June 2008 Template - Out now!

The June 2008 issue of the Guild's newsletter The Template has been mailed out to all members. It's a bumper 36 page issue packed full of news and notices including the following special features:

• Guild scholarship reports from Sue Dennis and Julie Wood and an application form for 2008;
• reports and images from a number of shows including the Royal Easter Show; the Australasian Quilt Convention and Expo; Forster Show and the Avalon show;
• news from the April away meeting at Batemans Bay;
• the 2008 Raffle Quilt Story; and
• a sneak preview of some quilts from this year's Guest Exhibitor at the Sydney Quilt Show, Kim McLean.
  

The quilt on the cover is Crysalis by Amanda Daly, first prize winner in the Guild's 25th Anniversary theme challenge, Looking Forward, Looking Back. The theme for this year's challenge is "Coast & Country" and entries close on 26 September 2008. First prize is Select 3.0 Quilting with IDT sewing machine valued at $900 + a five year warranty. See the Guild website for more details.