Forster Quilt & Craft Show: 24 & 25 May

The Forster Arts & Crafts Exhibition will be held on this weekend:

Quilt & Craft Show & Quilts of Love
Forster Arts & Crafts Centre, Breese Parade, Forster NSW
(near Council Chambers/Library, opposite Stocklands)
24th & 25th May 2008
10am-4pm each day
Contact 02 6554 6900 (10-4pm every day)
Entry "Gold Coin Donation

Forster Arts & Crafts is one of the largest community arts and crafts centres in NSW. Their inaugural Quilt & Craft Exhibition in 2007 was such a success, with several hundred people attending, they have decided to make it an annual event. Last year over 60 quilts and wall hangings were displayed together with many other members' crafts and another 150 Quilts of Love made for Ronald McDonald Family Respite Beach House.

Gala Dinner Menu & Reminder

Don't forget to reserve your place at the Gala Dinner. Bookings with payment must be received by Friday, 30 May 2008 at the Guild office. Come along for great company and a sumptuous dinner as well as an presentation from guest speakers Sarah Fielke and Kathy Doughty from Material Obsession, who have just released a book with the same name.

Gala Dinner, 6pm for 6.45pm dinner: Friday, 13 June 2008
Novotel Rockford, , Darling Harbour
Cost: $55 per person, 3 course menu

• Entree: Potato gnocchi with wild mushroom veloute and white truffle oil OR Tiger prawn salad with avocado and tomato tian, mango and ginger dressing
• Mains: Roasted beef sirloin with honey roasted veges and onion gravy OR orange marinated duckbreast with potato bundled veges and maidera jus.
• Dessert: tiramisu with espresso anglaise OR an australian cheese platter with honey scented yoghurt

Please contact the venue directly on (02) 8217 4000 regarding any specific dietary requirements.) Disabled access is available.

Central Coast Craft & Quilt Expo

The Central Coast's 11th Annual Charity Doll & Bear Fair and Craft & Quilt Expo will be held this weekend:

9.30-4pm, Saturday and Sunday
17 and 18 May 2008
Wyong Race Club
$6 Adults $2 Children

The aim of the expo is to raise money for cancer care services at Wyong and Gosford Hospitals and the Cancer Council of New South Wales.

For information.please contact Jan on (02) 4393 1576.

Dutch Quilter looking for Sydney Accommodation

A Guild member from the Netherlands is proposing to travel to Sydney for the quilt show next month. She's planning on spending four or so days at the show and has visited Sydney before. She would love to stay with an Australian quilter from Monday - Monday (9-16 June). Tonny has her own quilt shop! and is an experienced quilter. Please telephone (NOT e-mail) the office on 9283 3737 if you are interested in having Tonny to stay.

Homespun Search for Young Designer of the Year

Australian Homespun is proud to announce their search to discover Australia’s best young craft designer. If you, or someone you know is 18 years of age or younger, on 25 July, 2008 (the official closing date of the competition) start creating and designing a project suitable for publishing. Conditions of entry and forms can be found in April, May & June issues of Homespun.

Entries close on 25 July 2008.

Arcadian Quilters Exhibition:9-11 May

The Arcadian Quilters are holding their annual quilt exhibition at Swane’s Nursery Glasshouse, 490 Galston Rd, Dural NSW, featuring a display of members’ work, a raffle quilt and trading tables. All proceeds go to cancer research and local charities. Open: 9am-4pm. Entry: $5 (children free).

For information, call Maxine O’Toole (02) 9653 1380.

My Place Exhibition:Call for Entries:

Australian quilt artists are invited to submit an entry into the forthcoming My Place exhibition. Entries close on 23 June. The exhibition will travel to South Africa for the South African National Quilt Festival 2008, before touring other venues in South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and Europe. The quilts will be displayed at Taia Textile Gallery, Wellington during Symposium 2009 (New Zealand).

• Entries must be 50 cms x 50 cms (square) finished.
• Entries may be any kind of fibre art.
• Each selected artist will provide a photograph of themselves plus a 75 word statement that describes the inspiration for their "My Place" themed piece.
  
• Each piece should be sturdy enough to travel without special requirements ( pieces that havesignificant 3 dimensional features, require special hanging apparatus, or are delicate or require special handling will not be selected)
• Entry submission will be due on 23 June 2008 ( please not Express post delivery does not operate to the organizers’ address).
• Selected works must be delivered by 15 July 2008.
• Artists’ whose work is selected will pay a $20 administration fee to assist with travel and
• administration and the return of quilts.
• The work will be available to travel for 2 years and will not be released during this period.

See the entry form or contact Dijanne Cevaal for more information.