Quilt Show at Gerringong: 13 - 15 November 2015

Art Quilt Australia 2015 Prize Winners

The artwork of many Quilt NSW members was juried into Art Quilt Australia 2015 presented by Ozquilt Network Inc and the National Wool Museum. Congratulations, in particular, to prize winners:

• Expressions: The Wool Quilt Prize Lisa Davis, The Art of Record Keeping (Highly Commended: Yvonne Line, Ode to the Shearer)
• Ozquilt Network Newsletter 25th Anniversary Award of Excellence Alvena Hall, Arboreus: Ediacara Suite 2015

The exhibition continues at the National Wool Museum in Geelong, Victoria until 13 December 2015.  There is also a comprehensive Art Quilt Australia 2015 online gallery.

Free Quilt Judging Service Now Available

Quilt NSW has established a Judging Education Pilot Program (JEPP) to:

• provide quality training and education to enable the JEPP participants to evaluate quilts in any local, regional, national or guild show; and
• provide and actively promote a judging service for the benefit of members and member groups of the Quilters Guild of NSW Inc.

This free service is currently available in the greater Sydney metropolitan area including the Central Coast, Wollongong and the Blue Mountains. (Boundaries may be expanded in the future.)

The judges provide a professional and impartial judging service and work within the parameters of the criteria set by the quilt show or challenge co-ordinators.

To request judging services for your quilt show or challenge, please complete the form below or contact the JEPP Co-Convenors (Brenda Gael Smith & Maree Gebhardt) at judging@quiltersguildnsw.com

New Management Committee Positions

Following our AGM, Amanda Daly has moved into the President’s position with 3 new committee members, Chris Jurd, Jan Foster and Dale Cox taking up committee positions.

We welcome the new committee members on board and look forward to a full and rewarding year ahead.

President – Amanda Daly

Vice-President – Dale Cox

Treasurer – Megan Manwaring

Secretary – Di Tramontana

Minute Secretary – Robin Allan

Exhibition Secretary – Sandra Harvey

Template Editor – Jan Foster

Publicity and Sponsorship – to be advised

Meeting Coordinator – Salley Govey

Membership Secretary – Chris Jurd

There are always many volunteers needed to fill a variety of jobs both long and short term, please contact a committee member if you would like to help.

Friday Showcase: 6th November 2015: Cathy Jack Coupland

 

Colourist and artist, Cathy Jack Coupland, paints her world in stitch.  Love of country, Australian poetry, art and colour are inspirations Cathy uses in her work.

 

With her 'threaded brush', Cathy endows her work with texture and substance, colouring her designs with bold dimensions. Combining these inspirations produces stand-alone, original work full of exuberance.

 

We welcome everyone to the Friday Showcase so please come along to hear Cathy speak about these inspirations and how she's applied them in her designs.

 

Date :   Friday 6th November 2015

Time :  10am

Venue : Quilt NSW Head Office

              Level 5

             276 Pitt Street, Sydney

Entry : $5 (Guild member), $10 (non-Guild member)

Please bring your own mug.

Quilt Study Group 2015: November Talk by Lisa Walton

Lisa Walton will give the final Quilt Study Group of NSW talk of the year on Saturday the 21st of November 2015. Lisa has been awarded many prizes for her quilts in Australia and international quilt shows and also teaches across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, UK, Europe and South Africa. She was awarded the 2010 Jewel Pearce Patterson Scholarship for Quilting Teachers by the International Quilt Association, Houston USA.

Lisa's talk is called “Leap and the net will appear - Sometimes great opportunities occur but we are afraid to take that leap due to natural fear of rejection or humiliation”. Lisa will talk about how taking that leap often leads to even more exciting opportunities.

The QSG of NSW talks are easy to get to and are a short walk from either Wynyard or Circular Quay Train Stations. They are held at The Glover Cottages meeting room, 124 Kent Street, Sydney on a Saturday afternoon and start at 2pm. Entry is $5 for Guild members, $10 for others, and afternoon tea is provided.

Moving forward ……we are now ready.

Following the article “Moving Forward…..Is The Guild ready?  written by outgoing President, Linda Butcher and placed in the August 2015 issue of The Template, we have received only positive comments. 

This was reflected in the overwhelmingly affirmative vote when members were asked to pass the motion to adopt our new operating name at the AGM.

The management committee is committed to help our organisation to flourish and move forward into the future with a fresh new image. We are looking forward to increased membership, the development of new programs, more younger quilters amongst the membership and new methods of communication taking us into the 21^st century.

The new name is short, easy to say and it honours the tradition of our Guild while looking to the future.

While we will be known in the future as “Quilt NSW” (the spoken version of this is “Quilt New South Wales”), we will still retain our official registered business name of “The Quilters’ Guild of NSW Inc.

Please note the logo/name as shown above is a non-professional draft copy only. A streamlined new one has been commissioned.

The change over will take a while to complete, so please adopt “Quilt NSW” as our new name straight away and you will notice the new name alongside the existing logo starting to appear over the coming months.

Amanda Daly

President

Quilt NSW

president@quiltersguildnsw.com

Colour Collision: 2015 Guild Challenge

Colour Collision, the 2015 Guild Challenge, premiered at the Annual General Meeting today and the following prize winners were announced:

• 1st Prize: What Colour Makes Brown,Try a Colour Collision by Megan Manwaring  
• 2nd Prize:  Silk Collision by Bob James  
• 3rd Prize: White Light by Sharon Nicholls-Thomson

Judges Commendations: Janine Dixon and Rachaeldaisy

View all of the entries in the Colour Collision Online Gallery.

Victorian Quilters One Step Further Exhibition: 22nd Oct - 7th Dec 2015 in Mildura

The Victorian Quilters in conjunction with Mildura Arts Centre and generous sponsors are presenting the 2015 One Step Further Exhibition of contemporary Quilts at the Mildura Arts Centre.

Venue: Mildura Arts Centre, 199 Cureton Avenue, Mildura
Date: 22nd October to 7th December 2015. 10am to 5pm daily

For further details see their website, www.victorianquilters.org, or phone 03 5018 8330.

October 2015 AGM Details

The details for the 2015 Annual General Meeting of the Guild this Saturday are -

Date : Saturday 17th October Programme :                      11 am : Annual General Meeting                       1 pm : General Meeting Venue : "The Dome",                Burwood RSL,                 Shaftsbury Rd, Burwood.

October 2015 AGM

All members are invited to attend the AGM of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. this Saturday starting at 11am at Burwood RSL (note: this is an earlier start to normal Guild meetings). 

The outgoing Management Committee members will be thanked and a welcome extended to the new Committee during the AGM formalities.

Regulars will know that the AGM meeting will have a Guest Shop in attendance, the Suitcase Challenge Quilts will be on display and voted for, and a Guest Speaker will tell about their Quilting journey.

This year 'Patchwork Plus' from Miranda will offer their fabrics and quilting needs to attending members, and Cinzia White will be our Speaker.

Please Note :  Afternoon Tea will not be a part of this meeting's activities, so please do not bring plates of food.

Campbelltown Patchwork & Quilters Guild Quilt Exhibition: 14 - 15 November 2015

As part of the Fisher’s Ghost Festival the Campbelltown Patchwork & Quilters Guild will be holding their biennial Quilt Exhibition on the 14^th & 15^th November 2015 at the Campbelltown Civic Hall, cnr Queen & Broughton St, Campbelltown.

To celebrate their 20^th Anniversary a showcase of member’s quilts will be on display. There is a Raffle quilt and merchant hall, and refreshments are available. Open Sat & Sun, 10am – 4pm. Entry: $6.00. Enquiries: campbelltownquiltguild@yahoo.com.au or follow us on Facebook.

Also during the Fisher’s Ghost Festival, Glenalvon House will host a quilt display by Campbelltown Patchwork & Quilters Guild. Built in 1840, and with buildings dating back to 1831, Glenalvon sits in the heart of Campbelltown, 8 Lithgow St. 

Visit this beautiful restored house during the Fisher’s Ghost Festival. Refreshments are available.  Open Sat 7^th Nov, Sat 14^th Nov & Mon 16^th Nov, 10am – 3pm. Entry: donation. Enquiries: secretary@cahs.com.au or (02) 4625 1822.

Pop Up Sewing Day: UNSW Randwick Campus: 21 October 2015

Join students and staff from the UNSW Design Department for this exciting day of creativity.                                       

Mel Wimborne, UNSW Design Coordinator, will be demonstrating the use of the Design Department’s new laser cutter. She is an avid quilter and has been cutting her own digital cutting templates for use in quilt making.                               

With our help, Mel will also be introducing UNSW students to the art of patchwork and quilting, so we need lots of keen sewers there to get the students interested. We’re hoping to start a whole new quilting revolution at UNSW.

The theme will be “recycled” so if you can, please bring in any sewing or items you may have using recycled fabrics.          

Four new sewing machines will be available for use on the day* (or BYO machine.) Hand sewers are also welcome. Morning tea will be provided by UNSW and there are numerous food outlets on campus for lunch.

For this particular sewing day there is no limit on numbers - the more Guild members the merrier! But please call the Guild office on 9283 3737 to reserve your place. Any queries please call Robyn Shipton 0412 314 754

* If you would like to use one of the sewing machines provided, please let the office know when phoning to book.

 
Wednesday 21st October 10am- 3pm 
Venue: Ground floor, Material Sciences Building, E10. Enter via Gate 2, High Street Kensington (Paid parking is available on campus or there are frequent buses to the University.)

Lecture by Dr Sam Bowker - Introducing Australians to Islamic Art and Design: 10 October 2015

Reminder: Renew your membership now to avoid a late fee

Have you renewed your membership yet?  Remember, any renewals after 30 September incur a late fee of $15.   

• Online membership form for payment by direct deposit
• Download 2015/2016 Membership Form (PDF) for payment by cheque or credit card

Joen Wolfrom Workshop Vacancies: Book now!

There are three vacancies in the upcoming workshop with Joen Wolfrom.  Joen is a well known U.S. Quilter and Author of many books (available in the Guild’s library) This is a one-off opportunity to learn from Joen and we are very lucky to be able to take advantage of Joen’s Barbara Meredith Foundation funded trip to Australia.

Lighting up your quilts...a colour workshop

Saturday and Sunday, 10-11 October 2015
Cnr Phyllis and Central Avenues, Thornleigh

Full payment must be made when booking. Cost $130 members and $200 non-members.  Download and return a Workshop Booking Form or call the Guild office on 9283 3737 to reserve your place!

One of Joen’s specialties is teaching about colour and she tells us this is her favourite short colour workshop. In this techniques workshop you will be presented with important colour basics, so that the world of colour is in your hands. Then you will learn how to create some of the most wonderful colour illusions, depth, luminosity and luster. Explore further the illusions of shadows, highlights, and transparency. You should leave the class with a wide array of evocative lighting ideas to use in your future quilts.

Braidwood Quilt Show: Entries due by October 12th, Quilts on show on 28 November 2015

This year is the 21st year that the Braidwood Quilters are putting on their famous outdoor "Airing of the Quilts" in the streets of Braidwood, and they are calling for entries to be submitted by Monday October 12th.

For more information about all the events that will be held over that weekend and an entry form, see their website for more details -  Braidwood Quilter Event

Singleton Quilters Inc. 2015 Quilt Exhibition: 18 - 20 September 2015

The Singleton Quilters Inc. will be holding a Quilt Exhibition at The Mechanics Institute, 74 George Street, Singleton on Friday 18, Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2015 from 10am to 4pm (Sunday 10am to 3pm).

This year our Club chose ‘Tall Poppies’ as our theme to pay tribute to the Australian men and women who were involved in World War 1, one century ago this year. We also pay tribute to the achievements and friendship of our quilting group and the wider quilting community.

Date: Friday 18 to Sunday 20th September.
Time: Friday & Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm.
Venue: 74 George St, Singleton. Entry: $5.
For more details: call Margaret 6573 2405.

Evolution, Change, Challenge Viewers' Choice

The Evolution, Challenge, Challenge exhibition has closed.  Congratulations to Deborah Louie who was awarded Viewers' Choice for her quilt Remember Avoca 20 Years On.  Here is Deborah, with ECC Exhibition Sub-committee menber Bob James, holding her original quilt in front of her 2015 work:

You can view all of the exhibition online in the Evolution, Challenge, Challenge gallery:

1995 “Remember Avoca" was part of Australia Dreaming challenge.20 years on I have reproduced the quilt. A journey back to beginnings, growing and developing. The original quilt was about leaving Avoca, the family station this is about my quilting journey. I stand tall and proud of all my quilting achievements.

The Labours of Love – Australian Quilts from 1850 – 2015 exhibition continues at
Hazelhurst Regional Gallery & Arts Centre until 5 October 2015.

African Wax Cloth Quilt Exhibition video now viewable

If you missed last month's exhibition 'Out of Africa' containing quilts and other items made by Alan Tremain from African wax cloth, he has put a short walkthrough video on You Tube ,which is now available.