Saturday 10 July 2010

Market Day @ Burwood: 17 July

The next Guild meeting is on Saturday, 17 July at the Burwood RSL ( 96 Shaftsbury Avenue Burwood). It's market day so there will be lots of quilting and other goodies for you to peruse, and maybe buy! (Please call the office if you wish to book a sales table - $5 fee.) Market day commences at 11am. In addition:

  • 11am demonstration by Catherine Porter from The Craft Mailbox, a generous quilt show sponsor.
  • 1pm: Guild general meeting followed by guest speaker Carole Douglas: Carole is an artist, writer and community educator who also specialises in Indian textiles and in particular those from Kachchh in Gujarat. She works as a designer and her products are found in the Victoria and Albert Museum shop in London, the Manly Art Gallery and Museum as well as other outlets. She regularly conducts tours in India, also works with artisans on product development and issues of sustailability. She will talk to the Guild about traditional and contemporary quilting in Kachchh.
Visitors are welcome!

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