Friday Showcase - 2 March 2018

The Elephant Quilt

Anne Blythman is the guest presenter for our March Friday Showcase.

Anne’s quilting journey began in Australia’s West in the mid 1980s and has travelled a long path since she was first ‘hooked’ on Flying Geese back then.  Today Anne is a member of Illawarra Quilters, where her skills have extended to teaching, notably Sashiko and reverse log cabin quilts.  The majority of Anne’s quilts are hand stitched, but all are finished with her own exquisite hand quilting.

Friday Showcase is held on the first Friday of most months at our QuiltNSW office, 276 Pitt Street, Sydney, close to Town Hall Station.  Anne's presentation this Friday, March 2nd, starts at 10am, with an entrance fee of $5 for members and $10 for guests.

Reminder: Entries for the Sydney Quilt Show close on 12 March

This is a reminder that entries for the Sydney Quilt Show 2018 close at 11.59pm on Monday 12 March 2018. ENTER ONLINE TODAY and be part of the biggest quilt exhibition in Australia from 20-24 June 2018.

The Sydney Quilt show is a members' exhibition. The membership year runs from 1 July to 30 June. It's not too late for you to join for 2017-2018. Join online.

Sydney Quilt Show 2018 Categories & Flowchart

No matter what kind of quilt you, make there's a place for you to share it in the Sydney Quilt Show 2018. Follow the flowchart to help choose your category, review the Conditions of Entry for more information and submit your ONLINE ENTRY form by Monday, 12 March 2018.

In 2018, the special themed category Southern Stars is open to individuals, groups, juniors and entrant’s quilt top quilted by another. Traditional, contemporary, modern and art quilts welcome! Sub-categories will be determined based on number and nature of entries received.  Minimum size 120x120cm: Maximum size 180x180cm

Please direct any queries to quiltshow@quiltnsw.com or the QuiltNSW office (02) 9283 3737.

Call for Entries: Sydney Quilt Show 2018

Entries for the Sydney Quilt Show 2018 are now open! Jump online to view/download these key documents:

• Entry Form – online entry preferred!
• Conditions of Entry
• Worksheet – plan your entry
• Volunteer Form
• Membership Form - entry is open to current QuiltNSW members.  It's not too late to join for 2017/2018!

The closing date for entries is 11.59pm Monday 12 March 2018.

We encourage you to use the ONLINE ENTRY FORM as it streamlines the payment and data collection process and allows our volunteers to better administer entries. Pay by credit card through our secure ANZ portal and you’ll receive immediate email confirmation of your entry on payment. To help your use of this form, we've modified the secure payment process so if you had any problems in 2017, we have hopefully fixed them.

Use the Worksheet to plan your online entry. Please only submit the worksheet as a paper entry form if you do not have access to the online entry and payment process.  Remember to clearly nominate your preferred entry as Quilt #1 as priority will be given to first choice quilts if needed (see Conditions 1-5).

Prepare your entry early so that you know that it will be received by the closing date Monday 12 March 2018

To conserve resources, the entry form package will NOT be distributed in the February issue of The Template. You may contact the QuiltNSW office and request that a paper copy be mailed to you.

Quilt Study Group 2018: Talk by Deborah Louie

The first 2018 Quilt Study Group of NSW meeting will take place on the 10^th of February at The Glover Cottages, 124 Kent Street in Millers Point. Deborah Louie will talk about the new directions her quilting career has taken. Many of us have taken her classes in beginner and free-motion quilting in the past and know about her sponsorship by Bernina sewing machines, but now Deborah is using a new teaching technique fit for today’s busy world.

After an overview of her method of teaching machine quilting, Deborah will talk about the new quilt patterns she teaches and why she decided to change things all around and move into the cyber teaching world. We will hear about the logistics of running online classes - how and what she does.

Deborah will of course have plenty of quilts and images to illustrate her talk.

Please encourage everyone you know who is interested in quilting to come along to the Quilt Study Group of NSW talks. The Glover Cottages is a beautiful light-filled venue for the talks and it is an easy walk through The Rocks area from either Wynyard or Circular Quay train stations. Quilt NSW guild members pay $5, non-guild members pay $10. Afternoon tea is provided and the talks start at 2pm. Check the Quilt NSW website or the latest Template Newsletters for more details.