Springwood Community Quilt Show 2014

2014 Raffle Quilt: Grace's Quilt 

Photo Credit : Springwood Quilts blogspot

The 9^th Annual Springwood Community Quilt Show, to be held at Springwood High School once again, is the most well known Quilt Show in the Blue Mountains.

As this year's Show falls on the ANZAC weekend there is the opportunity to have a leisurely trip to the Blue Mountains to enjoy the Autumn foliage, AND the Quilt Show.

Members have been extremely busy finishing the Raffle quilt : the design is their interpretation of an English quilt by Grace Slater c1840. The original quilt is housed at Gawthorpe Hall in the UK.

Followers of Springwood Quilters would already know that the main beneficiary for monies raised from the yearly raffle quilt is donated to the Blue Mountains Rural Fire Service. The devastating fires last year in the Mountains affected many, and the RFS is continually grateful for the support from these creative local quilters as this has helped replace many supplies and equipment.

There are going to be over 150 quilts on display, supported by the presence of 13 stallholders, and a wonderful onsite cafe for refreshments.

Venue : Springwood High School Hall

               Grose Rd

               Faulconbridge

Dates and Times : Friday 25th April (ANZAC Day) Open 11.00am - 5.00pm

                              Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th April. Open 10.00am - 4.00pm
Admission : $5

Australian Quilt Convention 2014 : Exciting news

Janet Treen, Member of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. has won Best of Australia 2013 with her Quilt "Rings & Roses"

Bernina Australia present this award to the maker of the quilt that is judged Best, from the "Best of Show" quilts awarded at the annual State Guild Quilt Shows during the previous 12 months.

The Bernina Awards were announced at the Australian Quilt Convention Dinner in Melbourne on Saturday Night.

Congratulations Janet upon receiving this prestigious accolade for outstanding artistry and workmanship.

Quilts at the Royal Easter Show 2014

Thank you to all the Guild members who supported the Patchwork, Applique and Quilting section at the Easter Show this year. There were more than double the number of entries from last year - over 70 quilts.

Arts and Crafts is in a brand new pavilion this year, just across the road from the Dome where the District Exhibits are displayed, and the quilts are in a central location right beside the Standard of Excellence case.

The prize for the Best Exhibit in Patchwork, Applique and Quilting, which the Quilters’ Guild of NSW supports, went to Robyn Martin.  

Congratulations to the many members who received awards, especially Lauren Roach whose Blue Bird (as seen above) Won 1st Prize for Patchwork, Applique and Quilting : Under 14 Category

Congratulations, too, to Anne Kintominas – 1^st prize for Embroidery of Modern or Contemporary Design – and Wailyn Mar – Highly Commended for Sienna Cake/Panforte. And to any other Guild members who entered/won awards in other sections.

All photography  : Jane Gibson

The Sydney Royal Easter Show  is on until 23rd April, so please do come to the Arts and Crafts Pavilion if you are attending.

Quilt Show : Emu Plains this weekend.

Kaye and Bruce Brown will be displaying Vintage quilts from their Private Collection at The Arms Of Australia Museum this weekend, as part of the Sixth Annual Airing of the Quilts Exhibition being Presented by The Caring Hearts Quilt Group.

This charitable group are donating many quilts this year to a number of health organisations:

• Local Hospitals Palliative Care and Neo-Natal wards
• Prince of Wales Children's Hospital
• Nepean Youth Accommodation Services
• Blue Mountains Cancer Support

All are invited to attend with monies from the Raffle being donated to Breast Cancer Australia.

*Note* If weather is inclement, "The Airing" may not go ahead as planned: For information phone 0438 670 012

Dates and Times : Saturday 12 April 10am - 4pm

                              Sunday   13 April 10am - 4pm 

Venue : Arms of Australia Inn Museum

              Great Western Highway (corner Gardenia Ave)

              Emu Plains 2750

Cost     : $5 (Admission to Museum is extra)

Living Colour!

Congratulations to various Guild members whose work was selected by curator Brenda Gael Smith for the Living Colour! exhibition including Robyn Eves, Carolyn Sullivan, Caroline Sharkey, Jenny Bacon, Sue Dennis, Dianne Firth, Kay Haerland and Sandy Corry. Living Colour! will premiere this week at the Australasian Quilt Convention in Melbourne and the tour program includes the Sydney Quilt Show (9-13 July 2014).  In the meantime, you can view the exhibition in the online gallery and a catalogue is available for purchase.

Caroline Bay : Quilt Show

Quilters on The Central Coast have been busy working towards their Quilt Show to be held next week.

Dates   : Saturday 5 April and Sunday 6 April

Times   : 10-4pm both days

Venue : Gosford Regional Gallery and Arts Centre

             36 Webb Street, East Gosford

Entry : $5

Come and support several local charities , and these hard working quilters.

All Welcome.

April 2014 Friday Showcase

Memories, Ireland.

Yvonne Line always has many interesting quilting and personal stories to share, anytime she is asked to speak to Guild Members, and at the next Friday Showcase Yvonne is expected to again entertain with insight, and wisdom alongside numerous colourful quilts. 

Having sewn "all her life" and quilted since the late 60's it could be said that Yvonne commands a matriarchal role in the quilting world, but if so, it is one where knowledge and skills are always shared, with Education and Charity being two of Yvonne's guiding lights.

Please come along and hear the latest in the many quilting accomplishments of Yvonne Line.

Date : Friday 4 April

Time : 10am start.

Venue : Guild Office

             Level 5

             276 Pitt St, Sydney.

All Welcome.

Fairholme Quilt Show

Fairholme Quilters are becoming very excited about their forthcoming 30th Anniversary Quilt Show, and invite everyone interested to come along.
This year there are two Raffle Quilts to be won, and they can be viewed at the exhibition.

Images of the gorgeous Raffle Quilts can be found on the Fairholme Quilters Blog and tickets will be $2 each. Proceeds will be donated to Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Association Action for Mental Health

Dates and Times : Friday 4 April 11am - 5pm
                              Saturday 5 April 10am - 4pm
Venue : Thornleigh Community centre, Phyllis Avenue, Thornleigh.
Entry : $5

Refreshments available, and vendors stalls to peruse.

Australian Quilt Convention

Many quilters will be making final plans to visit Melbourne in April for the 10th Anniversary of AQC.

Members of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc are invited to help Vic Quilters at the event.

Extra hands are needed to assist the volunteers with a number of tasks, specifically

• Put-up / pull-down Best of Australia Quilts and other quilt displays
• White Glove personelle 
• Workshop Angels (tutors helpers) 

White Glove is a 2 hour shift : 10 – 12, 12 – 2, 2-4

 

Tutor’s Helper is 8.45 – 5.00 with lunch and morning and afternoon tea included – duties include handing around class notes, ironing for those who may require extra help, shopping for class participants, chasing up items for the tutor if required and liaising with the Archangel Marg Dietrich.

 

Both White Glove and Tutor’s Helpers are given complimentary entry – names will be on a list at the main entrance. Photo ID is required and a Guild name badge would be appreciated.

 

Victorian Quilters Inc. office is housed in the far right hand corner of the western annexe where the Quilt Exhibition is hung. Marg Dietrich has her area at the entrance to the Office. All White Glove and Tutor’s Helpers report for duty to Marg at this point.

 

Contact Details for Marg Dietrich:

Phone: 03 9803 2615

Email:  marger.dietrich@optusnet.com.au

 

Victorian Quilters Inc would like to thank in anticipation all those who wish to volunteer to be a vital and active part of AQC 2014

 

Quilt Show in Armidale

The Annual Quilting Exhibition for The Quilters and Patchworkers of New England will be held next weekend in Armidale (a regional city located approximately halfway between Sydney and Brisbane in the beautiful New England region)

Venue :  Legacy House
              Faulkner Street
              Armidale
Dates & Times : Saturday 29 March 9am - 5pm
                           Sunday 9am - 4pm
Entry Fee : $5

All Welcome!

Quilt Exhibit : Albion Park

There will be  Quilt & Craft Display at Albion Park to raise funds for Water For Wells in Zimbabwe.

All are invited to come along to see quilts, photography, woodwork, artwork, candles, knitting and scrap booking, and much more, on the final weekend of March 2014.

Venue : Centenary Hall, Tongarra Rd, Albion Park

Dates & Times : Friday 28 March 10am - 8pm

                           Saturday 29 March 10am - 4pm

Entry : $5 per person.

Sydney Quilt Show 2014 : Entry Deadline

Please have all paper work regarding your Quilt Entry, Payment, Photo, Volunteer Form and any other further additional information into the office on or before March 14 : THIS FRIDAY. 

Thankyou.

Late Notice : Exhibition today and tomorrow

A Quilt Exhibition in Nowra, promoted by Shoalhaven Lioness Club, supported by many local Businesses and Presenting : Carolyn Konig, Maker of Reproduction Quilts.

Venue :
               St Michael's School Hall
               North Street, Nowra NSW

Dates & Times :
                        Saturday 8 March 10 - 4pm
                        Sunday 9 March 10 - 3pm

Entry : $5 Children under 15 Free

Last Chance . . .

. . . . . . to see the glorious array of quilts being exhibited by members of Avalon Quilters.

Photography allowed

Saturday 8 March, 9am - 5pm
Avalon Uniting Church
Bellevue Ave,
Avalon Beach.

$5 Entry.

Volunteers : come and join us!

Meg and Cath . . . always smiling and so ever generous in sharing their quilting knowledge.

Meg gave many an impromptu lesson on QAYG methods, whilst Cath's forte was hexagons!

Pleasurable camaraderie abounded at the Guild's Desk during The Stitches and Craft Show at Rosehill yesterday.
There to field questions regarding membership, exhibitions and lessons, as well as talk about the exhibited travelling quilt displays : SAlt, Beautiful Australia, and the Guild's own Challenge portfolio, fellow volunteers made the day a delight to be part of. Thankyou Cath, Meg and Jessie.

Please be sure to visit Guild volunteers on the First floor at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse if visiting over the weekend.  You are bound to see smiling and helpful members sharing the love of their craft.

And, if you are tempted, sign up as a Volunteer for the Sydney Quilt Show in July. Happy times are guaranteed!

Also seen at Rosehill was Guild member Lisa Walton; Exhibitor at Dyed & Gone to Heaven. 

Lisa was just one of a number of Members working and promoting the many varied facets of the quilting industry. Say "hi" to them as well, when you visit, they love seeing a familiar face.

Reminder : Avalon Quilters Exhibition

Quilt Show this Friday and Saturday in Avalon
Friday, 7th March 9am-7pm
Saturday, 8th March 9am-5pm

Avalon Uniting Church, Bellevue Avenue, Avalon Beach

Entry $5
Proceeds to charity

March 2014 Friday Showcase

On Friday 7 March attendees at the Guild office will be hearing the many varied stories of quilt devotee  Carol Roberts.

 Carol is well known in the industry as being the creative lady behind Cherry Pie Designs.

It is now 10 years since Carol produced her first pattern, having stitched all her life and then been hooked by the P&Q bug in the early 90's.

She especially loves designing and then bringing those designs to life with fabric, usually by paper piecing and then hand quilting.

Carol is also the Hostess at many successful weekend quilting retreats in The Hunter Valley, runs a travelling patchwork "Boutique" from her home on The Central Coast, and attends several of the major yearly craft shows and exhibitions.

As such an enthusiastic player within this industry, Carol is sure to have many stories to tell and beautiful items to reveal at the next Friday Showcase of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc.

Date : Friday 7th March

Time : 10am start.

Venue : Guild Office

             Level 5

             276 Pitt St, Sydney.

All Welcome!

Sydney Quilt Show 2014 Button

Preparations for the Sydney Quilt Show 2014 are well underway and entries close on Friday, 14 March 2014.  If you would like to add the button to your blog, website or other social media, here is the html code:

<a href="http://www.quiltersguildnsw.com/"><img src="http://www.quiltersguildnsw.com/quiltshowbutton.jpg" alt="Sydney Quilt Show 2014" /></a>

If you have a Blogspot blog, go to Dashboard>Layout>Page Elements>Add Page Element. Choose "HTML/Javascript" as your page element, click "Add to Blog", cut and paste the code and click "Save Changes". On the "Add & Arrange" page elements page, you can drag and drop the button at the desired place in your side bar. The button should look like this.

Please contact the Guild Webmaster if you require assistance.

Volunteer Still Needed : Stitches & Craft Show

Can you please help on Thursday 6th March

Rosehill Race Course 6 - 9th March 2014

The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc will once again have a presence at The Stitches and Craft Show.

Cath Babidge is calling for a volunteer to help man the Guild Stand for an hour or two on the Thursday.

Please email her directly for information about the specifics of this request. 

Thankyou.

Cath Babidge : cbabidge@bigpond.net.au

Quilt Show 2014 : Entry deadline

A reminder that all quilt entries for this year's Sydney Quilt Show will have an Entry form closing date of Friday March 14th.

Entry forms are available on the website, or can be uploaded here
Entry Forms are also included in the new issue of the Template, currently being delivered by Australia Post.

Please ensure that all parts of the Entry are identified, included and attached securely.

Workshop with Catherine Porter

There are still some places available in the next workshop to be offered by The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc.

"Fabric Weaving - A new Dimension for Quilters" is the journey that Catherine Porter will lead attendees on.

Whilst giving the appearance of very precise piecing, this weaving, or "Meshwork" has no sewing involved until the piece is incorporated into a project, whether as background for applique, or to be used as blocks.

Please phone the Guild Office  ASAP if wanting to be included in this workshop, and to receive details of the kit fee required.

Date    : Tuesday 4 March 2014

Time   : 9.30am for 10- 4pm 

Venue : Epping Creative Centre, Dence Park

              26 Stanley Rd, Epping.

Cost    : Members $65; Non-members $100

Avalon Quilters : An Exhibition

Quilters and friends are invited to The Avalon Quilters Quilt Show 2014.

Of special interest is the Raffle quilt : an Antique American Quilt  c. 1870

Friday, 6th March 9am-7pm
Saturday, 7th March 9am-5pm

Avalon Uniting Church, Bellevue Avenue, Avalon Beach

Large display of members' quilts, craft stall, trader stall and raffle quilt.

Entry $5
Proceeds to charity

Stitches and Craft Show

Rosehill Race Course 6 - 9th March 2014

The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc will once again have a presence at The Stitches and Craft Show.

Cath Babidge is calling for volunteers to help man the Guild Stand.

Please email her directly for information about the specifics of this request. Thankyou.

Cath Babidge : cbabidge@bigpond.net.au

Guild Meeting this Saturday

The first 2014 General Meeting for The Quilters' Guild Of NSW Inc. will be held this Saturday at Burwood.
Details are :

• Guest Speaker : Kate Haddock :  Copyright Issues 

Kate is an experienced copyright Lawyer and Partner in an  independent law firm specialising in Intellectual property, Media and Information Technology. Her Mother is a quilter, thus she is aware of many of the issues that face quilters.

• Demonstration : Amanda Daly. Well known and experienced Tutor and published quilter, Amanda will demonstrate her raw edge applique technique, and possibly show how decolourant is used.

• Featured Shop : The Remnant Warehouse, Alexandria. This shop claims to be the biggest Independent retailer of both Dress, and Patchwork fabrics.

Venue : The Dome
              Burwood RSL
              Shaftsbury Rd, Burwood
Date :    Saturday 15 February
Time :    11 am - Demonstration
                1pm  -  Guest Speaker

Please do not forget to bring your "Block of the Quarter" and items for "Show and Tell"

All welcome.

February 2014 Friday Showcase

The first Friday Showcase for 2014 of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc., will have Sydney quilter Beverly Hunter as Guest presenter.

Bev is a frequent attendee at Friday Showcase and is always complimentary about the creative pursuits of fellow quilters, however, as can be seen by these images, Bev is herself, an extremely accomplished piecer, applique devotee and hand quilter.

  

She particularly enjoys the peace and tranquility that hand work involves, having first raided her extensive scrap bag, considered her colours, and designed fresh settings and placements to traditional block designs.

This careful and methodical approach has resulted in her quilts winning prizes at the many quilt shows she enjoys exhibiting at.

Please come and share in the visual delight of Bev's Quilts ... as she says ..."Quilts do the talking"

Dates : Friday 7th February

Time : 10am start.

Venue : Guild Office

             Level 5

             276 Pitt St, Sydney.

All Welcome!

2014 Quilt Show Entry Form

The next Sydney Quilt Show runs from Wednesday, 9 July to Sunday 13 July 2014 (not June) at the Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island Expo facility (not Darling Harbour). Entry forms are posted out to members with the Guild newsletter in February. You can also download:

• 2014 Quilt Show Entry Form (460KB PDF) 
• 2014 Quilt Show Volunteer Form (94 KB PDF).

The closing date for entries is Friday 14 March 2014. Please direct any queries to the Exhibition Secretary.

To enter a quilt in the Sydney Quilt Show, you must be a member of the Guild for the financial year. Membership is due 1 July each year for the year ending the following June.  Download a Membership Application Form (196KB PDF).

This is an overview of the categories and awards for 2014. (And don't forget the Red & White Special Category next year in 2015!)

CATEGORIES
Amateur:
1.  Traditional – Includes wholecloth, crazy, partial appliqué, hand and/or machine pieced and quilted.  Minimum size 120cm x 120cm: maximum size 290cm x 290cm
  1.1  Predominantly Hand Quilted
  1.2  Predominantly Machine Quilted
2. Predominantly Appliqué - Hand and/or machine pieced and quilted. More than 75% must be appliquéd.  Minimum size 120cm x 120cm: maximum size 290cm x 290cm
3. Small or Wall Quilt – Minimum size 40cm x40cm. Maximum size 150cm x 150cm
4. First-time Entrant - First entry into any State/Territory Guild's judged exhibition or competition or any National/International     judged exhibition or competition.  Maximum size 290cm x 290cm
5. Novice Quiltmaker– First time entrant where the quiltmaker started quilting after 1 January 2010.      Maximum size 290cm x 290cm

Professional:
6.  Traditional – Includes wholecloth, crazy, partial appliqué, hand and/or machine pieced and quilted.   Minimum size 120cm x 120cm: maximum size 290cm x 290cm
7.  Predominantly Appliqué - hand and/or machine pieced and quilted. More than 75% must be appliquéd.   Minimum size 120cm x 120cm: maximum size 290cm x 290cm
8.   Small or Wall Quilt – Minimum size 40cm x 40cm. Maximum size 150cm x 150cm

Open:
9.  Mixed Techniques–Anything Goes! Including embroidery, crazy quilting, embellishment, painting, trapunto and felting.  Maximum size 290cm x 290cm
10. Miniature – may be either scaled down patterns or your own original design, including postcards.  Maximum perimeter 200cm
11. Art Quilt - to be of an original design.  Maximum size 290cm any one side
12. Pictorial Quilt - To be of an original design and a representation of a person, place or thing.  Maximum size 290cm any one side
13. Group/Collaborative Quilt – made by 3 or more people  Maximum size 290cm x 290cm
14.1 Commercially Machine Quilted Quilt:Large- the entrant’s top, commercially machine quilted by another. Maximum size 290cm x 290cm
14.2 Commercially Machine Quilted Quilt:Small- the entrant’s top, commercially machine quilted by another. Maximum size 200cm x 200cm
15. Modern - New Traditions From Old Favourites - Modern quilts including those inspired by traditional block structures but  reinterpreted using non-traditional layouts. Maximum size 290 x 290 cm

Junior Quiltmaker:
16.   Junior Member A (up to Year 6) – Maximum size 290cm x 290cm
17.   Junior Member B (Years 7-12 including Year 12 work from 2013) –     Maximum size 290cm x 290cm

Special Awards include :

• Best Of Show
• Bernina Amateur Encouragement Award
• Bernina Junior Encouragement Award
• Retaining The Tradition Award
• Best Quilt Inspired By An Antique Quilt Award
• Creative Use of Colour
• Contemporary Art Quilt Award
• Best Hand Made Quilt
• Best Use Of Dyes & Pigments
• Excellence in Quilting Awards: - Hand Quilting (Amateur), Hand Quilting (Open), Amateur Domestic Machine Quilting, Domestic Machine Quilting (Open), Long Arm Machine Quilting
• Viewers’ Choice
• Hangers' Prize

Block of the Quarter

A simple and graphic stash-buster : The Four H - 9 inch Block  

Utilising just reds, blues and white, the pieces for this block are easily rotary cut, with one unit taking less than 1/2 hour to construct.

Please refer to page 30 of The Template November 2013 for accurate piecing instructions.

Either :  Post your completed self-named blocks to the Guild Office by Tuesday 11 February 

      or :  Bring blocks to the Burwood Meeting on  Saturday 15 February and hand in at the Welcome  Table.

All blocks go into the draw, and winner takes all.

Welcoming in a New Year of Creativity

The Guild Office is once again "Open for Business", and visitors in the near future can treat themselves to the loan of these library books...

With "Modern" quilts being the buzz word of late, it is worth exploring just how some quilts are attaining this new label.

The 9-13 July 2014, Glebe Island, Sydney Quilt Show has a rephrased Open Category Exhibition component : Modern - New Traditions from Old Favourites.

How can we as exhibitors or attendees accurately interpret and appreciate the subtleties of these entries?

Here are some identifying features of a "Modern Quilt":

• Big boxy pieced shapes in fresh colour palettes
• Graphic and dynamic designs using solid colours with contemporary flair
• Think "Modern Art"
• Pared back colour schemes : Less is More!
• Off center design construction 
• Dominant shapes using bright pops of colour, to provide stark contrast against "new" neutrals

The Guild Library is bursting with ideas. 

"Old" and Traditional designs can become Modern and Dynamic, just with a shift in interpretation , and these publications can spin one's thinking into new directions.

Please visit!