Friday Showcase 4 November: Barbara Van Vliet

Barbara Van Vliet presents Friday showcase at the Guild office at 10am on Friday, 4 November 2011. All welcome! ($5.50 entry fee).

Go Anywhere Jacket Workshop: 25 - 26 February 2012

Join Lynn Hewitt for her Go Anywhere Jacket workshop:
Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012 (9.30am for 10am-3pm)
Epping Creative Centre, Dence St, Epping.

This reversible jacket is based on the oldest known garment, the ‘Bog Coat’. The original was unearthed in a bog in Denmark in 1000BC. It has appeared in many countries over the centuries and is still a versatile garment. Make your jacket in colours and fabrics to enhance your wardrobe today. The jacket packs flat for travelling and provides those extra layers when the weather is cooler.

Day 1. Create the fabric for the jacket using quick piecing techniques.
Day 2. Assemble the jacket and perhaps wear it home.

Download and return a Workshop Booking Form to reserve your place.

Group Insurance

The Guild committee has successfully negotiated a new business insurance policy which will provide public liability insurance for financial Member Groups.

There is no change to the Group Membership fee ($88.00) and no change to the benefits applicable for Group membership.

The policy will give Member Groups public liability insurance for all group meetings, workshops and exhibitions. The policy also has a provision for insurance of quilts at exhibitions.

It is not compulsory for Member Groups to participate in this insurance but many groups will find this to be an inexpensive alternative to existing insurance options.

To participate in this policy a group is required to pay a capitation fee of $5.00 for each NON guild member of the group. Group members who are financial individual members of the Guild will not pay the capitation fee.

For further details please email Maree Gebhardt.

Gosford Art Prize

Works selected for the Gosford Art Prize are currently on display at Gosford Regional Gallery until 27 November. A program of artists' talks has been arranged for Saturdays at 2pm.

Congratulations to two Guild members, Kay Haerland and Jenny Munday, whose works have been accepted for the exhibition.

Other entries are presented in the Overflow Exhibiton, organised by the Central Coast Art Society and held in the Imperial Shopping Centre in Gosford from 14 - 22 October.

Purple & Yellow Guild Challenge

The 2011 Guild Challenge Purple and Yellow was exhibited for the first time at the recent Annual General meeting.  There were 61 entries and prizes were awarded as follows:

• 1^st: Purple Pachyderm – Linda Crouch, Doncaster Victoria
• 2^nd: Two Together – Margaret Wallace, Bega NSW
• 3^rd: One Eyed, one horned flying purple people eater – Amanda Daly, Kenthurst NSW
• Judges' commendation & Viewers' Choice: Aquilegia – Pam Pearce, Balgownie NSW
• Judges' commendation: Yellow Polka Dot Bikini – Heather Middleton, Gymea NSW

First and second prizes were sponsored by the Guild.  Other prizes were kindly provided by Country Pickins at the Corner. The quilts form will now travel as a suitcase exhibition.  Contact the exhibition coordinator via the Guild office if you would like to share these quilts with your group or local community.

In association with Expertise Events, the Guild is arranging another challenge - Fertile Imagination - which will be featured at the 2012 Craft and Sewing Shows at Rosehill and Newcastle and the Guild meetings in March and May. This is a fabric challenge with a finished size of 50x50cm.  Forward your application form and payment to the Guild office no later than 8 December 2011. By return mail, you will receive a fat quarter of challenge fabric and an entry form. See the Guild website for more information

Fibonacci Workshop: 24 - 25 October

Hurry - only one place available!

Join Amanda Daly for her Fibonacci workshop:
Monday and Tuesday 24 and 25 October (9.30am for 10am - 3pm)
Epping Creative Centre, Dence St, Epping.

Download and return a Workshop Booking Form to reserve your place.

Amanda Daly is a very popular tutor and her technique employing the Fibonacci numbering sequence is an exciting way to look at quilt design. For those who have done previous workshops with Amanda, this will expand the technique for you and, for those new to the idea, it will give you fresh insight into design layout.

Sewing in the Office: 24 October 10:30am-2pm

The next Sewing in the Office event for Community Quilts is on Monday 24 October 10.30am-2pm Bring along your sewing kit and join in the fun. For further information contact Maree Gebhardt.

Annual General Meeting: 15 October 2011

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday 15 October at Burwood RSL. In addition, the program will include:

Theme - Japanese quilts - bring along yours to share!

Demonstration - Bob James will demonstrate foundation piecing techniques.

Guest Speaker - Male members of the Guild are invited to display their quilts and give a brief talk about their quilting journeys.

Shop - Country Pickins'

And don't forget - the 2011 Guild Purple and Yellow Challenge quilts will be on display and the prize winners announced. The theme for the 2012 Challenge will also be announced.

Fibonacci Workshop: 24 - 25 October

Join Amanda Daly for her Fibonacci workshop:
Monday and Tuesday 24 and 25 October (9.30am for 10am - 3pm)
Epping Creative Centre, Dence St, Epping.

Download and return a Workshop Booking Form to reserve your place.

Hurry - only three places left!

Amanda Daly is a very popular tutor and her technique employing the Fibonacci numbering sequence is an exciting way to look at quilt design. For those who have done previous workshops with Amanda, this will expand the technique for you and, for those new to the idea, it will give you fresh insight into design layout.

Fertile Imagination Challenge

In association with Expertise Events, the Guild has arranged a special challenge - Fertile Imagination. Quilts entered in this challenge will be featured at the 2012 Craft and Sewing Shows at Rosehill and Newcastle and the Guild meetings in March and May.

This is a fabric challenge, where your quilt must be a finished size of 50x50cm.

The challenge fabric.

Conditions of entry and an application form are on the Guild website.

Forward your application form and payment to the Guild office no later than 8 December 2011. By return mail, you will receive a fat quarter of challenge fabric and an entry form.

Completed quilts and entry forms must be received in the Guild office by 20 February 2012.

Novocastrian Quilters Inc Exhibition: 8 & 9 October

The Novocastrian Quilters Inc Exhibition - Quilted Gems will be held on 8 & 9 October. It will feature members' quilts, challenge quilts, handmade goods and merchants' stalls. Entry is $5 and includes free workshops daily.

When: 9am - 4pm, Saturday 8 October and Sunday 9 October.

Where: New Lambton Community Centre, 14 Alma Road, New Lambton.

Enquiries: Novocastrian Quilters Inc

Southern Quilters Finishing School Quilt Show: 7 & 8 October

The Southern Quilters Finishing School Quilt Show opens at 9.30am on Friday 7 October. Entry is $6 and there will be more than 90 quilts on display. As well, there will be two raffle quilts, sale of work, refreshments and two local patchwork shops will have goods for sale.

When: 9.30am - 4.30pm Friday 7 October and Saturday 8 October.

Where: Gymea Baptist Church, Tea Gardens Avenue, Gymea.

Enquiries: Marilyn Lowder

Friday Showcase 7 October:

This month's Friday showcase will feature members' show and tell. Bring your quilts to the Guild office at 10am on Friday, 7 October 2011. All welcome! ($5.50 entry fee).