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If you would like to visit a group listed in this directory, then you should ALWAYS contact the person listed to ensure that the meeting will be taking place and there is space for you on that day. Some groups have accommodation restrictions and may be full, or the group may be away on a visit or holding a special workshop and it might not be possible for you to join them on that day.
Aberdeenshire Local Groups
Garioch Quilters
Patchwork and Quilting
Meet Details
2nd and 4th Tuesday mornings of the month except 4th Tuesday in December from 10.00 to 12.00 at St Mary's Church Centre Inverurie AB51 3NW
Granite City Stitchers
Group meets monthly and organises speakers, workshops, tutorials, group challenges etc. related to patchwork and quilting.
Meet Details
We meet on the third Wednesday evening of each month, Sept to Jun at Fountainhall Church Centre, Aberdeen from 7.30 to 9.00pm.
Sew 'n' Sews
Sew 'n' Sews
Meet Details
Sew ‘n’ Sews meets every Wednesday morning at Inchgarth Community Centre in Aberdeen from 9 30-1230 - please contact us regarding membership - [email protected]
Aberdeenshire & Northern Isles Local Groups
Johnshaven Quilters
Meet Details
Wednesdays 19:00 - 21:30.
No meeting 2nd Wednesday of Month
Argyll & Bute Local Groups
Dunoon Community Quilters
Join the Dunoon Community Quilters and stitch your way to friendship and fun! Our club meets twice a week, with morning and evening sessions in Dunoon. We meet from September to May.
All skill levels welcome - we can't wait to see you there!
Meet Details
We meet at the following times:
Monday Evenings: 7-9pm
Tuesday Mornings: 10am-12pm
We meet at the High Kirk Church Hall on Hanover Street Dunoon
Campbelltown Quilters
Established 2024. Very friendly group of women who meet throughout the year. We share our skills, knowledge and latest projects.
Meet Details
1st and 3rd Thursday of the month between 1-3pm at Argyll Arms Hotel and 1st Friday of the month between 7-9 pm at Campbelltown Picture House
Islay Quilters
Meet Details
Tuesdays
Lorn Quilters
Meet Details
Last Wednesday of each month (except July and August) from 19:30 - 21:30.
Makepeace Quilters
Meet Details
Wednesdays 19:00 - 21:00
Ayrshire Local Groups
Kilbirnie Sew n Sews
Friendly group, aims and objectives are to share our acaquired knowledge of the art and craft of quilting. To encourgae learning, by creating a high standard of workmanship and design. To foster an enclusive climate of friendships and cooperation through the art of quilting and related stitch crafts. To design and make quilts for family, friends, charity and to display in shows.
Meet Details
Every Thursday morning from 10.00 am. Every first and third Thursday of the month is a full day sewing session.
Ayrshire Quilters
Meet Details
Monday 11:00am
Carrick Quilters
Meet Details
2nd & 4th Tuesday evenings
Kilmarnock P&Q's
Meet Details
2nd & 4th Tuesday (except Jan & July 4th Tuesday)
Maybole Patchwork Group
Meet Details
2nd & 4th Thursdays 10:00 - 1:30pm.
QuiltArran
Meet Details
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month from 12:30 - 4:30pm excluding July & August.
Sew'n Sews Kilbirnie
Meet Details
Thursdays 10:00 - 12:00
Caithness Local Groups
Caithness Quilters
X
Meet Details
X
Dumfries and Galloway Local Groups
Quilters of Shambellie House
Regular meetings, classes and exhibitions with a regular membership of 30 members.
Meet Details
Regular meetings and classes each month with a festival of classes in May each year and a quilt exhibition in September/October each year.
Solway Quilters
Solway Quilters are a group of people from Dumfries and surrounding area who enjoy creating quilts.
Meet Details
Solway Quilters meet twice a month between September and June - every 3rd Saturday (10.00 - -15.00 at Dumfries Baptist Church Centre) and first Thursday (13.00 - 15.00 at Gracefield Arts Centre, 28 Edinburgh Road, Dumfries DG1 1JQ).
The Saturday sessions are normally the teaching sessions where either a member or an external person will present on a specific topic and members will experiment. Alternatively, the members can bring their own work and simply enjoy the camaraderie.
The Thursday sessions are an opportunity to meet and chat while working on personal projects or completing work started on the previous Saturday training session.
Dumfries And Galloway Local Groups
Threave Quilters
We are a friendly group of quilters who meet on the first Monday of the month ( No meeting in January ).
We have demonstrations by members of the group and every June we hold a fun day which is usually a full day workshop.
We always have tea and biscuits/cake. New members whether beginners or experienced quilters are always welcome.
Meet Details
First Monday of the month other than January. Meetings start at 7.30pm.
Dundee & Angus Local Groups
Acorn Quilters
Meet Details
4th Wednesday 19:00 - 21:00.
Patchwork Cottage
please contact via - www.patchworkcottage.com
Meet Details
2nd Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00
2nd Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00
East Lothian Local Groups
Castle Quilters, Dunbar
Patchwork and quilting group based at Hallhill Sports Centre, Dunbar, East Lothian.
The group currently has 25 members.
Meet Details
Meetings are held weekly at Hallhill Sports Centre, Kellie Road, Dunbar on a Wednesday from 2pm - 4pm and on the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month from 7pm - 9pm.
Law Quilters
Law Quilters are a group of forty quilters who have been meeting for over thirty years. We meet on Tuesday afternoons to create both individual and group projects. In addition, we also hold workshops one Saturday per month. These may be led by a group member or an invited tutor.
Our group projects focus on supporting hospitals and charitable bodies - Project Linus, women's refuge centres, neonatal quilts, bonding squares, mastectomy cushions. These are mainly distributed to Edinburgh hospitals and Maggie's Centre - we have also donated to The Borders General Hospital, Melrose and The Gilbert Bain Hospital, Shetland.
Over the last thirty odd years we have created many quilts to celebrate and commemorate events in our local communities e.g opening of Law Pimary Schools, the Community Centre anniversary, Edington Cottage Hospital.
Meet Details
Law Quilters are a group of forty quilters who have been meeting for over thirty years. We meet on Tuesday afternoons to create both individual and group projects. In addition, we also hold workshops one Saturday per month. These may be led by a group member or an invited tutor.
We have also re-established our annual exhibition and coffee day. Proceeds from this event are donated to charities and community groups.
We have a constitution and our AGMs are held in April.
Poldrate Quilters
Small self-help group based in East Lothian.
Meet Details
Meetings Wednesday afternoons, 1.30 to 3 pm (except July & August)
Edinburgh Local Groups
Contemporary Scotland Textiles
A group of contemporary quilters from across Scotland meeting on-line to share knowledge, and skills; and to encourage and support each other through exhibitions and on line meetings
Meet Details
Meetings are on-line but have no regular set time
Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild
Edinburgh Modern Quilt Guild, sewing for Scotland
Meet Details
2nd Thursday of each month, 2pm to 9pm.
3rd Sunday of each month, 10am to 4pm.
The Milton Quilters
The meetings consist of demonstrations, talks, workshops and projects for a variety of textile techniques. This covers a wide range of abilities from inexperienced to advanced quilters.
Our Members are always happy to help those with less experience. Refreshments are also available.
New Members Are Always Welcome!
Meet Details
Our group meets every 2nd Monday evening from 25th August 2025 until end of May 2026
Monday Evening 7.00 – 8.45pm
Edinburgh and West Lothian Local Groups
Thistle Quilters
Monthly Saturday morning meetings with a mix of speakers, workshops and social events. We welcome all quilters from the experienced to complete beginners. New members always welcome!
Meet Details
We meet monthly usually on the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10am from September to June. Meetings usually have a morning speaker with a workshop or social sewing in the afternoon.
Tryst Patchwork
We meet twice weekly for sew & chat and workshop sessions, with demonstrations from members, friends and national and international tutors. The group is now in its 24th year with 48 members and a waiting list.
Meet Details
Twice weekly and occasional full day workshops.
In the Ditch Quilters
Small Quilt Group
Meet Details
3rd Wednesday of the Month
Fife Local Groups
Bay Patchers
Patchwork, quilting and soft crafts in a welcoming friendly group.
Meet Details
Every Wednesday 7-9.30 pm
Cupar Quilters
We meet on the first Wednesday of the month from September to December and February to June. We meet from 7 to 9pm. We have a sewing Saturday in January.
Meet Details
We meet on the first Wednesday of the month from September to December and February to June. We meet from 7 to 9pm. We have a sewing Saturday in January.
The Dunfermline Quilters
At the moment we have 16 members
Meet Details
9.30- 12.00pm every Friday
Touch Community Centre
30 Mercer place
Dunfermline
KY11 4UG
West Fife Quilters
Quilting group
Meet Details
Kincardine senior citizens centre
Wednesday 1pm- 3.30pm.
Contact, Eunice
Fife, Clackmannanshire & Kinross Local Groups
Dunfermline Quilters
Meet Details
Fridays 9:30 - 12:00
The Busy Bees
Meet Details
Meet Wednesdays from 1 - 4 pm
The Capering Quilters
Meet Details
Friday 13:00 - 16:00
Glasgow Local Groups
Glasgow Gathering of Quilters
Our group celebrates our 25th Anniversary in 2027. We meet monthly in Heart of Scotstoun Centre for talks delivered by notable speakers and inspiration from each other. We hold a couple of all day workshops each year, taught by well-known quilting teachers, as well as a two 'sewcial' days. We exhibit our work at the Scottish Quilt Show in March each year in Glasgow.
Meet Details
Heart of Scotstoun Centre, Balmoral Street, Glasgow G14 0BL
1900-2100 hrs
Third Tuesday each month Sept-May ( Jan is by Zoom)
AGM in June
Glasgow Modern Quilt Guild
Meet Details
Once a month on Saturday
Paisley Patchers
Meet Details
1st Monday of Month, 19:30 - 21:30
The Glasgow Gathering of Quilters
Highlands and western Isles Local Groups
Highland Quilters
X
Meet Details
Third Tuesday of month (except July and December-January) 19.00 to 21.00 p.m. The Kings Factory, Smithon, Inverness IV2 7WL
Caithness Quilters
Meet Details
March to October on the last Tuesday of every month 7:30pm - 7:30pm. and the last Saturday of the month from 10:00am - 4:00pm except December.
Creative Patchwork and Quilting
Meet Details
Wednesdays 10:00am - 1:00pm.
Fat Quarter Quilters
Meet Details
Murkle Hall - 2nd Wednesday and Thursday 10:00am - 4:00pm.
Thurso West Church - last Wednesday of the month except December 11:00am - 3:00pm.
Ness Quilters
Meet Details
Bi-weekly 10:00am - 12:30pm
Speyside Quilters
Meet Details
1st Thursday of the month 7:30pm - 9:30pm.
Inverness-shire Local Groups
Nether Lochaber Sewing Group
Nether Lochaber Sewing Group is a diverse and fully inclusive group of individuals, with 20 members at present. We meet informally once a week, holding an afternoon session and an evening session.
Every year we hold a weekend retreat, which we link by Zoom to members who are unable to come on the retreat. We also have several full days each year where we work on a project together, either making a group quilt or individual quilts for the Linus Project. This year we are planning to hold an exhibition. We also have a few projects/workshops each year, that extend members’ knowledge and abilities.
Meet Details
Nether Lochaber Sewing Group meets every Wednesday from 2.00pm to 4.30pm. We also meet on Wednesday evenings from 6.30pm to 9.00pm if there is a sufficient number of people who wish to come in the evening.
Everyone brings either hand or machine sewing with them. Often, we start with an informal chat; looking at what people are doing, discussing our projects together and sharing information about patterns, different techniques and fabrics. At some stage we stop for a “coffee break”.
Lanarkshire Local Groups
Bishopbriggs Patchers Club
Bishopbriggs Patchers Club is a group who come together fortnightly during term time . We Are primarily a patchwork group, we have a programme of activities which members can get involved with or they can work on their own projects in class.
We socialise and chat as much as we sew and we all learn from each other. This is a friendly and welcoming group who like to help and support others.
Meet Details
We meet once a fortnight.
Biggar Quilters
Meet Details
Thursdays 7:00 - 9:00pm, February to December
East Kilbride Quirky Quilters
Meet Details
7:00pm - 9:00pm on 2nd and 4th Monday of the month.
Lanarkshire Linus Group
Meet Details
Last Tuesday of the month at 2:00pm.
Parish Patchers
Meet Details
Thursdays 7:00pm - 9:00 pm October to JuneMuriel
Lothian & Borders Local Groups
Fala Quilters
Meet Details
Tuesday 19:00 - 21:00
Law Quilters
Meet Details
Tuesday 13:15 - 15:15
Seton Stitchers
Meet Details
Monday 13:30 - 15:30
Midlothian Local Groups
Bonnyrigg Quilters
Bonnyrigg Quilters - Sewing Group
Meet Details
Meetings -
Fridays - 1.30pm - 3.30 pm
Saturdays - Monthly (last Saturday in Month) - 10.00am - 4.00pm
Perth Local Groups
Aberfeldy Quilters
Alternative contact:-
Jane Parmenter
Tel 07771641390
email - [email protected]
Meet Details
Weekly on Thursdays 11:00am - 3:00pm
Grandtully, Logierait & Strathtay Quilters
Meet Details
2nd and 4th Tuesday from 7:00pm - 9:00pm.
Piece Partners
Meet Details
every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month September to March
Seams Right
Sew Bee It
Meet Details
1st and 3rd Monday of the month, September to November and February to June.
Stitch in Time Quilters
Meet Details
Wednesdays 2:00pm - 4:00pm.
Scottish Borders Local Groups
Abbey Quilters
We are a friendly welcoming group and love to encourage beginners to come along and join us. We have talks and workshops of various supporting crafts at least monthly through September to the following June. We do include members who have an interest in other crafts as we all inspire each other by combining different elements in our creations.
Meet Details
We meet casually on a Monday afternoon 2-4pm at the Wonky Giraffe craft shop and the first Saturday of the month at The Abbey Row Centre at 2-4pm, both in Kelso.
Souter Quilters
Souter Quilters is a group that has a diverse range of talents and welcomes quilters and patchwork stitchers of all abilities. We meet on the second and fourth Mondays of the month and alternate sewing evenings with speakers / workshops over the year. We usually hold 3 Saturday meetings, where you have time to get your sewing machine out or layout a quilt and help each other along the way. We have 32 members but have room for a few more.
Meet Details
We meet on the second and fourth Monday of the month from 7:00 - 9:00
Shetland Local Groups
Shetland Needleworkers
The purpose of the group is to share and extend knowledge, skills and enjoyment of all aspects of sewing and fabric crafts for the benefit of members and other interested parties.
Membership of the group is open to individuals with an interest in furthering their knowledge and interest in fabrics and needlework techniques. The group encourages new members and there is no distinction for age, nationality, ability, gender or religion.
Meet Details
Shetland Needleworkers has an Annual General Meeting, usually in September where members renew their membership and the committee is elected.
The group usually meets at Isleburgh Community Centre on alternate Saturdays from September until May/June for workshops and social events.
A programme of activities is produced well in advance by the committee whilst taking into account suggestions from members to produce well balanced activities for the year.
Workshops are conducted by group members with particular skills and interests that varies widely; together with local tutors and visiting tutors from around the UK. Visiting tutors from the mainland usually come to Shetland for a whole weekend of workshops and we have had some of the top UK quilters as guests.
Greenfield Senior Quilt & Craft Group
Meet Details
Every Wednesday at Islesburgh Community Centre, Lerwick from 10:00 - 13:00.
South Lanarkshire Local Groups
Clydesdale Modern Quild Guild
Modern quilting group
Meet Details
We meet on the first Sunday of the month, except in January. Meetings are from 9:30 till 16:00
Stirling & Falkirk Local Groups
Cambusbarron Quilters
Meet Details
1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month 12:00 noon - 2:30pm.
Stirling Castle Quilters
Meet Details
2nd and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 7:00pm - 9:00pm
West Lothian Local Groups
North Barn Quilters
Speakers and workshops. Exhibition every 2 years.
Meet Details
Meet on 4th Monday evening each month at 19.30 - 21.30. Every 2nd Tuesday 10am - 3pm .
Wigtownshire Local Groups
Machars Quilters
A small group of mix ability Quilters from Beginners to advanced sewers. We have classes and work days on the 2nd,3rd and 4th Wednesday's of the Month from September to July. We also make alot of charity quilts for local community and hospital. We enjoy learning new skills with at least 1 taught session per month with speakers from outside the group and the talented people within the group. There are refreshments available throughout the day between 10.30 and 3pm
Meet Details
2nd 3rd and 4th Wedensday's of the month between September and July.
from 10.30am to 3pm.
