If you are fortunate enough to be able to join the Sydney Quilt Show festivities at Darling Harbour, please remember to bring along your camera. Due to lack of access to relevant expertise, the Guild will not be producing a CD of quilt show images for sale this year. However, images of prize winning quilts are available on the Guild's website gallery.
Bundanoon Past & Present by Needles and Natter
First prize, Group/Collaborative Quilt
The Guild's 25th Anniversary member's exhibition opened at Darling Harbour today and it is my great pleasure to announce that Best of Show (sponsored by Bernina) was awarded to Mariya Waters for her magnificent quilt Renaissance Revival:
While the photographer was taking photos of the prize winning quilts at judging day yesterday (my lips are sealed!), he kindly took this photo of the 25th Anniversary Silver Thimble pin that will for sale at the Quilt Show:
$4 each or three for $10
Only a few more sleeps until Sydney Quilt Show 2007 opens and the 25th Anniversary celebrations begin. To mark this occasion, this special enamel badge will be for sale for $5.00:
In addition, you can purchase a special edition silver thimble pin - $4 each or 3 for $10.
This recipe was requested by the Tumbarumba 2007 Away Meeting trippers and kindly provided by Margaret Stephenson (who got it from Lynette Thrift, who found it in New Idea).
Ingredients:
1 kg mixed fruit
2 cups orange juice
2 cups self raising flour
1 teaspoon dried ginger
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon vanilla
Method:
*Soak fruit in orange overnight
*Add flour, spices and vanilla
*Line a 9 inch square tin or 2 loaf tins with paper and bake at 170C for 1 ½ hours
Notes:
* May be topped with almonds before baking.
* When taken out of the oven, gently pour over sherry.
The Sydney Quilt Study Group has arranged for a special guided talk of the Pe-ac-ed with Love exhibition at the Sydney Quilt Show. See the SQSG blog for more details.
And don't forget that 20 June is D-day for delivering your exhibition quilts to your Drop Off Lady!
The Sydney Quilt Show is a source of inspiration for many a would-be quiltmaker including children. The weekend "Kidskills" program is a free activity aimed at introducing children to the delights of colour, fabric and block designs.
Kidskills:
Saturday 30 June 10am and 1pm
Sunday 1 July 10am and 1pm
Junior quiltmaker Taylor Brown participated in Kidskills at a previous quilt show and has gone on to make prize winning quilts.
Ladybug, ladybug where are you? by Taylor Brown
3rd Prize, Junior Member A (up to 12 years) 2006
Vacancies still exist for the following workshops -
The Events Calendar in the side bar has recently been updated. Remember, if there is a quilting event that you would like to have added to the calendar, or included in the Guild newsletter, please send the details for the Guild Webmaster or Template Editor for consideration.
The next general meeting is at Burwood RSL (96 Shaftsbury Avenue, Burwood), this Saturday, 16 June 2007:
11am: Antique watch/braclet demonstration by Fiona Gye
1pm: General meeting with guest speaker, Mary Transom from New Zealand
Shop: Sakura Moon
Come along for a sneak preview of the prize winning calendar quilts. New and prospective members welcome!
Poppies by Mary Transom
Membership fees be rising on 1 August 2007. Pay your renewal by 31 July 2007 and only pay the current fees. Fees can be paid at the Quilt Show or through the Guild office and you can download a membership form from the Guild website. Payment can be made by cheque, money order, Mastercard or Visa. Please add $1.50 if paying by credit card.
The new membership fees (inclusive of GST) applying with effect from 1 August 2007 will be as follows:
If you've been thinking about joining the festivities at the Guild's 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner, it's not too late! The deadline for registration and payment has been extended to Friday 22 June 2007. Contemporary quiltmaker, June Brown from ZIG ZAG, is the guest speaker and here is the menu to whet your appetite:
Starters:
