The next Sewing in the Office event for Community Quilts is on Monday 28 March 10.30am-2pm. Bring along your sewing kit and join in the fun. For further information contact Maree Gebhardt.
The Jacaranda City Quilters of Grafton invite entries for their Exhibition Challenge, with the theme of A Song Title.
There are four categories for the Challenge:
Section A - A4 size (21cm x 30cm)
Section B - maximum size one metre
Section C - over one metre
Section D - Youth (age 16 and under. The quilt may be any size.)
Each entry may be quilting category Q (quilted by the owner) or P (professionally quilted).
Entries may also be made to Section E - these quilts are for exhibit only and do not have to be related to a song title.
Entry forms are available from Marian Brown, phone 02 6644 9434 or Anne Carter, phone 02 6643 1353 or email Jacs9@mail.com Entries close May 1.
The exhibition will be at the Grafton Community Centre, 59 Duke Street, Grafton on June 17 and 18 (10am-5pm) and 19 (10am-4pm). Admission is $5 for adults, no charge for children under 16.
“Quilt Show at the Cathedral” at St Saviours Cathedral Hall – Burke St, Goulburn on Saturday and Sunday, 12 and 13 March from 10am-4pm in conjunction with Goulburn ’s “Rose Festival”.
Entry is a gold coin donation which goes to Anglicare’s Emergency Accommodation in Goulburn. For more information, contact Julie on 0404 106601
The Quilt Study Group of NSW is a Guild sub-committee, which exists to promote interest and research into quilting, particularly in Australia. Members are committed to the study of quilts past and present with this study encompassing the social and historical context in which the quilts were made as well as designs, techniques and materials used in both vintage and contemporary quilts.
The first meeting for 2011 will be held on 12 March, when Lynn Hewitt will share her collection and knowledge of Japanese textiles and tell of the influence contemporary Japanese cottons have had on her quilts and clothing. Lynn has made many visits to Japan, enhancing her collection of Japanese textiles each trip. Bring your antique Japanese textiles for show and tell and, of course, those wonderful quilts made with Japanese quiting fabrics.
Venue: The Ambassador Room, Burwood RSL, 96 Shaftsbury Avenue, Burwood.
Time: 2.00 – 4.30 pm.
This is a free event for Guild members. Non-Guild members are also welcome ($15.00 per visit).
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The Casterton Kelpie Association Quilting Challenge in 2011 is to make a quilt no bigger than one metre square on the theme 'A little bit country'. Entries based on traditional or art/textile styles are welcome.
The closing date for entries is 20 May 2011. For further details, contact Anne James.
Australian Quilts in Public Places (AQIPP) is an initiative of The Australian Quilters Association Inc. Entries are invited for the 2011 exhibition, which will have a theme of Forest Threads.
The exhibition will be held from 11 November to 21 December 2011 at Box Hill Art Space in Melbourne.
Contact for enquiries: Pam Hammer, phone 03 9873 4371.
Entry forms: can be downloaded here, or send a stamped self-addressed envelope to AQA - AQIPP, PO Box 224, Surrey Hills Vic 3127.
The closing date for entries is 5 October 2011.
Elizabeth Long presents Friday showcase at the Guild office at 10am on Friday, 4 March 2011. All welcome! ($5.50 entry fee)
Congratulations to Guild member Brenda Gael Smith who is one of the co-authors of the newly-published book, Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge. It is published by Lark Books and is now available.
Over the course of two years, twelve quilt artists from around the world challenged each other to create small quilts on a theme of one of the artist's choosing. The result: 144 twelve-inch art quilts created by the Twelve by Twelve group.
Members will recall seeing a presentation on this challenge by Brenda at the Burwood meeting in May last year. All 144 quilts have been on display at three venues in Australia in 2010 and are now travelling overseas.
Brenda will donate a copy of the book to the Guild so that members can share the story of the Twelve by Twelve international art quilt challenge. Look out for it in the Guild library soon.
As many members are unable to participate in Community Quilts, the Guild has decided to have monthly Sewing in the Office . Held on the 4th Monday of the month from 10.30 - 2.00pm, all Guild members are welcome to come along. The first Sewing in the Office session will be on Monday, 28 February and here are the dates for the rest of the year:
Australian Quilts in Public Places (AQIPP) is an initiative of The Australian Quilters Association Inc. Entries are invited for the 2011 exhibition, which will have a theme of Forest Threads.
The exhibition will be held from 11 to 21 December 2011 at Box Hill Art Space in Melbourne.
Contact for enquiries: Pam Hammer, phone 03 9873 4371.
Entry forms: can be downloaded here, or send a stamped self-addressed envelope to AQA - AQIPP, PO Box 224, Surrey Hills Vic 3127.
The closing date for entries is 5 October 2011.
Join Kathy Doughty from Material Obsession for a Soul Searching Guild workshp:
Saturday, 14 May 2011 (9.30am for 10-3pm)
Boronia Park Uniting Church: 93A Pittwater Road, Hunters Hill
Download and return a Workshop Booking Form to reserve your place.
As a shop owner, I see people searching for fabrics all day every day. Colour is often a confessed stumbling stone for many quilters. Confidence ebbs and flows as fabric fashions change and the way we view colours and combinations of colours. This class will teach you about you while exploring and your stash to make a fun quilt that reveals what you like and don't like to buy. see the Guild website for more details.
You won't want to miss the first Burwood meeting of 2011, which has a theme of miniature quilts.
To add to this program we have an extra guest speaker, Anne Sommerlad. Ann will be discussing her miniature quilts and will have patterns for sale.
Don't forget to bring along your miniature quilt to share!
The first general meeting of The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc for 2011 is set for Saturday 12 February at Burwood RSL. The program is as follows:
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| Peacock Star by Jane Gibson 3rd Place Miniature Category - Sydney Quilt Show 2010 |
Entries for the Sydney Quilt Show 2011 close on Friday, 11 March and the show itself runs from 22-26 June. Please assist in promoting the show by adding the QS2011 button to your blog or website. Here is the html code:
<a href="http://www.quiltersguildnsw.com/"><img src="http://www.quiltersguildnsw.com/quiltshowbutton.jpg" alt="Sydney Quilt Show" /></a>
Please contact the Guild Webmaster if you require assistance.
PS: If you downloaded the code for the previous quilt show buttons, you will see that it has been automatically updated to display the 2011 button - no further action required!
The February issue of the Guild newsletter The Template has been dispatched to members. It is full of interesting items including the entry form and volunteer form for the 2011 Sydney Quilt Show. The closing date for the return of entry forms is 11 March 2011.
Download the 2011 Quilt Show Entry Form (156KB PDF) for details about the categories and the conditions of entry. All entrants are requested to also complete a Volunteer Form. Please direct any queries to the Exhibition Secretary.
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| February 2011 Newsletter - look inside for the quilt show entry form! |
Lisa Walton presents the the first Friday showcase for 2011 at the Guild office at 10am on Friday, 5 February 2011. All welcome! ($5.50 entry fee) Lisa is an award winning quilter and textile artist, maker and seller of hand dyed fabric and beads, and a very popular tutor. Lisa was awarded the final Jewel Pearce Patterson International Quilt Teacher Scholarship, in Houston, America 2010 and will be teaching Guild workshops on 23 and 24 July (information to follow).
Bushfire Sunset by Lisa Walton
(Machine quilted by Nicole Bridges)
Many members have contacted the Guild over the past weeks wanting to know what can be done to help the Queensland families who have lost everything in the recent floods. I have been in contact with the President of the Queensland Quilters and recently received this letter with details on how we can all help (copied below).
At the Guild general meeting on the 12th February at Burwood RSL we will be accepting donations of any sewing related items - pins, needles, threads, rulers, rotary cutters etc., these items will be forwarded to the Queensland Quilters to distribute to Guild members. Financial donations will also be accepted.
Maree Gebhardt (President)
The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc
Hello everyone,
The recent floods in Queensland have caused terrible loss and grief for a lot of people. The size of this devastation is unimaginable. Queensland Quilters Inc. is organizing the collection and distribution of comfort quilts for flood victims.
We would appreciate the donation of quilts. The preferred sizes range from 1m x 1.50m (40”x60”) to 1.2m x 1.80m (48”x72”) but anything you are able to give is appreciated.
We are also asking for donations of the following:
