Meetings
Burwood
meetings
Held at Burwood RSL, 96 Shaftsbury Avenue Burwood
at 1.00pm usually on the 3rd Saturday of February, June, August,
October (AGM) and the 1st Saturday in December. There is a
demonstration at 11 am before each meeting. Visitors welcome!
Forthcoming 2010 Meeting Dates
11am demonstration by Catherine Porter from The Craft Mailbox, a generous quilt show sponsor.
Guest speaker Carole Douglas: Carole is an artist, writer and community educator who also specialises in Indian textiles and in particular those from Kachchh in Gujarat. She works as a designer and her products are found in the Victoria and Albert Museum shop in London, the Manly Art Gallery and Museum as well as other outlets. She regularly conducts tours in India, also works with artisans on product development and issues of sustailability. She will talk to the Guild about traditional and contemporary quilting in Kachchh.
- 16 October - AGM with the display of challenge quilts
11am demonstration by Lynn Hewitt
Shop: Country Pickin's at the Corner - a generous quilt show sponsor.
- 4 December - end of year meeting
11am demonstration by Cathy Jack Coupland: Free machine embellishment
Shop: Logan's Patchwork - a generous quilt show sponsor.
Guest speaker: Annette Gero will report on her 2009 Guild Scholarship.
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Sunday Social Meetings at Campbelltown
The venue is Campbelltown Arts at Centre Cnr. Camden Road and Moore Oxley By-pass, Campbelltown. Closest major intersection is Narellan Road and Appin Road. . All members, and friends and interested persons, welcome. Gallery opens at 10.00am , Show and tell at 11.30, Café for lunch or bring your own, Guest Speaker, 1.00pm, tea & coffee and light afternoon tea provided, meeting closes at 3.00 pm, Gallery closes at 4.00pm. Wheelchair access, Sculpture Garden, Art Gallery, Japanese Garden.
2010 Meeting Dates
- Sunday, 18th July, 2010
- Sunday, 19th September, 2010
- Sunday, 21st November, 2010
Further enquiries, Yvonne Line (02) 46281170. Make a day out for your group! |
Friday
Showcase
 Held
at the city office, Suite 4, Level 5, 276 Pitt Street, Sydney 10 -11 am
On the first Friday of the month a quilter
is invited to speak about his or her quilting experiences and show their
quilts. Some of the quilts are on display during the next month at the
Guild office. The cost is $5.50 per person. This covers a contribution
to the presenter's out-of-pocket expenses (as most presenters have to catch
a cab into the city laden with all their quilts!) and morning tea.
Forthcoming Showcases for 2010
- June - NO FRIDAY SHOWCASE
- 2 July - Maree Gebhardt
Click here
to see a selection of quilts from previous showcases.
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the new
quilt: contemporary quilt textiles
The New Quilt is
a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary quilt textiles presented by
the Guild in partnership with the Manly
Art Gallery & Museum in
which many of our country’s finest quiltmakers have shown their work since
1991.
The New Quilt 2010 will take place at the Manly Art Gallery and Museum from 18 June until 25 July 2010 and there will be a colour catalogue generously sponsored by Brother International Australia.
Featured textile artists: Geri Barr, Mog Bremner, Anna Brown, Beryl Brooks, Marion Curry, Sue Dennis , Pamela Fitzsimons, Margery Goodall, Helen Gray, Camille Lord, Nichole Lubcke, Valentina Maximova, Thelma McGough, Deborah McArdle, Gloria Muddle, Alison Muir, Judi Nikoleski , John Parkes , Cath Phillips, Brenda Gael Smith, Greg Somerville , Carolyn Sullivan and Ruth de Vos
Exhibition Dates: 18 June -25 July 2010
Open to Tuesday- Sunday: 10am-5pm
West Esplanade Manly
Tel +61 (0)2 9976 1420
Sundays at the Gallery
- Curatorial Floor Talk: 3pm, Sunday 20 June 2010
Join Dr Dianne Firth, exhibition curator, for a floor talk
- Artist floor talks: 3pm, Sundays 18 & 25 July 2010 Join a selection of artists from the exhibition for a floor talk of the exhibition
- Kids’ Art Adventures: 10.30-12 noon, Sunday 27 June 2010 Children aged 5-10 years create artworks in response to the current
exhibition. Bookings and prepayment essential 9976 1421. Cost $10
- Guided tour: 3pm, Sunday 11 July 2010
Quilt Image: Anna Brown, Bushwalk, Flora, Cotton, silk accents Machine appliqued, pieced and hand quilted. Image courtesy the artist.
Community Quilts
 For
many years the Guild has provided a service to help people in the wider
community, giving quilts to those in need. Each month a group of members
meets to sew quilts for nominated organisations. Sewing days are
usually held on the 4th Saturday of each month. Please contact
the Guild office if you are interested in attending.
The Guild appreciates support from
Interface
Pty Limited Interface Australia,
and its rural Australian workforce of men and women with disabilities,
make the "Fitz Like a Glove" ironing board cover and other products.
For the year ending 30 June 2010, if you use this Order
Form or quote the code "QG 25" when purchasing Interface
Australia products, they will donate 20% of the sale (excluding postage)
to the Guild's Community Quilts project.
Quilt Challenges
Enjoy this slideshow of What Tickles Your Fancy - the 2009 challenge quilts:
The 2010 challenge (which closes on 27 August 2010) is fabric rather than theme-based and each entry must incorporate the mystery challenge fabric. This fabric is available from the Guild office for $2.20. If you would like the fabric to be posted to you, please send your details to the Guild office along with 5x55 cent stamps.
The challenge is open to Guild members only and entry
is free. Quilts may be made using any technique or material. However,
they should conform to the definition of a quilt, i.e. three layers.
You can obtain a copy of the entry form from the guild office or download 2010 Challenge Entry Form ( 75KB).
Click on the following links
for challenge quilt galleries:
Please contact the Guild office
if you would like to reserve either or both of these touring suitcase exhibitions.
Quilt Away
Weekend 11-13 September @ Jamberoo
The Weekend Away in 2009 will be at Jamberoo Lodge from
11-13 September. Arrive early Friday, depart late Sunday, only 90 minutes
from Sydney
Indulge yourself with almost three days of nothing
but quilting, eating, drinking, laughing
and shopping with other Guild members. The
Weekend Away is very casual and presents an opportunity to visit local
quilt and craft shops. The weekend affords opportunities to make new friends,
see others' quilts and techniques and join in withchatting and laughter
amongst those who have a common interest in patchwork and quilting.
Put this date in your diary now! More details to
follow.
If you would like any further information about the
Quilters' Guild activities, you are welcome to contact
us.
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