7 March Friday Showcase: Noelene Lutton

Noelene Lutton presents the March showcase at the Guild Office at 10am, Friday 7 March 2008. After completing a 4 year textile course before she was married, Noelene has always been interested in all forms of craft and sewing. As a needle in hand is her form of relaxation, patchwork became Noelene's passion about 10 years ago. Noelene describes herself as a very traditional quilter with hand piecing and needleturn applique featuring in most of her quilts.

Calling Quilt Show Volunteers

Entries for the Sydney Quilt Show 2008 close TOMORROW, 29 FEBRUARY. If your forms are still sitting on your sewing table (or you need to download the entry form), complete them and stuff them into an Express Post envelope and into the mail box NOW. A don't forget to include your volunteer form (download).

Even if you are not an entrant this year, we encourage all Guild members to volunteer for a roster shift or two. The quilt show is a significant undertaking and a strong pool of volunteers will ensure that the team is fresh and enthusiastic to carry out the following important tasks:

• set up (Tuesday 10 June) especially in the morning;
  
• floor monitoring/white glove duties;
• catalogue sales;
• membership renewals and inquiries;
• raffle ticket sales;
  
• demonstrating quilting skills;
  
• treasurer assistance; and
• take down (5.00-7.30pm Sunday, 15 June).

For set up and take down, we are also looking for some strong young men (under 60 years is good!) to supplement the "Old Faithful" team of husbands that turn up every year.

Imagine That!

Visitors to the Newcastle Craft & Quilt Fair (29 Feb - 2 March 2008) will have an opportunity to view 50 spectacular art quilts from the Husqvarna Viking International Quilt Competition - Imagine That! These quilts are in Australia for a short time only as part of a world tour and come from countries such as Israel, France, Japan, Germany, Hungary, the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada.

Last chance to view the new quilt 2008

The new quilt 2008 contemporary quilt textiles exhibition closes on Sunday so this weekend is your last opportunity to view this exciting selection of works by leading Australian textile artists. For further insights into the exhibition, don't miss out on:

the new quilt 2008- Curator's Floor Talk
3pm, Sunday 24 February 2008
Floor talk by exhibition curator Christina Sumner, Principal Curator,
Design and Society, Powerhouse Museum

Barbara Macey, Mist 1, 2007
log cabin patchwork, cotton fabrics,
94cm x 94cm

Quilt Show 2008 Button

Preparations for the Sydney Quilt Show 2008 are well underway. If you would like to add the QS2008 button to your blog or website, here is the html code to insert into your blog template or webpage:

<a href="http://www.quiltersguildnsw.com/"><img src="http://www.quiltersguildnsw.com/quiltshowbutton.jpg" alt="Sydney Quilt Show 2008" /></a>

If you have a Blogspot blog, go to Dashboard>Layout>Page Elements>Add Page Element. Choose "HTML/Javascript" as your page element, click "Add to Blog", cut and paste the code and click "Save Changes". On the "Add & Arrange" page elements page, you can drag and drop the button at the desired place in your side bar. The button should look like this.

Please contact the Guild Webmaster if you require assistance.

PS: If you downloaded the code for the Quilt Show 2007 button, you will see that it has been automatically updated to display the 2008 button - no further action required!

Reminder: 10 days until QS2008 Closing Date

Don't forget that the closing date for entries for Sydney Quilt Show 2008 is Friday, 29 February 2008. That's just ten days away. Entry forms are available from the Guild Office. Alternatively, you can download the following forms in pdf format:

• Quilt Show 2008 Entry Form (210KB)
• Quilt Show 2008 Volunteer Form (143KB)
• Membership Application Form

2008 Raffle Quilt

Away Meeting: 1pm 5 April 2008 @ Malua Bay

This year the "Away Meeting" will be held at 1pm on Saturday, 5 April 2008 at the Bocce Club at Malua Bay, 12 kilometres from Batemans Bay. The guest speaker will be Robyn Ahern, editor of Patchwork & Stitching magazine sharing over 20 of her own quilts together with a selection from her antique quilt collection [updated 12 March].

The Guild is proposing a coach trip from Sydney for a weekend of quilting, shopping and fun.

Cost: $320 Twin share accommodation or $386 for a single room
(all meals included except for one morning tea and one afternoon tea)
See here for more information

There are 60 spaces available on the coach and the Guild hopes to fill them all. To assist with planning, please let the Guild office know if you are interested in joining a coach from Sydney for a fun weekend excursion. Tel: (02) 9283 3737 or e-mail.

Land of Patchwork 1 & 2 by Yvonne Line

Calendar Challenge Quilt Slide Show

You can view a slideshow of 62 quilts made by Guild members to celebrate the Guild's 25th anniversary:

These quilts are featured in a striking 2008 calendar. The Guild has a limited number of these calendars left and is offering them at the reduced price of $10. Buy ten and the Guild will pay for postage within Australia. And if you are signing up as a new member*, you will get one FREE! Contact the Guild office to arrange your purchase.

*New member is defined as either totally new to the Guild or a person who has not been a member during the three year period immediately preceding their membership application.

World Quilt & Textile 2008

Australian quilters are invited to be part of the World Quilt Competition.

2008 entry forms are available from Australian World Quilt & Textile coordinator Sue Dennis. Send a business size SSAE to 31 Shelley St, Sunnybank 4109 QLD or down load from www.suedennis.com.au Entry submission deadline is mid May, notification mid June and delivery of quilts early July.

Cash prizes are given for traditional & innovative quilts and include awards for Best of World, Best Use of Colour, Best of Country- first & second & Viewer’s Choice.

In 2007 Australians (and Guild members!) Eileen Campbell was awarded Innovative Best Machine Workmanship and Esther Aliu- Traditional Best Machine Workmanship with Best of Country Australia awarded to Marlene King and second Clare Fairless. 10 countries were represented.

The World Quilt Competition 2008 will be exhibited in Manchester New Hampshire, the Pacific International Quilt Festival Santa Clara California & the Greater Chicago Quilt Exposition.

     
Left: Nightshade by Esther Aliu
Right: A Flash of Lorikeets by Eileen Campbell

Quilts on the Double

At the 9 February general meeting at Burwood, Judy Hooworth shared a selection of quilts from her latest book Quilts on the Double co-authored with another Australian designer and Guild member Margaret Rolfe.

The book sets out an ingenious method of transforming a group of strip sets into two terrific quilts.

Away Meeting: 4-6 April 2008

This year the "Away Meeting" will be held at 1pm on Saturday, 5 April 2008 at the Bocce Club at Malua Bay, 12 kilometres from Batemans Bay. The guest speaker will be Robyn Ahern, editor of Patchwork & Stitching magazine sharing over 20 of her own quilts together with a selection from her antique quilt collection [updated 12 March].

The Guild is planning a coach trip from Sydney including the following highlights:

• depart Friday morning, 4 April picking up at Campbelltown, Strathfield and Sutherland;
• morning tea en route;
• lunch and show and tell with Nowra Quilters;
• dinner and motel at Batemans Bay;
• Saturday, 5 April - morning shopping and afternoon meeting;
  
• Sunday 6 April, morning tea and lunch with quilters at Braidwood;
• afternoon shopping at Mittagong and return to Sydney.
• Cost: $320 twin share accommodation or $386.00 for a single room. All meals included except morning tea Saturday and afternoon tea Sunday.
  

There are 60 spaces available on the coach and the Guild hopes to fill them all. To assist with planning, please let the Guild office know if you are interested in joining a coach from Sydney for a fun weekend excursion. Tel: (02) 9283 3737 or e-mail.

Southern Highlands QG Exhibition: 9-10 February

The Southern Highlands Quilters Guild invites you to their inaugual exhibition, raffle and craft stall this weekend:

9 and 10 February 2008, 10am-4.30pm, Mittagong RSL, Entry by gold coin

9 February Meeting @ Burwood

The first general meeting of the year is this Saturday:

1pm, Saturday 9 February 2008
Burwood RSL
96 Shaftsbury Avenue, Burwood

Judy McDermott: Speaking for themselves

In addition the the new quilt 2008, the Manly Art Gallery & Museum is currently presenting Judy McDermott: Speaking For Themselves, a retrospective exhibition of quilt textiles by Judy McDermott (1937-2004) whose work crossed art/craft boundaries and challenged social ideologies which went beyond the medium of the quilt.

Manly Art Gallery & Museum, West Esplanade, Manly.
25 January - 24 February 2008
Open Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 5pm.
Tel: 9949 1776 Admission Free

Speaking for Themselves Media Release - 65KB

Judy McDermott- Speaking for Themselves: Curator's Floor Talk
3pm, Sunday 10 February 2008
Floor talk by exhibition curator Sarah Tucker on Judy McDermott's
artworks and practice.



Judy McDermott (1937-2004)
Love will nail you to the cross, 1995-97

Special Calendar Offer

If you have not yet purchased you 2008 calendar then you are in luck! The Guild has a limited number of their 2008 calendar left and is offering them at the reduced price of $10. Buy ten and the Guild will pay for postage within Australia. And if you are signing up as a new member*, you will get one FREE! Contact the Guild office to arrange your purchase.

*New member is defined as either totally new to the Guild or have not been a member during the three year period immediately preceding their membership application.