HISTORY OF MIMRAM QUILTERS
Dieuwke Philpott, who taught patchwork and quilting in the 1970s to 1980s in Codicote. She left Codicote and made those attending promise to set up a group which they called Mimram Quilters. First meeting in the church hall in Welwyn and then, when numbers grew to 80+ members, at the Civic Centre. The 12 original founders formed the Mardigras Girls, which still meets every Tuesday morning in each others’ houses.
Mimram Quilter’s first raffle quilt
Michele Clarke presenting the Welwyn Quilt to the Civic Centre, shaking hands with the current Mayor. From left to right, Mavis Porritt, Flick Westover, Margaret Bessey, Pat Lewis, Olive Garside, Monica Luck, Barbara Sach - all Founder Members of Mimram Quilters, and original Mardigras Girls.
Margaret Baron with her winning Viewers’ Choice quilt, late 1990s
Gillian Thomas, a Founder Member, 1999
Elizabeth Richardson with her winning quilt at Mimram Quilters’ 9th exhibition in 2008
Pauline Willis, Mimram Quilter’s first Chairlady, 1986
Barbie Cox, 1986
Pictures from Mimram Quilters’ first exhibition in 1988, including thee raffle quilt, which was opened by Marty Wilde. Margaret Pallet was the Chairlady at the time.
Newspaper cutting about Mimram Quilters’ 2nd exhibition in 1990
Sharon Osborne
Sally Ritchie with her winning quilt at Mimram Quilters’ 9th exhibition 2008. A member of the Mardigras Girls
Barbara Corbett, with her winning wall hanging at Mimram Quilters’ 9th exhibition 2008
A newspaper cutting about Mimram Quilter’s first raffle quilt
A group working on the Welwyn Quilt, now hanging in the foyer of the Civic Centre, Welwyn
Newspaper article about the 1988 exhibition
Newspaper cutting about Mimram Quilters’ 2nd exhibition in 1990
Pauline Adams, 1998
Brenda Connor, a Founder Member and original member of the Mardigras Girls, with her winning quilt at Mimram Quilters’ 9th exhibition in 2008
Dorian Walton, with her winning journal quilt ‘St David’s Day’ at Mimram Quilters’ 9th exhibition in 2008. Dorian has won numerous prizes for her little quilts, including at ‘the Festival of Quilts’.