Goulburn Away Meeting : Update

Goulburn 1 - 3 March 2013
If you are thinking of joining other members for our Annual Away Meeting, then please contact the Guild Office ASAP.

Currently there are insufficient numbers to warrant transportation by commercial coach.
Some members are considering catching the train as a day trip - only, option.
The inclusion of  an overnight stay at the Best Western Centretown Motel is still feasible for those who wish to drive and visit the Patchwork shops en route, however room pricing for expected reduced numbers is still "in the pipeline".

If you can offer car-pooling, or desire to be included in another member's car, then it is imperative that contact be made with the office.
Only those who have already sent in a booking form will be contacted.

This Away - Trip is always fun, and a delight for the Hostess Groups, who enjoy sharing their love of this craft whilst meeting city members.

NSW Bushfires

Members of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc will be watching with horror the current                   out - of - control  bushfire situation in North Western NSW,  specifically the Coonabarabran and Warrumbungle State Forest regions.

Our hearts go out to our rural quilting "sisters", their families and neighbours who are currently evacuating whilst coping with deep sadness.

The loss of homes, stock, native wildlife and farming lands and infrastructure is tragic. 

May those who are east of this region, and in all other parts of the state, be safe tomorrow and in coming days. 

Workshop : Miniatures : April 2013

The first workshop for 2013 will be conducted by Guild Life Member Jane Gibson.

 ‘Miniatures’ is a 1 day workshop, and all who are familiar with Jane's exquisite creations will delight in learning the tricks to tiny piecing, with accuracy and flair. 

Please enrol by calling the office or downloading the workshop booking form on the web site

When  : Tuesday 9 April

Time   : to be confirmed

Venue : Epping Creative Centre

             Dence Park

             26 Stanley Road 

             Epping NSW

A New Year

Happy New Year to all members of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc.
May this year be creative and productive for everyone.
Some initial dates for your calendar :

Mon January 14  : Guild Office re-opens
Fri    February 1  : Friday Showcase with Lynne Hewitt
Sat    February 23 : General Meeting at Burwood

With June 5 being the final date for delivery of quilts for the Sydney Quilt Show 2013, there are just five months to complete your entry!

Quilt Shows can take a back seat over the summer months, however there is one week left to run for the wonderful exhibition by Kay Haerland in Gosford.
If you are visiting Sydney, Gosford is just a train trip away.

Replica Frederica Josephson Coverlet

Historical Quilt : Old Government House

Visitors to Sydney and Guild members alike will be rewarded with a trip to Old Government House in January 2013

The original coverlet made by Frederica Josephson in the 1850's and the replica coverlet (affectionatly known as 'Frederica') made by the wonderful members of the Guild, will both be on display.

The two coverlets are side by side so that the authenticity of the replica can be appreciated. 

We have arranged a group visit on Wednesday, 30th January at 11.30am.

The charge is $5 per person and we will need to have final numbers by 28th January.

Please contact Sandra Lyons on 95892537 or email her at sandralyons@optusnet.com.au 

if you intend joining us on that day. 

Exhibited at Old Government House Parramatta until 3rd February 2013

Office Summer Closing Dates

The Office of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc will close for business on the afternoon of Friday 14th December.
Business will resume after the summer break on Monday January 14th 2013 at 10am.

Please do not return any Library books until 14 January.
Wishing all members a happy and safe Festive Season.

Reminder : Excellence Exhibition Cancelled

Cancellation  Notice
 The committee of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc wish to inform all interested parties that the 30 Years of Excellence Exhibition,  scheduled for 14-16 December at The See Street Gallery , Meadowbank TAFE, has been cancelled.

Apologies for any inconvenience and disappointment.

Beneath the Southern Sky @ Queanbeyan 4-18 November

Textile works by many Guild members feature in the travelling exhibition Beneath the Southern Sky curated by Brenda Gael Smith.   The exhibition continues on tour in 2012 to the The Q Exhibition Space, Queanbeyan, 4-18 December 2012.  Come along to the opening night function at the Q from 5.30-7.30pm, Tuesday 4 December.

Away Meeting 2013

Goulburn Away Meeting 1-3 March 2013

The Guild members who are organising the Away Meeting for 2013 would appreciate those who are interested in attending, to contact the Office as soon as possible.

A downloadable booking form,  also available on the Guild's website  will need to be submitted to the Office to reserve a spot on the trip.
Please submit your form and deposit as soon as possible, should you intend to take part in this annual excursion.

Kay Haerland Exhibition: 1 December - 9 January

Momijigari (detail ) by Kay Haerland

Gosford Regional Gallery presents an exhibition by Guild member and award winning quiltmaker Kay Haerland from 1 December 2012 - 9 January 2013. There is an opening function on Friday, 30 November at 6.30pm.

Kay's work consists of realistic landscapes and contemporary abstract compositions.  Design, colour, texture and light are used to make the works "believeable" and inspire the viewer to connect emotionally with them.

Gallery hours: 10am-4pm (daily)

December General Meeting

The Final 2012 Meeting of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. will be held on Saturday, December 1st.

You are invited to join in the fun with the usual 'Show and Tell', Lucky Door Prize and Block of The Month Raffle. Please provide a mug for afternoon tea and chat with fellow quilters before the summer break.

Demonstration :  11.00 am  Join Gail and Elwin from "Just Patchwork"
Guest Shop :        Just Patchwork
Guest Speaker :   Chris Jurd
Guest Group :      Springwood Quilters
Retrospective Interviewee : Elaine Bagnet

Venue : "The Dome"
               Burwood RSL
               Shaftsbury Rd; Burwood
Date  :    Saturday December 1st
               Demonstration 11.00 am
               General Meeting 1.00 pm

Pearl: Guild Challenge 2012

If you missed the exhibition at the Annual General Meeting last month, you can now view the 2012 Pearl Challenge quilts online.

Congratulations to the following Guild members:

• First Prize:  Words Maketh the Man by Margy Syrett
• Second Prize:  The Dancer by Stephanie Knudsen
• Third Prize:  Pearl Princess by Denise Sargo
• Judges Commendation & Viewers' Choice:  Silk & Pearls by Trudy Brodie
• Judges Commendation: Pearl Siren of the Sea by Bernardine Hine

  

   

The 2013 Guild Challenge is to make a 40x40cm hexagon inspired quilt. You must use the 2012 Guild gift 1inch hexagon template at least once.

Reminder : Signature Coverlet sewing day

Our second sewing day for members to construct the 30th Anniversary Signature Coverlet will be held at the home of Meg Orr.
Please bring your sewing machine and join in the fun.

When : November 26
Time : 10.00am - 3.00pm
Where : The Community Room
              62 Norfolk Road, Epping.

Meg's Unit is Number 19, and her phone numbers are 9876 5510  /  0434 955823
Meg has graciously offered to provide lunch and would appreciate a phone-call to ascertain the approximate numbers of volunteers involved.

Please note the time change of 10am.

Australasian Quilt Convention Challenge 2013

The theme for the 2013 Australasian Quilt Convention Challenge is FREE. There is $5500 in prize money to be won. Prizes will be awarded on the basis of: interpretation of the theme; excellence in design; and craftsmanship.

New rules include that the quilt must be 125x125cm and completed between October 2012 and the deadline 1 March 2013. See the AQC website for more details.

Ozquilt Network Exhibition & Guest Speaker

AUSTRALIA WIDE THREE  is professionally selected exhibition of members’ work presented by Ozquilt Network Inc, Australia's organisation for art quilters. The exhibition continues at Fairfield City Museum and Gallery until Saturday 24 November 2012.  This Saturday, 17 November, you are invited to attend a presentation by one of the selectors,  Deborah Brearley  Victoria, (expert quilter, painter, author and tutor) at the Ozquilt Network annual general meeting:

Ozquilt Network Annual General Meeting & Guest Speaker
1pm, Saturday 17 November 2012
Fairfield City Museum and Gallery
634 The Horsley Drive (Cnr The Horsley Drive & Oxford Street)
Smithfield NSW 2164

AUSTRALIA WIDE THREE features 34 stitched, layered works showcasing original and diverse interpretations of contemporary textile art from Australia’s leading and emerging quilt artists:

Geri Barr (Vic), Anna Brown (NSW), June Brown(Vic), Cathy Jack Coupland (NSW), Susan Cunningham (Vic), Sue Dennis (Qld), Ruth de Vos (WA), Dianne Firth (ACT), Jan Frazer (Vic), Helen Gray (ACT), Suzanne Gummow (SA), Kay Haerland (NSW), Judy Hooworth (NSW), Susan Mathews (Vic), Alison Muir (NSW), Pamela Munday (ACT), Kerrie-Anne Riles (NSW), Jan Scudamore (Qld), Brenda Gael Smith (NSW), Jo Steele (NSW), Phyllis Sullivan (Vic), Judy Wilford (NSW) and Choy-Lin Williams (NSW)

Reminder : Signature Coverlet sewing day

Are you available to help join the blocks for our Signature Coverlet?

November 17th  is our first group sewing session and all are invited to attend.
Please bring your sewing machine and lunch.

Where : Pegs Pieces, 138 Oak Road, Kirrawee
Time :  10.00 - 3.00pm

Note : Time change to 10am

Reminder :The Fibre Alchemists Exhibition

The Fibre Alchemists Group, initially coming from diverse textile backgrounds, have once again joined creative forces to stage an exhibition of their work.
All are welcome to come to their 5th Exhibition; this one drawing on the theme of "Shelter"

Venue : Seaview Gallery
              Seaview Street, Dulwich Hill
Dates : Sat Nov 10th - Fri Nov 23rd, 2012
Times : 10.00am - 4.00pm daily

Official Opening : Sunday Nov 11th between 2.00pm and 5.00pm

Quilt Show : Glenbrook : 3 & 4 Nov

The Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District Pastoral Care Department have organised a Quilt Show and Sale this coming weekend.

There will be Antique Quilts and Trading Tables filled with handcrafted gifts . . . to tempt those wanting to get their Christmas shopping off to an early start.
Proceeds from the quilt show will help support Chaplains in the local hospitals.

Where : Glenbrook School of Arts
              Great Western Hwy
              Glenbrook
When  : 3rd and 4th November
Time   : 10-4pm
Entry   : $5.00

Light refreshments available and all are welcome.

Quilt Show : Gerringong

During the second weekend in November quilters and artists from the South Coast will proudly exhibit their creativity at the
South Coast 22nd Annual Quilt Show and 1st Art Display

This exhibition is to be held in Gerringong, which is less than 2 hours drive Sth of Sydney.
All proceeds will be donated to Children's Medical Research Institute

Venue : Gerringong Town Hall
              Fern Street, Gerringong
Dates :  Friday - Sunday 9-11 November
Time :    9.00am - 5.00pm ( 3pm Sunday)
Entry :   $5.00

Refreshments and some exhibited items will be available for sale.

Quilt Sale for Charity

Where : Randwick Labour Club
             2 The Ave; Randwick
When : November 10th,  1pm-7pm
Entry : $10

Over 100 quilts have been made for Mission Australia and The Exodus Foundation by a dedicated group of staff and students  from the University of Western Sydney.

Both of these charities are well regarded in the community but in these difficult financial times, struggle constantly to keep funding happening. One of the students involved in this venture has contacted our guild to help advertise their novel approach to a worthy cause.

All are invited to attend.

Friday Showcase : November

The guild member who will share her quilting journey in November is Jessie Hosie.

Jessie works in the CBD and often visits the Guild's Office during lunchtimes, thus many members will know her. Currently she is creating the wonderful 30th Year Signature Coverlet from all of the signature blocks that members and June Quilt Show attendees contributed towards.

'Iris Steps' by Jessie Hosie . . .  Purple and Yellow  2011 Guild Challenge entry. 

Come and hear how Jessie caught the quilting bug and see her lovely work.

When :   Friday 2 November
Where : The Office of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc.
Time :    10.00am
Cost :    $5.00 for Members and $10.00 for non-members

There is usually "squeezing-room-only" during Friday Showcase as can be seen at the September morning of Lis Cook's Showcase. Once the floor talk is over, any  previous  display is removed from walls and several quilts from the current 'showcaser' are then hung for the following month, for all volunteers and visitors to the Guild's office, to enjoy.

Advance notice : Away Meeting 2013

Annual Away Meeting - Goulburn 1 to 3 March 2013

  It is time to book now for this great weekend of quilting activities.  

Our journey starts with a pick up on the North Shore, Strathfield Railway Station and Sutherland Railway Station.  

We will make our way slowly to Goulburn stopping along the way in Mittagong and Berrrima to name two towns.  Look out for the discounts that the stores we visit are offering to us.

Accommodation will be for two nights at the Best Western Centretown Goulburn, enjoying 'Continental Breakfast' and dinner for the entire stay.

A free morning has been scheduled to allow you to spend the time in the hotel pool and spa, or shop at the market and stores in Goulburn.

The Guild meeting is on Saturday afternoon hosted by the Goulburn and District Patchworkers and Quilters Group. Notification of the Guest speaker will be in further updates.

Activities are being planned for Saturday evening.

On Sunday we will make our way back to Sydney via Wollongong, stopping along the way.

The cost of the three day event is estimated at $340.00 per person twin share with an additional fee of $150.00 for a single room.  This price includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner.

A deposit of $100.00 is required with your booking form.

A booking form will be available on the website soon.

Closing date 14 January 2013 and final payment is required by 28 January 2013. 

You will be notified of any changes or adjustments in costing.  The approximate costing is dependent on the total number of people travelling on the coach and subject to cancellation if we don’t get the numbers.

Any enquiries contact Rhonda Langhorne at office@quiltersguildnsw.com or ring the office on 02 9283 3737. 

30th Anniversary Signature Coverlet

Can you help construct our coverlet please? 
Many Guild members have this year donated signature blocks for this 30th Anniversary Commemorative Coverlet.
Blocks were on display at the Sydney Quilt Show in June, and all attendees were able to add their signature, for posterity.

These blocks have now been squared up and there are to be two sewing days for coverlet construction.

November 17th : Venue : Pegs Pieces, 138 Oak Road, Kirrawee.

November 26th : Venue : Meg Orr's home, 19/62 Norfolk Road, Epping.

Times: 10.30 - 3.00pm

Please bring your sewing machine, and lunch.
No need to sew all day, even to "pop-in" for a short session will be a huge help to the members who have been the stalwarts of this project.

Quilting Community

All members and those who have been connected with the NSW and Sth Australian Quilting communities over the past 30 years have been saddened to learn of the untimely death of John Gebhardt on October 6.

John was the ever supportive husband of our current President of The Quilters' Guild Of NSW Inc., Maree Gebhardt.

The Guild Community send their sincere thoughts and sympathies to Maree, their daughters and family.

First in . . Best Dressed . . .

The Quilters Guild of NSW Inc. is fortunate to have hard working members and a committee committed to inspiring all quilters to push their boundaries with  techniques and creativity.

Workshops and guest speakers are organised well in advance, as many teachers have their schedules committed to a year and more.

Two teachers of international renown are Pam Holland and Gloria Loughman.
Pam's 'Thread Painting' W/Shop had potential attendees being listed a year ago, so it is no surprise her September w/shop was booked out months ago.
Similarly, Gloria's upcoming 19 & 20 October  W/Shop entitled 'Light up Your Landscape' is fully booked, however it never hurts to go on a "waiting list"

Recently Jenny Bacon spoke to 20 members about "What the Judges are Looking For" and a 'wait listed' member was able to participate at the last minute.

The Guild Website  and The Template (published quarterly) are the places to find workshop details. It is always prudent to book workshops early to avoid missing out on the inspiring classes that the Guild is committed to offering.

Guild Members in the Guild's Office learning some of the tips to Quilt Judging  from Jenny Bacon during her 3 hour w/shop in September. All agreed that her knowledge is priceless, as the talk was extremely informative .

AGM Burwood : 13 October

Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting 2012 of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. to be held  on Saturday October 13 in 'The Dome" at Burwood RSL, Shaftsbury Road, Burwood.

The Guest Speaker will be Barbara Gower.
The Guest Group will be Liverpool Catholic Club
The Retrospective Interview panel will be Trudy Brodie, Shirley Gibson and Judy Hooworth.

There be the usual Members 'Show and Tell', with this year's Challenge quilts : "Pearl"  to be viewed for the first time, Viewers Choice to be chosen and winners to be announced. There are 55 quilts entered, taking inspiration from this year's 30th Birthday theme.

The immediate past committee will be thanked for all of their selfless help in continuing the aims and challenges of steering this wonderful organisation, and the new committee will be welcomed.

AGM : 11.00am
General Meeting : 1.00pm

As always, please bring your own mug for afternoon tea.

Turquoise, Purple and Cream....

This is the fabulous colour combination for the current  "Block of the Quarter"

Directions to make the traditional, scrap delight, 8 inch block "Louisiana" can be found in the August edition of The Template (page 41)

The block is composed of rectangles and the Flying Geese patchwork unit, needing turquoise and purple prints, and a cream solid. 

Many blocks will make an extremely striking quilt top!

As always "winner takes all" when they are part of the draw at the Burwood meeting of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc.

Block pieces can be easily rotary-cut and need to measure 8 1/2 inches (unfinished)

Please send in a block or two to be in the draw.

Self named blocks need to reach the Guild Office by Tuesday 9 October for the AGM the following weekend.

At the Guild's August meeting, Wailyn Mar, Template Editor, very deservedly "won" all of the red, black and white "Spool" blocks ... enough for quite a large quilt top. 

There is time still to raid the stash and whip up a Louisiana block this weekend! 

Country Quilting Exhibitions : mid October.

Rural members and visiting 'cityslickers' are invited to attend 2 upcoming quilting exhibitions.

Illawarra Quilters' Inc.
have their 25th Quilt Exhibition scheduled for Friday - Saturday 12-13 October
Venue : Ribbonwood Centre, 93 Princes Highway, Dapto
Open : 9.30am-4.30pm
Entry : $5.00

Novocastrian Quilters' Inc. 
are holding their 2012 Exhibition on Saturday - Sunday 13-14 October
Entitled "A Celebration of Community" this quilt show will display Exhibition and Challenge quilts, have free workshops, and a Merchants area.
Venue : New Lambton Community Centre, 14 Alma Road, New Lambton
Open :  9.00am - 4.00pm
Entry : $5.00

Guild Retreat Jamberoo : Booking Deadline

The countdown is on!
There are just a few weeks until the Annual Guild Retreat, with members already registered planning for a wonderful weekend of companionship, food and relaxation, having plenty of time to quilt and create.
Attendees work on their own projects, at their own pace.... no workshops or classes, no cooking, no stress!

Perhaps you are considering joining others at the retreat?
Please be aware that there is a deadline for lodging your booking form and payment.

Page 39 of The Template Aug 2012 has the necessary Retreat Information and the Booking Form.
Full payment, to ensure a place during this 30th Anniversary Year Guild Retreat, needs to be at the Guild's Office by this Friday,  5th October

Dates : Final weekend in October . . .   Friday 26th - Sunday 28th
Venue : Jamberoo Valley Lodge

Please don't miss out on this enjoyable weekend of productivity.
All members are most welcome to attend.