Anyone is welcome to join as long as they agree with the ethos and expectations of the group, show up and join in meetings and exhibitions. There is no jurying of members or their work. Membership size will be reviewed once we have 30 members. Should a waiting list develop, any member who hasn’t been seen at a meeting for 12 months or more (except in exceptional circumstances) will be asked to leave.
The group has a committee to make decisions about the meeting programme, exhibitions, challenges etc. Members of the group agree to abide by decisions of the committee.
The group is made up of predominantly contemporary quilters and members aspire to produce textile art. All members want to develop their practice. The group is a ‘doing and making' group not simply ‘show and tell’. The expectation is that all members will join in activities and challenges. Members will support each other in their work. Members will be prepared to discuss their work with fellow members who will give each other robust and constructive feedback. We will share techniques, practice, ideas and problems.
We are an exhibiting group, with the expectation that all members will exhibit their work.
We meet in the day time (11 till 4) on Thursdays in the third week of the month. Members will bring their own lunch, tea and coffee is available from the Delhi bar.
The venue for most meetings in 2023 is Deli Studios, 107 Leadenhall Street, London EC3A 4AF.
There is access to a lift and a disabled toilet.
At each meeting we start with show and tell, requests for advice and feedback, and the progress people have made with the previous month’s activities. Members often bring hand work to do during this part of the meeting. Lunch is usually at about 1 pm. After lunch we all take part in a group activity which one member of the group leads.
Additional meetings or expeditions may be arranged from time to time.
CQLondon.org.uk has been procured. Annie Folkard manages the website. It includes public and private areas. Any contacts or questions from the website are redirected to the CQLondon email address.
Members should use the CQL Facebook page for general communication between group members, showing off work, asking for advice etc and limit emails to business and notification of meetings and even then being circumspect before hitting reply all.
A CQLondon gmail account has been set up. The Facebook group is a closed group limited to current members of the group.
We aim to fund our activities from contributions from members. Currently we do not have a separate bank account.
We have agreed to have an annual membership fee of £25 for each calendar year. The annual membership fee is payable whenever a member joins in the year. Potential members are allowed one ‘visitor’ meeting, when they pay the daily cost, before joining the group.
The costs associated with each meeting will be covered by those attending and will be set to meet the costs of hiring the venue and other costs associated with the workshop activity. At present this is £10 for each member attending.
An account sheet will be completed for each month to show income and expenditure.
We expect to build up a reserve through these fees to cover future exhibition and similar costs. These would be reimbursed at Guild expenses rates. The option of opening a bank account will be reviewed at a later date.
A committee has been formed, its members have the following responsibilities:
(1) Chair meetings of the group
(2) Point of contact and recruiter of members
(3) Venue housekeeping (to make sure that it is ready for group and left clean and tidy at the end of each session.)
(4) Co-ordinate the delivery of the programme for year so that there is a lead for each meeting, we all know what we are doing and we have a productive time at meetings
(5) Exhibitions co-ordinator
(6) Website manager
(7) Money monitor and venue bookings
(8) Minutes
(9) Decisions will be made by majority with the Chair having a casting vote.
(10) Members of the group agree to abide by decisions of the committee.
(11) The majority of the business will be conducted by email and with brief quarterly meetings before or after we meet.