern Designer”
Helen Creasey is an award-winning quilt designer, recognised several times at The Festival of Quilts, Birmingham including Visitors Choice in 2023. Quilting for her started as a therapeutic hobby after becoming a mother in 2018, but rapidly evolved into a passion for inspiring and sharing her work with others through social media. Helen’s work is graphic, modern and bold. She uses vibrant colours, black and white as well as gradients to create interest and her body of work is both pictorial and pattern-based. She favours Foundation Paper Piecing (FPP), loving the complex look and detail possible and a natural adaptation of her architectural training.
Helen’s workshops are filled with “aha!” moments as she breaks down advanced techniques into manageable steps.
Sunday 15th : Workshop with Helen Creasy:
A sweet introduction to FPP – Gummy Bear Block
Lower Hardres VH 10am – 4pm
£30 member/£45 non-member
Saturday March 21st : Oast Sewing Bee –
Fabulous Finishes – Learn the many ways to finish your quilt from adding prairie points to mitred corners, how best to attach a hanging sleeve or labels. Someting new to learn for all of us – and great company too! 🙂Petham VH, 10am-4pm
£12 member/£17 non-member
Have a lovely day in like-minded company
MAY 2026
Saturday May 30th (Please NOTE change of date!) :
Oast Meeting
Doors open 2pm
2.30pm Talk by Yasmeen Kreebani Branton (Sand and Stars)
“Living life through needle and thread”
In her presentation Yasmeen will be talking about her life as a designer with her business Sand & Stars, her process for creating patterns and her love for hand applique and hand sewing.
Sunday 31st : (change of date!) Workshop with Yasmeen Kreebani Branton:
Needle turn hand applique – Tulip Love block.
During this workshop Yasmeen will be teaching you how to master needle turn hand appliqué. She will guide you through the steps to create a beautiful modern cushion pattern (finished size 18″ square). The focus will be on how to stitch certain areas of shapes plus tips and tricks to give you the skills and confidence to take on any hand applique pattern.
Lower Hardres 10am-4pm
£30 member/£45 non-member
JUNE 2026
Saturday June 6: Oast Sewing Bee –
Sewing Machine Mat
Petham VH 10am-4pm
£12 member/£17 non-member
JULY 2026
Saturday July 25th : Oast Meeting
Doors open 2pm
2.30pm Talk by Sarah Hibbert :
“From Collage to Quilt”
Sunday July 26th: Workshop with Sarah Hibbert:
Circles and Improv Circles.
Join us for a relaxed and free-flowing day of freestyle patchwork piecing with modern quilter and collage artist Sarah Hibbert. This wonderful improvisational technique lets your fabrics tell you exactly where they want to go, taking all the pressure off fabric selection. You’ll learn to trust your instincts and work more intuitively, creating beautiful combinations without second-guessing yourself.
Lower Hardres VH 10am-4pm,
£50 member /£65 Non-member
AUGUST 2026
Saturday August 22nd : Oast Sewing Bee
Wonky Stars – learn to sew these scrap-busting stars in the company of fellow quilters!
Petham VH 10am -4pm
£12 member/£17 non-member
SEPTEMBER 2026
Saturday September 26th : Oast Open Day
Doors open 10am
Morning: 10.30am : Talk by Melinda Barry :
“Fine Cell Work”
Afternoon: 1pm Talk by: Liz Coleman :
“My Quilting Journey”
Sunday 27th: Workshop with Liz Coleman
Tessellated Pinwheels Christmas Tree
Lower Hardres VH 10am-4pm
£30 member/£45 non-member
Tessellated Pinwheels 2026
OCTOBER 2026
Friday October 23rd – Saturday October 24th : Oast Showcase
St Andrew’s Church, Watling Street, Canterbury CT1 2UA
NOVEMBER 2026
Saturday November 7th : UFO Day
at Lower Hardres VH
10-4pm £12 member/£17 non-member
A day to work on your own Un Finished Objects in the company of fellow quilters.
Saturday November 28th : AGM and Ruby Challenge Vote
As agreed by the members at the 2025 AGM, this meeting will commence 30 minutes earlier than usual. The doors will open at 1.30pm. The AGM will commence at 2pm.
Venue: The Langton Boys School. Doors open at 1.30pm
2026 AGM and Ruby Anniversary Quilt Challenge Vote
if you would like to enter a quilt into our Oast Challenge please use this entry form:
DECEMBER 2026
Saturday December 5th : Oast Sewing Bee –
Sew Christmas Stocking Fillers!
Petham VH 10am-4pm
£12 member/£17 non-member
Click on here to download the 2026 Programme
Booking Workshops with Oast Quilters
Oast Quilters is pleased to organise a variety of tutored workshops throughout the year. Hopefully there is something to please all tastes on the programme, but if your area of interest is not covered then please contact the programme secretary,Tansy Martin, email: oastprogramme@gmail.com who will endeavour to find a suitable speaker/tutor for the future.
The guest tutors for workshops are often nationally, if not internationally, known in textile/quilting circles and we are privileged to be able to learn from their expertise at a rate which is much less than other workshop charges.
Guest tutored workshops cost £30 for the day for members of Oast Quilters (non-members £45). Our ‘In-house’ workshops are tutored by our own talented members and cost £25 for the day for Oast Quilters members and £40 for non-members.
The workshops tutored by invited Speakers take place on the Sunday after the Oast meeting (sometimes if the subject is especially popular more than one workshop is organised with a second usually taking place on the Monday). The workshops tutored by an Oast member take place during in April and June on a Saturday.
Requirements lists will be sent to attendees by email.
We strongly recommend that all electrical equipment brought to workshops (sewing machines, irons, extension cables, etc) should be PAT tested annually.
Tea and coffee is available throughout the day of a workshop, but members should bring their own mug and a packed lunch.
All workshops run from 10am to 4pm but arrive by 9.30 to set up.
If you would like to know whether a particular workshop still has spaces available, please email the workshop organiser oastworkshops@gmail.com or enquire on the Oast Facebook page.
Non-members may attend workshops provided that the workshop is not over-subscribed. Please email the workshop organiser oastworkshops@gmail.com for more information.
Booking a place on a Workshop
Members may request a place on a workshop (first come, first served basis) at any time up to the Oast meeting before the workshop by completing a Oast Workshop Booking Form:
You can obtain a workshop booking form from the Members’ table at each Oast Quilters meeting, or by downloading the booking form here (click on the link):
oast workshop booking form 2026
Verbal booking is not accepted. The only way to book a workshop is by submitting a booking form, either electronic or paper.
Members may book individual workshops throughout the year or book all that they wish to attend in a single submission.
Booking electronically Members are asked to email the completed form as an attachment to oastworkshops@gmail.com
Once a place has been confirmed the requirements list will be emailed to the attendee.
Booking using paper forms: Paper copies are to be placed in an envelope in the ‘Workshops’ box at the meeting or posted to the Workshop Organiser.
Members who want to have the requirements list posted to them must also include a stamped self-addressed envelope (left unsealed) with the completed form. A separate stamped SAE must be provided for each workshop.
Paying for the Workshop
No deposits are required/accepted. Members wishing to attend a workshop must pay the full cost on booking, preferably by BACS.
Full details on how to pay for a workshop are contained in the Booking Form (See link under Booking a Place on a Workshop).
Confirmation of a place on a Workshop
A place on the workshop will be confirmed by email/telephone after receipt of payment by BACS is confirmed.
Members should contact the workshop organiser oastworkshops@gmail.com if they have not received a confirmation within two weeks of submitting their booking form and payment.
The list of confirmed attendees and people on the waiting list will be available at the Members’ table at Oast Meetings.
If a Workshop is over-subscribed
In the event that a workshop is over-subscribed, Oast will endeavour to arrange additional dates that members may be offered.
If that is not possible, then places will be allocated on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.
If a member is informed that they do not have a place, their name will be retained on the waiting list (in order of booking) in case there are any cancellations.
If a member is not successful in securing a place, then the fee will be refunded in full.
Cancelling a place on a Workshop
If you must cancel your place on a workshop, Oast will endeavour to ‘sell’ the place on your behalf. If there is a waiting list for the workshop, the place will be ‘sold’ to the next name on the list and your fee will be refunded.
If there is no one on the waiting list and you have a friend who would like to take the place, please let the Workshop Organiser know. It is vital that the change of name is notified to the Workshop Organiser.
If Oast is unable to sell the place, you will not have your workshop fee refunded. However, if there are exceptional reasons for your cancellation, please contact the Workshop Organiser who will liaise with the Committee regarding a refund of the fee.
Cancelled Workshops
If Oast has to cancel a workshop, full refunds will be issued.
If you would like to find out more about how you can join us then click here.
Venue: from November 2025 onwards: Simon Langton Boys School, Langton Ln, Nackington Rd, Canterbury CT4 7AS
Email: hello@oastquilters.co.uk