Material Obsession Announce their Swap Day

Material Obsession has been a stalwart supporter of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. for many years and their Annual Swap Day is eagerly anticipated by many members. 

Please be sure to attend in plenty of time to sign up for their 2015 classes, as they all book out promptly.

8th  ANNUAL SWAP DAY

Saturday 6 December 10 - 2pm

a gathering of like minded people to celebrate what we love ...

·      a swap bucket for unwanted stash items and to invite other quilters to "swap" their unwanted stash items....a quilter’s dream … "one man's trash is another's treasure!"

·      add to that a bit of a sale ... a HUGE sale

·      class and workshop bookings for 2015 open

·      a day to show off the quilts made by our design team as well as the members of our classes

·      stalls selling trinkets, fabrics, cushions … Frances Ergen, Prints Charming … to name two, and

·      all this stitched up with our new sewing partner, BERNINA!

Please join us!

72 Roseby Street, Drummoyne – more details, go to the MO website

Notice from the Editor : The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. receives many requests to publish material of an Advertising or Business referral nature.
Paid advertisements in hard-copy editions of The Template are the usual outcome of such requests.
Due to unforeseen  publishing problems this month, a commitment to include Material Obsession's announcement in the upcoming edition of The Template will result in the"Swap Day" information being published after the event.
Thus, an extemporaneous solution has been to publish this information in 'Template Free' - the blog.

Lest We Forget : Quilt Challenge

NEW QUILT CHALLENGE to enter:

Theme: LEST WE FORGET Quilt Challenge – 100 years, 100 quilts

What Does ANZAC Mean to You?

With the 2015 ANZAC Day commemorating 100 years since one of Australia’s most defining times, quilters are invited to create a small quilt for the ‘Lest We Forget Quilt Challenge – 100 years, 100 quilts’.

This is an open challenge meaning all residents of Australia and New Zealand are invited – whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced quilter, young or old – to contribute to this exhibition of small quilts. A quilt entry in this challenge will reflect what ANZAC means to you. 100 pieces will be selected and shown at AQC in Melbourne, April 16 – 19, 2015, and will then tour at selected craft events around Australia and New Zealand.

Although there is no cash prize pool attached to this challenge, commemorating ANZAC has special significance as 2015 remembers servicemen and women from all wars and conflicts over the past 100 years from the ANZAC experience to present day.

Organiser Judy Newman comments: “The spirit of ANZAC and Anzac Day ceremonies have particular relevance in Australia and New Zealand, and with 2015 being our centenary year, commemorations will be as special and touching as ever. I anticipate this quilt journey – for both the quilt makers and those who come to view the finished exhibition – will be a visual reflection of the powerful emotions and memories war brings to our lives.”

CALL FOR ENTRIES

To commemorate one of Australia’s most defining times, we invite you to contribute to the Lest We Forget Quilt Challenge, an exhibition of small quilts.

Create a small work (25cm square) interpreting what ANZAC means to you.

100 quilts will be chosen and hung together as a mosaic, premiering at AQC and then touring at our craft events.

Deadline for online entries is March 6, 2015.

For information on how to enter visit lestweforgetquilts where an Online Entry Form and Challenge Guidelines and Conditions can be perused.

Planning for Red and White 2015

Everywhere we go we hear of people making a red and white quilt to enter in next year’s Sydney Quilt Show. It is very exciting and we are hoping for a fabulous display. If you are one of these people, we would love to hear from you!  Please complete the easy online form below or at this link: Red & White Notice of Intention.

Submitting the form indicates current intention and is not a firm commitment.  Official entries must be submitted by Friday, 13 March 2015.

Remember, to enter a quilt in the Sydney Quilt Show, you must be a member of the Guild for the 2014/2015 financial year ending on 30 June 2015.  Also, if your quilt is commercially machine quilted, your quilter must be a member of the Guild.  Here is the Membership Application Form.

Download the Sydney Quilt Show 2015 Categories & Conditions for full details.

Meeting this Saturday : Change of "Guest Shop"

Members attending this Saturday's General Meeting of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. are advised that there has been an alteration to Guest Shop details.

Margaret Kirkby and Staff from Logan's Patchwork Fabrics will be offering an array of tempting patterns, fabric and sewing items for purchase.

Treat yourself to an early Christmas gift!

Date : Saturday November 29 2014 

            11 am - Demonstration - Meg Orr " Non Traditional Cathedral Window Construction

                         Retail Shop - Logan's Patchwork Fabrics

            1pm -    General Meeting  
                         Guest Speaker : Jenny Bain "The Corruption Cycle"

Venue - "The Dome"
                  Burwood RSL
                  96 Shaftsbury Rd, Burwood

Contemporary Quilt Exhibition 2015 : Call for entries

The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc. & Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre

  

Invite entries for a Contemporary Quilt Exhibition

“Evolution, Change, Challenge - A Contemporary Quilt” 

Saturday 29th August - Tuesday 8th September, 2015

In August and September, 2015, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre will host a major exhibition of quilts: “Labours of Love. Australian Quilts 1850 – 2015”. Quilts will be sourced from The National Gallery Australia, Canberra, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney and noted quilters and fibre artists from across NSW.

In conjunction with this exhibition, there will be a juried exhibition of contemporary quilts in the adjoining Hazelhurst Community Gallery from 29th August to 8th September, 2015.

The Contemporary Quilt Exhibition will come under the umbrella of The Quilters‘ Guild of NSW Inc. and is open to quilters and fibre artists from all states and territories in Australia. Membership of the Guild is not a requirement of entry. There will be two prizes offered, a First Prize of $1,500 and a Viewer’s Choice Prize of $200.

Judges will carefully consider the appropriate interpretation of the theme and design concepts applied, particularly the use of colour and value for all quilts entered.

Further information and entry forms may be obtained via the Guild website (available from late November) or through the Guild office on 9283 3737. 

10 December update:

Entries must address the title theme Evolution, Change, Challenge: A Contemporary Quilt and measure 70x100cm (WxH) portrait format. Entries via the Online Entry Form only with payment of an entry fee of $25 per quilt. The closing date for entries is 24 July 2015.

Download:

• Conditions of Entry (PDF)
• Credit Card Authorisation Form

Please direct exhibition queries to hazelhurst@quiltersguildnsw.com